Nila Kasitati
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American Samoa
| No. 62[1] | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 25, 1993 American Samoa |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 331 lb (150 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trinity (Euless, Texas, U.S.) |
| College | Oklahoma (2011–2015) |
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
William Nila Kasitati (NEE-luh-kah-sih-TAH-tee;[2] born April 25, 1993) is a Tongan former professional gridiron football offensive lineman who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
William Nila Kasitati was born on April 25, 1993, in American Samoa.[3][4] He did not play American football until his sophomore year of high school in American Samoa.[4] His family moved to Euless, Texas, and Kasitati finished his high school football career at Trinity High School.[4][1] He caught 10 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown his senior year in 2010.[2] In the class of 2011, he was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, and ESPN.com.[2] Kasitati was also ranked the No. 38 tight end in the country by ESPN, Scout, and 247Sports, and the No. 50 offensive lineman in the country by Rivals.[2]
College career
Kasitati played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners of the University of Oklahoma as an offensive guard. He redshirted the 2011 season.[2] He played in four games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending injury.[2][5] Kasitati appeared in all 13 games, starting seven at right guard, in 2013.[2] He played in 12 games, starting six at right guard, during the 2014 season while missing one game due to injury.[2] He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the coaches and also earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors.[2] Kasitati started all 13 games at right guard as a redshirt senior in 2015, garnering first-team All-Big 12 and second-team Academic All-Big 12 recognition.[2] He majored in human relations at Oklahoma.[2]