You may know him as Vita Vea, but his actual name is much, much longer by American standards.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted a tweet on Monday that he called the “draft factoid of the day” and it had to do with the length of Vea’s full name.
Draft factoid of the day: Washington DT Vita Vea's full name is Tevita Tuliakiono Tuipuloto Mosese Va'hae Faletau Vea. So Vita Vea works nicely.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 2, 2018
Two days later, Vea responded by writing out his full name on a napkin and posting a photo. It appears that Schefter missed a few apostrophes as well as the name “Fehoko.”
Vea is of Tongan ancestry and comes from Milpitas, Calif. He was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year last season for the Washington Huskies. He is a force on the defensive line and could very well be a top ten pick in the draft. Vea is so versatile that he even was able to make a tackle in special teams on punt coverage last season.
Fans of whatever team that lands him will be quite satisfied — and even more thrilled that they won’t have to call him by his full name. Vea is pretty easy to remember.
