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Jersey Number 50
Vita Vea
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 340
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Milpitas, Calif.
- High School:
- Milpitas
Bio
2017 Second-Team All-America (USA Today, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation and TheAthletic.com)
2017 All-Pac-12 First Team
2017 Morris Trophy Winner
2017 Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
2017 Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2017 Polynesian Player of the Year Finalist
2017 Bednarik Award Semifinalist
2017 Associated Press Preseason All-America Second Team
2016 Second-Team All-Pac-12
2016 Academic All-Pac-12 Second Team
2017: Started all 13 games ... named first-team All-Pac-12 and won the Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Award, as well as the Morris Trophy (top defensive lineman in the Pac-12, as voted by the conference's offensive linemen) ... second-team All-America from USA Today, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation and TheAthletic.com ... earned Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... one of five finalists for Polynesian Player of the Year ... started the Huskies' season opening win over Rutgers, finishing with four total tackles ... two tackles, including a sack, in Washington's win over Montana ... named the UW coaches' lineman of the week after the win over Fresno State ... three tackles against the Bulldogs ... earned the Husky coaches' special teams player of the game for Colorado, largely due to a momentum-swinging pun block in the second quarter that led to the UW's first touchdown ... also credited with four tackles against the Buffaloes ... three tackles in the win at Oregon State ... two tackles, including a sack, in the Husky win over Cal, earning the UW coaches' defensive player of the week award ... named the UW coaches' lineman of the week for the UCLA win ... three tackles, including a nine-yard sack, against the Bruins ... three tackles, including one for a loss, in the 38-3 win over Oregon ... notched six tackles at Stanford ... six tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Utah ... named the UW coaches' defensive player of the game for the Apple Cup, when the Dawgs held the Cougars to minus-28 yards rushing ... had two tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, against WSU ... made six tackles against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl ... named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player and also won the Tyee Sports Council Community Service Award at the UW postseason awards banquet.
2016: Played in all 14 games, starting five ... made three tackles, including a nine-yard sack, in the win over Rutgers ... terrific game against Idaho, with three tackles, including one-and-a-half sacks ... named the team's defensive player of the week for the Idaho game ... six tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Portland State ... had four tackles in the win at Arizona ... had three tackles, an 11-yard sack and a forced fumble in the win over No. 7 Stanford ... had a pair of solo tackles in Washington's 70-21 win at Oregon ... two tackles in a starting role vs. Oregon State ... three tackles and a pass break-up in the Husky win at Utah, earning the team's defensive player of the week award ... three tackles in Washington's win at Cal ... three tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, against USC ... three tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, in the win over Arizona State ... made four tackles, including a sack, vs. Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman ... saw his first college action in the season opener at Boise State ... had two solo stops vs. the Broncos ... made one tackle (for a loss) in the win over Sacramento State ... also played against Utah State and Cal ... had one stop in Washington's win at USC ... one stop vs. Oregon and at Stanford ... two tackles in the Husky victory over Arizona ... three tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Utah ... three stops at Arizona State ... one tackle in the win at Oregon State ... had a tackle and forced a fumble in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... had a seven-yard sack in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss.
2014: A 2013 graduate of Milpitas, delayed college enrollment until fall of 2014 and entered as a true freshman ... joined the UW team in time for the start of the 2014 fall practice season ... redshirted true freshman season at the UW.
HIGH SCHOOL: Spent four seasons on the varsity as a running back and defensive lineman ... totaled 296 tackles and 19 sacks during his prep career ... named to the MaxPreps.com All-NorCal first team and its Division II all-state first team as a senior in 2012, when he notched 89 tackles and eight sacks while rushing for 578 yards and 11 touchdowns ... also made first-team All-Metro from the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News ... was the De Anza League defensive MVP and the Mercury News' area defensive player of the year ... led the Trojans to a 9-4 record and the championship game of the CIF Central Coast Section Division I playoffs ... made Mercury News all-area first-team and honorable mention All-Metro from the Chronicle as a junior in 2011 ... also the De Anza League Co-Outstanding Lineman that year ... Milpitas went 8-4 and went to the playoff semifinals as a junior ... honorable mention All-Metro as a sophomore ... helped team to an 11-2 record as a freshman ... also played varsity basketball ... played football for coach Kelly King.
