Nuʻu Tafisi
Nu'u Tafisi (/ˈnuːʔuː təˈfiːsiː/;[1] born June 30, 1981) is a former American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and current head Strength and conditioning coach at Brigham Young University. He was originally signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at California & Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Strength and conditioning coach |
| Team | BYU |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 30, 1981 Samoa |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2004 | Mt. San Antonio CC |
| 2005–2006 | California |
| 2007–2009 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011 | Boise State (GA/S&C) |
| 2012–2014 | Utah (assistant S&C) |
| 2015 | USC (assistant S&C) |
| 2016–present | BYU (S&C) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| JUCO All-American (2004) 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (2005–2006) | |
Playing career
Tafisi attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a JC All American from the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches Association and landed on JC Gridwire's All-America second team at Mt. SAC where he was coached by Iona Uiagaleli. In the 2004 season, Tafisi had 59 tackles, including 16 sacks and 23 solo tackles, and the team finished with an 8–3 record.
He started 24 of 25 games in his two years at the University of California, Berkeley after transferring from Mt. SAC. A second-team All-Pac-10 selection, Tafisi earned the team's Joe Roth Award (for courage, attitude and sportsmanship) in his senior year. He posted 32 tackles, 12 of which were solo, and 5.5 sacks in his final season. He debuted at Cal with 38 tackles, 30 of which were solo, and 3.5 sacks. After college, he was a member of the Seattle Seahawks from 2007 to 2009.
Coaching career
After working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2011 to 2015, Tafisi was hired by Kalani Sitake as the head strength and conditioning coach at BYU.[2]
References
- "Tafisi on Calbears.CSTV". calbears.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Kaufusi, Empey and Tafisi named to BYU football staff | The Official Site of BYU Athletics". byucougars.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.