| Fui Vakapuna | |
| Number: | 37 |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 260 |
| High School: | East (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| College: | BYU |
| Draftyear: | 2009 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 215 |
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| Pfr: | VakaFu00 |
Fui Vakapuna (pronounced foo-ē vac-uh-poo-nǎ; born March 9, 1984) is a former American football fullback
His attempt to make the Bengals' roster was chronicled on the HBO series Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.[2] Vakapuna was released by the Bengals after the preseason and signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. On November 3, 2009 the Bengals re-signed him to their 53-man roster.
Vakapuna was signed by the New York Jets on May 23, 2012.[3] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 1, 2012.[4]
He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission in the Carlsbad, California area from 2004 until early spring 2006. Vakapuna is a cousin to former Vikings Fullback Naufahu Tahi and his father-in-law was American Samoa's governor Eni Faleomavaega. Vakapuna married his wife on July 11, 2009.
Vakapuna has served as the Assistant to the Athletic Director for Student Services at Brigham Young University beginning in 2013.[5]