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Jersey Number 52
John Penisini
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Jordan, Utah
Bio
Chosen in sixth round (197th overall) of NFL Draft by Detroit on April 25, 2020.
UTAH: Two-time second-team All-Pac-12 (2018-19) … played in 40 games with 22 starts.
2019: Second-team All-Pac-12 … played in all 14 games with 13 starts at left tackle … second on the defensive line with 38 tackles (7.0 TFL, 2.0 sack) … two forced fumbles tied for the team lead and ranked eighth in the Pac-12 … named Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week when he tied his career high with seven tackles (1.0 sack) vs. Washington and forced a fumble … four tackles (1.0 TFL) with a forced fumble vs. UCLA … six tackles with a pass breakup against Arizona State … three tackles included an assisted TFL against USC … one of two tackles against Washington State was a sack.
2018–Second-team All-Pac-12 … played in all 14 games and started at right tackle in the last eight games … 7.0 tackles for loss (2.0 sacks) … 38 tackles ranked second on the defensive line … career-high seven tackles included a sack against Northern Illinois … led Utah with six tackles (3.0 TFL) against Weber State … four tackles (1.0 TFL) against Arizona State … pass breakup against USC … three tackles and a blocked field goal against Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic.
2017–Played in 12 games with one start … four tackles (1.0 sack) … three tackles against Arizona State … recovered a fumble against San Jose State.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Honorable mention All-Western States Football League in 2015 … 40 tackles with 6.5 TFL, three sacks and a forced fumble his freshman season at Snow … did not play in 2016 … honorable mention all-state as a senior at West Jordan HS (Utah) … 92 tackles and six sacks … first-team All-Region 3.
PERSONAL: Son of Uluaki and Sela Penisini … two sisters and a brother … sociology major received his degree following the Spring 2019 semester … full name John Nau Penisini (pronounced pen-ih-seeny).
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Ron McBride
Wednesday, September 03
Head Coach Kyle Whittingham weekly press conference - 9.1.25
Monday, September 01
Utah Football Postgame Press Conference | Utah: 43, UCLA: 10
Sunday, August 31
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Debut
Tuesday, August 26
