Pronunciation
tee-u-mah-LOO off-AH-lava
Freshman (2024)
– Announced on April 28 that he would be entering the transfer portal
– Remained a member of the program through spring football practice
Freshman (2023)
– Redshirted
– Did not play
Bishop Amat HS (Class Of 2023)
– Registered three-year totals over 21 games played of 67 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks (-37 yards) for a trio of teams while reaching the Southern Section Division 2 playoffs in each of his final two campaigns and posting an 18-13 record overall
– Picked up 29 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack (-8 yards) in nine games while serving as a team captain as a 2022 senior for a team that finished 9-4 overall and reached the semifinals of the Southern Section Division 2 playoffs
– Named to Southern California’s Elite Cannon List for defensive linemen along with fellow Cal 2023 recruiting class member Ryan McCulloch and was among the San Gabriel Valley Tribune’s top five defensive players prior to his 2022 senior campaign
– Had career highs of 31 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss to go along with 1.0 sack (-10 yards) in nine games as a 2021 junior to earn first-team All-Area and All-Mission League honors for a squad that finished 8-4 overall and reached the quarterfinals of the Southern Section Division 2 playoffs
– Contributed seven tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a career-high 2.5 sacks (career-high -19 yards) in the spring of 2021 over the three games he played in a season delayed and shortened to five contests by COVID
– Wore No. 96
– Also participated in the shot put during his 2022 junior track and field campaign
MaxPreps High School Bio And Stats
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2023 Recruiting Class Notes And Ratings (As Of December 20, 2022)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), On3 (3), On3 Consensus (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports Composite (1112), On3 Consensus (1204)
National Defensive End Rankings: ESPN (114)
National Defensive Lineman Rankings: 247Sports (93), 247Sports Composite (116), On3 Consensus (128), On3 (157)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (139)
California Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (86), 247Sports (95), Rivals (95), 247Sports Composite (98), On3 Consensus (105), On3 (127)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (87), 247Sports Composite (0.8583), On3 (85), On3 (84.58), ESPN (77), Rivals (5.5)
– Invited to the Legit Rare All-American Championship Series in July of 2022
Other
– Born July 26, 2004
– Son of Tifaimoana Afalava
– Filmed a role in a commercial with Under Armour that included Tom Brady and Morgan Freeman
– Career goal is to become a doctor
– Knows how to solve a Rubik’s Cube
– Major at Cal was undeclared
Last Updated
June 10, 2024
