Arizona: 1L… Expected to challenge for a top spot at defensive tackle entering 2003 fall drills… Played in 12 games for the Wildcats as a JC transfer in 2002… Finished the year with 12 tackles, a tackle for loss (-6 yards) and a sack… Had two solo hits at California and a solo tackle against UCLA… Had a tackle in both the Oregon State and Washington State games… Finished the Stanford game with two tackles… Had two tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack at Washington… Had a career-best three tackles at Wisconsin… A key junior college recruit in 2002 who was recruited by Pac-10, Big 12 and SEC schools as a top prospect.
Junior College: Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, 2002… NCJAA second-team All-America honors in 2001... JCGridwire honorable mention All-America... No. 59 national junior college prospect by JCFootball.com... Rated a four-star junior college prospect by TheInsiders.com service... Earned first-team All-WSFL Conference honors... Third on Ricks with 70 tackles, including 17 for losses and six sacks, plus broke up three passes, forced a fumble and recovered one in 2001... Ricks finished ranked No. 5 nationally in the NJCAA final poll with a 10-1 record... Tuitavuki earned first-team All-Region 18 honors.
High School: San Leandro, Calif., High School… Played just one year of high school football after moving from American Samoa to the Oakland, Calif., area… Also wrestled and was a weight thrower for a year in high school.
Tuitavuki's Career Stats
Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks
2002 12-0 7 5 12 1-6 1-6
