Semisi Saluni

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Concord, Calif.
High School:
Northgate

2024 (SENIOR)
• Played in all 12 games
• Recorded 34 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three quarterback hurries and two pass breakups
• Finished with a career-high nine tackles at Air Force
• Posted two tackles for loss and four tackles in the double overtime win over Colorado State
• Had a 1-yard sack and four tackles in the win over Washington State
• Credited with three tackles, half a TFL, two QB hurries and a pass breakup in the opener against Idaho State
• Ended the season with three tackles in the finale at Boise State
• Finished with three tackles and a 2-yard TFL at California

2023 (JUNIOR)
• Played in all 13 games
• Totaled six tackles with one tackle for loss
• Finished with two tackles and a 6-yard tackle for loss versus UC Davis

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games
• Totaled two tackles, both coming against Montana State in Portland

2021 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 13 games. Made nine tackles with one pass deflection
• Recorded two tackles apiece versus Idaho, Washington, Washington State and Colorado. Picked up a pass breakup against the Buffaloes
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

NORTHGATE HIGH SCHOOL
• Originally signed with Oregon State in February 2018 but went on a two-year LDS Mission
• Three-year starter at linebacker for head coach Ben Ballard
• Rated three stars by 247Sports
• All-league selection on defense, and honorable mention on the offensive side of the ball
• Made 43 tackles as a senior in 2017, recording seven tackles for a loss. Also finished with four sacks. Offensively, finished with a team-best 31 receptions for 625 yards - 20.2 yards per catch - with 10 touchdowns
• Earned an invitation to the Poly Bowl in Carson, Calif.
• Also lettered in baseball, playing first base

PERSONAL
• Chose Oregon State “because of the way I was treated there. The players and coaches treated me like family, and the surroundings felt like home.”
• Majoring in speech communication