Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Teams (Big 12 Media & Pro Football Focus)
Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (College Football News)
Ranked among Top-30 Big 12 players in 2023 by College Football News
Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team, Fourth Team by Phil Steele
Named to Outland Trophy watch list
Enters season with nation's sixth-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning offensive tackles.
2022
Played in and started 12 of 13 games.
No sacks allowed in 361 pass block snaps.
Named Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic, College Football Network All-Independent First Team, Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team and Midseason Freshman All-American Second Team offense by College Football News
Transferred to BYU from Oregon before the 2022 season
Personal
Fluent in Samoan
Parents are Leroy and Tamara Suamataia
Enjoys playing Fortnite
Before BYU
Played in one game for Oregon during a redshirt 2021 season
Prepped at Orem High School
Named 5A MVP (2020)
Rated a five-star recruit in the class of 2021
Consensus top-40 overall prospect by Rivals (No. 23) and 247Sports (No. 36)
Ranked one of the top offensive tackles in the country in class of 2021: No. 5 (Rivals), No. 6 (247Sports) and No. 11 (ESPN)
Helped Orem HS win four consecutive state championships (2017-20)
Led Orem HS to 16-0 state playoff record
Joins former Orem HS teammates Puka Nacua, Hunter Hill, Jakob Robinson, Ethan Slade and Joshua Singh at BYU
Also recruited by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Utah and USC
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2022
Played in and started 12 games
Named Second Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic
Named to College Football Network All-Independent First Team
Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
Named to 2022 Midseason Freshman All-American Second Team Offense by College Football News