 Achica was also a three-time first team Pac-10 defensive line selection from 1980-1982.One of Achica's Samoan teammates at USC is current Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach Kennedy Pola.Achica was picked in the 3rd round with the 57th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts but chose to play for the USFL's Los Angeles Express from 1983 to 1985.