Paea is a fast learner - Gazette Times 8-18-09 He makes fast move for a key line spot- Paul Buker, The Oregonian The Paea Family In The Land of Dreams- Brian Brooks, Beavers OSR 2010: Paea (pie-uh) is one of the premier defensive tackles in the nation ... considered opting out of his senior year for the NFL Draft, but will return for what could be an All-America season ... strong player with a rugby background from his youth in Tonga ... faces constant double teams ... has quickness and strength to wreak havoc on opposing backfields ... known as the strongest player on the team ... tied for third at OSU for career sacks with 19.5. 2009: Co-recipient of the Pac-10's Morris Trophy, given annually to the league's top defensive lineman as voted on by the league's offensive linemen ... Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List ... All-Pac-10 First Team ... Ted Miller of ESPN.com ranked him the 24th best player in the Pac-10 prior to the season ... team-leading 8.5 tackles for loss and co-leader for sacks with three ... tallied 3.0 sacks against UCLA ... forced two fumbles each against UCLA and at Oregon ... four forced fumbles ties the OSU single season record ... recovered a fumble against Portland State ... co-team captain. 2008: Paea made an immediate impact on the Beavers' defense ... Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com picked him as having the eighth best performance in a bowl game for being a "disruptive force" ... bothered the last month of the season with a bursa sack on his knee, forcing him to miss the start of the season finale ... 41 tackles for the season, including a career-high 6 vs. California and WSU ... 11 TFLs and five sacks -- impressive numbers for a tackle in the OSU system ... College Football News Sophomore Second Team ... Pac-10 Honorable Mention. SNOW: Helped Snow to an undefeated regular season and national ranking of No. 3 ... redshirted in 2006 ... graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree early so that he could enroll at OSU ... was a teammate of current Beaver Sioeli Nau. TIMPVIEW: Played just his senior season, where he was an all-region selection ... Rivals.com three-star athlete ... also participated in the shot put. PERSONAL: Born on the island chain of Vav'u, within the Tongan Island chain ... son of Peniamin (Ben) and Ana Paea ... has four siblings, including twin brother Will and younger brother Pora who plays at Foothill Community College in California ... three years of experience playing football entering OSU after growing up in Tonga playing rugby, a sport he once aspired to play professionally in New Zealand - still plays in the offseason at OSU ... did not speak English until coming to the States ... moved to the U.S. when he was 16 ... part of his decision to attend OSU was the Polynesian culture that exists on campus ... participated in the "Learning Through Listening: Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities during spring break, involving five days of interacting with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians ... majoring in sociology. PAEA'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FR FF BrUp Int KB 2009 22 21 43 8.5-52 3.0-19 1 4 0 0 0 2008 14 27 41 11.0-56 5.0-32 0 1 1 0 0 Total 36 48 84 19.5-108 8.0-51 1 5 1 0 0
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