Koa Misi

Nawa'akoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "Koa" Misi (born January 17, 1987) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at Utah.

Koa Misi
No. 55
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1987-01-17) 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
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2009)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2008)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:360
Sacks:12.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:0
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 2 1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		 251 lb
(114 kg)		 4.75 s1.64 s2.76 s4.27 s7.07 s38 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 end zone for a touchdown giving the Dolphins a 14–0 lead. Misi also had two tackles. 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 due to a neck injury.[5]

On July 25, 2017, the Dolphins placed Misi on injured reserve with a neck injury.[6]

NFL statistics
YearTeamGPTotalSoloASTSacksFFFRIntTDPD
2010MIA 164129124.502012
2011MIA 12342681.000001
2012MIA 146550153.530002
2013MIA 155434202.000003
2014MIA 116650161.000001
2015MIA 137859190.000001
2016MIA 32211110.000000
Career8435825810012.0320110

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References
  1. "Player Bio: Koa Misi". University of Utah. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. "Koa Misi Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com.
  3. Patra, Kevin (September 7, 2013). "Koa Misi, Miami Dolphins finalize four-year extension". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. Kelly, Omar (December 22, 2015). "Dolphins place Koa Misi, Chris McCain on injured reserve". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. Sessler, Marc (October 10, 2016). "Dolphins grab corner Bene' Benwikere off waivers". NFL.com.
  6. Patra, Kevin (July 25, 2017). "Dolphins sign Alterraun Verner, place Koa Misi on IR". NFL.com.
  7. "Koa Misi Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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