2015 Football Roster
Roster
Nela Otukolo
- Position:
- ILB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 234
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman HS
Last updated: Jan. 31, 2018
2017 (Junior): Played in 13 of the Bulldogs’ 14 games, serving primary duty on the special team’s unit … posted six tackles on the season … logged two contests with season bests of two tackles – vs. Incarnate Word on Sept. 2 and at San Diego State on Oct. 21.
2016 (Sophomore): The inside linebacker played in 10 games and made four starts … owned the ninth-most tackles on the team with 48, including 27 solo stops … with 5.5 tackles for a loss, he tied for the second-most on the team … recorded 1.0 tackles for a loss in four-straight games from Sept. 24-Oct. 14 … had a single-game career-high 10 tackles on Oct. 14 vs. San Diego State … had a season-best six solo tackles on Oct. 1 at UNLV … forced first career fumble vs. Air Force on Oct. 28, which created seven points off the turnover for the ‘Dogs … posted 1.5 sacks on the year, 1.0 against Sacramento State on Sept. 10 and a half-sack on Oct. 14 vs. San Diego State … tallied a pass breakup on Oct. 22 at Utah State.
2015 (Freshman): Played in the first eight games before missing the last four with a knee injury … drew his first career start on Oct. 3 against San Diego State, finishing the game with five tackles … recorded a sack in back-to-back games against Utah State and UNLV … posted 25 tackles on the season, 3.5 tackles for a loss and those two sacks … recovered his first career fumble in week two at No. 14 Ole Miss.
High School: Attended powerhouse Bishop Gorman High School and played under head coach Tony Sanchez, who is now the head coach at UNLV ... 2014 Nevada Defensive Player of the Year and All-State selection ... All-Southwest League defensive MVP and first-team defense selection … helped lead team to four-straight state championships as well as a No. 1 national ranking in USA Today's High School sports Super 25 rankings to end the 2014 season ... recorded 122 tackles his senior year when the Gaels went 15-0 ... tallied 121 tackles, 80 solo, along with 16 tackles-for-loss as a senior ... added 74 stops and 15.5 TFL as a junior... played on same HS team with Robert Stanley and played in same league as Logan Hughes.
Personal: Born in Hawai'i ... majoring in pre-psychology.
