As part of our high school football coverage to get you ready for the 2024 season, we are rolling out all-Bay Area Area News Group preseason recognition.
Today’s position:
OFFENSIVE LINE
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Louis Akpa, Serra, OL, 6-6, 250, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports holds 12 scholarship offers, including from San Diego State, Washington State, BYU, Fresno State, Wyoming and Sacramento State.
Delon Craft, Salesian, OL, 6-6, 260, senior
Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports. Has offers from San Diego State, UC Davis, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Portland State, Montana and Northern Arizona. He was a first-team all-Tri-County Athletic League Rock offensive lineman and defensive lineman last season.
Chase Duarte, Clayton Valley Charter, OT, 6-6, 305, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports has scholarship offers from Fresno State, San Diego State, Sacramento State and Portland State. He was named a second team all-East Bay Athletic League Mountain offensive lineman.
Lemani Fehoko, Serra, OL/DT, 6-2, 270, sophomore
Just a rising sophomore, Fehoko already holds scholarship offers from Cal, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, Portland State, San Diego State and San Jose State.
Michael Klisiewicz, Liberty, OT, 6-6, 305, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports and Cal commit has eight offers, with San Diego State, Washington State, Sacramento State, UC Davis and Yale among them.
Michael Langi, Archbishop Riordan, OC/DT, 6-3, 265, junior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 is an Arizona commit with nine offers, including SJSU, UNLV, Arizona State and Washington State. He was a second team all-WCAL center and defensive lineman who recorded 15 tackles.
Peter Langi, Archbishop Riordan, OT/OG, 6-7, 350, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN, and On3 holds 39 offers, including Arizona, USC, ASU, Washington, Ohio State, Penn State, Florida and Auburn. He is a first-team all-West Catholic League offensive tackle and a former transfer from Mater Dei in Santa Ana.
Atamai Matau, St. Francis, OC/RG/DL, 6-4, 315, senior
The three-star prospect by Rivals and On3 and two-star by 247Sports has 28 offers, including 17 from Power Four schools. They include Cal, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Penn State, LSU, Colorado, Georgia and Texas A&M.
Soblessed Mauia, South San Francisco, OT/DL, 6-3, 263, sophomore
Mauia was a first-team all-PAL Lake lineman on both sides of the ball as a freshman, a critical piece of South San Francisco’s program renaissance as the Warriors went 12-2 and won the CCS Division V championship in 2023.
John Mills, St. Ignatius, OL/DL, 6-6, 320, senior
The consensus three-star prospect is committed to Texas and holds 16 offers. He has visited Nebraska, Cal, Washington and Florida in addition to Texas. He was the WCAL offensive lineman of the year and a first-team all-BANG selection as a junior.
Sione Netane, St. Francis, OL, 6-5, 330, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 has offers from Arizona State, Air Force, Colorado State and Army. He is a first-team all-WCAL offensive lineman and defensive lineman. He also competes in track and field (shot put and discus).
Jeremiah Stallworth, Palo Alto, OL, 6-6, 335, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 holds offers from San Diego State and Sacramento State. He had 24 tackles in 2023 in addition to his offensive line work.
Champ Taulealea, Valley Christian, OL, 6-4, 330, senior
The four-star prospect by 247, Rivals and ESPN and three-star by On3 is committed to Washington. He holds 17 offers, including USC, Cal and UCLA. He was the WCAL junior player of the year and a first-team all-WCAL lineman on both sides of the ball.
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Tommy Tofi, Archbishop Riordan, OL/DT, 6-7, 340, junior
The four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN and three-star by On3 holds 25 offers, including Cal, USC, Stanford and Oregon. He has 21 Power Four offers in all. He was a first-team all-WCAL offensive and defensive tackle who posted 36 tackles in 2023.
Losipini Tupou, Archbishop Riordan, OL, 6-3, 285, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 has 12 offers, including from Arizona, Cal, SJSU, ASU, Florida, Penn State and Utah. He is also a two-way all-WCAL first-team lineman who recorded 18 tackles defensively.
Siosiua Vete, Fremont-Oakland, OL, 6-6, 280, senior
The three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3 is a Stanford commit with eight offers, including BYU, ASU, Baylor and Cal. His brother Kelepi, also a senior, has committed to BYU.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Those eligible for all-BANG honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The news organization’s high school sports staff chooses the players.
Correspondent Mike Lefkow contributed to this report.
