Koa Misi biography
Date of birth : 1987-01-17
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Santa Rosa, California
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-11-04
Credited as : Football player NFL, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl/NFL Draft player
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2010 - For the season has 15 tackles, ranks second on the Dolphins with 3.5 sacks for 11.5 yards in losses and has two fumble recoveries ... Started four times and has played in a reserve role three games this season ... Made his first NFL start on Sept. 26th vs. N.Y. Jets ... Finished with eight tackles in the preseason.
COLLEGE
Three-year letterman and starter at Utah ... Recorded 206 tackles (94 solo) with 10.5 sacks and 26.0 stops for losses ... His six forced fumbles tied for fourth on the school’s career-record list ... Also recovered three fumbles, returning one 28 yards for a touchdown and deflected eight passes ... Started 12 games at right defensive end as a senior in 2009 ... Named first-team All-Mountain West Conference ... Recorded career-best 71 hits (34 solo) with five sacks, 9.5 stops for losses and caused three fumbles ... Started all 13 games as a junior in 2008 - 12 games at left defensive end and and one game at left defensive tackle ... Named second-team All-MWC ... Finished with 68 tackles (31 solo), adding three sacks and 8.5 stops for losses ... Also caused three fumbles, recovered another and had six pass deflections ... Played a major part as the Utes ranked 11th in the nation in rush defense (99.15 ypg) ... Played in all 13 games with starts in the final nine games of the season as a sophomore in 2007 ... Started two games at nose guard shifting to left defensive tackle for the remainder of the schedule ... Finished with with 67 tackles (29 solo) ... Credited with 2.5 sacks and eight stops for losses ... Also deflected two passes ... Scooped up a fumble and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown vs. New Mexico ... Attended Santa Rosa Junior College from 2005-06, earning an associates degree in sociology ... Earned All-Northern California Conference honors while helping the team win the division title and receive a bowl invitation ... Did not play football in 2005 ... Majored in sociology.
PERSONAL
Attended Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, Calif. ... Honor Roll student ... Twice earned All-Conference honors in football ... Named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior as school went 13-0 and won the league title ... Also lettered in baseball and basketball ... Spoke at the Broward County Juvenile Detention Center ... Participated in the Miami Dolphins Foundation Fishing Tournament ... His father, Sione, played football for Hawaii ... Full name is Koa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa Misi, born January 17, 1987, in Santa Rosa, Calif.
