Mario Fatafehi

Mario Fatafehi (born January 27, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL draft with the 133rd overall pick. His professional career involved stints with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. He also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Fatafehi played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats. He started 24 consecutive games at defensive tackle for Kansas State University and registered 128 tackles and 12 sacks after transferring from Snow College; he posted 80 tackles and 8.5 sacks as a senior at Kansas State to earn first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors; as a junior, he picked up Big 12 Defensive Newcomer-of-the-Year honors as well as second-team all-conference accolades. Fatafehi was a first-team junior college All-American at Snow College, where he was the team's defensive captain and most valuable player as a two-year starter.

Before attending Kansas State, he played at Snow College and graduated from Farrington High School in Honolulu. His older brother Toni attended Foothill College and later the University of Utah.