Josh Letuligasenoa

Height:
6-2
Weight:
267
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sacramento, CA
High School:
Elk Grove HS

Listed No. 1 at rush linebacker on the prseason depth chart.

2015 -- Missed junior season as he was academically ineligible ... made three tackles in 2016 Spring Game, including a sack and a tackle for lost yardage ... also notched a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry ... USA College Football Preseason FCS All-American honorable mention prior to 2015 campaign.

2014 -- Started all 12 games as a sophomore at defensive end and recorded 65 tackles (29 solo) en route to All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention praise ... also earned team's Mel Kaufman Award, presented annually to the Mustang who most exemplifies the virtues that Kaufman, the four-time winner of a Super Bowl ring, displayed on and off the field ... season-high 11 tackles in season opener at New Mexico State and 10 more stops against both Northern Arizona and Weber State ... 6.0 tackles for lost yardage with 3.0 of them recorded as sacks against South Dakota State, Montana and San Diego ... forced two fumbles and returned one fumble 11 yards against San Diego ... quarterback hurries logged against Northern Arizona and Montana, with one pass breakup in Portland State game ... four tackles in 2015 Spring Game.

2013 -- Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, backing up the defensive ends ... recorded five tackles -- one in each of five games ... his tackle in San Diego contest was a sack for an eight-yard loss ... made a pair of tackles in 2014 Spring Game.

2012 -- Redshirt ... expected to back up Andrew Alcaraz and Westley Flowers at defensive end ... no tackles in 2013 Spring Game.

High School -- A younger brother of Cal Poly offensive lineman Lefi Letuligasenoa, Josh recorded 109 tackles (58 solo) as a senior under head coach Chris Nixon at Elk Grove High School. Letuligasenoa also notched 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups, a pair of fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. He recorded double-digit tackles in six games and also caught 11 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown (vs. River City) as a tight end. A team captain, Letuligasenoa led the Thundering Herd to a 12-1 record, Delta Valley League title and a berth in the semifinal round of the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs, where Elk Grove lost to Folsom. He earned first-team All-Delta Valley League and second-team All-State honors and was selected to play in the East vs. West Holiday Classic All-Star Game ... As a junior, Letuligasenoa caught five passes for 68 yards and, on defense, made 68 tackles (50 solo), 1.5 sacks and again forced two fumbles and recovered two others. In wrestling, Letuligasenoa was a four-time Delta Valley League champion, finished third in the 2011 CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Championships and posted a 2-2 mark in the 2011 state meet at 215 pounds. He was 1-2 in the 2012 state finals at 220. Letuligasenoa won the 2011 Delta Valley League title in the discus (146-11) and placed sixth in the shot put (41-1 3/4).

Personal -- Son of Maaka and Stacie Letuligasenoa ... both parents are Sacramento State graduates ... two brothers, Lefi, a four-year offensive lineman at Cal Poly from 2010-13, and Noah, a member of the Cal Poly football team in 2015 ... uncle Alameda Taiamu plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL ... lists video games, singing and hanging out with friends as hobbies ... born February 2, 1994, in Sacramento, Calif. ... majors in industrial technology.