Career Summary
Alani Fua came to BYU as an All-American from Oaks Christian in California. He played in a total of 44 games, started in 18 and lettered all four years as a Cougar. He totaled 124 tackles, nine sacks and five interceptions during his career. As a senior, Fua was second on the team in sacks and notched a career-high eight solo tackles against Virginia. He helped BYU to a No. 20 national ranking for rushing defense in 2014. Fua received several award nominations and was named to a variety of All-Independent teams. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Professional
- Signed free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2015 and made the 53-man roster
Personal
- Born in San Fernando, California
- Parents are George and Helen
- Married to wife Malaysia and has two sons
- Older brother, Sione, played defensive tackle at Stanford before being selected in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers
- Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Hawaii, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington
- Majoring in construction management
Before BYU
- Prepped at Oaks Christian
- Rated the No. 25 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com
- Offensive-Defensive Bowl All-American
- First Team Ventura County
- Recorded 71 tackles as a senior, along with nine sacks, one interception, two fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles as Oaks Christian earned a 13-1 record
- Also caught 25 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns in 2009
- Had 67 tackles, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a junior
- Also lettered in volleyball
- Coached by Bill Redell