Mana Rosa

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
275
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Haiku, Hawai'i
High School:
Baldwin HS

OREGON STATE – 2013: Mana won a starting job at left defensive tackle during spring ball … started all 13 games as a senior, the first starts of his career … enjoyed breakout season for the OSU defense … second among OSU’s defensive linemen with 49 tackles … forced a fourth quarter safety, along with fellow Hawai’i Devon Kell, against the Rainbow Warriors … registered a sack for 14 yards on an intentional grounding penalty against San Diego State … recovered a fumble at California … forced a fumble against Stanford … blocked two PATs, one against Eastern Washington and the other at Arizona State … registered 3.5 tackles-for-loss. 2012: Mana lined up at defensive tackle with the second-string … received ample time in the nickel and dime packages … recorded the first sack of his career against Nicholls State … played in 11 games. 2011: Played in seven games … bounced between defensive end and tackle … registered three tackles for the season … struggled with a leg injury throughout the season. 2010: Sidelined by a shoulder injury for most of the season … did not play. 2009: Redshirt.

BALDWIN: Four-year starter at defensive end … Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) Defensive Player of the Year … first team MIL as a junior and senior … all-state first team as a senior, second team as a junior … played in the Mainland vs. Polynesian Bowl Game … Rivals.com three-star athlete … rated as the ninth-best prospect in Hawai’i … as a junior he had 62 tackles, 14-for-loss, 6.5 sacks, four forced and recovered fumbles … received the Mayor’s Award for Recognition at the 2008 Pacific Islands Athletic Association Combine … a discus thrower in track.

PERSONAL: Born January 21, 1991 in Wailuku, Hawai’i … son of Kenneth and Tiare Rosa … has one sister, Ashley and a brother, Ua … chose Oregon State “to better my education and to play for a great football program” … participated in the “Learning Through Listening: Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities during spring break of 2010, involving five days of interacting with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians … studying psychology.