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Ht/Wt
6'
3"
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261 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Carlsbad,
California
Last School
Carlsbad High School
Roster Years
2005-2010
Professional
Signed free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers in 2011
Personal
- Parents are Vitale and Sili So'oto
- Recruited by USC, UCLA, Stanford, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, Arizona State, Nevada, Washington, San Diego State, Colorado, UNLV, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, UTEP, Oklahoma, Michigan, Florida State and Duke
- Full name is Vitale Ta'aga Magauli So'oto
- Married to wife Ashley
Before BYU
- San Diego Union Tribune first-team All-San Diego linebacker as a senior
- Earned first-team All-CIF honors as a tight end
- Team MVP
- Earned All-Avocado League first-team honors
- First-team All-North County selection
- Ranked as a top-15 high school tight end by one national recruiting service
- Recorded 80 tackles and three forced fumbles as a linebacker during his senior season
- Posted 18 receptions for 400 yards and two touchdowns as a senior tight end
- Three-year letterwinner at Carlsbad HS
- Scholar-athlete
- Also lettered in volleyball
CAREER HIGHS
Unassisted Tackles: 4 vs. TCU, 2010
Assisted Tackles: 8 vs. Air Force, 2010
Total Tackles: 11 vs. Air Force, 2010
TFL: 4.0 vs. Wyoming, 2010
Interceptions: 1 vs. Nevada, 2010
Sacks: 1, six times
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2005
- Played in 11 games during the season
- Started one game
- Saw action on special teams and at tight end
Sophmore Year
2007
- Earned letterman honors
- Saw action in all 13 games at both tight end and on special teams
- Credited with 12 receptions for 124 yards
- Had a season-high two receptions for 33 yards in the Cougars' season-opening victory against Arizona
- Averaged over 10 yards per reception
Junior Year
2009
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Saw action in 10 games
- Totaled 10 tackles on the season as a member of the defensive line
- Had four tackles for loss, including on sack against Colorado State
- Career-high two tackles for loss at Tulane
Senior Year
2010
- Earned letterman honors as a senior
- Started in all 13 games at defensive end
- All-MWC First Team
- Phil Steele All-MWC Second Team
- Totaled 45 tackles
- Led the team with 11.5 TFL while finishing first on the team with five sacks and eight quarterback hurries
- Had one interception, one pass breakup and one forced fumble
- Notched a career high 11 tackles at Air Force
- Had career highs of four solo tackles, four TFL, two quarterback hurries and a fumble forced against Wyoming
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2008
- Redshirted the 2006 season
Medical Redshirt Year
2008
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- \r\n Played in two games and had five tackles, a quarterback hurry and forced a fumble before suffering a season-ending injury \r\n
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