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Sione Tuihalamaka 91
Defensive Line
Sophomore, 6-2, 280 - Hawthorne, Calif. (Serra)
Arizona: 1L… Probable starter in the middle up front in
2011… Had four starts in playing all 13 games as a
rotation regular in 2010… Finished with 23 tackles
including three for losses of 17 yards and 1.5 sacks…
Recovered a fumble against UCLA… In on sacks at
WSU and against Washington… Career-high six
tackles against OSU Cowboys in bowl game, five
tackles against Bruins… Redshirted the 2009 season
as a true freshman… Earned coaches’ scout team
player of the week honors for preparations during UCLA
and ASU week… Was a key prep recruit for the Cats in
class of 2009…
High School: Junipero Serra High School, Gardena,
Calif., 2009… All-Del Rey League Lineman of the Year and first-team defense in
2008… Daily Breeze All-Area in 2008 and 2007… MaxPreps first-team Division 3
All-State defensive lineman… PrepStar All-West… A repeat all-stater,
Tuihalamaka had 83 tackles and 13 sacks on the year… LA Wave first-team All-
Area offensive lineman… Force for all-boys school Junipero Serra and coach
Scott Altenberg on both sides of the ball… All-Northwest Section honors in
Ventura County as junior for the Cavaliers… Rising Stars Camp at USC in
summer 08…Los Angeles Times ‘others’ to watch top Southland D-Linemen
entering season for Cavaliers…
Personal: Academic studies in College of Letters, Arts & Science… Son of
Amelia Sivi Finau and Kafoata Tuihalamaka… Brother of UA linebacker Apaiata
Tuihalamaka, cousin of former linebacker Vuna Tuihalamaka… Family is of
Tongan descent… Recruited by coach Mike Tuiasosopo… Date of birth Sept. 18,
1991… Pronunciation: See-oh-nay Too-ee-hah-lah-MAH-kah
Career Totals
Year G-GS UT AT TT Other
2010 13-4 13 10 23 3 TFL, 1.5 Sk, 1-0 FR
Taimi Tutogi 31
Fullback/H-Back
Sophomore, 6-1, 250 - Chula Vista, Calif. (Chula Vista)
Arizona: 2L… Experienced player the Cats will find a
way to use… Will do double duty as H-back and
fullback in 2011… Also lines up as big RB and tight
end… Key to offense as a blocker… Started five games
among 12 played in 2010… Rushed once for a loss of a
yard at Stanford, caught five passes for 63 markers…
Season-best two catches for 34 yard at WSU, with
career-long 25-yarder… Played H-back in 12 games as
a true freshman in 2009… Carried 11 times as a
tailback for 50 yards and a score against Washington
State, otherwise was blocking for other guys or in passprotection
duty… Caught one pass for one yard against
Oregon as the motion-back… One of four true
freshmen to play for Arizona in ’09…
Career: 24 games, 5 starts, 12-49 rushing, 1 TD; 5-64 Receiving, 1 tackle
(Toledo ’10).
High School: Chula Vista, Calif., High School, 2009… Union-Tribune All-San
Diego Section second-team honors 2008 for coach Judd Rachow… All CIF-San
Diego Section first-team defense by San Diego Hall of Champions… ESPNU top
5 national fullback prospect… Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 as an RB…
Mesa League Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Mesa League
offense by SDHOC… PrepStar All-West running back… Had 95 rushes for 490
yards and 13 touchdowns in 2008, plus 65 tackles and 11 sacks, 26-404
receiving… As a junior he had r: 467 yards on 72 carries for a team-high 6.5
yards-per-carry average. His nine rushing touchdowns tied for the team lead,
plus he had 18 catches for 350 yards and six TDs…
Personal: Academic studies in College of Letters, Arts & Science… Son of
Esperanza and Daniel Tutogi… Recruited by coach Jeff Hammerschmidt… Date
of birth Jan. 2, 1991… Pronunciation: TIE-mee tuh-TOE-gee
Mohammed Usman 97
Defensive End
Senior, 6-2, 245 - Arlington, Texas (Navarro CC)
Arizona: 1L… Contender for starting DE role in 2011…
Lettered with rotation duty in last three games of the
2010 season, notching tackles at Oregon in his debut
and against ASU, plus partially blocked a punt against
Devils… Career: 3 Games, 2 tackles, blocked kick…
Junior College: Helped lead Navarro to 10-1 regular
season for Bulldawgs, ranked No. 1 in NJCAA poll,
before losing national title game against Blinn (and UA
recruit Dexter Ransom), which it lost to finish No. 3…
Led squad with 4.5 sacks… Fifth on team with 55
tackles, plus had a forced fumble and two more TFL for
coach Ray Woodard… Signed with Houston out of high
school and played as true freshman in 2008… Had 10
tackles in nine games for Cougars…
2011 Arizona Football
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High School: Member of the Dallas Morning-News Area Top-100 team out of
Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas... Second-Team All-District 8-5A for
Coach Kenny Perry as a junior and a senior... Helped lead team to a 13-2 record
as a senior... Two-time, first-team All-District wrestler, where he was ranked No.
