Nuʻu Tafisi
Current position | |
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Title | Strength & Conditioning coach |
Team | San Jose State |
Playing career | |
2003–2004 | Mt. San Antonio |
2005–2006 | California |
2007–2009 | Seattle Seahawks |
Position(s) | Defensive end |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2011 | Boise State (GA/S&C) |
2012–2014 | Utah (assistant S&C) |
2015 | USC (assistant S&C) |
2016–2022 | BYU (Director S&C) |
2024–present | San Jose State (S&C) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
JUCO All-American (2004) 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (2005–2006) | |
Nu'u Tafisi ( (Mt. SAC).
Playing career
Born in
He started 24 of 25 games in his two years at the University of California, Berkeley after transferring from Mt. San Antonio. A second-team All-Pac-10 selection, Tafisi earned the team's Joe Roth Award (for courage, attitude and sportsmanship) in his senior year. He posted 32 tackles, 12 of which were solo, and 5.5 sacks in his final season. He debuted at Cal with 38 tackles, 30 of which were solo, and 3.5 sacks. After college he played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2007 to 2009.
Coaching career
After working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2011 to 2015, Tafisi was hired by Kalani Sitake as the head strength and conditioning coach at BYU.[2]
Tafisi joined San Jose State in 2024 as their strength & conditioning coach.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Nu'u Tafisi". University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Kaufusi, Empey and Tafisi named to BYU football staff | The Official Site of BYU Athletics". byucougars.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (January 24, 2024). "Update on Ken Niumatalolo's staff at San Jose State". FootballScoop. Retrieved January 24, 2024.