Sailosi Latu Season 2019

AT SAN JOSE STATE: Played two-plus seasons with the Spartans... Appeared in 28 games, all in a starting role... Lined up as a nose tackle and a defensive end during his career… 2017 Academic All-Mountain West award recipient.
 
2019: A starting defensive lineman in all 12 games... Most productive season statistically as a Spartan… Single-season major college best 54 tackles... Was the team leader in total tackles among the defensive linemen… Credited with a personal single-game best of eight tackles in the Fresno State win (11/30), his final game as a Spartan.

2018: Played in the first four games of the season as a starting defensive lineman... Credited with 11 tackles... Season-high five tackles was in the five-overtime game vs. Hawai'i (9/29).
 

2017: Quickly established himself as a defensive line starter during fall camp... Played and started in 12 games... Was used inside and outside along the defensive line during the season... Credited with 43 tackles... Had a tackle in every game he played... Single-game season best seven stops in each of the Spartans' two wins -  against Cal Poly (9/2) and Wyoming (10/25)... Four of his six tackles at Hawai'i (10/14) were solo stops... His one tackle for loss for the season came in the season-opener against USF (South Florida - 8/26).

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played for Mt. San Antonio College (Coach Bob Jastrab) in 2014 and 2015... Mounties won the 2014 California Community College state championship... 28 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and a safety his sophomore season.
 

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from American Fork High in South Jordan, Utah... Attended Los Osos High in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
 

MORE ON SAILOSI: A communication studies major... Name is pronounced Sigh-low-see Lah-too... Played rugby growing up in Tonga... Came to the United States at age 16... He is a native of Vaiola, Tonga.

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