2014 Football Roster
Roster
Ainuu Taua
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 296
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Lompoc, Calif.
- High School:
- Lompoc
2017 - Saw action in eight games as a reserve along the Bruin defensive line and on special teams ... Credited with seven tackles on the yearย ... Had a season-best four tackles at Washington ... Made two tackles in the win over Oregon ... Injured in the game at Utah and sat out the balance of the season.
2016 - Saw action in 10 games at fullback, defensive line and on special teams ... Caught two passes for 16 yards.
2015 - Saw action in eight games as a reserve along the defensive front and on special teams ... Credited with four tackles on the season ... Had one stop each against UNLV, Arizona, Colorado, USC.ย
2014 - Did not see game action in his first season in the program.
HIGH SCHOOL -ย ย A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 247 recruit in the nation โฆ Four-stars according to scout.com, the nationโs No. 115 recruit, No. 12 prospect in the state of California and No. 22 recruit in the West โฆ Rivalsโ No. 18-rated defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 29 prospect in the state of California โฆ Scoutโs No. 9-rated defensive tackle nationally โฆ Four-star prospect and No. 210 on ESPN.comโs national recruiting list โฆ PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team โฆ CalHiSports.com first-team All-State Medium Schools โฆ Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl โฆ L.A. Times All-Southland โฆ Los Padres League MVP โฆ Made 36 tackles, caused two fumbles and had seven sacks as a senior โฆ Second-team Medium Schools MaxPreps All-America. ย ย ย ย ย
PERSONAL - Full Name: Ainuu (EYE-na-ooo) Masaioa Taua (t-OW-uh) โฆ Father: Taua Taua โฆ Mother: Tui Taua โฆ Has three brothers - Vai, Ekepati, Toa and two sisters - Lagi, Tasi ... Brother, Vai, who played football at Nevada, has been on the roster of the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks ... Hobbies include fishing and camping ... Has never had a haircut ... Named to the Athletic Director's academic honor roll in Fall 2014 ... Sociology major.
