2020 Football Roster

68 T.J. Fiailoa

  • Position Offensive Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 302
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Lawton, Okla.
  • Highschool MacArthur HS

Biography

All-Sun Belt candidate enters his third full season as ULM’s starting right guard . . . Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Lindy’s (first team), the league’s head coaches and media panel (second team) and Athlon Sports (third team) . . . has started 19 of 24 career games . . . 2019 SEASON: Started the first four games in 2019 before suffering a season-ending leg injury vs. South Alabama . . . scored 88 percent or higher in each of the four games, including a season-best 93 percent in 37 snaps vs. USA . . . posted the highest grade (92 percent) among offensive linemen in the 2019 season opener vs. Grambling (season-high 4 knockdowns) . . . selected All-Sun Belt Third Team as a sophomore in 2018 by the league’s head coaches and media panel in . . . produced a winning grade in all 12 regular-season games . . . posted the highest grade among offensive linemen in four games and scored 90 percent or higher in seven games . . . played 773 total snaps and his 36 knockdowns ranked second among offensive linemen . . . allowed only 1.5 sacks in 373 passing plays . . . named to Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Offensive Team of the Week twice (for his performances on the road at Coastal Carolina and South Alabama) . . . 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Selected All-Sun Belt Third Team by the league’s head coaches and media panel . . . produced a winning grade in all 12 regular-season games . . . posted the highest grade among offensive linemen in four games and scored 90 percent or higher in seven games . . . played 773 total snaps and his 36 knockdowns ranked second among offensive linemen . . . allowed only 1.5 sacks in 373 passing plays . . . named to Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Offensive Team of the Week twice (for his performances on the road at Coastal Carolina and South Alabama) . . . helped anchor an offensive line that has helped ULM amass 500 yards total offense or more in three games in 2018, including back-to-back Sun Belt games against Georgia Southern (season-best 573) and South Alabama (551) . . . recorded perfect scores (100 percent) on assignments in three games: against Southeastern Louisiana, at Southern Miss and against Georgia Southern . . . graded out a season-best 96.7 percent against Texas State, including six knockdowns . . . scored 94 percent against Troy while recording a career-best eight knockdowns . . . graded 93.5 percent with five knockdowns while playing 100 snaps in the season opener against Southeastern Louisiana . . . 2017 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games as a red-shirt freshman in 2017; started the first seven games at right guard . . . graded out 93.1 percent on his assignments for the season . . . played 553 snaps and finished tied for third with 13 knockdowns . . . permitted only 2.5 sacks on the season . . . recorded a season-best five knockdowns vs. Arkansas State (84.8 percent overall) . . . posted the highest grade among offensive linemen vs. Appalachian State (88.7 percent overall; 97.1 percent on assignments) . . . logged more than 60 snaps at Texas State (67; graded 95.5 percent on assignments) and at Florida State (65; graded 93.8 percent on assignments) . . . helped ULM rank among the Sun Belt leaders in scoring offense (second at 33.9 points per game), total offense (second at 458.2 yards per game), passing offense (third at 287.9 ypg.) and rushing offense (fourth at 170.3 ypg.) . . . team scored 50 or more points in a school single-season record four games (56 at Louisiana Lafayette, 51 vs. Coastal Carolina, 52 vs. Appalachian State and 50 vs. Arkansas State) . . . ULM rolled up over 500 yards total offense in five games: a season-high 593 at ULL, 589 at Texas State, 509 at Idaho, 569 vs. App State and 590 vs. Arkansas State . . . team produced five 200-yard rushing games, including a season-high 307 yards at South Alabama (41 rushing attempts) . . . 2016 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s Top 90 offensive guards by 247Sports.com . . . rated among Oklahoma’s Top 20 prep prospects by 247Sports.com . . . three-year letterman for Coach Brett Manning at MacArthur High School in Lawton, Oklahoma . . . earned all-state honors as a senior from The Daily Oklahoman . . . named District 5A-1 Lineman of the Year . . . played a key role on the Highlanders’ 2014 state championship team . . . born Feb. 10, 1998 . . . majoring in kinesiology.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 68

    2016Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 340 lbs
    68
  • 68

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 360 lbs
    68
  • 68

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'4" 360 lbs
    68
  • 68

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Guard
    6'4" 299 lbs
    68
  • 68

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Guard
    6'4" 302 lbs
    68