veteran BYU defensive lineman with proven early-career production
Simote Vea brings the kind of compact, stout interior presence coaches value: at 5-11 and 270 pounds, he played defensive line for BYU and logged 19 games from 2010-2012, showing durability and role-player reliability. His value is less about splashy measurables and more about leverage, toughness, and experience in a Polynesian-built defensive front. Available stat traces show at least 7 solo tackles and 1 sack in his BYU career, but his real differentiator is the combination of physicality, familiarity with the program, and the ability to hold ground inside when a defense needs it.[1][4][6]
