Tu'Uta Inoke

Height:
6-2
Weight:
248
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sacramento, CA
High School:
Luther Burbank HS

Expected to be a top contender to replace All-American Nick Dzubnar at Mike (middle) linebacker, backed up by Joseph Gigantino III and Clayton Hibbert.

2014 -- Played in all 12 games with six starts as a junior outside linebacker ... moving to the middle this fall ... 29 total tackles (eight solo), including a season-high six stops against both Northern Arizona and Idaho State ... five more tackles against UC Davis ... tackles for lost yardage against Portland State, Southern Utah, Montana State and San Diego ... made five tackles and notched one quarterback hurry in 2015 Spring Game.

2013 -- Played in 10 games, all as a backup linebacker, in his sophomore season ... recorded four solo tackles -- two against Sacramento State and one each against San Diego and Fresno State ... one tackle for lost yardage ... notched three tackles in 2014 Spring Game.

2012 -- Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman linebacker ... collected five total tackles (two solo), including three stops against Idaho State ... expected to back up Johnny Millard at Sam (outside) linebacker this fall ... made three tackles in 2013 Spring Game.

2011 -- Redshirt.

High School -- A quarterback and linebacker under head coach John Heffernan at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento ... accounted for nearly 3,500 yards in total offense and 27 touchdowns as a senior ... rushed for 2,325 yards (10.6 yards per carry) and 19 touchdowns with a long run of 85 yards ... led city of Sacramento in rushing yards ... also completed 46 of 80 passes (57.5 percent) for 1,1357 yards and eight scores ... his performances include nine 100-yard games rushing and four games over the 200-yard mark, topped by a 276-yard performance (17 carries) and three touchdowns against Florin ... also scored four touchdowns against both Sacramento and Kennedy ... named most valuable player of the Metropolitan Conference and also was a second-team All-Metro selection by the Sacramento Bee ... led Burbank to a 6-5 record, a share of the Metro Conference title with Rosemont and a berth in the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs as a junior was second-team all-metro and first-team all-league as a quarterback .. also lettered in basketball and rugby ... earned school’s student-athlete Hall of Fame Award ... member of Boy Scouts, Leadership and Polynesian Club.

Personal -- Son of Aisea and Haisia Inoke ... two brothers, Maasi and Manukia, and three sisters, Saane, Losa and Tuna ... also has two sons, Elijah and Kingston, and plans to marry Jessica Williams on July 25 ... lists singing, reading, sleeping, eating, rafting and horse riding as hobbies ... born February 15, 1993, in Sacramento, Calif. ... recreation, parks and tourism major.