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**Paul Soliai**
	; Soliai with the Dolphins in 2009
	No. 96 Miami Dolphins
	Defensive tackle
Personal information
	Date of birth: December 30, 1983 (age 26)
	Place of birth: Orange County, California
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 355 lb (161 kg)
Career information
	College: Utah
	NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
	Debuted in 2007 for the Miami Dolphins
Career history
	As player:; Miami Dolphins (2007–present);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-KJCCC (2002, 2003); First-team JUCO All-American (2003); Second-team All-WAC (2006);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2009
Tackles	10
Sacks	0.0
INT	0
Stats at NFL.com

Paul Fuapapa Soliai (born December 30, 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.

[edit] High school career

Soliai attended Nuuuli Technical High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa where he was team captain as a senior.

[edit] College career

[edit] Junior college

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 junior college All-American as a sophomore in 2003.

Considered a four-star recruit out of junior college by Rivals.com, Soliai was listed as the No. 32 non-high school player in the nation.^[1]

[edit] Utah

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, with up five tackles, 1.5 of which were for a loss. He made four stops against rival Utah State, including an assisted tackle for a 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-feet-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 30½-inch vertical jump, but an elbow sprain prevented him from doing the 225-pound bench press.

Prior to the draft, Soliai was praised for his rare size, strength, quickness and athleticism, while also being criticized for his lack of technique and moves.^[2]^[3]

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20 ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
Pre-draft measureables
6-4 *	344 *	5.02 **	1.63 *	2.86 **	4.53 **	7.66 *	30½" **	9'07"	X	9 *
* represents NFL Combine *represents Utah Pro Day—"X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate"*

Soliai was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, signing a four-year contract on June 7.

[edit] References

^ "Non High School Players 2004", Rivals.com, January 27, 2004, http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=694
^ "Paul Soliai Profile", Sports Illustrated, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2007/draft/players/9285.html
^ "Paul Soliai Profile", Sporting News, http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2007/players/7285.html

[edit] External links

[0] "Non High School Players 2004", Rivals.com, January 27, 2004, http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=694

[1] "Paul Soliai Profile", Sports Illustrated, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2007/draft/players/9285.html

[2] "Paul Soliai Profile", Sporting News, http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2007/players/7285.html

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