Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (2024)
Named to Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Preseason Watch List (2024)
Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Has started in each of 38 career games played (25 starts at BYU, 13 at Utah State, 2022)
Personal
Parents are Sam and Kelly Lapuaho
Major: Family Studies
Has 3 siblings
His cousin, Ului Lapuaho was a BYU offensive lineman from 2014-18, earning All-Independent honors while Al Lapuaho, was an all-conference defensive lineman at USU (2011-12)
Loves to golf
Formerly teammates at Utah State with Cincinnati outside linebacker Daniel Grzesiak and Baylor linebacker Byron Vaughns
Before BYU
Transfer from Utah State after starting 13 games at guard as a true freshman for the Aggies in 2022
Helped Utah State rush for 159.2 yards per game and feature 1,000-yard running back Calvin Tyler Jr.
Consensus three-star prospect out of high school according to 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com
Rated the 18th-best overall recruit in the state of Utah and the 53rd-best offensive lineman in the nation by 247Sports.com
Earned first-team all-region honors as a prep senior as he helped Bingham High School (South Jordan, Utah) post a 9-3 record and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the 2021 6A state playoffs
Helped pave the way for the Miners to rush for 2,249 yards
Earned honorable mention all-state honors following his junior season in 2020 as he helped anchor a strong offensive line as the Miners rushed for 2,647 yards – 220.6 yards an outing – and 25 touchdowns
Bingham HS averaged 5.4 yards per carry and went 8-4, losing to eventual state champion Corner Canyon HS in the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs.
