Sua Opeta
Iosua Opeta (born August 15, 1996) is an American football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Weber State, he was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
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Position: | Guard | ||
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Born: | Bountiful, Utah | August 15, 1996||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||
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High school: | Stansbury Park | ||
College: | Weber State | ||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
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Early life
Opeta was born in Utah and grew up in Stansbury Park after moving to the town when he was eight. He began playing football at the age of ten. In high school, Opeta played defense and offense. He signed with Weber State over an offer from Southern Utah because Weber State wanted him on the defensive line.[1]
College career
Opeta was a member of the Weber State Wildcats for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He played defensive tackle as a redshirt freshman before moving to the offensive line during the following offseason because he was promised a starting role.[2] In his first year as an offensive lineman, Opeta was an honorable mention All-Conference.[1] Opeta was named an FCS All-American twice.[2] He was named to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[1]
Professional career
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Opeta put up 39 reps of 225 pounds on bench press, the most out of any offensive linemen.[3] After going undrafted in 2019, Opeta was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles for training camp. He spent the first 12 weeks on the practice squad. On December 3, he was promoted to the active roster.[2] The Eagles waived Mack Hollins to make room for Opeta, who was drawing interest from other teams.[4]
References
- DiCecco, Andrew (April 29, 2019). "Getting to know the newly signed Iosua Opeta". Eagles Wire. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Schaller, Olivia (December 3, 2019). "Eagles agree to promote G Sua Opeta from the practice squad to the active roster and waive WR Mack Hollins". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Hein, Brett (April 27, 2019). "Report: Weber State's Iosua Opeta signs with Philadelphia Eagles; other Utah draft notes". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Erby, Glenn (December 3, 2019). "Eagles promote G Sua Opeta from practice squad to the active roster". Eagles Wire. Retrieved December 10, 2019.