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DJ Uiagalelei named 2019 Polynesian High School Player of the Year |
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 240
Hometown: New Orleans,
LA (St. Augustine HS)
Class: 2005
ESPN:
NR
Honolulu, HI (January 17, 2020) –
DJ Uiagalelei has been selected as the 2019 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year.
The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior high school football player of Polynesian Ancestry. Crescent Valley High School (Corvallis, OR) and current University of Southern California Safety Talanoa Hufanga was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Award in 2017. University of Washington WR Puka Nacua & University of Alabama QB Taulia Tagovailoa were selected as co-players of the year in 2018.
DJ Uiagalelei, of Samoan Ancestry, led the St. John Bosco Braves (Los Angeles, California) to a 13-1 season and declared the 2019 MaxPreps National Champions. In his senior year, he completed 222 passes for 4,225 yards and 48 touchdowns. He also rushed for 412 yards and 8 touchdowns. Uiagalelei is rated as the Number 1 Pro-Style Quarterback in the class of 2020. He was selected to the 2020 Polynesian Bowl. He will be playing college football at Clemson University.
Uiagalelei was selected from a group of four Finalists; the others including QB Jayden de Laura (St. Louis School; Honolulu, Hawai`i), LB Noah Sewell (Orem High School; Orem, Utah), and RB Lawrance Toafili (Pinellas Park High School; Largo, Florida). The Finalists were selected from a Watch List of nearly 50 players. Each were recognized during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Celebration Dinner tonight in Honolulu, Hawai`i.
