Joe Salave'a is the Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach at Arizona, coaching since 2017. Staff history at 2 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.
Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
Staff History by Season
2 stints- 2025-2026
- 2021
OregonAssociate Head Coach - Defense/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Run Game Coordinator/Defensive LinePosition groups: DL
Coaching Tenure Timeline
1 stopsHead Coaches He Worked Under
3- Brent BrennanArizona, 2025-2026
- Bryan McClendonOregon, 2021
- Mario CristobalOregon, 2021
Players He Coached
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Manoah FaupusaDL · Arizona · 2026
Ezra FunaDL · Arizona · 2026
Keytrin HarrisDL · Arizona · 2026
Victory JohnsonDL · Arizona · 2026
Kaisi LafitagaDL · Arizona · 2026
Dominic LolesioDL · Arizona · 2026
Christian MadoskiDL · Arizona · 2026
Kevin Moorer Jr.DL · Arizona · 2026
Leroy PaluDL · Arizona · 2026
Porter PattonDL · Arizona · 2026
Mays PeseDL · Arizona · 2026
Dustin PetrasDL · Arizona · 2026
Julian SavaiinaeaDL · Arizona · 2026
Zac SiulepaDL · Arizona · 2026
Tre SmithDL · Arizona · 2026
Prince WilliamsDL · Arizona · 2026
Jarra AndersonDL · Arizona · 2025
Malachi BaileyDL · Arizona · 2025
Kaleb Bilal-JonesDL · Arizona · 2025
Ezra FunaDL · Arizona · 2025
Ammon KaufusiDL · Arizona · 2025
Dominic LolesioDL · Arizona · 2025
Christian MadoskiDL · Arizona · 2025
Deshawn McKnightDL · Arizona · 2025
Eduwa OkundayeDL · Arizona · 2025
Chancellor OwensDL · Arizona · 2025
Leroy PaluDL · Arizona · 2025
Porter PattonDL · Arizona · 2025
Mays PeseDL · Arizona · 2025
Julian SavaiinaeaDL · Arizona · 2025
Tiaoalii SaveaDL · Arizona · 2025
Zac SiulepaDL · Arizona · 2025
Tre SmithDL · Arizona · 2025- Maceal AfaeseDT · Oregon · 2021
- Popo AumavaeDT · Oregon · 2021
- Louie CrestoDL · Oregon · 2021
- Brandon DorlusDE · Oregon · 2021
- Jayson JonesDL · Oregon · 2021
- Treven Ma'aeDL · Oregon · 2021
Jabril McNeillDE · Oregon · 2021
