2018: Started 14 games at RT and one at LT after playing in relief of T Joe Barksdale in the season opener due to injury…Part of a line that protected QB Philip Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton for the sixth-most career TD passes in NFL history and Hall of Fame QB John Elway for the eighth-most passing yards in league annals…Blocked for Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw and New York Giants QB Eli Manning to tie Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas for the 10th-most regular-season victories by a QB…Gave Rivers time to post two games with 400-plus yards, five with 300-plus yards and four three-TD contests…Protected Rivers to set a team mark with multiple TD passes in the first 12 games of the season and 13-straight contests dating back to 2017, becoming the fourth QB in history to have multiple TD passes in the first 12 games to open a season…Kept Rivers upright to post a passer rating of at least 90 in each of the first 14 games this season, becoming the third QB to do so in each of the first 14 games of a season in NFL history…Protected Rivers to post the most efficient game in NFL history, setting all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 pass attempts (96.6)…Kept Rivers upright to throw 13 TD passes in the first five games, 15 in the first six contests and 17 in the team’s first seven games, tying for the most in his career through five, six and seven games, respectively, to start a season…Blocked for the NFL’s No. 11 offense, posting 372.6 yards-per-game…Contributed on a line that blocked for a rushing attack that posted over 100 yards in five of the first six games, including each of the first four…Blocked for RB Melvin Gordon III to become the sixth Charger to reach 3,000 career rushing yards and post three 100-yard games…Paved the way for Gordon to record the first five-game streak with at least one scrimmage TD and 120-plus yards from scrimmage in a decade (RB Jamaal Charles, 2007)…Appeared on 75 special teams plays…Started at RT in both playoff games…Added eight plays on special teams in the postseason…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Saw action at RT on 67 snaps after Joe Barksdale departed with a knee injury…Blocked for the offense to total a Week 1-high 541 net yards, including 123 on the ground…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 424 yards and three TDs for a 103.7 passer rating…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Opened the game at RT, playing all 57 offensive snaps…Kept Philip Rivers upright to complete 85.2 percent of his passes for 256 yards and three TDs (143.2 passer rating)…It marked Rivers’ 54th three-TD performance (second of the season) and the fifth-best single-game passer rating of his career (min. 20 attempts)…Paved the way for an offense that rushed for 100-plus yards for the second time in as many weeks…Blocked for RB Austin Ekeler to record a single-game career-high 77 rushing yards and for Melvin Gordon to match a career best with three total TDs (one rushing, two receiving)…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 226 yards and two TDs, registering a 105.7 passer rating…Blocked for an offense that posted 141 rushing yards on 20 carries (7.1 avg.)…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Opened the game at RT and also saw time at LT, playing all 68 offensive snaps…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to record his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, finishing with 104 yards…It marked the fourth-straight contest where the offense posted at least 100 rushing yards…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for three TDs…Provided a key block in the fourth quarter for Gordon to run off tackle to the left for a 34-yard gain to the San Francisco four-yard line…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Started at LT…Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw for 339 yards and register a 143.4 passer rating, the best rating of his career against Oakland…Provided downfield blocking in the fourth quarter for TE Virgil Green to score a 13-yard TD on a screen pass…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Started at RT and played all 60 offensive snaps, seeing action in the 20th game of his career…Paved the way for the offense to register 449 yards of offense, including a season-high 246 on the ground, which was the most by a Chargers offense since 2008…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post a single-game career high three rushing TDs, including key blocks on Gordon’s first and second TDs of the day…Protected Philip Rivers to reach 15 TDs on the year, tying for the most of his career through the first six games of a season…Combined with C Mike Pouncey to block DB Jabrill Peppers on a 16-yard screen pass to WR Keenan Allen in the second quarter…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw two TDs and 306 yards, registering a 137.7 passer rating, his sixth rating of 100-plus for the year…The two TDs put Rivers at 17 for the season, tying for the most through the first seven games of a season in his career…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post his third 100-yard rushing output of the season, registering a TD and 113 yards on 16 attempts (7.1 avg.)…Threw a lead block on S Bradley McDougald to help Gordon get into the end zone on his 34-yard carry in the second quarter…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for two TDs, 228 yards and a 105.9 passer rating…Provided time for Rivers to record his seventh game of the season with a passer rating over 100, the most through the first eight games of a season in his career…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post 165 yards from scrimmage and a TD for the fifth-straight game, the longest streak since 2007 (Jamaal Charles)…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for two TDs and 223 yards (105.1 passer rating) for his eighth game of 2018 with a passer rating of 100-plus, good for the most of his career through nine games in a season…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Started at RT and played 42 offensive snaps, platooning with Joe Barksdale…Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw for 401 yards, his 11th career 400-yard output, and two TDs, his team-record 11th-straight game with multiple TD passes (dating back to 2017)…Paved