AWARDS:
- Academic All-Mountain West Team (2021)
2022:
- Had three tackles vs. Hawai'i (11/26/22)
- Five tackles at Utah State (11/19/22)
- Had a sack and a TFL at San Diego State (11/12/22)
- Had a sack and a tackle for loss at Fresno State (10/15/22)
- Started and had one tackle at Wyoming (10/01/22)
- Ended with two tackles and first sack this season vs. WMU (9/24/22)
- Had two tackles at Auburn (9/10/22)
- Started vs. Portland St. (9/1/22)
2021:
- Made nine appearances
- Recorded a tackle for a loss of three yards against Southern Utah (08/28)
- Had back to back games with three tackles against USC (9/4) and Hawaii (9/18)
- Credited 15 tackles for the season, six assisted and nine solo
2020:
- Played in eight and started in seven games for the Spartans
- Gave the team flexibility to play either a three or four-man defensive front
- Credited with 18 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks
- Season-highs of six tackles and 1.5 tackles in the San Diego State win (11/6)
- Also had a solo tackle for loss against Ball State in the Offerpad Arizona Bowl (12/31)
2019:
- Finished a redshirt season
CHABOT COLLEGE:
- Played the 2018 season at Chabot College (Coach Eric Fanane)
- Was credited with 22 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 quarterback sacks
- Forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in his one season with the Gladiators
NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE:
- Began his college career in 2014
- Credited with 25 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in the eight games he played
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Lettered in football (Coach Filo Langkilde), baseball and track and field at Faasao Marist High in Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Played defensive line, linebacker, offensive line and running back during his high school career
- Was a team captain in football as a senior
- An outfielder in baseball
- Threw the shot put and discus his one season competing in track and field
PERSONAL: A sociology major ... Served a two-year church mission in Omaha, Neb., after his one year at New Mexico Military Institute ... Enjoys swimming and hiking ... Is a lifeguard at the San José State University Student Union Recreation and Events Center swimming pools ... Le-Anthony Grey, one of his two older brothers, was his teammate on the 2018 Chabot College football team ... His cousin, Kurt Taufa’asau, was a defensive lineman at the University of Wyoming during the 2011 and 2012 seasons who now is the defensive line coach at the New Mexico Military Institute ... Lando is a native of Honolulu, Hawai’i.
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Season | G/S | UT | AT | Total | TFL/Yds. | SK | FUM | INT | DEF |
2019...Redshirt | |||||||||
2020...JR | 8/7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2.5/13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021...SR | 10/10 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2.0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 ... GR | 9/9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |