Texas State Athletics

2012
Played in 12 games and made nine starts as a nose tackle ... recorded 28 tackles, including 11 solo stops … assisted on a quarterback sack for a loss of three yards against Idaho … had a season-best six tackles at UTSA … also made five stops at San Jose State … recorded three tackles against Nevada and New Mexico … registered a season-best of two solo tackles in three games against Nevada, San Jose State and UTSA.

Previous School
Listed as a three-star recruit by rivals.com ... registered 42 tackles, including 7.5 tackles for losses and 3.5 quarterback sacks as a sophomore at Chabot College ... also broke-up a pass ... played for coach Danny Calcagno ... helped Chabot win the Golden Gate Conference with a 5-0 record and post a 9-2 overall mark ... played in three games as a freshman at Eastern Arizona College for coach John O’Mera ... recorded four tackles at Eastern Arizona.

High School
Played for coach Fred Salanoa at Radford High School in Honolulu.

Personal
Born Sept. 30, 1991 in American Samoa ... major is criminal justice at Texas State ... son of Martin and Jemaima Taulelei of Honolulu ... hobbies include playing basketball.