Teams Hawai’i 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Hawai’i roster 115 players: 15 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 5 juniors, 12 seniors, 1 fifth-year player, 57 with no class listed. From 18 states and 6 other countries; the most from Hawaii (45) and California (33). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 2 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 13 QB So. 6′4″ 220 La Mirada, CA 3,875 passing yards, 36 TD 2 QB 6′1″ 187 Honolulu, HI 384 passing yards, 6 TD 8 Jeremy Moussa QB 6′3″ 225 Chino Hills, CA 77 passing yards, 1 TD 3 Kolney Cassel QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Yakima, WA 8 passing yards 14 Larry Tuileta QB 6′2″ 200 Honolulu, HI 17 Justin Uahinui QB RS 6′3″ 195 Honolulu, HI 19 Kamali’i Akina QB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Stanford, CA
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 21 Freddie Holly III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Riverside, CA 466 rushing yards, 4 TD 7 Dayton Furuta RB 5′11″ 250 Mililani, HI 459 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 Elijah Dale RB Sr. 5′10″ 200 San Francisco, CA 15 returns, 336 yards 7 Miles Reed RB 5′8″ 190 Corona, CA 130 rushing yards 34 K.K. Padello RB So. 5′11″ 215 Mililani, HI 3 tackles 29 Genta Ito RB Sr. 5′8″ 195 Inabe, Japan 8 rushing yards 3 Melvin Davis RB 6′2″ 235 Compton, CA 3 rushing yards 35 Hekili Keliiliki RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 235 Bentonville, AR
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 5 WR Jr. 5′10″ 175 Kailua-Kona, HI 89 catches, 1,343 yards, 16 TD 6 Cedric Byrd WR Jr. 5′9″ 175 Los Angeles, CA 79 catches, 970 yards, 9 TD 9 JoJo Ward WR Jr. 5′9″ 175 Waco, TX 51 catches, 865 yards, 9 TD 85 Marcus Armstrong-Brown WR Sr. 6′3″ 210 Napa, CA 50 catches, 573 yards, 2 TD 9 Devan Stubblefield WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 ‘Ewa Beach, HI 13 catches, 200 yards, 2 TD 3 Jason-Matthew Sharsh WR So. 6′0″ 190 Honolulu, HI 9 catches, 152 yards, 1 TD 17 Tristin Kamaka WR Sr. 5′8″ 175 ‘Ewa Beach, HI 2 catches, 8 yards 30 Adam Netane WR 5′11″ Orlando, FL 1 return, 1 yard 86 Eric Rooks WR 6′3″ 215 Chicago, IL 1 catch, 8 yards 3 James Phillips WR RS 5′9″ 160 Menifee, CA 4 Kumoku Noa WR 5′11″ 175 Honolulu, HI 10 Drake Stallworth WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Folsom, CA 16 Tanner Darling WR 6′1″ 190 Simi Valley, CA 23 Jared Smart WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Dublin, CA 81 Grey Ihu WR RS 6′0″ 175 Kaneohe, HI 83 Kahale Huddleston WR 5′10″ 175 Hilo, HI 88 John Johnson WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Warner Robins, GA
Tight ends 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 45 Dakota Torres TE Sr. 6′2″ 245 Wai‘anae, HI 2 catches, 13 yards, 1 TD 80 Kamuela Borden TE RS 6′4″ 250 Pearl City, HI
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 75 Ilm Manning OL 6′4″ 295 Glendale, AZ 2 tackles 57 J.R. Hensley OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Edmond, OK 1 tackle 72 Kohl Levao OL Fr. 6′6″ 350 Aberdeen, WA 1 tackle 47 Kaiwi Chung OL Sr. 5′11″ 240 Honolulu, HI 52 Solo Vaipulu OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 280 Riverside, CA 53 Ramsey Aviu OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Aiea, HI 58 Joey Nu’uanu-Kuhi’iki OL So. 6′4″ 300 Waianae, HI 59 Emil Graves OL So. 6′3″ 275 Lynwood, CA 61 Eliki Tanuvasa OL 6′2″ 300 Honolulu, HI 63 Taaga Tuulima OL So. 6′2″ 310 Ewa Beach, HI 68 Ra Elkington OL RS 6′5″ 345 Laie, HI 69 Stephan Bernal-Wendt OL RS 6′1″ 325 Honolulu, HI 71 Micah Vanterpool OL RS 6′6″ 315 Phoenix, AZ 74 Gene Pryor OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Visalia, CA 77 Alesana Sunia OL So. 6′3″ 320 Leone, American Samoa 78 Ernest Moore OL So. 6′8″ 320 San Francisco, CA
