| Nuʻu Tafisi | |
| Current Team: | San Jose State |
| Current Title: | Strength & Conditioning coach |
| Player Years1: | 2003–2004 |
| Player Team1: | Mt. San Antonio |
| Player Years2: | 2005–2006 |
| Player Team2: | California |
| Player Years3: | 2007–2009 |
| Player Team3: | Seattle Seahawks |
| Player Positions: | Defensive end |
| Coach Years1: | 2011 |
| Coach Team1: | Boise State (GA/S&C) |
| Coach Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team2: | Utah (assistant S&C) |
| Coach Years3: | 2015 |
| Coach Team3: | USC (assistant S&C) |
| Coach Years4: | 2016–2022 |
| Coach Team4: | BYU (Director S&C) |
| Coach Years5: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team5: | San Jose State (S&C) |
| Awards: | JUCO All-American (2004) 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (2005–2006) |
Nu'u Tafisi (;[1] is a former American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League who is the strength & conditioning coach at San Jose State. He was originally signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at California & Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC).
Born in Western Samoa, Tafisi attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. At Mt. San Antonio College, he was a JC Gridwire second-team All-American. In the 2004 season, Tafisi had 59 tackles, including 16 sacks and 23 solo tackles, and the team finished with an 8–3 record.[1]
He started 24 of 25 games in his two years at the University of California, Berkeley after transferring from Mt. San Antonio. A second-team All-Pac-10 selection, Tafisi earned the team's Joe Roth Award (for courage, attitude and sportsmanship) in his senior year. He posted 32 tackles, 12 of which were solo, and 5.5 sacks in his final season. He debuted at Cal with 38 tackles, 30 of which were solo, and 3.5 sacks. After college he played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2007 to 2009.
After working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2011 to 2015, Tafisi was hired by Kalani Sitake as the head strength and conditioning coach at BYU.[2]
Tafisi joined San Jose State in 2024 as their strength & conditioning coach.[3]