Uani "Devin" Unga (born December 28, 1987) is an American football linebacker coach at Southern Utah University, and a former linebacker himself. He played

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at Oregon State in 2009 and 2010 before transferring to Brigham Young in 2012 and led the nation in tackles his final season in 2013. He served a two-year

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to Guatemala City Central after high school. He was undrafted in 2014, and played his entire professional career with the

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Professional career

New York Giants

Unga was not drafted in the

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after suffering a serious knee injury on the final play in his college career. Unga was signed by the

on December 23, 2014, as a member of the practice squad, up until that point he spent the season rehabbing a knee injury. On September 5, 2015, Unga made the final 53-man roster for the

On September 13, 2015, Unga would get his first career start against the Dallas Cowboys where he recorded his first career interception against Tony Romo in a 27-26 loss. Unga recorded his second interception in a September 24, 2015, game against the Redskins. On May 10, 2016, Unga was waived/injured by the Giants and was placed on injured reserve. On February 8, 2017, Unga was released by the Giants.

Coaching career

It was announced that Unga will be a Defensive administrative assistant at Utah State University beginning for the 2017 football season. On February 12, 2018 'Unga was added as a full-time coach at Utah State University to coach the outside linebackers, ending his playing career. On August 25, 2019, Unga joined Southern Utah coaching staff as their Linebackers coach.

Personal life

His older brothers, Paul and J.J. Unga, were also football players. Paul, a defensive end at Arizona State and J.J. an offensive guard at Midwestern State. He also has a twin brother Feti who played linebacker at Oregon State. His younger brother Metuisela played tight end for the University of Hawaii and his other younger brother Chris played

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for

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. He is the cousin of former NFL running backs Harvey Unga, Reno Mahe, and Naufahu Tahi.

References

External links

Southern Utah University bioBYU Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Unga, Uani 1987 births Living people Oregon State Beavers football players Players of American football from Pomona, California Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California American football linebackers American people of Tongan descent American Latter Day Saints 21st-century Mormon missionaries BYU Cougars football players New York Giants players