Career Summary

Alani Fua came to BYU as an All-American from Oaks Christian in California. He played in a total of 44 games, started in 18 and lettered all four years as a Cougar. He totaled 124 tackles, nine sacks and five interceptions during his career. As a senior, Fua was second on the team in sacks and notched a career-high eight solo tackles against Virginia. He helped BYU to a No. 20 national ranking for rushing defense in 2014. Fua received several award nominations and was named to a variety of All-Independent teams. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details. 

Professional

• Signed free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2015 and made the 53-man roster

Personal

• Born in San Fernando, California
• Parents are George and Helen
• Married to wife Malaysia and has two sons
• Older brother, Sione, played defensive tackle at Stanford before being selected in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers
• Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Hawaii, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington
• Majoring in construction management

Before BYU

• Prepped at Oaks Christian
• Rated the No. 25 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com
• Offensive-Defensive Bowl All-American
• First Team Ventura County
• Recorded 71 tackles as a senior, along with nine sacks, one interception, two fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles as Oaks Christian earned a 13-1 record
• Also caught 25 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns in 2009
• Had 67 tackles, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a junior
• Also lettered in volleyball
• Coached by Bill Redell