Paulay Asiata

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
295
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
High School:
St. Louis

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)-Projected as an offensive lineman his true freshman year in college.

HIGH SCHOOL-He earned All-American honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, the latter ranking him the No. 24 offensive lineman in the country. On the SuperPrep All-Far West region squad, he was ranked as the No. 15 overall player, the No. 2 offensive lineman and the No. 1 player from Hawai'i. He was named the top player from Hawai'i by Scout.com, which ranked him the No. 21 offensive tackle in the country, and Rivals.com listed him the No. 6 player from Hawai'i while ESPN had him as the No. 2 player in Hawai'i and the No. 58 offensive guard nationally. He was named to the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 list as one of 21 offensive linemen and was an honorable mention Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the West team selection. The Honolulu Advertiser ranked him the No. 3 prospect from Hawai'i and first-team All-State as a junior and senior. He was named an ILH All-Star as a senior and first-team All-ILH his sophomore through senior seasons. As a senior, he anchored an offensive line that helped produce 411.4 yards of offense and 40.8 points per game. St. Louis averaged 246.4 yards rushing and 164.7 yards passing per game and scored 30 or more points in 11 of 12 games en route to an 11-1 record and the state championship under coach John Hao. He transferred to St. Louis his senior season after his previous high school, Word of Life Academy, a school with under 300 students, was in the process of closing down mainly due to financial issues. He played two seasons at Word of Life, unable to play until his sophomore year due to weight restrictions on players.

ACADEMICS-He is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in a career in either communication or coaching.

PERSONAL-He was born June 22, 1993 in Auckland, New Zealand. His father moved him to Hawai'i with his two brothers when he was six years old after living in-between in American Samoa. His hobbies include playing video games, drawing, hanging out with friends and watching movies. An older brother, Johan, just finished his rookie season as an offensive lineman with the Chicago Bears. A cousin, Matt Asiata, finished his career at Utah as a running back in 2010. He has completed numbers hours of community service through this church and high school working with troubled youth and with the Meals on Wheels program. He also volunteers at the local YMCA as a security guard though his Sunday School. (Last name is pronounced Ah-see-ah-ta).