Uso Seumalo
American football player (born 2002)
Vaai Jericho "Uso" Seumalo (born May 17, 2002) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Garden City Community College and Kansas State and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the 2026 NFL draft.
Early life
Seumalo was born in Kaunakakai, Hawaii and attended Molokaʻi High School in Hoʻolehua, Hawaii.
College career
Garden City Community College
Seumalo began his college career at Garden City Community College, where he played two seasons from 2020 to 2021.
In 2020, he appeared in eight games and had eight solo tackles, 20 assisted tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks.
In 2021, he played in 11 games with nine solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and three sacks, along with two passes broken up.
Over his two seasons at Garden City, he played in 19 games and totaled 17 solo tackles, 30 assisted tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and two passes broken up.
Kansas State
Seumalo transferred to Kansas State in 2022, the season in which he had four solo tackles, one assisted tackle, two tackles for loss, and two pass deflections.
In 2023, he appeared in 11 games with eight solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one pass deflection, and one fumble recovery. He earned **All‑Big 12 Honorable Mention** that season.
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