Te'o with the San Diego Chargers in 2015
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | January 26, 1991 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Laie, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Honolulu (HI) Punahou | ||||||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Tackles: | 222 |
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Sacks: | 1.5 |
Interceptions: | 2 |
Passes defended: | 9 |
Forced fumbles: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Manti Malietau Louis Teʻo (/ˈmæn.taɪ ˈtɛ.oʊ/, MAN-tie-TAY-oh; born January 26, 1991) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American, received eight national awards, and became one of the most decorated college football players of all time. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Te'o played for Punahou School, a private co-ed institution in Manoa, Honolulu, where he had also attended middle school. Te'o began his varsity career in 2006 with stellar play that won him selection to the second-team all-state roster as a sophomore.