Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award

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Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award
Awarded forGiven to the outstanding Polynesian football player at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football that epitomize great ability and integrity.
Location Honolulu, Hawaii
CountryUnited States
Presented by Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
History
First award2014 (College)
2015 (Pro)
2017 (High School)
Most recent
Website https://www.polynesianfootballhof.org

The Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award, instituted in 2014 by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, is given annually to the most outstanding player of Polynesian descent at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football.

Contents

The award was first established in 2014 [1] and initially only recognized the best Polynesian college football player. The award was expanded in 2015 to recognize Polynesian professional football players [2] and was expanded yet again in 2017 to recognize Polynesian high school football players. [3]

Recipients

High school winners

YearPlayerSchoolRef
2017 Talanoa Hufanga Crescent Valley High School (Corvallis, OR) [4]
2018 Puka Nacua Orem High School (Orem, UT) [5]
Taulia Tagovailoa Thompson High School (Alabaster, AL)
2019 DJ Uiagalelei St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, CA) [6]
2020 J. T. Tuimoloau Eastside Catholic School (Sammamish, WA) [7]
2021 Tetairoa McMillan Servite High School (Anaheim, CA) [8]
2022 Nico Iamaleava Warren High School (Downey, CA) [9]
2023 Dylan Raiola Buford High School (Buford, GA) [10]
Isaac Wilson Corner Canyon High School (Draper, UT)

Collegiate winners

YearPlayerSchoolRef
2014 Marcus Mariota Oregon [11]
2015 Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame [12]
2016 Sefo Liufau Colorado [13]
2017 Hercules Mata'afa Washington State [14]
2018 Tua Tagovailoa Alabama [15]
2019 Penei Sewell Oregon [16]
Tua Tagovailoa Alabama
2020 Talanoa Hufanga USC [17]
Zach Wilson BYU
2021 Haskell Garrett Ohio State [18]
2022 Tuli Tuipulotu USC [19]
2023 Laiatu Latu (DPOY) UCLA [20]
Taulia Tagovailoa (OPOY) Maryland

Professional winners

YearPlayerTeamRef
2015 Mike Iupati Arizona Cardinals [21]
2016 Marcus Mariota Tennessee Titans [22]
2017 JuJu Smith-Schuster Pittsburgh Steelers [23]
2018 [24]
2019 Ronnie Stanley Baltimore Ravens [25]
2020 DeForest Buckner Indianapolis Colts [26]
2021No award given
2022 Tua Tagovailoa (OPOY) Miami Dolphins [27]
Talanoa Hufanga (DPOY) San Francisco 49ers
2023 Tua Tagovailoa Miami Dolphins [28]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year Watch List Announced". Polynesian Football HOF. September 15, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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