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Siaki Ika
	Ika with the LSU Tigers in 2019
No. 62 – Cleveland Browns
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	November 7, 2000 (age 23); Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school:	East (Salt Lake City)
College:	LSU (2019–2020); Baylor (2021–2022);
NFL draft:	2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 98
Career history
	Cleveland Browns (2023–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	CFP national champion (2019); Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2021); 2× first-team All-Big 12 (2021, 2022);
	Player stats at PFR

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Siaki Ika (born November 7, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, where he was a member of the team that won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship, before transferring to Baylor the following season.

Early years[edit]

Ika grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended East High School. He initially committed to play college football at BYU, but later re-opened his recruitment.^[1] Ika ultimately committed to play at LSU over offers from Florida, Oregon, USC, and Utah.^[2]

College career[edit]

Ika joined the LSU Tigers as an early enrollee in January 2019.^[3] He played in 13 games as part of the Tigers' defensive line rotation during his freshman year as the Tigers won the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.^[4] Ika entered the NCAA transfer portal after playing in the first three games of his sophomore season in 2020.^[5]

Ika ultimately transferred to Baylor for the 2021 season. He also considered offers from Utah, Oregon, BYU, and Georgia.^[6] Ika recorded 24 tackles with six tackles for loss and four sacks in his first season at Baylor and was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year and second team All-Big 12.^[7]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m)	10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m)	5.39 s	1.88 s	3.08 s	4.99 s	7.80 s
All values from NFL Combine^[8]^[9]

Ika was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round, 98th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.^[10]

References[edit]

^ "East's Siaki Ika is Utah's biggest recruit as Alabama, Washington, Utah and USC fight for his signature". The Salt Lake Tribune. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ Nemec, Andrew (December 19, 2018). "Siaki Ika, 4-star all-American DT, commits to LSU Tigers over Oregon Ducks, others". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "'He's pretty good, huh?' LSU early enrollees Derek Stingley and Siaki Ika breakout in spring game". NOLA.com. July 22, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Baylor's Ika making big impact up front for defense". Waco Tribune-Herald. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Former LSU defensive tackle Siaki 'Apu' Ika announces transfer to Baylor". The Advocate. December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ Watkins, Tim (December 21, 2021). "BREAKING: Baylor picks up transfer Siaki Ika". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "10 key Baylor players to know in 2022: Reassuring trenches". The Dallas Morning News. August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "Siaki Ika Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Siaki Ika College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ Cabot, Mary Kay (April 29, 2023). "How Jim Schwartz welcomed DT Siaki Ika, the Browns' No. 98 pick, and how they view him". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

External links[edit]

