Jonah Savaiinaea

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Jonah Savaiinaea
Arizona Wildcats–No. 71
Position Offensive tackle
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: Tafuna, American Samoa
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight336 lb (152 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Saint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Jonah M. Savaiinaea is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats.

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Early life

Savaiinaea was born in Tafuna, American Samoa, and attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was rated as a three-star recruit and held offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Hawaii, Syracuse, San Diego State and UNLV. [1] Ultimately, Savaiinaea committed to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats. [2]

College career

During Savaiinaea's true freshman season in 2022, he would play in and start all 12 games are right guard for the Wildcats. [3] 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. [4] However heading into the 2023 season, Savaiinaea would transition from playing right guard to right tackle. [5] During the season though, Savaiinaea would play both right guard and tackle. [6] Savaiinaea finished the 2023 season, starting all 13 games for Arizona. [7] For his performance in 2023, Savaiinaea was once again named a honorable mention all Pac-12 selection. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Moreno, Matt (June 22, 2021). "2022 commitment: Big OL prospect Jonah Savaiinaea picks Arizona after visit". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ Spears, Justin (June 22, 2021). "Hawaii OL Jonah Savaiinaea commits to Arizona Wildcats' 2022 recruiting class". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Spears, Justin (January 12, 2023). "Arizona offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea named to FWAA Freshman All-American Team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Spears, Justin (March 31, 2024). "Arizona Wildcats have 'viable options' to replace tackle Jordan Morgan". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Goldkamp, Thomas (January 22, 2024). "Offensive linemen Jonah Savaiinaea and Wendell Moe announce return to Arizona". On3.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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