Koa Misi

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Koa Misi
No. 55
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1987-01-17) January 17, 1987 (age 37)
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Santa Rosa (CA) Montgomery
College:Utah
NFL draft:2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2010
    )
  • First-team All-MWC (2009)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2008)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:360
Sacks:12.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:2
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Nawa'akoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "Koa" Misi (born January 17, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Utah.

College career

After graduation from Montgomery High School, Misi began his college career at Santa Rosa Junior College, where he was a first-team all-conference defensive end.[1] He then attended the University of Utah and played for the Utes for three years (2007–2009). While at Utah, he played in 38 of 39 games, missing one game due to injury, and started 36 of those games.[1] He played at both defensive end and defensive tackle positions during his college career. He was twice selected as an all-conference player in the Mountain West Conference, second-team all-conference in 2008 and first-team all-conference in 2009.[1]

Professional career

On April 23, 2010, Misi was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with a second round pick. He was drafted with the 40th overall pick.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+12 in
(1.89 m)
251 lb
(114 kg)
4.75 s 1.64 s 2.76 s 4.27 s 7.07 s 38 in
(0.97 m)
10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)
All values from
NFL Combine[3]

On September 19, 2010, Misi's second career game in the NFL, he recovered a

injured reserve due to a neck injury.[6]

On July 25, 2017, the Dolphins placed Misi on injured reserve with a neck injury.[7]

NFL statistics

Year Team GP Total Solo AST Sacks FF FR Int TD PD
2010 MIA 16 41 29 12 4.5 0 2 0 1 2
2011 MIA 12 34 26 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 MIA 14 65 50 15 3.5 3 0 0 0 2
2013 MIA 15 54 34 20 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
2014 MIA 11 66 50 16 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2015 MIA 13 78 59 19 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
2016 MIA 3 22 11 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 84 358 258 100 12.0 3 2 0 1 10

[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player Bio: Koa Misi". University of Utah. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Koa Misi Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com.
  4. ^ Patra, Kevin (September 7, 2013). "Koa Misi, Miami Dolphins finalize four-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Kelly, Omar (December 22, 2015). "Dolphins place Koa Misi, Chris McCain on injured reserve". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Sessler, Marc (October 10, 2016). "Dolphins grab corner Bene' Benwikere off waivers". NFL.com.
  7. ^ Patra, Kevin (July 25, 2017). "Dolphins sign Alterraun Verner, place Koa Misi on IR". NFL.com.
  8. ^ "Koa Misi Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

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