Paul Soliai
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| Miami Dolphins — No. 96 | |
| Defensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: December 30, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Orange County, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 344 lb (156 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Miami Dolphins | |
| Career history | |
| College: Utah | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Tackles | 3 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| INT | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Paul Fuapapa Soliai (born December 20, 1983 in Orange County, California) is an American football defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Utah.
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[edit] Junior college
After attending Nuuuli Technical High School in American Samoa where he was team captain as a senior, Soliai spend two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was a two-time all-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference offensive lineman. He earned an honorable mention All-American selection in 2002, and was a first-team JUCO All-American as a sophomore in 2003.
[edit] College career
Soliai transferred to the University of Utah in 2004 and was redshirted his first season. He played in 12 games as a junior in 2005, racking up five tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss. He made four stops against rival Utah State, including an assisted tackle for loss . He also had a 10-yard sack against Arizona.
In 12 games at nose guard as a senior in 2006, Soliai recorded 35 tackles (13 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks for 15 yards, four pass break-ups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. He earned a second team All-Mountain West Conference selection.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2007
In April 2007, Soliai measured a height of 6-foot-4 and a weight of 332 pounds at his Utah Pro Day. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.02 seconds and 5.12 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.53 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.77 seconds. He measured a 30 1/2-inch vertical jump, but an elbow sprain prevented him from doing the 225-pound bench press.
Soliai was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract on June 7.
[edit] Career transactions
- April 29, 2007 - Drafted by the Dolphins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
- June 7, 2007 - Signed to a four-year contract.
[edit] Trivia
- Was teammates with current Dolphins receiver Kerry Reed at Coffeyville in 2003.
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