Personal
- Parents are Tevita & Alilia
- Wife's name is Keilani (cousin of BYU offensive lineman Paul Maile)
- Simi & Keilani have two kids, SJ (age two) and two-month-old Katalina
- Major: Criminology
- Missionary Service: served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- Speaks Tongan
Before BYU
- Utah transfer (2018-21)
- Played in 21 career games for the Utes with 18 starts (4 LT, 14 RT)
- Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor roll in 2020
- Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention in 2019 after playing in all 14 games on the offensive line and starting 12 at right tackle
- Three-star defensive end by Rivals and 247sports, 91st-ranked defensive end in the nation in 2015 by Scout
- Played in Kingdom Bowl USA
- Prepped at Cathedral High School
- Had 117 career tackles while at Cathedral High School, including 50 tackles for loss along with 13 sacks
- Recorded 70 tackles as a senior in 2015