Paul Maile

6-2, 304 | OL | Salt Lake City, Utah | Utah/East HS

  • Has played in 29 games at Utah with 17 starts on the offensive line (center and guard)
  • Started 12 games at center in 2022 for the Utes
  • Helped the Utes to 217.6 rushing yards per game, which ranked 11th in the FBS and second in the Pac-12.
  • Part of the offensive line that only allowed 1.07 sacks per game.
  • Saw action in five games in 2021, starting in four
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021
  • Played in two games in 2020, seeing action at center against USC and Washington State and earned a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • In 2019, saw action in eight games and two games in 2018
  • Prepped at East High School
  • Three-star recruit rated the 12th-best recruit in the state of Utah by 247Sports out of East HS.
  • Two-time first-team all-state and all-region
  • 2016 All-Salt Lake Tribune team.
  • Invited to play in the 2018 Polynesian Bowl
  • Played on the offensive line and on defense as a senior
  • 92 tackles (9.0 sacks, 1.0 TFL) his senior season
  • As a member of the offensive line, helped East set the state record for total offensive yards (7,481), rushing yards (6,797) and points scored (694) in 2016
  • Son of Darlene Kaufusi and stepson of former Ute football player Henry Kaufusi (1994-95) 
  • Has four brothers and six sisters