Ht/Wt
6'
1"
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302 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
La Mirada,
California
Last School
Cerritos Junior College
Roster Years
2004-2005
Career Summary
Vince Feula transferred to BYU after playing at Arizona and Cerritos Junior College in California. Feula lettered both years as a Cougar and played in 22 of 23 games during his time at BYU. He recorded 25 tackles as a junior and 26 tackles as a senior year, including 13 solo takedowns. Feula had one sack for a loss of 11 yards against rival Utah.
Professional
- Signed a free agent deal with the Washington Redskins in 2006
Personal
- Parents are Vaotupua Sefo and Ferila Feula
Before BYU
La Mirada High School
- Three-year letterwinner for coach John Mele
- Finished his senior season with 101 tackles, including 13 sacks and 27 tackles for a loss
- Had 76 tackles and nine sacks as a junior
- Credited with 56 tackles and six sacks as a sophomore
- Played defensive tackle, offensive guard, tight end and fullback
- PrepStar Magazine High School All-American
- An all-state and all-region selection
- Team captain as a senior
- Earned team's MVP honors
- Earned All-California Interscholastic Federation (Southern Section) and league MVP honors
- First-team Press-Telegram Dream Team and All-Whittier Daily News selection
- An All-L.A. Times selection
- Recognized as a California-Hawaii Sports Top-30 selection (ranked no. 23)
- Also lettered four times in track & field
- League champion in both the shot put and discus as a senior
Arizona
- Redshirted at Arizona during the 2001 season
- Saw action in nine games, including two starts for the Wildcats as a redshirt freshman in 2002
- Credited with 11 tackles in 2002, including nine solo and two assisted takedowns
- Totaled two tackles for a combined loss of 10 yards, including a sack for a nine-yard loss
- Listed as the preseason starter at tackle for the Wildcats in 2003 before transferring to Cerritos Junior College
Cerritos Junior College
- An All-California selection in 2003
- Earned second-team JC All-America honors as a sophomore after posting 85 tackles, including seven sacks
- A JC Gridwire All-America selection
- Earned first-team JC Ironman honors
- Recruited out of Cerritos JC by Arizona, USC, Colorado State, Utah, Hawaii and Fresno State.
Stats
YR GP UT AT TT TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds 2004 11 9 16 25 1.0/1 0.0/0
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
2004
- Saw action in all 11 games during the season
- Started three games at nose tackle
- Earned letterman honors
- Credited with 25 tackles on the season, including 9 solo tackles
- Had 1.0 tackle for a loss
- Credited with a season-high 4.0 tackles against Boise State, UNLV and Utah
- Credited with a season-high 3.0 solo tackles against Stanford
Senior Year
2005
- Earned letterman honors
- Played in 11 games
- Started in eight games
- Recorded 26 tackles on the season, including 13 solo takedowns
- Posted a season-high five tackles against TCU and Utah
- Had a season-high four solo tackles against TCU
- Credited 5.5 tackles for a combined loss of 20 yards
- Had a season-high 2.0 tackles for a combined loss of four yards against California in the Las Vegas Bowl
- Had one sack for a loss of 11 yards against Utah
- Participated in spring drills and credited with two tackles in the annual Blue-White game
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year