Vaai Jericho "Uso" Seumalo (born May 17, 2002) is an American professional football nose tackle. He played college football at Garden City Community College and Kansas State and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the 2026 NFL draft.
Early life Seumalo was born in Kaunakakai, Hawaii and attended Molokaʻi High School in Hoʻolehua, Hawaii.
College career
Garden City Community College Seumalo began his college career at Garden City Community College, where he played two seasons from 2020 to 2021.
In 2020, he appeared in eight games and had eight solo tackles, 20 assisted tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks.
In 2021, he played in 11 games with nine solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and three sacks, along with two passes broken up.
Over his two seasons at Garden City, he played in 19 games and totaled 17 solo tackles, 30 assisted tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and two passes broken up.
Kansas State Seumalo transferred to Kansas State in 2022, the season in which he had four solo tackles, one assisted tackle, two tackles for loss, and two pass deflections.
In 2023, he appeared in 11 games with eight solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one pass deflection, and one fumble recovery. He earned **All‑Big 12 Honorable Mention** that season.
In 2024, he played in 13 games and had six solo tackles, eight assisted tackles, three tackles for loss, and one pass deflection.
As a senior in 2025, he appeared in all 12 games with two starts and had 10 solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and two pass deflections.
Over his collegiate career at Kansas State, Seumalo played in 50 games with two starts and had 28 solo tackles, 29 assisted tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, five pass deflections, and one fumble recovery.
Professional career
On May 14, 2026, Seumalo signed a three-year, $3.11 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 30 as part of the final roster cuts and re-signed a day later to be on the practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on September 3. He re-signed on September 23, but was again released on September 29.
References
External links
Kansas State Wildcats bio Garden City CC bio