Career Honors

  • Greg Piers Award- Special Teams (2022)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)

As a Junior (2024)

  • Appeared in all 12 games and started at outside linebacker the final 10 games of the season
  • Finished the season with 41 total tackles and was tied for the second on the team in tackles-for-loss (7) and sacks (3.5)
  • In addition to his career-high in sacks, set career highs in forced fumbles (2)
  • Recorded his first sack of the season in the team's first-ever ACC win at Syracuse (Sept. 20)
  • Had a forced fumble to go with eight tackles and a sack against Virginia Tech (Oct. 5)
  • Recorded 1.5 sacks, including a strip-sack, and recovered the fumble, running it back 44 yards for a touchdown against Wake Forest (Oct. 26)
    • Became the first Cardinal with a fumble recovery touchdown since Jonathan McGill did so at No. 17 UCF in 2019
  • Made a dazzling one-handed interception in the fourth quarter at NC State (Nov. 2)
    • Became the first Stanford linebacker since Sean Barton in 2018 with an interception, forced fumble, and fumble recovery in the same season

As a Sophomore (2023)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Saw action in all 12 games 
  • Totaled 46 tackles, four-and-a-half tackles for loss for 23 yards and two-and-a-half sacks for 18 yards
  • Collected nine quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one pass breakup 

As a Freshman (2022)

  • Greg Piers Award- Special Teams 
  • Stanford Scout Team Player of the Week- Special Teams (Week 1- Colgate)
  • Stanford Scout Team Player of the Week- Defense (Week 7- Notre Dame)
  • Appeared in the final four games of the season, retains ability to redshirt
  • Registered one tackle

Prior to Stanford

  • A unanimous four-star prospect
  • Ranked No. 230 by Rivals, No. 246 by PrepStar and No. 253 by ESPN
  • The top-ranked recruit in Hawaii by Rivals, ESPN, PrepStar and On3, and No. 2 by 247Sports
  • Ranked No. 17 at weak-side defensive end by Rivals, No. 23 at outside linebacker by ESPN, No. 26 at linebacker by PrepStar, and No. 31 at linebacker by 247Sports and No. 35 by On3
  • 2022 Polynesian Bowl selection
  • All-state selection
  • All-ILH selection
  • Two-time OC16 Player of the Game
  • John Fox Award winner for athletic and academic success
  • Also lettered in wrestling

Personal

  • Parents are Matthew and Traci
  • Siblings are Tavehi, Hina and Tautua
  • Interested in majoring in environmental engineering
  • Born in Lihue, Hawaii
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2022
EDGE
6-2 / 227 lbs
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2023
Outside Linebacker
6-2 / 235 lbs
Tevarua Tafiti
2024-25
Outside Linebacker
6-2 / 240 lbs