Maea Teuhema


Tristan Maea Teuhema is an American football offensive lineman who is a free agent. He attended Southeastern Louisiana, where he transferred in August 2017 after two seasons at Louisiana State. In December 2017 he announced his decision to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.

High school career

A native of Keller, Texas, Teuhema attended Keller High School, where he was an All-American offensive lineman. His older brother, Sione Teuhema, was a defensive lineman for Keller. Regarded as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Maea Teuhema was ranked as the No. 2 offensive guard prospect in the class of 2015. Both Sione and Maea Teuhema verbally committed to Texas in May 2013, but decommitted after head coach Mack Brown resigned. In February 2014, both Teuhema brothers committed to Louisiana State.

College career

As a true freshman, Teuhema played in all 12 games and started the last 11 at left guard, as part of an offensive line that helped Leonard Fournette rush for an LSU single-season rushing record of 1,953 yards. As a sophomore, Teuhema split time between both guard spots early in his sophomore campaign before settling in as the starting right tackle for the final six games of the season.
In August 2017, LSU suspended Teuhema for academic reasons, causing him to transfer to Southeastern Louisiana.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Teuhama participated in the New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp.
On October 26, 2018, he signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. After being on the injured reserve list to start the 2019 AAF season, he was promoted to the active roster on March 4. The league ceased operations in April 2019.
In 2019, he was drafted in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades. He was waived by the Renegades and claimed off waivers by the New York Guardians on January 7, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020. He signed with the Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He was re-signed by the Guardians on March 9, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.