Koa Misi
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| No. 55 – Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 17, 1987 Santa Rosa, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Santa Rosa (CA) Montgomery | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Utah | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 2 / pick: 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Nawa'akoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "Koa" Misi (born January 17, 1987) is an American football outside linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah.
College career
After graduation from Montgomery High School, Misi began his college career at Santa Rosa Junior College, where he was a first-team all-conference defensive end.[1] He then attended the University of Utah and played for the Utes for three years (2007–2009). While at Utah he played in 38 of 39 games, missing one game due to injury, and started 36 of those games.[1] He played at both defensive end and defensive tackle positions during his college career. He was twice selected as an all-conference player in the Mountain West Conference, second-team all-conference in 2008 and first-team all-conference in 2009.[1]
Professional career
On April 23, 2010, Misi was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with a second round pick. He was drafted with the 40th overall pick.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
4.75 s | 1.64 s | 2.76 s | 4.27 s | 7.07 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
On September 19, 2010, Misi's second career game in the NFL—he recovered a Brett Favre fumble in the endzone for a touchdown giving the Dolphins a 14–0 lead. Misi also had two tackles, helping the Dolphins to go 2–0 on the season.
On September 7, 2013, Misi signed a four-year, $17 million contract extension with the Dolphins.[3]
Due to a back injury, Misi was placed on the team's injured reserve on December 22, 2015.[4]
On October 10, 2016, Misi was placed on injured reserve.[5]
NFL stats
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIA | 16 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | MIA | 12 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | MIA | 14 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | MIA | 15 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | MIA | 11 | 66 | 50 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 260 | 189 | 71 | 12.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
References
- ^ a b c "Player Bio: Koa Misi". University of Utah. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Koa Misi Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (September 7, 2013). "Koa Misi, Miami Dolphins finalize four-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Omar (December 22, 2015). "Dolphins place Koa Misi, Chris McCain on injured reserve". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ Sessler, Marc (October 10, 2016). "Dolphins grab corner Bene' Benwikere off waivers". NFL.com.
- ^ "Koa Misi Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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