All Division-I FBS College Football players with Hawaii-ties in 2026

The talent pool of football players from Hawai’i is deep.

As the college football season is upon us, here is a list of all players with Hawai’i-ties that are on a Division-I FBS roster in 2026.

Note: If any player is missing, please email michaelhsrn@outlook.com.

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele celebrates after a Cal touchdown in the 2025 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. | Photo: Michael Lasquero

ACC

Boston College — ACC

LB Palaie Faoa (Ewa Beach, Hawai’i | Bishop Gorman (NV)

Cal — ACC

QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Ewa Beach, Hawai’i | Campbell)

DB Aiden Manutai (Waipahu, Hawai’i | Kahuku)

QB Nainoa Lopes (Honolulu, Hawai’i | Saint Louis)

TE Taimane Purcell (Aiea, Hawai’i | Kamehameha)

OL Kamo’i Huihui-White (Honolulu | Hawai’i | Saint Louis)

OL Esaiah Wong (Waimanalo | Kailua)

DL Lebron Williams (Kahuku | Kahuku)

DL Stanley Saole-McKenzie (Kahului | Saint Louis)

Duke — ACC

QB Blaine Hipa (Kailua | Chandler | Princeton)

North Carolina — ACC

DL Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu (Hau’ula | Jordan (TX)

WR Trech Kekahuna (Honolulu | Bishop Gorman (NV) | Wisconsin

SMU — ACC

OL Abel Hoopii (Anianiku | Farrington)

Stanford — ACC

OLB Tevarua Tafiti (Waipahu | Punahou)

SAF Donte Utu (Manoa | Punahou)

American

Army — American

CB Timothy Wallace (Mililani)

RB Chevas Gregory (Nanakuli | Timpview (Utah)

Rice — American

SAF Koa Akui (Hilo | Sacramento State)

Arizona DB Gavin Hunter lines up against Hawai’i in a 2025 contest. | Photo: Brian Bautista

Big 12

Arizona — Big 12

SAF Gavin Hunter (Ewa Beach | Mililani)

LB Nela Taliauli (Puna | Iolani)

DL Julian Savaiinaea (Saint Louis)

OL Javian Goo (Kapolei)

Arizona State — Big 12

OL Manamo’ui Muti (Wahiawa | Leilehua)

LB Isaiah Iosefa (Waipahu | Mililani)

DL Blazen Lono-Wong (Waimanalo | Kailua)

BYU — Big 12

DE Tausili Akana (Laie | Skyridge (UT) | Texas)

SAF Jarinn Kalama (Honolulu | Wasatch (UT)

LB Ace Kaufusi (Kahuku)

DE Vincent Tautua (Ewa Beach | Saint Louis)

WR Kila Keone (Pacific Palisades | Moanalua)

DT Ulavai Fetuli (Laie | La Habra (CA)

Colorado — Big 12

LB Liona Lefau (Kahuku | Texas)

Kansas — Big 12

OL Tavake Tuikolovatu (Wailuku | Summit (CA)

Kansas State — Big 12

WR Brandon White (played a season at Hawai’i)

UCF — Big 12

WR Jordan Nunuha (Nanakuli | Saint Louis)

OL Jacob Maiava (Kahuku)

Utah — Big 12

WR Mana Carvalho (Laie | Kahuku)

LB Brock Fonoimoana (Laie | Kahuku)

DT Pupu Sepulona (Kalihi | Saint Louis)

DT Stanley Raass (Laie | Kahuku)

OL Solatoa Moea’i (Laie | Punahou)

USC QB Jayden Maiava puts a stiff arm on a Nebraska defender during the 2024 season. | Photo: Brian Bautista

Big Ten

Michigan — Big Ten

RB Micah Ka’apana (Waianae | Bishop Gorman (NV)

OL Malakai Lee (Kaneohe | Kamehameha)

OL Houston Ka’aha’aina-Torres (Waimanalo | Saint Louis | Nebraska)

Michigan State — Big Ten

LB Leonard Ah You (Laie | Kahuku

EDGE Kekai Burnett (Honolulu | Punahou)

EDGE Anelu Lafaele (Kalihi | Farrington | Wisconsin)

OL Rustin Young (Honolulu | Saint Louis)

