The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Tiaoalii Savea
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Desert Pines
- Previous School:
- Arizona
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
A first-year defensive lineman who transferred to Texas from Arizona in spring 2024 ... has 39 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one blocked kick in 23 career games throughout a three-year collegiate football career.
SENIOR (2024)
Has appeared in four games during his first season on the Forty Acres ... was credited with two tackles, including one for a loss, against UTSA (9/14) ... registered a tackle against ULM (9/21) ... also appeared in games against Colorado State (8/31) and Florida (11/9) ...
BEFORE TEXAS
A transfer defensive lineman from Arizona who has played in 29 career games, including 19 at Arizona that included two starts after having transferred from UCLA where he spent one season and played in 10 games … with the Wildcats, he accumulated 36 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three pressures, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick in two seasons … selected to the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List in 2023 … played in 12 games with starts against Stanford at nose guard and against Utah at EDGE as a junior … collected 22 tackles, six tackles for loss for 24 yards, 1.5 sacks and three pressures … posted four tackles with a half tackle for loss at Mississippi State … registered a tackle for loss against UTEP … started against Stanford and notched two tackles and a half sack … tallied a season-high two tackles for loss with one sack and three total tackles against Washington … also notched three tackles at USC … recorded an 11-yard tackle for loss at Washington State … started against Utah and secured a half tackle for loss and one pressure … closed the season with three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, and one pressure against Oklahoma … appeared in seven games during his first season with the Wildcats in 2022 after transferring from UCLA … totaled 14 tackles (8 solo, 6 assist), 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick … registered at least two tackles in six of his seven games … the blocked field goal attempt helped Arizona upset No. 9 UCLA, 34-28, at The Rose Bowl and he also made a season-high three tackles in that game … also recorded three tackles with one tackle for loss at Cal … recovered a fumble and returned it 18 yards to go along with two tackles and a half tackle for loss against Arizona State … spent one season at UCLA in 2021 and saw time in 10 games along the defensive line … finished the year with seven tackles after logging multiple stops in each of his last three appearances as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
An All-America and all-state honoree at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas … selected to compete in 2021 Under Armour All-America Game … earned spot in the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals … ranked No. 125 on ESPN 300 list and the No. 9 defensive tackle ... rated the No. 16 strongside defensive end by Rivals ... a top-10 prospect in state of Nevada by ESPN (1), 247Sports (3) and Rivals (4) … named first-team Nevada All-State in 2019 … helped lead Desert Pines to an 11-1 record and the NIAA Class 4A state championship game in 2019.
