Fili Moala at USC
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Defensive tackle, USC, 2003–⁠08

Fili Moala

Lettered 2005–⁠08 (school media guide)

Born
Jun 23, 1985, in Buena Park, California

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Fili Moala played defensive tackle at USC (2003–⁠08). The Indianapolis Colts took Moala in round 2, No. 56 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2008
First-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 56
Round 2, 2009 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2003 and 2004; Pac-10 champions, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008

The teams in those years

No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksPBU
20051262810–
20061310102072.54
2007131418325.52.5–
200813161430104.51
On file46449023.59.5–

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–⁠18).

DrillCombine 2009Combine or pro day 2009
Height6′4″
Weight305 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash5.16 s
10-yard split1.69 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump8′4″
Bench press25 reps
20-yard shuttle4.65 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 44 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Indianapolis Colts5500
2010Indianapolis Colts121800
2011Indianapolis Colts102020
2012Indianapolis Colts51400
2013Indianapolis Colts12191.50
NFL career44763.50

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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