2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 23
Zion Fonua
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Euless, Texas
- High School:
- Trinity HS
- Prev School:
- Eastern Michigan / Tyler College
- Major:
- Liberal Studies
2025 - Redshirt Junior (at ACU)
2024 - Redshirt Sophomore (at Eastern Michigan)
2023 - Redshirt Freshman (at Tyler College)
2022 - Redshirt (at Tyler College)
High School
Personal
- Played in 13 of ACU's 14 games with 4 starts
- Grew into much larger role by middle of season
- Recorded 55 tackles with 10 TFL (second most on team) and 3.0 sacks
- Also had 1 interception (vs. Utah Tech on Nov. 8)
- Had season-high 9 tackles in win over Lamar in first round of FCS Playoffs on Nov. 29
- Three games with 2.0 tackles for loss (vs. North Alabama, at Southern Utah, at Central Arkansas)
2024 - Redshirt Sophomore (at Eastern Michigan)
- Played in the first 4 games of the season, totaling 6 tackles
2023 - Redshirt Freshman (at Tyler College)
- Junior College All-American
- First Team All-Conference
- Totaled 94 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 sacks and one forced fumble in his two seasons in Tyler
2022 - Redshirt (at Tyler College)
High School
- All-State as a senior at Euless Trinity H.S.
- Named District Defensive MVP and First Team All-District
Personal
- Has 6 siblings: 4 brothers (Blaze, Hex, Pippen, and Fine) and 2 sisters (Faleaka and Nirvana)
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