Jonah Savaiinaea
| Arizona Wildcats – No. 71 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Tafuna, American Samoa |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 336 lb (152 kg) |
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| High school | Saint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
Jonah M. Savaiinaea is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats.
Early life
[edit]Savaiinaea was born in Tafuna, American Samoa, and attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Coming out of high school, Savaiinaea was rated as a three star recruit, where he also held offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Hawaii, Syracuse, San Diego State and UNLV.[1] Ultimately, Savaiinaea decided to commit to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.[2][3]
College career
[edit]During Savaiinaea's true freshman season in 2022, he would play in and start all 12 games are right guard for the Wildcats.[4] For his performance in the 2022 season, Savaiinaea was named to the FWAA freshman all-American team, and was named a honorable mention all Pac-12 selection.[5] However heading into the 2023 season, Savaiinaea would transition from playing right guard to right tackle.[6] During the season though, Savaiinaea would play both right guard and tackle.[7] Savaiinaea finished the 2023 season, starting all 13 games for Arizona.[8] For his performance in 2023, Savaiinaea was once again named a honorable mention all Pac-12 selection.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Moreno, Matt (June 22, 2021). "2022 commitment: Big OL prospect Jonah Savaiinaea picks Arizona after visit". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Honda, Paul (June 23, 2021). "Saint Louis OL Jonah Savaiinaea commits to Arizona". Hawaii Prep World. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (June 22, 2021). "Hawaii OL Jonah Savaiinaea commits to Arizona Wildcats' 2022 recruiting class". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (July 22, 2023). "'That's an NFL player': Jonah Savaiinaea set to start at right tackle for Arizona football". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (January 12, 2023). "Arizona offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea named to FWAA Freshman All-American Team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (April 5, 2023). "Right tackle 'a total different world' for Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona's 'gifted offensive lineman'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (October 10, 2023). "Pass-blocking expert, 'leader' Jonah Savaiinaea helps Arizona football's right guard crisis". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (March 31, 2024). "Arizona Wildcats have 'viable options' to replace tackle Jordan Morgan". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ Goldkamp, Thomas (January 22, 2024). "Offensive linemen Jonah Savaiinaea and Wendell Moe announce return to Arizona". On3.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.