University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2015 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games with starts in 12 contests at defensive end, anchoring the UH defense...ranked fifth on the team with 63 total tackles (42 solo, 21 assisted), listing third in the Mountain West among defensive linemen...led the team an MW with 18.5 tackles for loss, tying for the seventh-most stops behind the line in the NCAA, while ranking 18th nationally with a 1.42 TFL per game average...posted at least two tackles-for-loss in 5-of-8 MW contests...topped UH with 3.5 sacks for 21 yards in losses, while also getting to the quarterback with a MW second-best eight quarterback hurries...stripped New Mexico (Oct. 17) quarterback Lamar Jordan on a tackle in the backfield, also recovering the loose ball to stop the Lobos on third and goal in the first quarter...registered a career high with eight tackles in two games, at No. 21 Wisconsin (Sept. 26) and versus Air Force (Oct. 31), recording at least five tackles in seven games...tied a career-best 3.0 TFL versus Air Force as well...registered a full sack in the season-opening win over Colorado (Sept. 3), at Wisconsin and versus San Jose State (Nov. 21)...made a career-best two hurries twice in 2015, at No. 1 Ohio State (Sept. 12) and against Fresno State (Nov. 14)...selected by the Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award watch list in the preseason...received first-team all-MW honors for the first time.

2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 13 games, making eight starts on the defensive line…finished the season with 40 total tackles (28 solo, 12 assisted), including team-leading 9.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry, and one pass breakup…season-high seven tackles at Colorado State (Nov. 8)…career-high 3.0 TFL versus Northern Iowa (Sept. 13)…had 2.0 TFL and one sack each against Oregon State (Sept. 6) and San Jose State (Nov. 15)…also forced a fumble against the Spartans…tallied six tackles against Colorado (Sept. 20).

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games on the defensive line…finished the season with nine total tackles, including 2.0 for loss and one quarterback hurry…missed the first two games of the season due to an injury suffered during fall camp…season-high four tackles, including one for loss and one quarterback hurry against Army (Nov. 30)…had two tackles against San Diego State (Nov. 16)…named to the academic all-MW team.
 
Prep: A 2013 graduate of Wai'anae High School on O'ahu...a three-time Honolulu Star-Advertiser first-team all-state pick...named O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red West Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...rated the No. 2 recruit in the state of Hawai'i by espn.com..also rated No. 187 in ESPN's Top 300 recruits nationally, 19th-best defensive tackle and 24th overall recruit in the West Region..rated No. 40 defensive tackle nationally by scout.com...rated No. 7 recruit in the state and No. 66 defensive tackle nationally by 247Sports...No. 102 in SuperPrep's West Top 150 list...helped anchor one of the state's top defensive units...during his senior year, had four sacks each in consecutive weeks against 'Aiea and Leilehua..started on the defensive line in the 2013 Under Armour All-America game in St. Petersburg, Fla...participated in the H.U.B. Foundation Goodwill Senior Bowl and was named the West's Most Outstanding Defensive Player...also participated in the Polynesian All-America Bowl in La Mirada, Calif...member of Division I state runner-up team in 2010...also lettered in track and wrestling...OIA runner-up in the shot put as a junior.

Personal: Born in American Samoa...majoring in sociology...has five sisters...parents are Sakaria Afoa and Meleseleisa Sailiai of Wai'anae, O'ahu.

2013 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics