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UTEP Miners

2024 Football Roster

3 Sione Tonga’uiha

  • Position Nose Tackle
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 305
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tempe, Ariz.
  • High School Tempe HS
  • Major Multidisciplinary Studies
  • Letters 4

Biography

2023 (JUNIOR)
  • Played in 11 games with five starts in 2023.
  • Tallied eight tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a breakup.
  • Posted two tackles against UNLV.
  • Added two more stops and 0.5 TFL against I-10 rival NM State.
  • Recorded a tackle and 0.5 TFL at Arizona. 

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Played in 10 games at defensive tackle.
  • Totaled four tackles. .5 sack and 1.0 tackle for loss.
  • Tallied first career sack (.5) in a win over rival NM State. 
  • Recorded a tackles at no. 9 Oklahoma on national tv.

2021 (FRESHMAN)
  • Filled a reserve role in the Miner defensive line, seeing action in all 13 games.
  • Tallied 11 stops, 1.5 tackles for losses, and a quarterback hurry.
  • Registered a season-best three tackles versus NM State and Boise State.
  • Added a tackle for loss against the Broncos.
  • Had a half tackle for loss at Southern Miss.

2020 (FRESHMAN)
  • Played in six games on the defensive line.
  • Made his first career appearance in UTEP’s home win over Abilene Christian.
  • Totaled four tackles on the season, including one solo stop.
  • Made two stops at UTSA.

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • First-Team All-State in Football and Rugby for the Buffaloes.
  • First-Team All-City and First-Team All-Conference for football three times.

PERSONAL: Sione Fakava Tonga’uiha is the son of Nikolasi and Talitha Tonga’uiha … has four brothers and four sisters … born in Phoenix, Ariz. … father, Nikolasi, played collegiate athletics at Scottsdale Community College ... multidisciplinary studies major.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 99

    2020Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'1" 285 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2021Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'1" 285 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 295 lbs
    99
  • 99

    2023Junior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'0" 295 lbs
    99
  • 3

    2024Senior

    Nose Tackle
    6'0" 305 lbs
    3