Semisi Saluni
Semisi Saluni
Wins his gap play after play. Semisi Saluni has been at Oregon State through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Air Force, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon State, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Trent Bray. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oregon State | 34 | 18 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 26 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 38–15
vs Idaho State
2 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TFL
Dominant 23-point win at home against Idaho State.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Justus Tavai’s 2021 season.
Matches Justus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Evan Branch-Haynes's senior season at Bowling Green (2025).
Matches Evan on