Vaka Manupuna
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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 30, 1982 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Colorado |
| NFL draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Vaka Manupuna (born June 30, 1982) is an American former football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Colorado.
Manupuna was also a member of the New York Jets and Utah Blaze.
As a senior, Manupuna earned first-team all-state honors from both the Honolulu Advertiser and Star-Bulletin for St. Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. SuperPrep named him to its All-Far West team, ranked as the No. 72 player overall in the region, and he also earned first-team all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) honors for a second straight year. As a senior, he registered 37 solo tackles (about 60 overall), with four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and three quarterback sacks.
College career
Manupuna played college football at the University of Colorado and started in all 13 games as a senior, including the Champs Sports Bowl. He enjoyed his best season as a senior where he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from both the Associated Press and the league coaches. Manupuna had 52 total tackles on his senior season (28 solo), including four for losses, five third down stops, seven quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.