2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 79
Fa’alili Fa’amoe
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 317
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pago Pago, American Samoa
- High School:
- Leone
Career Accolades
2025 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in and started in 12 games for the Demon Deacons… One of four linemen to play 700+ snaps for the Deacs… Key part of an offensive line that paved the way for the ACC’s sixth-best rushing attack… Played his best game of the season (per PFF) in the finale, helping the Demon Deacon offense score 43 points in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory over Mississippi State (1/2).
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in nine games with seven starts during the 2024 season for the Cougars…Named team captain…Named to preseason watchlist for the Lombardi Award, the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year, the Outland Trophy, and Reese’s Senior Bowl……Made all seven starts at right tackle.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started all 12 games at right tackle during the 2024 season for the Cougars…Named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Third Team by Athlon and the Preseason All-Pac-12 Fourth Team by Phil Steele…Named to the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Started in seven games during the 2022 season for the Cougars…Switched to offensive tackle from defensive lineman during spring practice…Made his first career start at Oregon State, allowing only one pressure on 62 pass snaps…Earned the highest offensive lineman grade for the Cougars after allowing only one pressure on 41 pass snaps in the victory at Stanford.
2021 (Freshman)
Made his collegiate debut in Washington State’s victory over Arizona…Redshirted.
2020 (Freshman)
Did not see any action during the 2020 season for the Cougars.
High School
Attended Leone High School in American Samoa…Named team captain for Leone during his senior season…Was one of two players from American Samoa to be selected to participate in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Personal
Born on January 29, 2002.
- 2025 All-ACC Honorable Mention
- 2025 Athlon Preseason All-ACC
- 2025 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- 2024 Lombardi Trophy Preseason Trophy Watch List
- 2024 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- 2023 Athlon Preseason All-Pac 12 Third Team
- 2023 Preseason All- Pac 12 Fourth Team by Phil Steele
- 2023 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
2025 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in and started in 12 games for the Demon Deacons… One of four linemen to play 700+ snaps for the Deacs… Key part of an offensive line that paved the way for the ACC’s sixth-best rushing attack… Played his best game of the season (per PFF) in the finale, helping the Demon Deacon offense score 43 points in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory over Mississippi State (1/2).
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in nine games with seven starts during the 2024 season for the Cougars…Named team captain…Named to preseason watchlist for the Lombardi Award, the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year, the Outland Trophy, and Reese’s Senior Bowl……Made all seven starts at right tackle.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started all 12 games at right tackle during the 2024 season for the Cougars…Named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Third Team by Athlon and the Preseason All-Pac-12 Fourth Team by Phil Steele…Named to the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Started in seven games during the 2022 season for the Cougars…Switched to offensive tackle from defensive lineman during spring practice…Made his first career start at Oregon State, allowing only one pressure on 62 pass snaps…Earned the highest offensive lineman grade for the Cougars after allowing only one pressure on 41 pass snaps in the victory at Stanford.
2021 (Freshman)
Made his collegiate debut in Washington State’s victory over Arizona…Redshirted.
2020 (Freshman)
Did not see any action during the 2020 season for the Cougars.
High School
Attended Leone High School in American Samoa…Named team captain for Leone during his senior season…Was one of two players from American Samoa to be selected to participate in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Personal
Born on January 29, 2002.
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