Pronunciation: Sam-ih-so-nee Pay-oo-uh
BYU Highlights
- New to program in 2022
Personal
- Major: Construction and Facilities Management
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hamilton, New Zealand and Anchorage, Alaska (2019-21)
- Fluent in Tongan
- Parents are Sione and Mele
- Dad, Sione, played football at Iowa
- Cousin, Jackson Kaufusi, currently plays linebacker at BYU
- Cousin, Joe Tukuafu, currently plays on the offensive line at BYU
- A Nevada state champion in web design (2017), competed at nationals
Before BYU
- Prepped at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah
- Played wide receiver, tallying three touchdowns on 14 receptions and 153 total yards his senior year
- Recruited by Eastern New Mexico