{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Tenny Palepoi | image = Tenny Palepoi.jpg | caption = Palepoi with the San Diego Chargers in 2016 | current_team = | number = 68, 72, 95 | position = Defensive tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|19}} | birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 298 | high_school = Skyline (Millcreek, Utah) | college = {{ubl|Snow (2009–2011)|Utah (2012–2013)}} | undraftedyear = 2014 | pastteams = * San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2017}}) * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2018}})* * Salt Lake Stallions ({{AAF Year|2019}}) | highlights = * Second-team All-Pac-12 (2013) | status = | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 53 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 1.0 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = P/PaleTe00 }} '''Tenny Tatoi Palepoi''' (born December 19, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He enrolled at Snow College before transferring and playing college football for the Utah Utes. His brother, Anton Palepoi, also played in the NFL.<ref name="A"/>
==Early life== Palepoi was born on December 19, 1990, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He played high school football at Skyline High School in Holladay, Utah. He first-team all-state in 2008 as a senior and honorable mention all-state in 2007. He was also team captain and an all-region selection his junior and senior years.<ref name="A"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.utahutes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tenny_palepoi_796855.html | title=Tenny Palepoi | publisher=utahutes.com | access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref>
==College career== Palepoi played for the Snow College Badgers from 2010 to 2011. He was a NJCAA All-American, first-team All-WSFL selection, and team captain his sophomore year in 2011.<ref name="A"/>
Palepoi transferred and played football for the Utah Utes of the University of Utah from 2012 to 2013. He was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection and team captain his senior year. He recorded 74 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks at the University of Utah.<ref name="A"/>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 1 1/2 | weight = 298 | dash = 5.10 | ten split = 1.77 | twenty split = 2.95 | shuttle = 4.53 | cone drill = 7.51 | vertical = 30.5 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 3 | bench = 31 | arm span = 30 1/2 | hand span = 9 7/8 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 3 5/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tenny-palepoi/32005041-4c14-5300-cf81-ba6248ac3cfe |title=Tenny Palepoi Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 28, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=124645&DraftYear=2014 |title=Tenny Palepoi College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 28, 2026}}</ref> }} ===San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers=== Palepoi was signed by the San Diego Chargers on May 13, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.<ref name="A">{{cite web | url=http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/Tenny-Palepoi/3298bcbb-43da-4599-867a-4b86e3f323ea | title=TENNY PALEPOI | publisher=chargers.com | access-date=September 9, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195506/http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/Tenny-Palepoi/3298bcbb-43da-4599-867a-4b86e3f323ea | archive-date=September 10, 2014 }}</ref> He made his NFL debut on September 8, 2014, against the Arizona Cardinals, recording one tackle.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/player/tennypalepoi/2550460/profile | title=Tenny Palepoi | work=nfl.com | access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> He was ruled out for the 2015 season with a fractured foot on August 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/08/03/tenny-palepoi-out-season-fractured-foot |title=Tenny Palepoi Out for Season with Fractured Foot |publisher=chargers.com |date=August 3, 2015 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |author=Henne, Ricky |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803234504/http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/08/03/tenny-palepoi-out-season-fractured-foot |archive-date=August 3, 2015 }}</ref>
Palepoi was suspended four games on December 12, 2016, for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.<ref>{{cite web|title=DE Tenny Palepoi Suspended Four Games by NFL|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/2016/12/12/de-tenny-palepoi-suspended-four-games-nfl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218005408/http://www.chargers.com/news/2016/12/12/de-tenny-palepoi-suspended-four-games-nfl|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2017|website=Chargers.com|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
On March 20, 2017, Palepoi re-signed with the Chargers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chargers Re-Sign DT Tenny Palepoi|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/03/20/chargers-re-sign-dt-tenny-palepoi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101085631/http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/03/20/chargers-re-sign-dt-tenny-palepoi|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2018|author=Henne, Ricky|website=Chargers.com|date=March 20, 2017}}</ref>
===Buffalo Bills=== On April 16, 2018, Palepoi signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills sign Kerley and Palepoi|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-Kerley-and-Palepoi/1789f817-ce48-45da-8b85-3032a4e6276e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140415/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-Kerley-and-Palepoi/1789f817-ce48-45da-8b85-3032a4e6276e|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2018|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> He was released on July 25, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills release DT Palepoi|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-release-dt-palepoi|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> He was re-signed on August 19, 2018, only to be released four days later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills re-sign DL Palepoi|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-re-sign-dl-palepoi|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=August 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bills release DL Tenny Palepoi|url=https://billswire.usatoday.com/2018/08/23/buffalo-bills-tenny-palepoi/|work=Bills Wire|publisher=USA Today.com|date=August 23, 2018}}</ref>
===Salt Lake Stallions=== On December 22, 2018, Palepoi signed with the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.<ref>{{cite news|last=Judd|first=Brandon|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900047714/salt-lake-stallions-add-pair-of-former-byu-utah-players-to-roster.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222212033/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900047714/salt-lake-stallions-add-pair-of-former-byu-utah-players-to-roster.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2018|title=Salt Lake Stallions add pair of former BYU, Utah players to roster|newspaper=Deseret News|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2019}}</ref> The league ceased operations in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
In the 2020 XFL draft, Palepoi was selected by the Seattle Dragons.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bender|first=Bill|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-draft-tracker-results-picks-list-rosters-football-league/jahz8p84e4i61hb8lajqs4a22|title=XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league|website=Sporting News|date=October 21, 2019|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=124645&draftyear=2014&genpos=DT NFL Draft Scout] *[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tenny-palepoi-1.html College stats]
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