Shaun Nua
BYU | |
NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 228 |
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Shaun C. Nua (born May 22, 1981) is a former
Early years
Nua was born in
Nua attended
College career
Nua first attended Eastern Arizona College, a junior college in Graham County, Arizona. Eastern Arizona assistant football coach and BYU alum (and current BYU head football coach) Kalani Sitake was instrumental in steering Nua towards a Division 1 scholarship at BYU.[3]
Nua
Professional career
Nua was selected by the
Coaching career
Following his stint in the NFL, Nua returned to his alma mater as a defensive graduate assistant on the staff of BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall from 2009 to 2011. Nua helped the Cougars achieve the nation's 24th-best total defense in 2010 and the 13th-ranked defense in 2011. BYU won its bowl games both years while finishing the 2011 season ranked No. 25 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll with a 10-3 record.
On January 26, 2012 Nua joined the coaching staff of Ken Niumatalolo at Navy as defensive line coach.[2]
On January 7, 2018 Nua joined the coaching staff of Herm Edwards at Arizona State as defensive line coach.[9][3]
On January 17, 2019, Nua joined the coaching staff of Jim Harbaugh at Michigan as defensive line coach.[5][10] Nua signed a two-year employment agreement that pays him an annual salary of $400,000.[11]
Personal
Nua and his wife Hilary have three children: Losi, Kelina, and Malia.[12]
Nua is cousin to BYU Softball All-American and Hall of Famer Ianeta Le'i, and BYU Volleyball All-American and National Team member Futi Tavana.
References
- NFL.com.
- ^ a b c Wagner, Bill. "Navy's Nua, a native of American Samoa, is an assistant coach on the rise". capitalgazette.com.
- ^ a b Wagner, Bill. "Navy loses defensive line coach Shaun Nua to Arizona State". capitalgazette.com.
- ^ "Shaun Nua". BYU. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Nua Named Michigan's Defensive Line Coach". University of Michigan Athletics.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Michigan football plans to hire Arizona State DL coach Shaun Nua". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "2008 Buffalo Bills Transactions Stats". ESPN.
- ^ "Sun Devil Football Adds Shaun Nua as Defensive Line Coach". Arizona State University Athletics.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (January 17, 2019). "Michigan announces hire of Shaun Nua, 'a rising star in the coaching profession'". mlive.com.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (January 29, 2019). "DL coach Shaun Nua's deal at Michigan: 2 years, $400K salary". mlive.com.
- ^ "Shaun Nua - Defensive Line Coach - Staff Directory". University of Michigan Athletics.
External links
- Shaun Nua on Twitter