Dillon Faamatau

Photo by: Josh Gateley

Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
285
Hometown:
Norwalk, Calif.
High School:
Norwalk HS
Prev School:
Cerritos College

2019
Played in 13 of 14 games and made six tackles ... tallied two tackles against West Virginia (10/19) ... was credited with a half-tackle for loss against Texas (10/12) ... registered a solo tackle against Texas Tech (9/28) ... notched assisted tackles at UCLA (9/14) and against South Dakota (9/7).

2018
Played in all 14 games and made 15 tackles ... earned starts against Baylor (9/29) and Kansas (11/17) ... collected two tackles versus Kansas ... tied a career high with three tackles against Texas (10/6) ... set a career high with three tackles versus UCLA (9/8) ... made two tackles in season opener against Florida Atlantic (9/1).

2017
Played in all 14 games and made 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) ... tied a career high with two tackles against TCU in Big 12 Championship Game (12/2) ... recorded a tackle for loss against TCU (11/11) and at Kansas State (10/21) ... recorded first two career tackles against Tulane (9/16) ... made OU debut against UTEP (9/2).

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played in all 10 games at Cerritos College in 2016 ... recorded 32 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack ... also blocked a kick ... registered season-high six tackles three times in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as the No. 68 defensive tackle recruit in the country by ESPN out of high school, No. 70 by 247Sports and No. 86 by Scout ... was a two-time first-team All-CIF and first-team All-Suburban League selection ... voted the league's most valuable defensive lineman ... played on both sides of the ball and was named all-league at tight end and the team's MVP his junior season ... earned second-team all-league recognition as a sophomore ... played all four years on the football team and competed for two seasons with the track and field team.

PERSONAL
Began collegiate career at Arizona State where he redshirted in 2015 ... graduated in December 2019 with bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies ... last name pronounced fahm-ah-TAH-oo.