2020 Football Roster
Suhren, Taleni
Jersey Number 60
Taleni Suhren
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 297
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- High School:
- Ardrey Kell
Bio
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
Appeared in all nine games for the Deacs...Started two games, one at center, one at guard...Made first career start against North Carolina (11/14)...Started at guard in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Wisconsin (12/30) ... Earned fourth varsity letter.
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 13 games ... Recorded a special teams tackle at Rice … On the field for 192 snaps including season-high 33 vs. Elon ... Had double digit snap counts in 11 of 13 games.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Earned his second varsity letter ... Key member of the punt coverage team ... Played 112 snaps including a season-best 19 vs. Towson (9/8).
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian (8/31) ... Regular member of the punt coverage team ... Played season-high 25 snaps vs. Utah State ... Saw 102 snaps during the regular season ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Team captain ... Named to the 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina Football Team ... Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the state ... Ranked as the No. 44 offensive tackle nationally by ESPN ... Tabbed at No. 23 among the Charlotte Observer’s Top 50 Carolinas’ recruits ... Named to the All-Charlotte Observer team ... Selected for the 2015 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... All-South Meck 8 pick in 2014 and 2015 ... Member of the Carolina Gridiron Preseason All-Gridiron team ... Selected to the Charlotte Observer Great 8 preseason team ... Invited to participate in Nike’s Elite “The Opening” in 2015 ... Graded out at better than 80 percent as a senior while allowing just two sacks as a senior ... Named the offensive lineman of the year in Charlotte ... Played for Coach Joe Evans ... Helped the Knights to a 9-4 record in 2014 as the club reached the second round of the 4-A playoffs ... Became a starter as a sophomore ... Played in the Polynesian All-American Bowl in Oceanside, Calif.
Personal
Father, Eric, is from American Samoa and his mother, Lana, is from Long Beach, Calif. ... Born Feb. 10, 1998 ...Majoring in Communications.
Appeared in all nine games for the Deacs...Started two games, one at center, one at guard...Made first career start against North Carolina (11/14)...Started at guard in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Wisconsin (12/30) ... Earned fourth varsity letter.
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 13 games ... Recorded a special teams tackle at Rice … On the field for 192 snaps including season-high 33 vs. Elon ... Had double digit snap counts in 11 of 13 games.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Earned his second varsity letter ... Key member of the punt coverage team ... Played 112 snaps including a season-best 19 vs. Towson (9/8).
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made his college debut vs. Presbyterian (8/31) ... Regular member of the punt coverage team ... Played season-high 25 snaps vs. Utah State ... Saw 102 snaps during the regular season ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Team captain ... Named to the 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina Football Team ... Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the state ... Ranked as the No. 44 offensive tackle nationally by ESPN ... Tabbed at No. 23 among the Charlotte Observer’s Top 50 Carolinas’ recruits ... Named to the All-Charlotte Observer team ... Selected for the 2015 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... All-South Meck 8 pick in 2014 and 2015 ... Member of the Carolina Gridiron Preseason All-Gridiron team ... Selected to the Charlotte Observer Great 8 preseason team ... Invited to participate in Nike’s Elite “The Opening” in 2015 ... Graded out at better than 80 percent as a senior while allowing just two sacks as a senior ... Named the offensive lineman of the year in Charlotte ... Played for Coach Joe Evans ... Helped the Knights to a 9-4 record in 2014 as the club reached the second round of the 4-A playoffs ... Became a starter as a sophomore ... Played in the Polynesian All-American Bowl in Oceanside, Calif.
Personal
Father, Eric, is from American Samoa and his mother, Lana, is from Long Beach, Calif. ... Born Feb. 10, 1998 ...Majoring in Communications.
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