This is quite the name, one with some heritage behind it. Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

Top draft prospect Vita Vea has a really, really long name

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 4/4/18

You may know him as Vita Vea, but his actual name is much, much longer by American standards.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted a tweet on Monday that he called the “draft factoid of the day” and it had to do with the length of Vea’s full name.

Draft factoid of the day: Washington DT Vita Vea's full name is Tevita Tuliakiono Tuipuloto Mosese Va'hae Faletau Vea. So Vita Vea works nicely.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 2, 2018

Two days later, Vea responded by writing out his full name on a napkin and posting a photo. It appears that Schefter missed a few apostrophes as well as the name “Fehoko.”

Vea is of Tongan ancestry and comes from Milpitas, Calif. He was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year last season for the Washington Huskies. He is a force on the defensive line and could very well be a top ten pick in the draft. Vea is so versatile that he even was able to make a tackle in special teams on punt coverage last season.

Fans of whatever team that lands him will be quite satisfied — and even more thrilled that they won’t have to call him by his full name. Vea is pretty easy to remember.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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