Personal
- Parents are Salesi and Lani Tuakoi
Before BYU
- A four-star recruit from 247sports.com with a composite score of 90
- Rated the No. 32 overall prospect in California
- First-team Oakland Athletic League linebacker
- Selected to the Polynesian Bowl
- Played linebacker, defensive end and running back for Fremont
- Coached by Tyler Newell
- Also recruited by Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Maryland, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Tennessee, USC, Utah and Washington State