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17 James Fotofili

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 220
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School Grant HS

Biography

NEVADA
JUNIOR (2020) – Suffered an accident in the offseason sidelining him for the 2020 season.
 
SOPHOMORE (2019) – Played in 11 games, registering a single-season career-high 12 tackles … Assisted on one TFL on the season that went for a loss of two yards … Eight of his tackles were solo.

FRESHMAN (2018) – Played in 12 of the Wolf Pack’s 13 games as a true freshman … Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss … Racked up eight total tackles on the year … Member of Nevada’s 2018 Arizona Bowl victory team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL – Attended Grant High School in Sacramento where he was a two-sport athlete in football and rugby … Earned first team all-league and second team all-conference honors … Had a monster senior season with 93 tackles, including a whopping 22 tackles for loss … Also recorded three sacks and forced a fumble.
 
PERSONAL – Son of Tina Fotofili and the late Roccy Tupu … Has two sisters, Tahliyah and Victoria, and one brother, Soane … Communications major … Chose Nevada because he loved how the coaches put players first … Also recruited by Wyoming, Cal and Montana State … Lists Marshawn Lynch as his sports hero … The most memorable moment of his pre-college career was senior night in high school … Likes to stay active in his free time.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'11" 205 lbs
    8
  • 17

    2019Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    17