Naval Academy Athletics

• At Navy: Enters the fall second on the depth chart at left guard  after missing all of last year with an arm injury ... has good size and is a very smart football player ... has earned one varsity letter.

• 2018: Missed all season with an injury.

• 2017: Saw action in each of the last eight contests as a special teams member ... made his collegiate debut against Memphis as a member of special teams ... recorded a tackle against UCF.

• 2016: Did not see any varsity action.

• High School / Personal: A 2015 graduate of Central Catholic High School, Salu attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2015-16 academic year ... a four-year football letterwinner, he led Central Catholic to back-to-back Oregon Class 6A State Championships in 2013 (14-0) and 2014 (13-1) ... two-time first-team all-league selection who earned First-Team All-State (Ore.) honors as a senior and second team as a junior ... named a Polynesian All-American his senior year ... a 2014 National Football Foundation Scholarship recipient ... served as team captain his senior year ... received offers from Portland State, Sacramento State and San Diego ... high school teammate of Navy junior kicker/punter Owen White ... son of Ace and Paula Salu  ... both graduates of Portland State, father played football (defensive end) and mother played softball ... younger brother Malakai is a linebacker at UNLV ... majoring in political science.