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BYU Highlights
2023
- Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Teams (Big 12 Media & Pro Football Focus)
- Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (College Football News)
- Ranked among Top-30 Big 12 players in 2023 by College Football News
- Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team, Fourth Team by Phil Steele
- Named to Outland Trophy watch list
- Enters season with nation's sixth-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning offensive tackles
2022
- Played in and started 12 of 13 games.
- No sacks allowed in 361 pass block snaps.
- Named Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic, College Football Network All-Independent First Team, Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team and Midseason Freshman All-American Second Team offense by College Football News
- Transferred to BYU from Oregon before the 2022 season
Personal
- Parents are Leroy and Tamara Suamataia
- Major: Global Studies
- Fluent in Samoan
- Enjoys playing Fortnite
- Cousin of Detroit Lions' Penei Sewell and Chicago Bears' Noah Sewell
- Uncle is Texas Tech outside linebackers coach C.J. Ah You
Before BYU
- Played in one game for Oregon during a redshirt 2021 season
- Prepped at Orem High School
- Named 5A MVP (2020)
- Rated a five-star recruit in the class of 2021
- Consensus top-40 overall prospect by Rivals (No. 23) and 247Sports (No. 36)
- Ranked one of the top offensive tackles in the country in class of 2021: No. 5 (Rivals), No. 6 (247Sports) and No. 11 (ESPN)
- Helped Orem HS win four consecutive state championships (2017-20)
- Led Orem HS to 16-0 state playoff record
- Joins former Orem HS teammates Puka Nacua, Hunter Hill, Jakob Robinson, Ethan Slade and Joshua Singh at BYU
- Also recruited by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Utah and USC