Simione Tufui Fehoko ( ; born November 5, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played

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Early years

Fehoko played football at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. As a junior he led the state in receiving, posting 65 receptions for 1,656 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns (state record). As a senior, he tallied 59 receptions for 1,495 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns. He was a two-time All-state selection and was named to the 2015 USA Today All-USA high school football second-team. He set the state record for career receiving yards (3,571) and career receiving touchdowns (41). He was a four star recruit coming out of high school and committed to

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to play

. Fehoko also

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in basketball.

College career

After a two-year LDS mission in Seoul, Korea, Fehoko began his freshman season in 2018. He played in the last 4 games as a backup, making one reception for 6 yards. As a sophomore, he appeared in 12 games with one start. He registered 24 receptions for 566 yards (fourth on the team), a 23.58-yard average per reception (school record) and 6 receiving touchdowns (second on the team). He had 3 receptions for 97 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns against the University of Arizona. He made 3 receptions for 92 yard and 2 touchdowns against Washington State University. As a junior in 2020, the football season was reduced to 6 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He played in all 6 games with 5 starts, leading the team with 37 receptions for 574 yards, a 15.5-yard average per reception and 3 touchdowns, while being named to the All-Pac-12 First-team. He had 6 receptions for 100 yards against Oregon State University. He tallied 16 receptions (school record), 230 receiving yards (third in school history) and 3 receiving touchdowns in the double-overtime win over UCLA, 48-47. On August 28, 2020, he announced that he would forgo his senior season in order to enter the

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. He finished his college career with 62 receptions for 1,146 yards, an 18.5-yard average per reception (third in school history), 9 receiving touchdowns and 77% of his total receptions (48) resulted in either a first down or a touchdown.

Professional career

Fehoko was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (179th overall) of the

. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. On October 15, 2022, Fehoko was placed on injured reserve.

Personal life

His cousin

Breiden Fehoko Breiden Fehoko (born October 15, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was part of the 2020 National Championship winning team. He is th ...

plays defensive end in the

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for the Los Angeles Chargers.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fehoko, Simi 1997 births Living people Players of American football from Salt Lake City American football wide receivers Stanford Cardinal football players American people of Tongan descent American Mormon missionaries in South Korea Latter Day Saints from Utah Dallas Cowboys players