the way for Melvin Gordon to post his sixth-straight game with at least 120 yards from scrimmage…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Helped keep Philip Rivers upright to record the most efficient game in NFL history, setting all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 pass attempts (96.6)…Protected Rivers to become the fourth-ever QB to post multiple TD passes in each of the first 11 games to open a season, with the game marking the 56th three-TD game of Rivers’ career…Part of a line that paved the way for a rushing attack to post 178 yards…Blocked S Antoine Bethea to help Melvin Gordon score on a 28-yard carry in the second quarter…at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Provided time for Philip Rivers to become the fourth QB in history to record 12-consecutive games to open a season with multiple TDs and the third QB ever to post 12-straight games to start a season with a 90-plus passer rating…Blocked for Rivers to record 299 passing yards and two TDs for a 115.4 passer rating on 26-of-36 passing (72.2 pct.)…Part of a line that blocked for a rushing attack that posted 83 yards on 13 attempts (6.4 avg.) in the second half…vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 9): Part of a line that protected Philip Rivers to extend his streak of games with a touchdown pass to 26 straight…Paved the way for Austin Ekeler to register a rushing TD and 66 yards on 15 attempts (4.4 avg.)…Crashed to the left to seal a block on Ekeler’s five-yard TD run…Provided a block to spring Ekeler free for an 18-yard gain in the first quarter…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for 313 yards, the 62nd 300-yard performance of his career, to tie Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre for the fifth-most in NFL history…Kept Rivers upright to lead a fourth quarter comeback win and toss a TD in the 27th-straight game…Part of a line that allowed Rivers to fire 30 TDs on the year, giving him six campaigns with at least 30, the fifth-most in history…Threw a block on LB Anthony Hitchens for RB Justin Jackson to post a nine-yard carry in the first quarter…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Threw a block on Melvin Gordon’s 13-yard run to set up a TD carry two plays later…at Denver (Dec. 30): Played all 59 snaps as the starting RT…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Saw the first postseason action of his career, starting at RT and playing all 73 offensive snaps...Blocked on a line that allowed just one sack to a Baltimore pass rush that had more than 40 on the season…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Part of a line that blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for a postseason single-game career-high 331 yards…Played all 71 snaps on offense after starting at RT.
2017: Inactive for the first two contests of the season and appeared in 14 others, including his first career start at LT…at Denver (Sept. 11): Inactive (healthy scratch)…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 24): Made his NFL debut, appearing on two special teams plays…vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 1): Saw action on four special teams snaps…at New York Giants (Oct. 8): Appeared on five plays on special teams…at Oakland (Oct. 15): Played four snaps on special teams…vs. Denver (Oct. 22): Saw the first action on offense of his career, taking part in one snap on offense and three on special teams…at New England (Oct. 29): Appeared on seven snaps on special teams…at Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Played seven plays on special teams and three on offense…vs. Buffalo (Nov. 19): Saw the most extensive action of his career on offense to that point, participating on 22 offensive snaps and 14 on special teams…at Dallas (Nov. 23): Participated on eight special teams plays…vs. Cleveland (Dec. 3): Saw action on nine snaps on special teams…vs. Washington (Dec. 10): Played 13 snaps at LT in relief of T Russell Okung due to a mid-game injury before returning…Added eight snaps on special teams…at Kansas City (Dec. 16): Saw action at LT, playing 24 offensive snaps and seven on special teams…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Started at LT for the first start of his career, playing all 73 snaps on offense and adding three on special teams…Provided time for QB Philip Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB John Elway (4,123) for eighth on the all-time completions list, finishing 22-of-40 passing (55.0 pct.) for 290 yards and a TD (86.5 passer rating)…It marked Rivers’ ninth 4,000-yard season of his career, becoming the fourth QB in NFL history to achieve 4,000 yards in nine-plus seasons (Peyton Manning with 14, Drew Brees with 12 and Tom Brady with nine)…Blocked for RB Melvin Gordon to post 81 rushing yards and a TD on 19 carries (4.3 avg.) and haul in three catches for 47 yards (15.7 avg.), allowing Gordon to surpass 1,000 rushing yards for the first season of his career…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): Saw action on nine special teams snaps.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2013-16) at Utah, appearing in 48 games…Began his career as a DT for the Utes before switching to the offensive line…Over three seasons as an offensive lineman played in 37 contests…Saw time at LT (13 starts) and RT (11 starts) in his career…As a freshman DT in 2013, totaled nine tackles with two tackles for loss and a sack…Was invited to the East-West Shrine game following his 13 starts at left tackle in his senior season.
PERSONAL: Given name Samiuela Milaioti Tevi…Last name is pronounced teh-VEE…Born in Euless, Texas…Has two brothers and five sisters…Cousin is FB Will Tukuafu, who appeared in Super Bowl LXVII with San Francisco…Volunteers as an instructor at Ikuna Sports Foundation based in Euless, Texas, which hosts a free youth football camp that he attended in high school…Goal is to be a high school coach following his playing career…Earned a degree in sociology from Utah…High School: Earned second-team defense on the 2012 Star-Telegram Super Team and first-team All-District honors in the 2011-12 seasons at Trinity High in Euless, Texas…Lettered four times in football, twice in basketball and three times in track & field.
2017 Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the sixth round (190th overall) of NFL Draft, April 29…Signed rookie contract, May 12.
