| 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 | 339 lb (154 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Saint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
Jonah M. Savaiinaea is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats.
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]
As a freshman in 2022, Savaiinaea started all 12 games at right guard for the Wildcats. [3] For his performance on the season, he was named to the FWAA freshman all-American team and was an honorable mention all-Pac-12 Conference selection. [4] Heading into the 2023 season, Savaiinaea was converted from right guard to right tackle. [5] During the season though, he played both right guard and tackle. [6] Savaiinaea started all 13 games for Arizona in 2023. [7] For his performance in 2023, he was once again named an honorable mention all-Pac-12 selection. [8]