Oakie Salave'a

Iowa State

Oct 11 (Sat)

1:30 PM

Position:
Athlete
Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Leone Ili'Ili, American Samoa
Major:
Arts & Sciences - Open Option

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … 247 Composite listed him as the No. 129 athlete in the class, No. 1 player from American Samoa and No. 1,523 player nationally … ESPN ranked him as the No. 29 dual threat quarterback in the class and top player from American Samoa … 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 178 athlete in the class and top player from American Samoa … On3 listed him as the No. 97 athlete nationally and No. 1,561 player nationally … Played four years of varsity football at Tafuna High School coached by his dad Okland Salave’a, who played for the Buffs from 1986-89 … Also coached by Kevin Magalei and his brother Filoisamoa Langkilde … According to SamoaNews.com, he is the first quarterback ever recruited out of American Samoa … Set to take part in the fifth annual Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii on Jan. 22, a game he’s played in multiple times previously … He ranked in the top 10 at an Elite 11 regional camp in Los Angeles in June 2021 … Led Tafuna to a 31-7 record over four years playing both quarterback and safety, including a perfect 20-0 mark as both a junior and senior winning American Samoa High School Athletic Association Championships both seasons … Also returned kickoffs and led the league in touchdowns from kickoff returns all four seasons … Senior season he led Tafuna to a perfect 10-0 record at quarterback and safety and was named the American Samoa Athlete of the Year … Was the ASHSAA MVP, becoming the first quarterback from Tafuna to win that award back-to-back seasons, was a JPS All-Star and first-team all-league selection … In the ASHSAA championship game, Tafuna beat Samoan Sharks 22-11 and he had over 200 yards rushing with two touchdowns, seven tackles on defense, blocked a field goal and served as the kickoff specialist … Junior season he led Tafuna to a 10-0 record and was the ASHSAA MVP, a JPS All-Star and first-team all-league selection … Sophomore season Tafuna was 4-5 and he was the team’s offensive player of the year, a JPS All-Star selection and first-team all-league … Freshman season he was named a MaxPreps Freshman All-American leading Tafuna to a 7-3 record and also earned JPS All-Star honors and was named first-team all-league … Also played basketball and baseball at Tafuna … Was named the ASHSAA MVP for basketball as a junior and averaged a double-double … Averaged eight strikeouts a game as a pitcher.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Kinesiology at Colorado … He was a Scholar Athlete, on the Principal’s List four times and maintained above a 3.8 grade point average at Tafuna High School.

PERSONAL—He was born July 12, 2004 in Fagaalu, American Samoa … Parents are Okland and Ginny Salave’a … Has three older siblings, Filoisamoa, Jireh and Ali’itoga Langkilde … Father played football for the Buffs from 1986-89 and was a starting defensive tackle on the 1989 Big Eight champion team that finished the regular season undefeated but lost to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl … An uncle, Joe Salave’a, played football at the University of Arizona, was drafted in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played eight seasons in the NFL for Tennessee, Washington and San Diego … Brother Filoisamoa played college football at Austin Peay … Enjoys swimming, spending time with family and anything outdoors … Can climb a coconut tree … Can throw a ball in a trash can from 50 yards away … Has volunteered in the community landscaping with his church and participating in clean-up activities with both his team and school.