Nebraska — Big Ten

OL Preston Taumua (Waipahu)

Oregon — Big Ten

QB Dylan Raiola (borned in Honolulu)

ILB Will Straton (Honolulu | Punahou)

RB Zander Quinn (Hilo | Oxford Area (PA)

OLB Teitum Tuioti (Laie | Sheldon (OR)

OL Koloi Keli (Honolulu | Farrington)

OL Iapani Laloulu (Honolulu | Farrington)

OL Kawika Rogers (Kapaa)

Penn State — Big Ten

OL Vaea Ikakoula (Laie | West (UT) | Iowa State)

Purdue — Big Ten

LB Charles Correa (Kuli’ou’ou | Bishop Gorman (NV) | UNLV

UCLA — Big Ten

LS Halakilangi Muagututi’a (Laie | Kahuku)

LB Mone Malafu (Kapaa)

LB Malaki Soliai-Tui (Kahuku)

USC — Big Ten

QB Jayden Maiava (Palolo | Liberty (NV) | UNLV)

LB Talanoa Ili (Chino, Calif. | Kahuku)

Washington — Big Ten

EDGE Ramzak Fruean (Nanakuli | Bethel (WA)

QB Kini McMillan (Mililani)

TE Kekua Aumua (Hau’ula | Kahuku)

Conference USA

Kennesaw State — CUSA

LS Brock Walters (Kailua Kona | Winter Park (FL) | Marshall

New Mexico State — CUSA

LB Fa’apaia Fualema (Waipahu | Foothill College)

Independent

Notre Dame — Independent

LB Ko’o Kia (Kahalu’u | Punahou)

LB Kahanu Kia (Kahalu’u | Punahou)

MAC

Central Michigan — MAC

OL Losini Maka (Honolulu | Blair Academy (NJ) | Georgetown

Western Michigan — MAC

TE Enese Tonga (Kahuku | Garden City CC)

Former Saint Louis QB AJ Bianco scrambles against Hawai’i during the 2024 season. | Photo: Michael Lasquero

Mountain West

Air Force — Mountain West

WR Sylas Maiava-Alaimalo (Waikele | Damien)

WR Astin Hange (Kapolei | Punahou)

OL Tayston Tiitii (Ewa Beach | Punahou)

Hawai’i — Mountain West

DB Kona Moore (Kapolei | Saint Louis)

WR Kaikai Carvalho (La’ie | Kahuku)

WR Tama Uiliata (Waipahu)

TE Devon Tauaefa (Honolulu | Saint Louis)

DL Ka’eo Akana (Honolulu | Roosevelt | Utah)

QB Micah Alejado (born in Honolulu)

LB Wynden Ho’ohuli (Kapolei | Mililani | Nebraska)

WR Koa Eldredge (Honolulu | Punahou | BYU)

DB Riis Weber (Kailua | Idaho State)

QB Hazyn Botelho (Kaneohe | Kamehameha)

WR Nick Delgadillo (Paramount, Calif. | Saint Louis)

WR Blaze Kamoku (Kapolei | Kamehameha | Olivet Nazarene)

LB Żaden Mariteragi (Kahuku | Farrington)

WR Diezel Kamoku (Kapolei | Kahuku | Utah)

DB Kela Moore (Kapolei | Campbell | UNLV)

DL Noah Wily (La’ie | Saint Louis)

DB Makana Meyer (Waipahu | Mililani)

WR Titan Lacaden (Kapolei | Saint Louis)

DB Ezekiel Rodrigues (Kaneohe | Mililani)

DB Kodi DeCambra (Honolulu | Bishop German (NV) | UNLV)

DB Matagi Thompson (Honolulu | Punahou)

DL Nazaiah Caravallo (Ewa Beach | Campbell)

RB Sitani Mikaele (Waiahole | Farrington)

DB Jahren Altura (Honolulu | Saint Louis)

LB Ziggy Vea (Nanakuli | Farrington)

RB Tryton Keli’ikipi (Waianae | Kapolei)

LB Scoob Paogofie (Waianae | Campbell)

DB Brayton Correa (Honolulu | Bishop Gorman (NV)

DB Jordan Fetu (Ewa Beach | Mililani | Olivet Nazarene)

