Etu Finau holds the LDE · Backup spot in San José State Spartans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Etu Finau is a 6'4", 238-pound left defensive end from Oakland, CA who attended Fremont High School before playing at Laney College from 2022–23. During his final season at Laney in 2023, he recorded 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles for loss across five games, earning Bay-6 All-Conference Honorable Mention. Finau joined San José State in 2024, appearing in four games with two tackles. In 2025, he played in 11 games and posted five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one pass breakup, including his first career sack against New Mexico on 10/03.