1 in the heavyweight division…
Personal: Academic major is family studies and human development… Date of
birth April 1, 1989… Son of Nasiru Usman…. Recruited by former UA coach
Sonny Dykes…
Paul Vassallo 41
Linebacker
Senior, 6-3, 247 - Reno, Nev. (Sierra Community College)
Arizona: Returning 13-game starter at Will linebacker
in 2011… Honorable mention All-Pac-10… Solid year
as junior transfer in 2010, leading the squad with 102
tackles and other big plays with eight TFL, two sacks,
two PBUs and a forced fumble… Season-high 14 hits
against Washington to earn Pac-10 Defensive POW
honor, and double digits three other games including
his debut (10) at Toledo… Season-best two TFL at
Oregon… First player to hit 100 tackles since Spencer
Larsen’s 131 in 2007… Sacks vs. Iowa and
Washington… Enrolled at Arizona in January 2010…
Junior College: SuperPrep Juco 100… JCFootball
preseason juco All-America… Missed seven 2009
games after a concussion, playing in four games and netting 16 tackles… Began
at Nevada redshirting as a true freshman in 2007 but transferred to Sierra
College in Rocklin, Calif... Recorded 87 tackles and 14 1/2 sacks and forcing five
fumbles in his first season in 2008, All-Valley Conference first-team honors and
all-California juco honors… Had three-sack game to earn J.C.Gridwire northern
California player of the week honor in Sept. 2008…
High School: Prepped at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno… Team captain
senior year… Second-team all-state as linebacker… Caught 11 passes for 157
yards and two TD in 2006 as a tight end, with 72 tackles, four sacks and two
interceptions…
Personal: Academic major is pre-public health... Son of Pamela and the late Ben
Vassallo… Born in Reno… Date of birth Dec. 16, 1989... Recruited by Coach Jeff
Hammerschmidt… Pronunciation: Vuh-sah-loh
Career Totals
Year G-GS UT AT TT Other
2010 13-13 77 25 102 8 TFL, 2 Sk, 2 PBU, FR, FF
Trevin Wade 24
Cornerback
Junior, 5-10, 192 - Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point)
Arizona: 3L… Expected to anchor secondary as one of
two senior leaders in 2011… Two-year starter and 38-
game veteran… 11 starts in 2010 in 12 games played,
finishing with 47 tackles, an interception and three
passes defended… Returned the pick 85 yards for a
key score against Iowa… 20 career PBUs are within
seven of UA all-time Top 10, interceptions are within
two… Second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 2009 with a
breakout performance… Led the team and was 32nd
nationally in interceptions per game (5, .38) and 28th in
passes defended (14)… Had two picks against NAU
and one each at Iowa, at Oregon State and at USC…
Team honors for defensive player of the week against NAU and Iowa… Took one
back 38 yards for a score against the Hawkeyes… Takeaway at USC set up
UA’s first score against Trojans… Career-high 11 tackles against Stanford… Had
10 hits at Oregon State… Broke up three passes at Iowa… 26 games played
with 13 starts… First-team all-league by Phil Steele publications… Tied for sixth
in the Pac-10 with four interceptions in 2008, all accomplished as a reserve…
Had two picks in the opener, returning them for 69 yards combined… Also
intercepted passes in victories against California and WSU… Broke up three
passes including one in bowl game… Season-high three tackles in Washington
game to earn coaches’ special teams player of the week honor … Six hits on
kickoff coverage… Redshirted his freshman season in 2007…
High School: Stony Point High School, Round Rock, Texas, 2007… First-team Texas
All-District 14-5A honors as a defensive back and doubled as All-Purpose on offense in
2006… Repeated after earning first-team DB honors as a junior for District 15-5A…
Played as receiver in Lone Star Arena Football Classic for central Texas stars in
February 2007, featuring spread-style play… Gained 1,500 yards throwing, running and
receiving, and had 23 tackles as a safety… All-district basketball star as point guard for
Timberwolves… Played in Toros Central Texas All-Star basketball game in spring…
Also played quarterback, running back and receiver at Stony Point…Threw 54 passes,
completing 21 for 345 yards and four touchdowns… College Station Nike Camp
participant…
Personal: Academic major is economics… Son of Charles and LaVera Wade of Round
Rock… Related to former ASU and MLB baseball player Hubie Brooks… Brother,
Rafael Gary, is an entertainer, brother Charles Wade was student at LSU… Sister
Annie Wade graduated from Southern University… Served as mentor in high school,
and with Special Olympics… Date of birth Aug. 1, 1989 in Austin, Texas.