AT SAN JOSE STATE: Played one season for the Spartans... Joined the team for the first time at 2015 spring practice... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in December 2014... Was the oldest player on the 2015 team at age 24.
2015: Played in 10 games and was a starting defensive tackle in the first two contests of the season against New Hampshire (9/3) and at Air Force (9/12)... Was cerdited with six tackles for the season... Was in on an assisted tackle for loss against Air Force... Season high two tackles at Air Force and at Auburn (10/3)... Also was in on a stop in the Brigham Young (11/6) and Boise State games (11/27)... Named Academic All-Mountain West at the end of the season.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played 15 games during the 2013 and 2014 seasons at Mount San Antonio College (Coach Robert Jastrab)... Was part of Mt. SAC's 2014 California Community College state championship team... Mainly played as a defensive end... Credited with 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 quarterback sacks in his two seasons.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and basketball at Ygnacio Valley High in Concord, Calif.... A first-team All-Diablo Valley Athletic League tight end during his 2008 senior season.
MORE ON LONI: A recreation management major... Interested in operating a youth recreation center... Served a two-year church mission in Fort Worth, Texas prior to enrolling at Mount San Antonio College... Has a cousin, Siua Taufa, who was a sophomore defensive lineman at Utah State in 2014... Another cousin, Tui Talia, was a reserve defensive lineman for the 2014 University of Oregon football team... Youngest of seven children in his family... He is a native of Martinez, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR | G | UT | AT | Total | TFL/Yds. | SK | FUM | DEF |
2015...JR | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.5/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |