Taonga Kofi started his football career playing football in high school, at the insistence of his brother Zed Mac Penders. He grew up in a busy household in Florida, and was usually the studious one out of the bunch, as he never really participated in many sports. One time after Zed saw him out on a run, he insisted that Taonga come with him and took him to their local high school football coach. After setting him up, he played for his junior and senior years after skipping 10th grade but didn't make enough of an impression on scouts to get offered a full ride. He did however achieve an academic full ride to UT and joined the football team as a walk-on freshman. Though not getting many opportunities, he excelled whenever given a chance. He rarely got action, but was thrust into a starting role when the starting Safety was sidelined due to a collarbone injury. He went on to dominate at his college, excelling as a run stopper, and winning consensus All-American honors and was the Big-12 Defensive player of the year. Due to familial problems, he missed the predraft proccess and had his draft stock plummet, falling all the way to the 8th round of the draft. He enters the DSFL looking to make his mark and prove everyone wrong for doubting him.
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