During the early national signing period earlier this month, Arizona head coach Brent Brennan made a point of praising 2026 signee Dash Fifita. Brennan stated Fifita deserves his own credit. Fifita was a prolific tackler throughout his career at Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita Catholic High School in California.
In the past two seasons for Santa Margarita, Fifita had 195 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, 6.0 quarterback hurries, four passes defended, 3.0 fumble recoveries and 3.0 forced fumbles. Fifita is the 2,597th prospect, 234th LB and 236th player in California in the 2026 class.