Simione Tufui Fehoko ( ; born November 5, 1997) is an
American football wide receiver for the
Dallas Cowboys of the
National Football League (NFL). He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Stanford
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.
Early years
Fehoko played football at
Brighton High School in
Cottonwood Heights, Utah. As a junior he led the state in receiving, posting 65 receptions for 1,656 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns (state record).
As a senior, he tallied 59 receptions for 1,495 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns. He was a two-time All-state selection and was named to the
2015 USA Today All-USA high school football second-team. He set the state record for career receiving yards (3,571) and career receiving touchdowns (41). He was a four star recruit coming out of high school and committed to
Stanford University
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to play
college football
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Unlike most ...
.
Fehoko also
lettered
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in
basketball.
College career
After a two-year
LDS mission in
Seoul, Korea, Fehoko began his freshman season in 2018. He played in the last 4 games as a backup, making one reception for 6 yards.
As a sophomore, he appeared in 12 games with one start. He registered 24 receptions for 566 yards (fourth on the team), a 23.58-yard average per reception (school record) and 6 receiving touchdowns (second on the team). He had 3 receptions for 97 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns against the
University of Arizona. He made 3 receptions for 92 yard and 2 touchdowns against
Washington State University.
As a junior in 2020, the football season was reduced to 6 games due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. He played in all 6 games with 5 starts, leading the team with 37 receptions for 574 yards, a 15.5-yard average per reception and 3 touchdowns, while being named to the All-Pac-12 First-team. He had 6 receptions for 100 yards against
Oregon State University. He tallied 16 receptions (school record), 230 receiving yards (third in school history) and 3 receiving touchdowns in the double-overtime win over
UCLA, 48-47.
On August 28, 2020, he announced that he would forgo his senior season in order to enter the
2021 NFL Draft
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. He finished his college career with 62 receptions for 1,146 yards, an 18.5-yard average per reception (third in school history), 9 receiving touchdowns and 77% of his total receptions (48) resulted in either a first down or a touchdown.
Professional career
Fehoko was selected by the
Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (179th overall) of the
2021 NFL Draft
The 2021 NFL Draft was the 86th National Football League Draft, the annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2021 NFL season. The draft was held in Cleveland from April 29 to May 1, 2021 ...
. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.
On October 15, 2022, Fehoko was placed on injured reserve.
Personal life
His cousin
Breiden Fehoko
Breiden Fehoko (born October 15, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was part of the 2020 National Championship winning team. He is th ...
plays
defensive end in the
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
for the
Los Angeles Chargers.
References
External links
Stanford Cardinal bio
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1997 births
Living people
Players of American football from Salt Lake City
American football wide receivers
Stanford Cardinal football players
American people of Tongan descent
American Mormon missionaries in South Korea
Latter Day Saints from Utah
Dallas Cowboys players