AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: In his fifth season with the Spartans... 29 games played and 13 starts heading into the 2015 season... A two-year starter in the defensive line... Slated for duty as a defensive tackle... Has at least one tackle in the last 17 games he played covering two seasons... One of 10 Spartans honored in 2012 on National Student-Athlete Day by the National Consortium for Academics & Sports... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2011.
2014: Played in the first 10 games and made seven starts... Was in on 23 tackles... His 4.0 tackles for loss tied him for third on the squad... Was second on the Spartans with 2.0 quarterback sacks... Was credited with at least one tackle in the 10 games he played... A career high six tackles and a tackle for loss in the Hawai'i game (11/15)... A single-game personal best 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack in the North Dakota victory... Had a tackle for loss in four games.
2013: Played in the first seven games and was a starting defensive tackle in six of those contests... Missed the final five games due to an injury... Was in on 15 tackles with at least one stop in each game played... Had a season-high four tackles and a blocked field goal try in the season-opening Sacramento State win. (8/29).
2012: Played in 12 games as a reserve defensive end and special teams contributor... Credited with four tackles, a quarterback sack and a fumble recovery... Was in on a tackle in the UC Davis (9/8), Navy (9/29), UTSA (10/22) and New Mexico State (11/10) victories... His one quarterback sack came at Navy... Primarily a punt protector on special teams... Fumble recovery after a San José State punt led to a field goal in the 38-34 win over San Diego State (9/22).
2011: Completed a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time CalHiSports.com first-team all-state selection for small-sized schools for Marin Catholic High in Kentfield, Calif. (Coaches Mazi Moayed and Ken Peralta) ... Credited with 81 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 2010... Named the 2010 Marin County League Lineman of the Year, the Marin Independent Journal Defensive Player of the Year and was a San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first-team selection... Second-team All-Metro honors as a junior.
MORE ABOUT TONY: A communication studies major... Interested in a career as a police officer... Enjoys the music of Hank Williams... He is a native of Upland, Calif.
| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | G | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/YDS. | SK | FF | FR | DEF |
| 2011...Redshirt | |||||||||
| 2012...FR | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.0/9 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013...SO | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014...JR | 10 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4.0/11 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 29 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 5.0/20 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |