Fehoko at LSU in 2019
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| No. 96 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | (1996-10-15) October 15, 1996 (age 27) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Farrington (HI) | ||
| College: | Texas Tech (2015–2016) LSU (2017–2019) | ||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Breiden Fehoko[1] (born October 15, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatLSU and was part of the 2020 National Championship winning team. He is the son of Vili and Linda Fehoko, and performed the Haka, a traditional Māori dance, with family members prior to LSU football games and on Hard Knocks.[2][3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
301 lb (137 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Fehoko signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 and December 5 for the team's weeks 12 and 13 games against the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021.[9]
On August 31, 2021, Fehoko was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17, 2021.[12]
Fehoko made the Chargers initial 53-man roster in 2022, but was waived on September 12, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9.[14]
On April 4, 2023, Fehoko signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[15] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 20.[18] He was waived on November 13, and re-signed to the practice squad.[19] He was re-signed on March 8, 2024.[20]
His cousin Simi Fehoko plays wide receiver in the NFL.[21]
Media related to Breiden Fehoko at Wikimedia Commons
