| |||||||||||||||||||||
UTAH: All-conference candidate may be the best defensive lineman in the Mountain West Conference ... has played in all 26 games and started in 24 since joining Utah as a sophomore JC transfer ... 16.5 tackles for loss in his first two years ... best suited for end, he can also play tackle, where he started in 2007 ... very strong (can squat 545 pounds) and athletic (36" vertical jump) ... fastest U. defensive lineman also led the position in the spring agility tests.
2008-Second-team all-conference ... started all 13 games - 12 at end and one (Air Force) at tackle ... 68 total tackles led Utah's linemen and ranked third overall ... 8.5 TFL and six pass breakups ranked third on the team ... led Utah with three forced fumbles (tied for the third-most in the MWC) ... forced a fumble against BYU that led to a score ... also had six tackles and two pass breakups vs. BYU ... tied career-high with nine tackles against Air Force, including two for loss ... eight tackles in back-to-back games against Colorado State and New Mexico ... one and a half sacks against Michigan ... two pass breakups against Oregon State ... won Utah's defensive Iron Ute award.
2007-Played in all 13 games and started the last 11 ... played defensive end for the first two games, moving to tackle when injuries struck ... third on the team in tackles with 67 ... leading tackler on the line also had 8.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries ... season-high nine tackles in bowl win over Navy ... eight tackles, including two sacks, and a fumble recovery against UCLA ... seven stops versus Utah State ... six tackles against New Mexico and UNLV ... recovered a fumble and returned it 28 yards against New Mexico ... academic all-MWC.
PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-conference defensive end helped Santa Rosa Junior College to a division title and a bowl invitation ... two-time first-team all-conference player for Montgomery High School (Calif.) ... Defensive Player of the Year ... Montgomery went 13-0 in 2005 and won the league title ... also lettered in baseball and basketball ... honor roll student.
PERSONAL: Son of Kathy Moix, Sione Misi and stepmother Melissa Misi ... father played football for Hawaii ... one sister ... enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding ... sociology major ... name is pronounced ko-a mee-see ... full name is Nawa'akoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa Misi ... born Jan. 17, 1987.
YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2007 13/11 29 38 67 8.0-31 2.5-10 2008 13/13 31 37 68 8.5-34 3.0-18 Totals 26/24 60 75 135 16.5-65 5.5-28
