2019 Football Roster
Sonatane Lui
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 283
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sandy, Utah
- High School:
- Alta HS
- Piesman Trophy Candidate (2019)
- Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List (2018)
- Mountain West Championship Game Defensive MVP (2019)
- All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2019)
- 2x Academic All-Mountain West (2016-17)
BOISE STATE CAREER
SENIOR (2019): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention...voted the Mountain West Championship Game Defensive MVP...started all 13 games in which he appeared...had 4.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles-for-loss among his career-high 49 tackles...recovered two fumbles, one of which he returned 24 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico (Nov. 16)...had a sack while both solo tackles went for a loss at Florida State (Aug. 31)...shared a sack and had a full tackle-for-loss against Marshall (Sept. 6)...had four tackles (two solo) against Portland State (Sept. 14)...made a career-high 16 tackles (12 solo) against Air Force (Sept. 20)...had a sack among his five tackles (three solo) at UNLV (Oct. 5)...made four solo tackles at BYU (Oct. 19)...had seven tackles (two solo) against Wyoming (Nov. 9)...recovered two fumbles, one of which he returned 21 yards for a touchdown on the game's opening play from scrimmage, against New Mexico (Nov. 16)...had two sacks, forced a fumble, and finished with five tackles (four solo) and was voted Defensive MVP of the Mountain West Championship Game against Hawai'i (Dec. 7).
JUNIOR (2018): Started all 10 games in which he appeared...made 26 tackles (12 solo), including 2.5 tackles-for-loss for a defense that ranked 20th in the country against the run (122.9 ypg)...also recovered a fumble which he returned five yards...made a career-high eight tackles (four solo), including one for loss, in season opener at Troy (Sept. 1)...recovered a fumble and returned it five yards, and had a tackle-for-loss at Nevada (Oct. 13)...shared a tackle-for-loss among his four tackles (two solo) against Fresno State (Nov. 9)...made five tackles (two solo) against Fresno State (Dec. 1).
SOPHOMORE (2017): Started 12 of the 13 games in which he appeared...made 18 tackles (eight solo) including 2.5 tackles-for-loss, and recovered two fumbles...had a quarterback hurry that resulted in a Boise State interception, and recovered a fumble against Troy (Sept. 2)...made two tackles (one solo) at Washington State (Sept. 9)...had a tackle-for-loss among his two tackles at BYU (Oct. 6)...made three solo tackles at San Diego State (Oct. 14)...had one fumble recovery vs. Air Force (Nov. 18)...collected one tackle at Fresno State (Nov. 25)...made two tackles in the MW Championship vs. Fresno State (Dec. 2)...had two tackles (one solo) at the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon (Dec. 16).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Named Utah 5A All-State honorable mention as a senior in 2012...also earned spot on MaxPreps' Utah All-Region 3 First Team...recorded 55 tackes (24 solo) with 3.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles-for-loss that season...had a sack among his six tackles as a junior.