[1] "East's Siaki Ika is Utah's biggest recruit as Alabama, Washington, Utah and USC fight for his signature". The Salt Lake Tribune. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[2] Nemec, Andrew (December 19, 2018). "Siaki Ika, 4-star all-American DT, commits to LSU Tigers over Oregon Ducks, others". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[3] "'He's pretty good, huh?' LSU early enrollees Derek Stingley and Siaki Ika breakout in spring game". NOLA.com. July 22, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[4] "Baylor's Ika making big impact up front for defense". Waco Tribune-Herald. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[5] "Former LSU defensive tackle Siaki 'Apu' Ika announces transfer to Baylor". The Advocate. December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[6] Watkins, Tim (December 21, 2021). "BREAKING: Baylor picks up transfer Siaki Ika". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[7] "10 key Baylor players to know in 2022: Reassuring trenches". The Dallas Morning News. August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[8] "Siaki Ika Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[9] "2023 NFL Draft Scout Siaki Ika College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[10] Cabot, Mary Kay (April 29, 2023). "How Jim Schwartz welcomed DT Siaki Ika, the Browns' No. 98 pick, and how they view him". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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+* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
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 * [[College Football Playoff National Championship|CFP national champion]] ([[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2019]])
 * [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Defensive Newcomer of the Year ([[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|2021]])
-* First-team All-Big 12 ([[2021 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2021]])
+* 2× first-team All-Big 12 ([[2021 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2021]], [[2022 Big 12 Conference football season|2022]])
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+'''Siaki Ika''' (born November 7, 2000) is an [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] for the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], where he was a member of the team that won the [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship]], before transferring to [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] the following season.
+==Early years==
-'''Siaki Ika''' is an American football [[defensive tackle]] who currently plays for the [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor Bears]]. He previously played at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]].
+Ika grew up in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] and attended [[East High School (Utah)|East High School]]. He initially committed to play [[college football]] at BYU, but later re-opened his recruitment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/high-school-sports/2018/08/10/easts-siaki-ika-is-utahs/|title=East's Siaki Ika is Utah's biggest recruit as Alabama, Washington, Utah and USC fight for his signature|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> Ika ultimately committed to play at LSU over offers from Florida, Oregon, USC, and Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2018/12/siaki-ika-4-star-all-american-dt-commits-to-lsu-tigers-over-oregon-ducks-others.html|title=Siaki Ika, 4-star all-American DT, commits to LSU Tigers over Oregon Ducks, others|first=Andrew|last=Nemec|work=[[The Oregonian]]|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
-==Early life and high school==
-Ika grew up in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] and attended [[East High School (Utah)|East High School]]. He initially committed to play college football at BYU, but later re-opened his recruitment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/high-school-sports/2018/08/10/easts-siaki-ika-is-utahs/|title=East's Siaki Ika is Utah's biggest recruit as Alabama, Washington, Utah and USC fight for his signature|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> Ika ultimately committed to play at LSU over offers from Florida, Oregon, USC, and Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2018/12/siaki-ika-4-star-all-american-dt-commits-to-lsu-tigers-over-oregon-ducks-others.html|title=Siaki Ika, 4-star all-American DT, commits to LSU Tigers over Oregon Ducks, others|first=Andrew|last=Nemec|work=[[The Oregonian]]|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
 ==College career==
-Ika joined the LSU Tigers as an early enrollee in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/article_2541f81d-f95e-5e97-be6f-3dc057b8ff76.html|title=‘He’s pretty good, huh?’ LSU early enrollees Derek Stingley and Siaki Ika breakout in spring game|website=[[NOLA.com]]|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> He played in 13 games as part of the Tigers' defensive line rotation during his freshman year as the Tigers won the [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/college/baylor/i-m-built-for-it-baylors-ika-making-big-impact-up-front-for-defense/article_1cb8139a-f9eb-11eb-869b-33cecd289285.html|title=Baylor's Ika making big impact up front for defense|work=[[Waco Tribune-Herald]]|date=August 10, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> Ika entered the NCAA transfer portal after playing in the first three games of his sophomore season in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_20e0bddc-43c0-11eb-a9f6-531aac62ac7f.html|title=Former LSU defensive tackle Siaki 'Apu' Ika announces transfer to Baylor|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
+Ika joined the LSU Tigers as an early enrollee in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/article_2541f81d-f95e-5e97-be6f-3dc057b8ff76.html|title='He's pretty good, huh?' LSU early enrollees Derek Stingley and Siaki Ika breakout in spring game|website=[[NOLA.com]]|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> He played in 13 games as part of the Tigers' defensive line rotation during his freshman year as the Tigers won the [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/college/baylor/i-m-built-for-it-baylors-ika-making-big-impact-up-front-for-defense/article_1cb8139a-f9eb-11eb-869b-33cecd289285.html|title=Baylor's Ika making big impact up front for defense|work=[[Waco Tribune-Herald]]|date=August 10, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> Ika entered the NCAA transfer portal after playing in the first three games of his sophomore season in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_20e0bddc-43c0-11eb-a9f6-531aac62ac7f.html|title=Former LSU defensive tackle Siaki 'Apu' Ika announces transfer to Baylor|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
 Ika ultimately transferred to Baylor for the 2021 season. He also considered offers from Utah, Oregon, BYU, and Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/baylor/Article/Siaki-Ika-transfer-from-LSU-Tigers-to-Baylor-Bears-nose-tackle-Dave-Aranda-Dennis-Johnson-157545303/|title=BREAKING: Baylor picks up transfer Siaki Ika|first=Tim|last=Watkins|website=[[247Sports.com]]|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> Ika recorded 24 tackles with six tackles for loss and four sacks in his first season at Baylor and was named the [[Big 12 Conference]] Defensive Newcomer of the Year and second team All-Big 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/baylor-bears/2022/08/19/10-key-baylor-players-to-know-in-2022-returning-o-line-d-line-alleviates-concerns/|title=10 key Baylor players to know in 2022: Reassuring trenches|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=August 19, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
+==Professional career==
+{{NFL predraft
+|    height ft = 6
+|    height in = 2 7/8
+|       weight = 335
+|         dash = 5.39
+|    ten split = 1.88
+| twenty split = 3.08
+|      shuttle = 4.99
+|   cone drill = 7.80
+|     arm span = 32 3/8
+|    hand span = 10 1/4
+|         note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/siaki-ika/3200494b-4141-5291-2dea-662f23193178 |title=Siaki Ika Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029722&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Siaki Ika College Football Profile |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref>
+}}
+Ika was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the third round, 98th overall, of the [[2023 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2023/04/how-jim-schwartz-welcomed-dt-siaki-ika-the-browns-no-98-pick-and-how-they-view-him.html|title=How Jim Schwartz welcomed DT Siaki Ika, the Browns’ No. 98 pick, and how they view him|first=Mary Kay|last=Cabot|website=[[Cleveland.com]]|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/siaki-ika/ LSU Tigers bio]
+*[https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/players-roster/siaki-ika/ Cleveland Browns bio]
 *[https://baylorbears.com/sports/football/roster/siaki-ika/11335 Baylor Bears bio]
+*[https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/siaki-ika/ LSU Tigers bio]
+{{Cleveland Browns roster navbox}}
 {{2019 LSU Tigers football navbox}}
+{{Browns2023DraftPicks}}
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+[[Category:2000 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
 [[Category:Players of American football from Salt Lake City]]
+[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
 [[Category:Baylor Bears football players]]
 [[Category:LSU Tigers football players]]
-[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:Cleveland Browns players]]