Utah has announced the signing of guard Johnny Maea, who will come to Utah after serving a two-year LDS mission. Utah didn't have to look far for Maea, finding him just down the street at East High. Standing 6-5 and weighing 305 lbs. Maea has a good frame to develop at the college level. Maea has a three star composite ranking on 247 and was heavily recruited in state by both BYU and Utah State. He also received offers from Oregon state and Nevada.
Maea was a key piece on East High's offensive line that helped the team rush for 5,509 yards enroute to a state title.