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2025 Football Roster

26 Taison Fa'asuamanu

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 245
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waianae, Hawaii
  • Highschool Waianae

Biography

2025 (Senior):
Appeared in nine games at mike/will linebacker, and made one start at will linebacker during his Senior Day and regular season-finale vs. Sul Ross State (Nov. 15)... Also saw action in the playoffs... Totaled 18 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery... Had a season-high five tackles in two games... Had five total tackles and a season-high four solo tackles vs. Midwestern State (Sept. 27)... Recovered the fumble at the opponents' 34-yard line after a forced fumble on a seven-yard tackle for loss by fellow-linebacker Tristan Exline early in the second quarter vs. Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 8)... Finished the game with five tackles and was awarded a sack in the fourth quarter vs. Sul Ross when his quarterback hurry resulted in an intentional grounding penalty... Named to the Fall 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Spring 2025:
Committed to Sacramento State before reopening his recruitment.

West Liberty University (2022-2024):
Played in 30 games and totaled 107 tackles (60 solo; 47 assisted), 14 tackles for loss, five sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries across three seasons... 2024 Season: Second-Team All-Mountain East Conference (MEC) linebacker.... Played in 10 games for the third season in a row... Totaled 50 tackles (24 solo; 26 assisted) with 6.5 tackles for loss... 3.5 sacks was tied for seventh in the conference... Also had his first forced fumble... 2023 Season: Played in all 10 games will starting nine games... Totaled 34.0 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss... Recorded a sack against Wheeling... Recovered a fumble against Fairmont State and West Virginia Wesleyan... 2022 Season: Started 10 games in 10 appearances for the Hilltoppers... Tallied 23.0 total tackles... Recorded three tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks... 2021 Season: Redshirted.
         
High School: 
All-Conference LB/DE at Waianae (Hawaii) HS... Dean’s List student.

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