University of Nevada Athletics

NEVADA CAREER
RS JUNIOR (2025): Appeared in 11 games, making two starts on the defensive line ... Shared a sack and made 2.5 tackles-for-loss among his 17 tackles ... Also recovered a fumble and batted down two passes ... Shared two tackles at No. 2/3 Penn State (Aug. 30) ... Made three tackles (two solo) against Sacramento State (Sept. 6) ... Made 1.5 tackles-for-loss, shared a sack, and knocked down a pass among three tackles at Fresno State (Oct. 4) ... Made a season-high four tackles with a TFL at Utah State (Nov. 8) ... Recovered a fumble against San José State (Nov. 15) ... Had two tackles against UNLV (Nov. 29).

PRIOR TO NEVADA
Joins Nevada after spending his first three seasons (2022-24) at UTEP … Redshirted the 2022 season … Appeared in nine games in 2023, making 2.5 tackles-for-loss among his 13 tackles total … Had a pair of four-tackle games in 2023, against UNLV and New Mexico State, while recording a TFL at both Jax State and Northwestern … Parents are Vaa and Katerina Va’a.