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Tautala Pesefea Season 2021

#44
PositionDefensive Line
Weight305 lbs
Height6-5
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownSacramento, Calif.
Previous SchoolAmerican River College
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022)
  • Appeared in 40 games across four seasons for the Sun Devils.
  • Tied for most on the team with five tackles for loss in 2022
  • Tied the ASU season game-high with two tackles for loss vs. Arizona
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020)
  • Appeared in all 13 games, recording 20 tackles and one TFL and one pass breakup
  • Third among ASU's interior linemen with 340 snaps played
JUNIOR (2020)
  • Appeared in all four games, starting the season opener against USC at defensive tackle
  • Recorded at least one tackle in each games, including two tackles against USC and UCLA
SOPHOMORE (2019)
  • Established himself as a viable option up the middle as the season went on, finishing with 11 tackles for the season with a tackle for loss
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended American River College, the same junior college as former Sun Devil offensive lineman Nick Kelly
  • Played in nine games for the Beavers
  • Finished the 2018 season with 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup
  • Rivals rated him as a three-star prospect
  • Played both football and basketball while attending Foothill High School in Sacramento
  • Compiled 95 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, four sacks, two forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and a pair of blocked punts in 15 games during his two-year varsity career
  • Three-time team captain...Three-time All-Pioneer Valley League First Team selection...The Sacramento Bee placed him on the 2017 All-Metro Second Team
  • Earned a spot on CaliHiSports.com Medium Schools Third Team All-State after a productive senior season.
  • CaliHiSports.com also named him as the state’s Most Inspirational Player of the Year after he was involved in a life-threatening car when he was just eight years old
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Redshirt Senior
2022

Defensive Line
6-4 / 315 lbs
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Junior
2020

Defensive Line
6-3 / 300 lbs
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Sophomore
2019

Defensive Line
6-5 / 313 lbs