Vai Taua

Vai Taua
Taua in 2010
Current position
TitleAssistant head coach
TeamNevada
ConferenceMW
Biographical details
Born (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 36)
Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Playing career
2006–2010Nevada
2011Buffalo Bills
2011–2012Seattle Seahawks
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2015UCLA (DB)
2016East Los Angeles (co-ST/RB)
2017–2018Nevada (special teams analyst)
2019–2021Nevada (RB)
2021Nevada (interim HC)
2022–presentNevada (AHC)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Vailala Lima "Vai" Taua (/ˈv ˈt.ə/; born October 11, 1988) is an American football coach and former running back who is the assistant head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack. He played college football at Nevada, earning third-team All-American honors in 2010.[1] He briefly played in the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks from 2011 to 2012.

  1. ^ "Nevada's Taua 3rd team AP All-American". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2016.