When Benning Potoa’e was busy racking up one tackle behind the line of scrimmage after another at Lakes High School, he was also building a star-studded reputation.
He was a big guy who could run. Usually those types show up high on FBS college football recruiting boards.
The part that comes after it — fulfilling high expectations — is what Potoae’s is ready to do now in his third season at the University of Washington.
And at 6-foot-3, 278 pounds, he might be the biggest college outside linebacker in America.
But that is where the Huskies see him as the best fit for their defense.