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2020-21 Football Roster

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  • DE
    Position
  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Sacramento, Calif.
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 224
    Weight
  • Inderkum
    High School
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Leevi Lafaele
#29
Leevi Lafaele
DE
Position
Sophomore
Class
Sacramento, Calif.
Hometown

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Biography

2019: Lafaele appeared in three games for the Pokes before his season was ended with an injury. He finished the season with one tackle.

2018: Lafaele redshirted during the 2018 season.

High School: Leevi Lafaele starred on both offense and defense at Inderkum High School. He was the Tri-County Conference Defensive MVP in 2016 after registering 58 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks during the season. Lafaele racked up 108 tackles in his career, including 17.0 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks. At running back, Lafaele carried the ball 117 times for 1,007 yards in his career, averaging 8.6 yards per carry. He also scored 17 touchdowns in his career, including one on an interception return.  In a 51-0 win versus Pioneer during his junior season, Lafaele had seven carries for a whopping 202 yards and three touchdowns. Lafaele had just 16 carries during his senior year, but scored on five of them. He played a key role in Inderkum’s 11-1 season in 2017, leading the Tigers to the second round of the CIF Division II Sac-Joaquin Playoffs and a first-place finish in the Tri-County Conference. Lafaele also led Inderkum to an 11-3 record in 2016, as the Tigers finished atop the Tri-County Conference and advanced to the championship game in the CIF Division II Sac-Joaquin Playoffs. Lafaele played for coach Terry Stark at Inderkum High. He will reunite with former Inderkum teammates and current Cowboys Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula, who is his cousin, and Victor Jones at Wyoming.  Lafaele was also recruited by Hawai’i.

Personal: He is undeclared on a major at UW.