Bojay Filimoeatu

Bojay Bruce Feleunga Filimoeatu (born December 6, 1989) is an American football coach and former linebacker from the United States, who has been the Defensive coordinator at San Jose State since 2026. He played college football at Utah State and played in the NFL briefly for the Oakland Raiders from 2014 to 2015, before becoming a college football coach.

Early life Born in Fontana, California, and raised in West Valley City, Utah, Filimoeatu graduated from Granger High School in West Valley City in 2008.

College career Returning to his native California, Filimoeatu began his college football career on the junior college level at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut near Los Angeles. Helping Mt. SAC win its second straight state title, Filimoeatu was the 2010 CCCAA Defensive MVP.

He started all 26 games in the 2011 and 2012 seasons at Utah State and registered 112 tackles (48 solo), eight sacks, one interception, two passes defended, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. During his senior season, he posted 71 tackles and five sacks. Filimoeatu originally signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 19, 2014 and was waived by the team at the end of training camp before signing to the practice squad two days later. On September 13, 2014, Filimoeatu was promoted to the active roster after a season-ending injury to Taiwan Jones. Filimoeatu made his NFL debut on September 14 against the Houston Texans. For the 2014 season, Filimoeatu played in eight games and made six tackles. Filimoeatu did not see any game action in 2015. On December 19, 2018, returning head coach Gary Andersen hired him to be the defensive ends coach on his new staff.

Filimoeatu rejoined San Jose State in 2024 as their inside linebackers coach and run game coordinator. In November 2025, he was named interim defensive coordinator for the final two games after Derrick Odum's firing. Filimoeatu became the permanent defensive coordinator on January 29, 2026.