Tevarua Tafiti (ILB/OLB, 6’3” 210, Punahou School, HI)
Tevarua Tafiti is far and away the gem of the 2022 Hawaii recruiting class. He first got on my radar as a freshman when as a skinny 6-0 170 lb DE he managed to fight his way into the starting line up of a Punahou defense that featured five future D1 football players and ended the season as an all-league DL alongside Faatui Tuitele. Then, as a sophomore, Tafiti shifted into an off-ball “rover” position to better utilize his athleticism. I got a chance to watch Punahou play SoCal power Long Beach Poly in Los Angeles last fall, and Tafiti balled out in a dominant 45-0 win that saw him flash all over the field.