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 96 Kaimana Padello DL 6′0″ 225 Mililani, HI 24 tackles, 8.5 sacks 99 Zeno Choi DL Sr. 6′3″ 280 Honolulu, HI 39 tackles, 3 sacks 91 Samiuela Akoteu DL 6′2″ 280 Inglewood, CA 34 tackles, 3 sacks 95 Kendall Hune DL So. 6′3″ 285 Carmel, IN 31 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 49 Manly Williams DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 245 Honolulu, HI 20 tackles, 3 sacks 55 Blessman Ta’ala DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 300 Aua, American Samoa 29 tackles 43 Tevarua Eldridge DL Sr. 6′2″ 270 Wailuku, HI 20 tackles 48 Derek Thomas DL Fr. 6′3″ 230 Huntington Beach, CA 17 tackles, 1 sack 66 Eperone Moananu DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′2″ 290 Pago Pago, American Samoa 9 tackles 92 Maxwell Hendrie DL So. 6′4″ 245 Sydney, Australia 3 tackles, 2 sacks 69 Azia Se’ei DL So. 5′11″ 275 Honolulu, HI 8 tackles 51 Makai Manuwai DL So. 6′1″ 280 Medford, OR 2 tackles 35 Jeffery Keene DL So. 6′4″ 230 Temple Hills, MD 1 tackle 40 Chance Kalaugher DL Fr. 6′6″ 240 Honolulu, HI 43 Mason Vega DL So. 6′3″ 275 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 90 Fanupo Peapealalo DL So. 6′3″ 265 Oceanside, CA 91 Justus Tavai DL RS 6′3″ 290 Inglewood, CA 92 DJuan Matthews DL Fr. 5′11″ 275 Houston, TX 93 Mason Mataafa DL RS 6′4″ 250 Santa Ana, CA 95 Doug Russell DL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Seattle, WA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 27 Solomon Matautia LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Ewa Beach, HI 85 tackles, 1 sack 31 LB Sr. 6′4″ 245 Redondo Beach, CA 82 tackles, 2 sacks 1 Penei Pavihi LB 6′3″ 245 Pago Pago, American Samoa 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks 41 Scheyenne Sanitoa LB So. 6′1″ 220 Fagatogo, American Samoa 26 tackles, 1 sack 12 Kana’i Picanco LB So. 6′1″ 225 Kaneohe, HI 20 tackles, 1 sack 15 Paul Scott LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 215 Oakland, CA 17 tackles 58 Rashaan Falemalu LB 6′1″ 230 Hau‘ula, HI 3 tackles 25 Manase Time LB 5′11″ Long Beach, CA 2 tackles 2 Jeremiah Pritchard LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Leone, American Samoa 1 tackle 45 Payton Awaya LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Honolulu, HI 46 Tauivi Ho Ching LB So. 6′1″ 225 Nu’uuli, American Samoa 52 Dalton Gouveia LB 6′1″ 225 Charlotte, NC 57 Parker Higgins LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Honolulu, HI 61 Wesley Faagau LB 6′0″ 220 Waianae, HI
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 22 Ikem Okeke DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Las Vegas, NV 85 tackles 3 Kalen Hicks DB 6′3″ 215 Las Vegas, NV 72 tackles, 1 sack 4 Rojesterman Farris II DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Coral Springs, FL 41 tackles, 1 INT 14 Manu Hudson-Rasmussen DB Sr. 6′1″ 175 Tigard, OR 33 tackles 11 Justice Augafa DB So. 5′11″ 210 Anchorage, AK 32 returns, 511 yards 15 Khoury Bethley DB 5′11″ 205 Chino, CA 31 tackles 8 Eugene Ford DB 6′2″ 210 Venice, CA 25 tackles, 1 INT 20 Zach Wilson DB 6′1″ 185 Upland, CA 20 tackles, 1 INT 30 Donovan Dalton DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 208 Apple Valley, MN 6 tackles 11 Jay Dominique DB So. 6′2″ 190 Montréal, Canada 4 tackles 28 Cameron Hayes DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Marina del Rey, CA 3 tackles 39 Kalamaku Kuewa DB 6′0″ 200 Kailua, HI 1 tackle 18 Cortez Davis DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Decatur, GA 22 Akil Francisco DB RS 6′1″ 170 Alameda, CA 24 Mykal Tolliver DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 175 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 26 Dylan Toilolo DB 5′11″ 200 Nanakuli, HI 26 Leonard Lee DB RS 6′0″ 190 Wahiawa, HI 34 Austin Pang Kee DB 5′10″ 160 Kaneohe, HI 37 Alaka’i Mashima DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Kapolei, HI 38 Brody Padilla DB RS 5′11″ 170 Ewa Beach, HI 47 Noa Kamana DB RS 6′0″ 195 Honolulu, HI 47 Scott Lam DB 5′9″ 165 Honolulu, HI 88 Tumua Tuinei DB 5th 5′9″ 200 Honolulu, HI
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 17 Ryan Meskell PK So. 6′0″ 185 Gold Coast, QLD 15 of 18 field goals 12 Stan Gaudion P So. 6′3″ 210 Melbourne, VIC 49 punts, 40.8 average 36 Ben Scruton P 6′1″ 200 Melbourne, VIC 9 punts, 36.9 average 1 Noah Borden LS Sr. 6′1″ 220 Pearl City, HI 34 Nino Alibegic PK 5′9″ 165 Meridian, ID 43 Shawn McCarthy LS 6′4″ 225 Honolulu, HI 44 Wyatt Tucker LS RS 5′10″ 215 Chino Hills, CA 46 Alex Trifonovitch PK Jr. 6′1″ 195 Honolulu, HI
Chevan Cordeiro, Jason-Matthew Sharsh, Kumoku Noa, Kana’i Picanco, Larry Tuileta, Justin Uahinui, Austin Pang Kee, Kalamaku Kuewa, Chance Kalaugher, Shawn McCarthy, Payton Awaya, Alex Trifonovitch, Kaiwi Chung, Noa Kamana, Scott Lam, Manly Williams, Parker Higgins, Eliki Tanuvasa, Azia Se’ei, Stephan Bernal-Wendt, Grey Ihu, Tumua Tuinei, Zeno Choi Noah Borden, Devan Stubblefield, Tristin Kamaka, Solomon Matautia, Alaka’i Mashima, Brody Padilla, Ramsey Aviu, Taaga Tuulima, Kamuela Borden Dayton Furuta, Leonard Lee, K.K. Padello, Kaimana Padello Melvin Davis, Manase Time, Emil Graves Miles Reed, Freddie Holly III, Solo Vaipulu Eugene Ford, Justus Tavai, Samiuela Akoteu Jeremy Moussa, Khoury Bethley, Wyatt Tucker Paul Scott, Elijah Dale, Ernest Moore Dylan Toilolo, Joey Nu’uanu-Kuhi’iki, Wesley Faagau Kalen Hicks, Ikem Okeke Mykal Tolliver, Mason Vega James Phillips Kolney Cassel Rojesterman Farris II John Ursua Cedric Byrd JoJo Ward Drake Stallworth Justice Augafa Cole McDonald Manu Hudson-Rasmussen Tanner Darling Cortez Davis Kamali’i Akina Zach Wilson Akil Francisco Jared Smart Cameron Hayes Adam Netane Donovan Dalton Jahlani Tavai Nino Alibegic Hekili Keliiliki Jeffery Keene Tevarua Eldridge Derek Thomas Makai Manuwai Dalton Gouveia J.R. Hensley Ra Elkington Micah Vanterpool Kohl Levao Gene Pryor Ilm Manning Kahale Huddleston Marcus Armstrong-Brown Eric Rooks John Johnson Fanupo Peapealalo DJuan Matthews Mason Mataafa Doug Russell Kendall Hune HI 45 CA 33 WA 3 AZ 2 FL 2 Hometowns of the 2018 Hawai’i roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Hawaii 45 California 33 American Samoa 7 Washington 3 Nevada 2 Florida 2 Texas 2 VIC 2 Top counties Honolulu County, Hawaii pop. 1 million 42 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 10 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 6 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 4 Alameda County, California pop. 1.6 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2018 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Cole McDonald QB
Chevan Cordeiro QB
John Ursua WR
Jahlani Tavai LB