Viliami Fehoko played college football for the San Jose State Spartans and was named the 2022 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year prior to being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
24 Facts About Viliami Fehoko
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Viliami Fehoko attended Saint Francis High School, where he played as a tight end for their football team.
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Viliami Fehoko was part of the East Palo Alto Razorbacks rugby club.
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On February 3,2018, Viliami Fehoko committed to San Jose State University.
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Viliami Fehoko appeared in 4 conference games, before being redshirted.
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Viliami Fehoko tallied 5 tackles, with three coming against the University of Wyoming.
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Viliami Fehoko started all 8 games, collecting 36 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, one pass deflection, and one fumble recovered.
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Viliami Fehoko had 6 tackles and one sack against the University of New Mexico.
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Viliami Fehoko was named first-team All-Mountain West for the first time in his career.
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Viliami Fehoko had 7 tackles against the University of Wyoming.
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Viliami Fehoko was named first-team All-Mountain West for the second time.
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Viliami Fehoko had 7 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Fresno State University.
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Viliami Fehoko made 12 tackles, 2 sacks and one forced fumble against the University of Nevada.
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Viliami Fehoko had 5 tackles and two sacks against Colorado State University.
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Viliami Fehoko was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Mountain West for the third straight year.
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Viliami Fehoko finished his career with 191 tackles, 46 tackles for loss, 23 sacks, 14 pass deflections, 5 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries in 48 games played.
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Viliami Fehoko was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Viliami Fehoko was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on November 18,2023.
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Viliami Fehoko couldn't move up on the depth chart despite the fact that the Cowboys lost defensive ends Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler Jr.
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Viliami Fehoko was waived by the Cowboys with an injury designation on August 26,2024.
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Viliami Fehoko was waived from the injured reserve on September 3,2024.
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Viliami Fehoko signed with the practice squad of the Washington Commanders on November 26,2024.
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Viliami Fehoko reunited with head coach Dan Quinn, who was his defensive coordinator with the Cowboys.
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Viliami Fehoko speaks Tongan and can communicate in sign language.