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{{Short description|American football player}} |
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|2005|7|2}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite tweet|user=DUiagalelei|number=1543644615605194753|title=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|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref> |
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* First-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] ([[2024 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2024]]) |
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'''Matayo Uiagalelei''' (born |
'''Matayo Uiagalelei''' (born July 2, 2005)<ref name=birthday /> is an [[American football]] [[defensive end]] for the [[Oregon Ducks football]] team. |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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==College football== |
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Uiagalelei accepted a scholarship from Oregon in December 2022<ref>{{ |
Uiagalelei accepted a scholarship from Oregon in December 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sallee |first=Barrett |date=December 21, 2022 |title=National Signing Day 2022: Five-star EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei commits to Oregon over Ohio State, USC |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/national-signing-day-2022-five-star-edge-matayo-uiagalelei-commits-to-oregon-over-ohio-state-usc/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=[[CBSSports.com]]}}</ref> and enrolled early in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skopil |first=Erik |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Matayo Uiagalelei |url=https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-matayo-uiagalelei-ducks-football-spring-football-210079834/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=[[247Sports]]}}</ref> During Oregon's 2023 summer camp, he was used at both tight end and defensive end.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Max |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Will We See Matayo Uiagalelei at Tight End for Oregon This Season? |url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/will-we-see-matayo-uiagalelei-at-tight-end-for-oregon-this-season |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=SI.com}}</ref> He was rated as the true freshman most likely to play for the [[2023 Oregon Ducks football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Max |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Ranking the True Freshmen Most Likely to Play for Oregon in 2023 |url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/ranking-true-freshman-most-likely-to-play-for-oregon-in-2023 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=SI.com}}</ref> |
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[[Category:2005 births]] |
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[[Category:American football defensive ends]] |
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[[Category:American sportspeople of Samoan descent]] |
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[[Category:Oregon Ducks football players]] |
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[[Category:Players of American football from Bellflower, California]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 4 December 2024
| Oregon Ducks – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Sophomore |
| 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 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 was 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.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (December 21, 2022). "National Signing Day 2022: Five-star EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei commits to Oregon over Ohio State, USC". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Skopil, Erik (May 11, 2023). "Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Matayo Uiagalelei". 247Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Torres, Max (August 18, 2023). "Will We See Matayo Uiagalelei at Tight End for Oregon This Season?". SI.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Torres, Max (August 25, 2023). "Ranking the True Freshmen Most Likely to Play for Oregon in 2023". SI.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.