| Oregon Ducks – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Defensive end, tight end |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 2, 2005[1] Bellflower, California, US |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | St. John Bosco (California) |
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Matayo Uiagalelei (born July 2, 2005)[1] is an American football defensive end and tight end for the Oregon Ducks football team.
Early years[edit]
Uiagalelei, who is of Samoan descent, was born in Bellflower, California. His older brother DJ Uiagalelei is a quarterback for Florida State. Matayo attended St. John Bosco High School. He played on both offense (tight end) and defense (defensive end) at St. John Bosco. He was rated by Sports Illustrated as the No. 19 prospect in the 2023 college football recruiting class.[2] Rivals.com rated him as the No. 20 recruit overall (No. 3 in California).[3] He had scholarship offers from multiple schools, including Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Miami, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ohio State, and USC.[3]
College football[edit]
Uiagalelei accepted a scholarship from Oregon in December 2022[4] and enrolled early in 2023.[5] During Oregon's 2023 summer camp, he was used at both tight end and defensive end.[6] He is rated as the true freshman most likely to play for the 2023 Oregon Ducks football team.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b @DUiagalelei (July 3, 2022). "Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday and celebrated my son Matayo 18th birthday. I love my son so much. His future is so bright. I'm so excited for what God has plan for his life. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #YoungConcrete" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Matayo Uiagalelei". University of Oregon. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Matayo Uiagalelei". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "National Signing Day 2022: Five-star EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei commits to Oregon over Ohio State, USC". C S Sports. December 21, 2022.
- ^ Erik Skopil (May 11, 2023). "Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Matayo Uiagalelei". 247Sports.
- ^ "Will We See Matayo Uiagalelei at Tight End for Oregon This Season?". SI.com. August 18, 2023.
- ^ Max Torres (August 25, 2023). "Ranking the True Freshmen Most Likely to Play for Oregon in 2023". SI.com.