Eti Ena

Biography

Eti Ena joins Head Coach Kriby Moore’s first staff in Pullman, serving as defensive tackles coach. Ena comes to Pullman after spending the previous two seasons coaching the defensive line at New Mexico State. During the 2025 season, Ena mentored defensive tackle Ezra Christensen, who garnered multiple All-American honors following the season. After posting 42 total tackles, 11 tackles-for-loss and six sacks, Christensen earned First Team All-America honors by Pro Football and Sport Network, as well as third-team honors from HERO Sports Group of Five All-America teams. Prior to arriving in Las Cruces, N.M., Ena served as the co-defensive coordinator/defensive tackles coach at the University of Hawai’i in 2023, and the defensive line coach in 2022. Ena spent six seasons at Eastern Washington in numerous roles, including defensive ends coach, (2016-2021), associate head coach (2017-2021) and defensive coordinator (2019-2021). Ena helped guide the Eagles to the national title game in 2018 season and a semifinal appearance in 2016. In 2018, he coached an Eastern Washington defense that led the FCS with six defensive touchdowns and allowed just 22.7 ppg, the school’s lowest average in more than two decades. Additionally, Ena mentored multiple EWU players who earned all-conference and All-America honors including Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP Jay-Tee Tiuli. During his time at EWU, he coached six NFL players, including 2016 FCS All-American Samson Ebukam who currently plays for th