Vaughn Meatoga
#95
Class: Senior
Position: Defensive Tackle
HT/WT: 6’2’’ / 285 lbs
2011:
2010:
Started and appeared in all 14 games at tackle...amassed 32 tackles, including 2.5 for loss...only sack was against Idaho (Oct. 30)...forced a fumble against UNLV (Dec. 4)...career-high four tackles against Charleston Southern (Sept. 25), Nevada (Oct. 16), and New Mexico State (Nov. 27)...also had four quarterback hurries, including two against Tulsa (Dec. 24) in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl…named to the all-WAC Academic team.
2009:
Played in 11 games, making eight starts on the defensive line…tallied 15 tackles (10 solo, 5 assisted)…also totaled 2.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards)…had one sack for a loss of eight yards against Wisconsin (Dec. 5)…also had career-high three tackles against Wisconsin…one quarterback hurry…named to the all-WAC academic team.
2008:
Played in 14 games with two starts at defensive tackle....tallied 10 tackles, including eight solo...record 2.5 tackles for-a-loss...also posted 1.5 sacks and four quarterback hurries...had two tackles and 0.5 sack in first career start at Utah State (Nov. 1)...three tackles, including 1.5 for-a-loss and one sack in second consecutive start at New Mexico State (Nov.
...academic all-WAC...a UH scholar-athlete.2007:
Jones says: "He has a tremendous chance to contribute right away. He is an instinctive, explosive player. He has the ability to make big plays. He's got that something that Keith Millard, that quickness off the ball, the ability re-direct really fast and just looking at him, he has a chance to be a 315-pounder once he gets out here and on or weight program."
- Redshirted
Prep:
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A 2007 graduate of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu...earned three letters in football...a second-team all-State and first-team all-league selection as a senior...chosen to play in the HUB Goodwill All-Star Game as a senior...recorded more than 40 tackles and had 10 sacks and two fumble recoveries...helped Warriors to the 2005 state championship.
- Turn down offers from Boise State and UNLV. Also drew interest from Washington, Colorado, New Mexico State and Utah .
Personal:
Born Aug. 19, 1989, in Kalaheo, Kaua'i...has a younger sister (Kelly) and younger brother (Kaleomana)...parents Kenneth and the late Lynette Meatoga of Kalaheo, Kaua'i.
Fun Facts:
- High School Teammates with Current Warriors Scott Collins, Kaha’i Choy, Josh Manupuna, Jordan Gomes
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Vaughn Meatoga
