Jojo Falo

Height:
6-2
Weight:
290
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
San Diego, CA
High School:
Madison HS

Expected to challenge Myles Cecil for starting nod at defensive tackle this fall.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Played in all three games as a backup on the defensive line ... recorded three tackles, including two at Eastern Washington.

2019 -- Injured on first play of game in season opener versus San Diego ... utilized his redshirt year.

2018 -- Played in 10 games with five starts in first season as a Mustang ... earned 15 total tackles (six solo), including season-high six stops versus Idaho State ... also made four tackles in season opener at North Dakota State ... tackles for lost yardage in games at North Dakota State and versus Brown ... forced a fumble at North Dakota State ... notched one quarterback hurry against Northern Arizona and broke up a pass in UC Davis game.

Air Force Prep -- Played one season with the Falcons' prep team before transferring to Cal Poly and had five seasons to play four with the Mustangs.

High School -- A 2017 graduate of Madison High School in San Diego, which also produced Mustang defensive lineman Tiasamo Savusa ... under the guidance of head coach Rick Jackson, the 2016 Warhawks claimed the California state 2AA Division championship after capturing the CIF-San Diego Section Division I title ... Madison was 13-2 overall in 2016 ... Falo made 58 tackles (28 solo), including 7.0 for lost yardage and three sacks ... also notched five quarterback hurries, broke up two passes and was a center on the offensive line ... selected to play in the 2017 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu as a three-star recruit ... earned first-team All-San Diego Section honors as a senior and second-team accolades as a junior ... three times he earned All-Western League honors — the first team as a senior and junior and the second team as a sophomore — and Falo also landed on the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team ... also recruited by most Big Sky and Mountain West teams along with Army, Navy, Air Force and South Dakota, Falo decided to transfer to Cal Poly "because it was the only school that gave me a second chance at my dream of playing college football and having a great future. It is a great school with great degrees and a great football program."

Personal -- Son of Suka and Steffani Falo ... one brother, Ben, and one sister, Tierra, a softball player at Long Beach State ... enjoys music, cooking, video games, the shoe culture and YouTube video editing ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.