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
Career Stats
| Career | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | REC | YDS | Y/R | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | Y/A | LNG | TD | NO | LOST |
| 2008 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 12 | 1 | 54 | 263 | 4.87 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 252 | 3.45 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 24 | 3 | 92 | 445 | 4.84 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 175 | 5.83 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 42 | 28 | 189 | 6.75 | 24 | 4 | 249 | 1135 | 4.56 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 |