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2018 Football Roster

Jason Clark
Michael Dubicki

19 Samson Tai

19 Samson Tai

  • Position:
    OLB
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    222
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Newark, Calif.
  • High School:
    Newark Memorial (De Anza J.C.)

Summary

Biography

Career Note:  Played in 17 games in his two seasons at WSU ... link to career statistics.

2018:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... played in the first six games ... totaled four tackles (2-2) against Walsh, including a half-tackle for loss ... both of his solo tackles vs. WU were on kickoff coverage to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... also recorded second career interception in the Cavaliers contest ... made a solo tackle at Indianapolis ... garnered a fumble recovery at Saginaw Valley ... tallied a season-high four solo tackles against Tiffin ... notched an assisted tackle vs. Davenport ... saw action on the kickoff coverage (two solo and one assisted tackles, plus a fumble recovery), punt coverage (one solo tackle) and punt return teams in all six games played ... also played on the kickoff return team vs. Ashland ... missed three contests due to an injury ... dressed, but did not play against Northern Michigan ... did not travel to Grand Valley ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2017:  Played in all 11 games ... made WSU debut at Walsh ... saw action as a back-up safety against #18-Indianapolis ... totaled three tackles (2-1) vs. the Greyhounds ... recorded two tackles (1-1) against Saginaw Valley ... saw action as a back-up linebacker at Tiffin, and recorded two solo tackles ... credited with a season-high eight tackles (2-6), including a solo tackle for loss at Ferris State, along with first career interception ... notched an assisted tackle against both Grand Valley State and Northern Michigan ... recorded three kickoff coverage tackles (1-2) at Davenport ... played on the kickoff coverage and kickoff return teams in all 11 games, and on the punt return unit in eight games ... finished second on the squad with six kickoff coverage tackles (3-3) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2016:  Played for De Anza (J.C.) College in Cupertino, Calif. ... led the squad in assisted (29) and total tackles (73), while ranking second in solo stops (44) ... received Northern California Bay 6 Division All-League honors as a linebacker ... had a team-high nine tackles for the Dons against Santa Rosa (11/12) ... had five tackles and a 22-yard fumble return the week before vs. City College of San Francisco (11/5) ... recorded four tackles for loss and a 96-yard interception return against San Joaquin Delta (9/10) ... made a season-high 11 tackles (9-2) vs. Laney (9/24).

2015:  Played two games at linebacker for the College of San Mateo (J.C.).

High School:  A 2011 graduate of Newark Memorial High School ... earned First Team All-MVAL honors as a senior in 2010 for coach Rich Swift and the Cougars.

Personal:  Full name--Samson P. Tai ... born June 11, 1993, in Newark, Calif. ... son of Lina Tai and Robert Bianchi ... is majoring in Sociology ... the oldest of seven children -- has three brothers,  Thomas, John and Ezekiel, Tatyana, Aaliyah and Alyssah ... is married to Laviniavasi Tai ... uncle is Haloti Ngata of the Philadelphia Eagles ... served as a Mormon Missionary in Anchorage, Alaska, following high school graduation ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017, Fall 2018 and Winter 2019.

 
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  • 19

    2017Junior

    S
    5'11" 215 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Senior

    OLB
    5'11" 222 lbs
    19