Gafa Faga holds the NT · Starter spot in San José State Spartans’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Gafa Faga is a 6'2", 304-pound nose tackle for the San José State Spartans, wearing No. 50. From American Samoa, Faga logged 47 total tackles during the 2025 season, including 26 solo stops, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. He added five quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery while recording no pass deflections or touchdowns. Faga is a returning senior/redshirt junior for the 2026 season.