Tanu A'aitui

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-3
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Layton, Utah
High School:
Layton Christian Academy

LAYTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
• Four-year varsity starter for head coach Ray Stowers
• Team captain
• Started four seasons at defensive end/defensive tackle and added a year at offensive tackle
• Recorded 15 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble as a senior
• Posted 22 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and 23 interception return yards as a junior
• Tallied 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, four sacks, five quarterback hurries, one touchdown reception and 15 receiving yards as a sophomore
• Honor roll
• Also lettered in basketball (center) and track and field (shot put, discus, 100m)

PERSONAL
• Full name is Tanumafili Aaitui
• Born in North Las Vegas, Nev.; considers Layton, Utah home
• Son of Azelyn Young-Aaitui and Isaako Aaitui
• Father Isaako played five seasons in the NFL as a nose tackle with the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Washington and Tennessee following an undrafted free-agent signing out of UNLV in 2011; he was featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins
• Has two brothers, Tupu and Tolu, and one sister, Talei
• Majoring in criminal justice
• Favorite piece of advice: “Aua le fefe” (Samoan for “Do not fear”)