Personal
Born in Waikato, New Zealand ... youngest of eight children (five girls and thre boys) ... brother Hala is a senior defensive lineman for the Cougars ... parents are Marie and Sosaia Paongo ... two older brothers have greaduated from BYU, including Hala ... served a Church mission in Accra, Ghana ... participating in his first year of football ... transferred to BYU from BYU Hawaii.
Before BYU
Did not play football in high school ... played rugby throughout high school.