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Position
Defensive End
Height
6'3
Weight
280
Class
5th-year Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City, Utah
High School
East HS
Previous School
Mesa CC

Senior defensive end who has worked his way into the rotation on the defensive line … Former junior college transfer who enters his third season with the Tigers in 2021 … Quick to the ball and extremely strong … Has also seen action at linebacker during his LSU career … Contributes on special teams … Has played in 11 games during his career at LSU with seven tackles and a tackle for loss.

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Appeared in seven games with no starts … Recorded seven tackles and a tackle for a 1-yard loss … Closed season with best performance of career with four tackles and a tackle for loss in win over Ole Miss … Had one tackle in games against Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida.

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Played in four games with no starts … Saw action against Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and against Oklahoma in the national semifinal … Did not record any defensive statistics.

PRIOR TO LSU
Joined the Tigers after a stellar junior college career at Mesa Community College in Arizona … Considered one of the top junior college defenders in the nation in 2018 … Compiled 114 tackles and 4.5 sacks while at Mesa Community College … Recorded 63 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks as a freshman … Earned first team All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference honors as a sophomore in 2018 … Rated as the No. 6 strong-side defensive end in junior college for 2018 … Ranked as a three-star prospect by both 247 Sports and Rivals … Listed as the 25th best overall junior college prospect nationally by Rivals … Originally attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah … Coached by Ryan Felker while at Mesa CC.

SONI FONUA’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4 vs. Ole Miss, 2020
Tackles for loss: 0.5 vs. Ole Miss, 2020

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