Personal
- Parents are Andy Puefua and Carmilla Puefua
- Has two siblings
- Worked in his family owned restaurant before playing football full-time
- Was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa
Before BYU
- Transfer from Hawaii
- Appeared in two games at Hawaii and redshirted the 2024 season
- Prepped at West High School and Woods Cross High School in Utah
- The No. 1 defensive lineman in Utah and No. 16 player overall in the state according to 247Sports
- A consensus three-star prospect
- Spent first three years of high school at Woods Cross High School before spending senior season at West High School
- Recorded 51 tackles with 11.0 TFLs and a pair of sacks while recovering a fumble as a senior in 2023
- Totaled 40 tackles and six tackles for loss to go along with a sack as a junior
- Also recruited by Nevada, Miami, University of Hawaii, Utah, Arizona and Utah Tech