CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Registered the first start of his career at LT in place of injured T Russell Okung in a Week 16 victory on the road over the New York Jets.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Registered the first start of his career at LT in place of injured T Russell Okung in a Week 16 victory on the road over the New York Jets.

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.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2017             Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the sixth round (190th overall) of NFL Draft, April 29…Signed rookie contract, May 11.