Career Summary
Fui Vakapuna came to BYU from East High School in Salt Lake City and became a four-time letterwinner for the Cougars. He received the Leon White Award for Unselfish Devotion as a junior and the Robbie Bosco Award for Determination the following year. Vakapuna rushed for 445 yards on 92 carries his sophomore season before recording a career-high 97 yards on 14 carries against San Diego State as a junior. He ran for 291 yards on 54 carries, including three touchdowns. Vakapuna also caught 10 passes for 69 yards and one touchdown that year.
Professional
- Selected as a seventh round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009
Personal
- Native of Salt Lake City, Utah
- Parents are Semisi and Uina Vakapuna
- Oldest of eight children
- Served a church mission in Carlsbad, California
- Recruited by Nebraska, Utah, Oregon, Utah State and Washington
- Married to Leonne
Before BYU
- Three-year letterwinner at East High School in football and track
- Finished fourth in the state in the 100 meters as a senior
- Clocked a 40-yard time of 4.4 at Nike and Jamal Willis camps
- Most Valuable football player at East High School and an all-state and all-region selection (regional MVP)
- Credited with 112 carries for 1,107 yards as a senior
- Recorded 20 receptions for 215 yards
- Tallied 15 punt returns for 434 yards and 11 kick returns for 293 yards
- Registered 12 touchdowns as a senior, including two defensive TDs
- Credited with three interceptions and four sacks and two forced fumbles
- MVP of national championship high school rugby team
- A Polynesian All-State selection
- Earned defensive MVP honors as a junior and team MVP honors as a senior
- District 5 Offensive MVP
Stats
Rushing2008 GAME BY GAME:OPPONENT ATT YDS AVG TD LONGWASHINGTON 2 15 7.5 1 11 UCLA 9 43 3.8 0 22WYOMING 5 28 5.6 0 8UTAH STATE 3 7 2.3 0 5NEW MEXICO 1 9 9.0 0 9TCU 3 -6 -- 0 2UNLV 9 71 7.9 0 33CSU 2 17 8.5 0 11SDSU 8 18 2.3 1 7AIR FORCE 7 32 4.6 1 11UTAH 4 36 9.0 0 11ARIZONA 1 2 2.0 0 2YEAR GMS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG REC YDS AVG TD LONG2003 8 30 157 5.2 1 28 6 29 4.8 0 112006 12 92 481 4.8 8 38 11 87 7.9 3 242007 10 73 252 3.5 2 18 1 4 4.0 0 42008 12 54 291 4.9 3 33 10 69 6.9 1 12 TOTAL 42 249 1181 4.7 14 38 28 189 8.8 4 24 CAREER HIGHSCARRIES: 16 (VS. BOISE ST; OCT. 30, 2003)YARDS: 97 (AT SAN DIEGO STATE; DEC. 1, 2007)TD: 3 (VS. UTAH STATE; SEPT. 23, 2006)LONG: 38 (VS. TULSA; SEPT. 9, 2006)