Player Profile - Joe Anoai

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Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.
High School: Escambia
Height / Weight: 6-3 / 255
Position: Defensive Tackle
Birthdate: 05/25/1985

AT TECH: Defensive line prospect with good quickness . . . Earned playing time as a true freshman and gained valuable experience . . . Played both end and tackle last season and will work at tackle this spring.

2003: Had his most productive game in the Humanitarian Bowl with two fumble recoveries and two tackles for loss, including a sack, against Tulsa . . . Made eight tackles on the season . . . Had a season-best three tackles with one tackle for loss against Maryland . . . Added two tackles against Duke . . . Played in 11 of 13 games . . . Missed the North Carolina game due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 80 player in Florida by BorderWars . . . Second-team all-state (Class 5-A) by the Florida Sportswriters Association . . . Defensive Player of the Year by the Pensacola News Journal . . . First-team all-Northwest Florida . . . Made 120 tackles as a senior, with 12 sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions . . . Added 96 tackles and six sacks as a junior . . . Coached by Ronnie Gilliland at Escambia High . . . Played his first three years at Pensacola Catholic. PERSONAL: Full name is Leati Joseph Anoai (last name pronounced an-uh-WHY-ee) . . . Mother is Patricia Anoai . . . Brother (“Rosey”) and cousin (“Rikishi”) are professional wrestlers in the WWE . . . Born May 25, 1985 . . . Majoring in Management.


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