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SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
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2017 Football Roster

Anita Bunker
Anita Bunker

8 Taylor Pili

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 245
  • Hometown West Valley City, Utah
  • Highschool Granger HS

Biography

2017 | Senior Season

  • Appeared in all 12 games for the T-Birds
  • Recorded a total of 36 tackles, 22 solo, 14 assisted, during the season
  • Tallied 3.5 sacks for 15 yards

2016 | Junior Season

  • Started all 11 games for SUU
  • Finished second on the team in the tackles for loss category, finishing the year with 9.5 for 38 yards
  • Ended the year with five sacks for 25 yards
  • Totaled 47 tackles during the season

2015 | Sophomore Season

  • Appeared in all 12 games 
  • Recorded 21 tackles, 13 solo and 8 assisted 
  • Had five tackles for loss on the season
  • Tallied three sacks 

2014 | Freshman Season

  • Played in all 12 games
  • Finished fifth on the team with 76 total tackles, 40 unassisted and 36 assisted
  • Tallied three tackles for loss and two pass breakups

SUU:

  • Had a redshirt season before departing for an LDS mission

Prep:

  • Earned first-team all-region and consensus honorable mention all-state honors his senior season at Salt Lake City's Granger HS after tallying over 1,000 receiving yards on offense and racking up 65 tackles with two sacks, five interceptions and 15 pass break-ups
  • Earned all-region honors in basketball and all-state recognition in track & field as a hurdler

Personal:

  • Mother is Julia Pili
  • Majoring in Exercise Science
  • Can juggle 
  • Favorite movie is Space Jam
  • Favorite professional athlete is Khalil Mack 
  • Favorite artist is Michael Jackson 

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2012Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'4" 232 lbs
    51
  • 48

    2014Freshman

    LB
    6'4" 232 lbs
    48
  • 37

    2015Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'4" 232 lbs
    37
  • 8

    2016Junior

    DL
    6'4" 240 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 245 lbs
    8