AT SAN JOSE STATE: Third season with the Spartans...Capable of playing either tackle position or left guard...Has 10 starts heading into the 2009 season.

2008: Played in the first three games and started at left guard against Nebraska (9/6) and San Diego State (9/13).

2007: Played in 11 games and had eight starts as a first-time freshman...Manned the left tackle position for the last seven games of the season...One of three freshmen who finished 2007 as an offensive line starter...Also started the Stanford game (9/15) at left guard...Helped San Jose State rank third in the WAC for fewest sacks allowed.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time all-state selection...Graduate of Palo Alto (Calif.) High School was named a first-team all-state choice by CalHiSports, to PrepStar’s All-West Region team, a first-team All-Central Coast Section and a San Francisco Chronicle first-team All-Metro pick...A CalHiSports second-team pick for small schools, a first-team All-Central Coast Section and second-team All-Metro choice, and his league’s Offensive Lineman of the Year’as a junior...Was a shot put and discus thrower for his track and field team.

MORE ON FRED: Sociology major...Koloto is the first member of his immediate family to earn a college scholarship...Spent the bulk of his childhood in Samoa and enjoyed playing basketball...Returned to the United States when he was 13-years old and was encouraged to play football by the Palo Alto High junior varsity coach...One of his uncles is Emosi Koloto, a member of the New Zealand Warriors rugby team...Is interested in becoming a teacher or a coach... The native of Palo Alto, Calif., was born on May 9, 1989.