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3* DT Pita Tonga, grad transfer from Utah signed

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Defensive lineman Pita Tonga Jr., who spent the past four seasons at Utah, will be joining the Rainbow Warriors as a graduate transfer.

Tonga played in 36 games for the Utes, amassing 29 tackles and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. At 6 feet 1 and 310 pounds, Tonga is a blend of first-step quickness and power.

His father, Pita Sr., was a Utah linebacker who led the Utes with 94 tackles in 1990. His mother, Susana, was an All-Western Athletic Conference basketball player for the Utes.

After graduating from Highland High (Taylorsville, Utah) in 2015, Tonga went on a two-year church mission before joining the Utes.
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Nice.

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Will have 1 to play 1....

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2020: Played in two games, seeing action on the defensive line against No. 21 Colorado and Washington State.
2019: Played as a reserve lineman in 10 games … four tackles … three tackles vs. NIU … interception vs. UCLA.
2018: Played in 13 games with six starts (5 at left tackle, 1 at nose tackle) … missed the USC game with an injury … 12 tackles (3.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks) … two tackles against Weber State, Arizona State and Colorado (1.0 sack) … 7-yard sack against BYU … returned an interception 21 yards against Washington.
2017: Played in 11 games, missing the Washington and West Virginia games with injury … 13 tackles (0.5 TFL) … three tackles against San Jose State, Arizona State and Washington State … first-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2016: Redshirt.
https://twitter.com/PitaTongaVII/status/1341586538367385600 https://twitter.com/LuckeyUte/status/1196181469984514048 Utah highlights....
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Liking all the incoming DL commits (Baker, Jones, McKinney, and now Tonga Jr.), but now kinda wondering if UH is still actively recruiting or will even have a scholie available for 2021 Kapolei HS DT/DE Zhen Sotelo (who is still uncommitted and supposedly still deciding between UH and Nebraska)..... https://twitter.com/SoteloZhen/status/1344409855625363456 https://twitter.com/SoteloZhen/status/1344109894463459329
kapakahi wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:02 pm
Sotelo won't be making his decision (between Nebraska & UH) until February.....

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/recrui ... aa28c.html https://twitter.com/swmckewonOWH/status/1339288894991380483
kapakahi wrote: Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:48 pm Nebraska the apparent leader for Kapolei DL Zhen Sotelo....with UH supposedly still under consideration.... https://twitter.com/adamgorney/status/1334632486249275392 https://twitter.com/SoteloZhen/status/1329687037620875264
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that quarry stadium can't be built soon enough. going to be a good year for u.h. football.

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A rare occasion when a player from Utah makes the transfer to UH, and not the other way around.
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He didn't play much for the Utes, but they are in a higher caliber league. UH needs this big body type to sure up the 3-4.

They definitely need a few HS DL to develop and not depend so heavily on 1-2 yr guys.
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https://twitter.com/PitaTongaVII/status/1351327231117717505

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https://twitter.com/HawaiiFootball/status/1356951572261920776 https://twitter.com/RobDeMelloKHON/status/1357117337581703168
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Can he play FB?

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