2017 All-Pac-12 First Team
2017 Morris Trophy Winner
2017 Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
2017 Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2017 Polynesian Player of the Year Finalist
2017 Bednarik Award Semifinalist
2017 Associated Press Preseason All-America Second Team
2016 Second-Team All-Pac-12
2016 Academic All-Pac-12 Second Team
2017: Started all 13 games ... named first-team All-Pac-12 and won the Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Award, as well as the Morris Trophy (top defensive lineman in the Pac-12, as voted by the conference's offensive linemen) ... second-team All-America from USA Today, Sports Illustrated, SB Nation and TheAthletic.com ... earned Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... one of five finalists for Polynesian Player of the Year ... started the Huskies' season opening win over Rutgers, finishing with four total tackles ... two tackles, including a sack, in Washington's win over Montana ... named the UW coaches' lineman of the week after the win over Fresno State ... three tackles against the Bulldogs ... earned the Husky coaches' special teams player of the game for Colorado, largely due to a momentum-swinging pun block in the second quarter that led to the UW's first touchdown ... also credited with four tackles against the Buffaloes ... three tackles in the win at Oregon State ... two tackles, including a sack, in the Husky win over Cal, earning the UW coaches' defensive player of the week award ... named the UW coaches' lineman of the week for the UCLA win ... three tackles, including a nine-yard sack, against the Bruins ... three tackles, including one for a loss, in the 38-3 win over Oregon ... notched six tackles at Stanford ... six tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Utah ... named the UW coaches' defensive player of the game for the Apple Cup, when the Dawgs held the Cougars to minus-28 yards rushing ... had two tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, against WSU ... made six tackles against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl ... named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player and also won the Tyee Sports Council Community Service Award at the UW postseason awards banquet.
2016: Played in all 14 games, starting five ... made three tackles, including a nine-yard sack, in the win over Rutgers ... terrific game against Idaho, with three tackles, including one-and-a-half sacks ... named the team's defensive player of the week for the Idaho game ... six tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Portland State ... had four tackles in the win at Arizona ... had three tackles, an 11-yard sack and a forced fumble in the win over No. 7 Stanford ... had a pair of solo tackles in Washington's 70-21 win at Oregon ... two tackles in a starting role vs. Oregon State ... three tackles and a pass break-up in the Husky win at Utah, earning the team's defensive player of the week award ... three tackles in Washington's win at Cal ... three tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, against USC ... three tackles, including half of a tackle for loss, in the win over Arizona State ... made four tackles, including a sack, vs. Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
2015: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman ... saw his first college action in the season opener at Boise State ... had two solo stops vs. the Broncos ... made one tackle (for a loss) in the win over Sacramento State ... also played against Utah State and Cal ... had one stop in Washington's win at USC ... one stop vs. Oregon and at Stanford ... two tackles in the Husky victory over Arizona ... three tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Utah ... three stops at Arizona State ... one tackle in the win at Oregon State ... had a tackle and forced a fumble in the Apple Cup win over Washington State ... had a seven-yard sack in the Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Southern Miss.
2014: A 2013 graduate of Milpitas, delayed college enrollment until fall of 2014 and entered as a true freshman ... joined the UW team in time for the start of the 2014 fall practice season ... redshirted true freshman season at the UW.
HIGH SCHOOL: Spent four seasons on the varsity as a running back and defensive lineman ... totaled 296 tackles and 19 sacks during his prep career ... named to the MaxPreps.com All-NorCal first team and its Division II all-state first team as a senior in 2012, when he notched 89 tackles and eight sacks while rushing for 578 yards and 11 touchdowns ... also made first-team All-Metro from the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News ... was the De Anza League defensive MVP and the Mercury News' area defensive player of the year ... led the Trojans to a 9-4 record and the championship game of the CIF Central Coast Section Division I playoffs ... made Mercury News all-area first-team and honorable mention All-Metro from the Chronicle as a junior in 2011 ... also the De Anza League Co-Outstanding Lineman that year ... Milpitas went 8-4 and went to the playoff semifinals as a junior ... honorable mention All-Metro as a sophomore ... helped team to an 11-2 record as a freshman ... also played varsity basketball ... played football for coach Kelly King.
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