Pouono Faaagi

Height:
6-1
Weight:
280
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Murrieta, CA
High School:
Vista Murrieta HS

High School -- Under head coach David Olson at Vista Murrieta High School, Faaagi made 64 tackles (38 solo) during his senior season, including 16 tackles for lost yardage, seven sacks, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one interception ... season high for tackles was 10 against JSerra Catholic ... was named Nike's All-Poly Defensive MVP and landed on the All-Southwestern League second team ... Broncos were 9-3 in 2016, finishing second in the Southwestern League and reaching the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs ... Faaagi collected 48 tackles (15 solo) as a junior with six sacks and 11 tackles for lost yardage en route to all-Southwestern League honors ... Faaagi also was named Cal Poly Football Camp defensive MVP in the summer of 2016 ... after considering offers from UNLV, Army and San Jose State, Faaagi elected to come to Cal Poly because it is "a perfect fit with high academics and Division I football as well as the family atmosphere" ... Eric McMillan Award recipient.

Personal -- Son of Pouono and Whisper Faaagi ... six siblings ... originally from Hawai'i ... born June 23, 1999, in Harbor City, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.