2017 (Junior): Started 11 of 12 games at center…missed only game of the season at UNLV… list…key member of the line that helped UH to its best rushing average (168.2) in 22 years…had 22 knockdowns on the season…named to the preseason Rimington Award watch list for the second straight year…also named the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season.
* 2017 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games...started first two games of the season at right guard...had nine starts at center...named to the preseason Rimington Award watch list...on preseason watch list for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year...selected academic all-MW.
* 2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games in the interior offensive line, starting 11 games at center and one at right guard...only missed the Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 28) game due to injury...one of only two freshmen offensive linemen in the Mountain West to start 12 games...graded out at 82 percent for the season, ranking third-best on the team...allowed only four sacks all season...totaled 40 knockdowns which ranked third-highest on the team...participated in 96 percent of offensive snaps of games he played (798-of-828), while missing most of the second half of the San José State (Nov. 21) game due to injury.
* 2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014: Redshirted...earned team’s offensive Scout Team Award.
Prep: A 2014 graduate of Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i…rated as the No. 17 prospect in the state of Hawai‘i by Scout…named to the 2013 American Family Insurance All-USA Hawai‘i Football team…Honolulu Star-Advertiser honorable mention all-state as a senior…all-Big Island Interscholastic Federation first-team selection in 2012 and honorable-mention pick in 2013 on the offensive line…named team’s Offensive MVP...served as a team captain...part of squad that captured back-to-back BIIF championships...also played on the defensive line…played club rugby for the Kona Bulls...helped lead Bulls to a state championship in 2012...invited to the U.S. Rugby U20 camp...an honor-roll student.
Personal: Born in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada...full name is Tavita Asotui Peter Eli...nickname is “Tui”...grew up in Samoa where his father is a tribal chief...major is family resources...has a brother, Misikopa, and two sisters, Leilani and Hannah...parents are Vaeluaga and Julianne Eli of Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i.
