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{{short description|American football defensive tackle}}
{{short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox college football player
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| caption = Ika in 2019
| caption = Ika with LSU in 2019
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| highschool = [[East High School (Utah)|East High School]]<br>([[Salt Lake City, Utah]])
| highschool = [[East High School (Utah)|East High School]] (Salt Lake City)
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*[[2019 Peach Bowl]]
*[[2019 Peach Bowl]]
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* [[College Football Playoff National Championship|CFP national champion]] ([[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2019]])
* [[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]])
* [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Defensive Newcomer of the Year ([[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|2021]])
* 2× First-team All-Big 12 ([[2021 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2021]], [[2022 Big 12 Conference football season|2022]])
* 2× first-team All-Big 12 ([[2021 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2021]], [[2022 Big 12 Conference football season|2022]])
* ''USA Today'' All-American ([[2018 USA Today All-USA high school football team|2018]])
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* [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (2019–2020)
* [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (2019–2020)
* [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] (2021–present)
* [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] (2021–2022)
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| name = Siaki Ika
'''Siaki Ika''' (born November 7, 2000) is an [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]] who currently plays for the [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor Bears]]. He previously played at [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]].
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* [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Defensive Newcomer of the Year ([[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|2021]])
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'''Siaki Ika''' (born November 7, 2000) is an [[American football]] [[defensive tackle]]. 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 life and high school==
==Early life and high school==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/siaki-ika/ LSU Tigers bio]
*[https://baylorbears.com/sports/football/roster/siaki-ika/11335 Baylor Bears bio]
*[https://baylorbears.com/sports/football/roster/siaki-ika/11335 Baylor Bears bio]
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*[https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/siaki-ika/ LSU Tigers bio]


{{2019 LSU Tigers football navbox}}
{{2019 LSU Tigers football navbox}}

Revision as of 10:43, 22 January 2023

Siaki Ika
Ika with LSU in 2019
Baylor Bears – No. 62
PositionDefensive tackle
ClassJunior
MajorHealth, Kinesiology and Leisure studies
Personal information
Born: (2000-11-07) November 7, 2000 (age 23)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight358 lb (162 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolEast High School (Salt Lake City)
Career highlights and awards

Siaki Ika (born November 7, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle. 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 life and high school

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

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]

References

  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.

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