LB Matteus Ioane (Wahiawa | Leilehua)

LB Alika Cavaco-Amoy (Waimanalo | Punahou)

TE Micah Kaonohi-Kaihenui (Waimanalo | Kamehameha)

LS Nick Pang (Honolulu | Punahou)

LB Kingston Costales (Waianae)

LB Kolo Kaululaau (Kaneohe | Maryknoll)

LB Tasi Tadio (Wahiawa | Saint Louis)

OL Tu’i Muti (La’ie | Punahou)

OL Eric McFall (played at Kaimuki)

OL KJ Hallums (Aiea | Bishop Gorman (NV)

OL Jordan Kernaghan (Ewa Beach | Campbell)

OL Ethan Spencer (Kailua | Saint Louis)

OL Ezekiel Salanoa (Honolulu | Saint Louis)

OL Lautaimi Manuma (Ewa Beach | Campbell)

OL Josh Tavui (Ewa Beach | Campbell)

OL Judah Kaio (Kaneohe | Kahuku | Pacific)

TE Frank Abreu (Kula | KS-Maui)

WR Josiah Fetui (Ewa Beach | Saint Louis)

WR Brandon Gaea (Honolulu | Bishop Gorman (NV)

DL Ha’aheo Dela Cruz (Honolulu | Iolani)

DL Josh Sagapolutele (Waimanalo | Saint Louis)

DL Waipehe Winchester (Mililani | Iolani)

DL Iosefa Letuli (Oceanside, Calif. | Kaimuki | BYU)

Nevada — Mountain West

QB AJ Bianco (Lahaina | Saint Louis)

San Jose State — Mountain West

QB Luke Weaver (played a season at Hawai’i)

WR Tama Amisone (Kapolei)

LB Aizik Mahuka (Mililani | Weber State)

SAF Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa (Ewa Beach | Kahuku)

OL Kamuela Wilhelm (Kailua | Punahou)

TE Kamaehu Kopa-Kaawalauole (Ewa Beach | Campbell)

UNLV — Mountain West

LB Kamuela Ka’aihue (Papakolea | Roosevelt | Arizona)

LB Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu (Kalihi | Campbell)

Utah State’s Tavo Motuapuaka blocks in a game against Hawai’i in 2025. | Photo: Brian Bautista

Pac-12

Boise State — Pac-12

DB Madden Soliai (Kahuku)

Colorado State — Pac-12

OL Uluaki Tatafu (Waimanalo | Kailua)

OL Packs Ahovelo (Waimanalo | Kailua)

Fresno State — Pac-12

OL Efren Siuloa (Laie | West (UT)

DL Gino Quinones (Ewa. Beach | Saint Louis | USC)

WR Darrian Anderson (Waipio Gentry | Junipero Serra (CA) | Oregon

Oregon State — Pac-12

DB Kahanu Kalahiki (Kaimuki | Kamehameha)

OL Josiah Timoteo (Waianae)

San Diego State — Pac-12

SAF Tainoa Lave (Kapolei | Campbell)

OL Kalan Ellis (Waimanalo | Saint Louis | Syracuse)

DL Malachi Finau (played three seasons at Hawai’i)

Utah State — Pac-12

OL Chantz Chargualaf (Ewa Beach | Campbell)

TE Kache Kaio (Laie | Kahuku | Snow College CC)

OL Kaholi Krau (Wailuku | Baldwin)

OL Tavo Motu’apuaka (Honolulu | Mililani)

RB Clyde Taulapapa (Kahuku)

Washington State — Pac-12

DT Sione Pasi (Hau’ula | Kahuku | Montana Western)

SEC

Alabama — SEC

QB Tayden-Evan Kaawa (Molokai | Orem (UT)

LSU — SEC

WR Jackson Harris (spent a year at Hawai’i)

Missouri — SEC

RB Malae Fonoti (La’ie | Kahuku | Montana)

Oklahoma — SEC

OL Darius Afalava (Hau’ula | Skyridge (UT))

Texas A&M — SEC

QB Helaman Casuga (Kona | Timpview (UT))

Sun Belt

Georgia Southern — Sun Belt

OL Kingtriton Samuela (Waipahu | Pebblebrook (GA)

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