AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)-Enters the fall listed second at the mike inside linebacker position, with the overall group among the best in the nation.  He is primed for his breakout season.  Phil Steele's College Football ranked him as the No. 57 inside linebacker in the nation heading into the year.

2008 (Soph.)-He saw action in eight games, seven on defense, which included starts in the first three games of the year.  He had 19 tackles on the season (11 solo) in 127 plays from scrimmage.  He added two third down stops, two quarterback hurries, a caused interception and a pass broken up.  He had five tackles in two games, versus Colorado State (one solo) and West Virginia (all solo).  He also had five knockdown blocks to spring the return men on special teams duty.

2007 (RS)-Redshirted; he was involved in an off-campus incident that led to CU's Office of Judicial Affairs suspending him from school for the fall semester.  Prior to not being allowed to practice, he was selected by the coaches as the Scout Team Defense award winner for the Colorado State game.

2006 (Fr.)-He earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News, as he saw action in all 12 games, including 10 on defense with two starts (Missouri, Nebraska).   He was in for 155 snaps from scrimmage and posted 31 tackles for the season (16 solo), with three third down stops, one quarterback pressure and a pass deflection.  He had a season- and thus career-high seven tackles (four solo) in the finale at Nebraska, perhaps setting the stage for the rest of his career.  He also had five against Iowa State and four each against Arizona State and Georgia.  On special teams, he had three points on the strength of a knockdown block, a wedge break and a first downfield to alter a return.

HIGH SCHOOL-Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 34 inside linebacker in the nation, and as the No. 4 overall prospect from the state of Hawai'i.  He was named first-team all-state (Honolulu Advertiser) and first-team all-league (IHL) as a senior, when he split time between inside linebacker and defensive end.  He recorded 61 tackles, 11 for losses including eight quarterback sacks, five fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and made three interceptions.  On offense, he occasionally played some fullback, in either short yardage or goal line situations, rushing for three touchdowns with receptions for four more.  As a junior, he was a second-team all-state and first team all-league performer, playing strictly at defensive end.  He totaled 50 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions on the year.   As a sophomore, he lettered at defensive tackle.  Top games as a senior included a 12-tackle, two sack effort in a 21-19 loss to Aiea, and an 11-tackle and two sack game against St. Louis in a 21-12 loss.  Under coach Rudy Alejo, Damien Memorial posted a 4-11 mark his senior year, a 4-7 record his junior season and a 5-6 record his sophomore year, though they got on a roll late and made it to the state finals where they lost to Aiea, 9-7.  He also lettered twice in basketball and twice in track (sprints and throws) in high school.

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado.  In high school he owned a 3.3 grade point average, including a 3.94 in his fall 2005 semester.  He was on the Honor Roll throughout high school and took advanced placement courses in Spanish and Physics. 

PERSONAL-Born July 10, 1988 in American Samoa. His hobbies include singing, and as he says, "tear up the ukulele," and also loves to dance.