David Lefotu (born March 25, 1992) is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line (OL), while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line ( ...

who is a free agent. He played

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University of Hawaii at Manoa A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

and attended Pearl City High School in

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. He has been a member of the

Spokane Empire Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south o ...

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and Albany Empire.

College career

Lefotu played for the

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine are the athletic teams that represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH), in Honolulu, Hawaii. The UH athletics program is a member of the Big West Conference in most sports and competes at ...

from 2010 to 2014. He was the team's starter his final three and a half years and helped the Rainbow Warriors to 14 wins. He played in 44 games during his career including 24 starts at guard.

Professional career

Spokane Empire

In December 2015, Lefotu signed with the

of the

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. Lefotu was named First Team All-IFL Offense as a rookie following the season, helping the Empire to a conference championship and 2016 United Bowl appearance. Lefotu re-signed with the Empire on September 10, 2016.

Tampa Bay Storm

Lefotu was assigned to the

on January 17, 2017. On July 20, 2017, Lefotu was placed on reassignment.

Albany Empire

On March 19, 2018, Lefotu was assigned to the Albany Empire. On March 24, 2018, he was placed on recallable reassignment.

Personal life

Lefotu is the nephew of former

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

Kili Lefotu Kiliona Lefotu (born November 23, 1983) is a former American football Guard (American football), guard. He played college football at Arizona Wildcats football, Arizona. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2006 ...

References

External links

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefotu, Dave Living people 1992 births Players of American football from American Samoa American sportspeople of Samoan descent American football offensive linemen Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football players Spokane Empire players Tampa Bay Storm players Albany Empire (AFL) players Pacific Islander American players of American football