Wildcat All-Americans
Jan 24, 2005 | General
MARIO FATAFEHI
Defensive Tackle
6-2, 305, 2L
Honolulu, Hawaii (Ferrington HS/Snow College [Utah])
2000 (senior): Named first-team All-American by the Football News... One of 15 finalists for Football News National Defensive Player of the Year... Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors... Helped team to an 11-3 record en route to a Big 12 North Championship... Third-leading tackler on the team with 80 stops (43 solos), 15 tackles-for-loss, 8.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries... Best game of the year game in a 27-7 victory over Iowa at Arrowhead Stadium when he colllected15 tackles (eight solo)... Had 12 total tackles (6 solo) against Oklahoma and Texas A&M (5 solos)... Had nine stops (5 solo) against Missouri and four tackles (2 solo) against Tennessee to end the season in Cotton Bowl.
1999 (junior): Stepped in as a starting defensive tackle in all 11 games of regular season... Finished fourth on the team with 11 tackles-for-loss and eighth on the team with 39 tackles... Led the team with 16 quarterback hurries... Credited with a blocked kick against Kansas ... Had a season-high eight tackles at Nebraska ... Had two tackles for loss and one quarterback sack against Iowa State ... Recovered a fumble in win over Kansas .
Junior College: First-team All-American by NJCAA and JC Gridwire ... All-region and all-conference pick... Badgers' defensive captain and MVP as a two-year starter... Rated as one of the top 60 junior college recruits and one of the top seven defensive line prospects by SupeerPrep ... Coached by Keith Uperesa.
High School: Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior... Was the Male Athlete of the Year at Ferrington as a senior... MVP of the Govs' defense... A two-year starter... Coached by Edward Diaz.
Personal: Born Jan. 27, 1979... Mother is Ane Mau... Brother, Tony, played football at Utah .
| Defensive Statistics |
| Year | G | TT | UT | AT | TFL | Sck | PB | FC | FR |
| 1999 | 11 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 11-41 | 3.5-26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 13 | 80 | 43 | 37 | 15-76 | 8.5-64 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 128 | 71 | 57 | 26-117 | 12-90 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
