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Bojay Filimoeatu
American football player and coach (born 1989)
Bojay Bruce Feleunga Filimoeatu (born December 6, 1989) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is currently the inside linebackers coach at San Jose State. He played college football at Utah State and played in the NFL briefly for the Oakland Raiders before becoming a college football coach.
Filimoeatu in 2017. | |||
| San Jose State Spartans | |||
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| Position: | Inside linebackers coach | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | (1989-12-06) December 6, 1989 (age 34) Fontana, California, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Granger (West Valley City, Utah) | ||
| College: | Utah State | ||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||
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Born in Fontana, California and raised in West Valley City, Utah, Filimoeatu graduated from Granger High School in West Valley City in 2008.[1][2] He played at linebacker and fullback at Granger.[2]
Returning to his native California, Filimoeatu began his college football career on the junior college level at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut near Los Angeles. Helping Mt. SAC win its second straight state title, Filimoeatu was the 2010 CCCAA Defensive MVP.[2] On January 30, 2011, Filimoeatu signed his letter of intent with Utah State, one of four Division I FBS schools to offer him scholarships.[3]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Bojay Filimoeatu WDE |
West Valley City, UT | Mt. San Antonio | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Jan 30, 2011 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31 (JUCO), 1 (position) Rivals: 36 (JUCO) | ||||||
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He started all 26 games in the 2011 and 2012 seasons at Utah State and registered 112 tackles (48 solo), eight sacks, one interception, two passes defended, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. During his senior season, he posted 71 tackles and five sacks.[2]
Due to a knee injury during the Casino Del Sol College All Star Game in January 2013, Filimoeatu put his football career on hold and only tried out before NFL scouts at Utah State pro day prior to the 2014 NFL draft.[4][5] Filimoeatu originally signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 19, 2014 and was waived by the team at the end of training camp before signing to the practice squad two days later.[6] On September 13, 2014, Filimoeatu was promoted to the active roster after a season-ending injury to Taiwan Jones.[4] Filimoeatu made his NFL debut on September 14 against the Houston Texans.[7] For the 2014 season, Filimoeatu played in eight games and made six tackles.[8] Filimoeatu did not see any game action in 2015.[8]
Filimoeatu began his coaching career in 2016 at Oregon State as inside linebackers and defensive quality control coach under Brent Brennan. When Brennan became head coach at San Jose State, Filimoeatu followed him there in 2017 as linebackers coach.[9] On December 19, 2018, returning head coach Gary Andersen hired him to be the defensive ends coach on his new staff.[10]
Filimoeatu rejoined San Jose State in 2024 as their inside linebackers coach.[11]
- "Bojay Filimoeatu". Utah State Athletics. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- "Bojay Filimoeatu - Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- "Raiders Sign LB Bojay Filimoeatu to Active Roster". Oakland Raiders. September 13, 2014. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Raiders UDFA profile: LB Bojay Filimoeatu". Silver and Black Pride. Vox Media. May 25, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Bojay Filimoeatu". Oakland Raiders. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "Bojay Filimoeatu". pro-football-reference. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "Bojay Filimoeatu". San Jose State Spartans. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- Barnett, Zach (January 24, 2024). "Update on Ken Niumatalolo's staff at San Jose State". FootballScoop. Retrieved January 24, 2024.