Ropati Pitoitua
DE
| Height: | 6'8" |
| Weight: | 290 lbs |
| Age: | 23 |
| Years in NFL: | R |
| College: | Washington State |
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
■ Signed by Jets as undrafted FA 5/2/08.
BEFORE THE NFL
■ Played in 36 games (25 starts), posting 116 tackles, 19 TFL and 8.5 sacks in four seasons at Washington State.
■ Named WSU's Leon Bender Award winner as Cougars' Defensive Lineman of the Year as senior when he started 11 games at DT and one at DE.
■ Played football and basketball at Clover Park HS in Lakewood, WA, although did not pick up football until junior season.
■ Earned two football letters as well as Seamount League Defensive Player of the Year in 2002.
OFF THE FIELD
■ Name pronounced Roe-POT-tee Pi-TOE-ee-TWO-ah
■ Born in Samoa.
■ Visited Mercy First Hospital on 5/18/08 and participated in Project Hope Visit at Times Square Church on 5/24/08.
■ Has one older brother, Maeli, and four sisters: Leutu, twins Vaiava and Leao, and Runa.
■ Humanities major at WSU.
