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- Position Offensive Line
- Class Senior
- Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 317
- Hometown Newark, CA.
- Highschool Saint Francis HS
2024 Preseason Accolades
- Preseason All-Mountain West
- Preseason All-Mountain West, Phil Steele (Second Team)
- Preseason All-Mountain West, Athlon Sports (First Team)
- Shrine Bowl 1000
- Outland Trophy watch list
- Preseason All-Mountain West, College Football Network (First Team)
- Preseason Mountain West Guard of the Year, College Football Network
- William V. Campbell Trophy nominee
- Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list
- Lombardi Award watch list
- Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list
2023 (SENIOR): Second team All-Mountain West … started all 13 games at right guard … the only offensive guard in the Mountain West and one of four in the Group of Five to play 650 or more snaps without a penalty … blocked for the No. 2 passing offense in the Mountain West, averaging 282.23 passing yards per game … Fresno State’s offense was ranked No. 5 overall in the Mountain West, totaling 5,041 yards of total offense on the year … voted an offensive team captain by his teammates … preseason All-Mountain West selection … was added to the preseason watch lists for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year award and the Outland Trophy … was a preseason first team All-MW pick by Phil Steele and a third team All-MW pick by Athlon Sports … Academic All-MW.
2022 (JUNIOR): All-Mountain West honorable mention offensive lineman … Phil Steele second team All-MW offensive lineman … started all 14 games at right guard for the Bulldogs … part of an offensive line that helped block for the top offense in the Mountain West … Fresno State’s offensive line unit blocked for a 1,000 yard rusher — the first time since 2014 that the Bulldogs had a 1,000 yard rusher … Fresno State’s offensive line served as protection to players among the top of the conference in passing, receiving and rushing. … preseason honors included fourth team All-MW by Phil Steele … Fall Academic All-MW.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 13 games this season … was a starting offensive lineman in all 13 games, starting the season at left guard in the first six games then making the move to right guard to close out the season … blocked the top offense in the Mountain West and the No. 14 offense in the FBS … Fresno State averaged 464.85 offensive yards per game … Fresno State scored an average of 33.4 points per game … the Bulldogs averaged 137.2 rushing yards per game and 326.7 passing yards per game … part of an offensive line unit that allowed 25 sacks on the quarterback, its least in a season since 2019 … helped Fresno State to two wins over ranked opponents, both on the road. It was the first time Fresno State defeated two Top 25 opponents in a season for the first time since 2004, and the first time both wins came on the road in the 100 year history of the program.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all six games as a true freshman … got the start at left guard in the final two games of the season … helped protect for the top offense in the Mountain West, leading Fresno State to an average of 479.3 yards per game … part of an offensive line unit that protected the top passing offense in the Mountain West with 356.3 average yards per game … also helped protect the No. 5 passing offense and No. 17 total offense in the NCAA … was the only true freshman to see play time on the offensive line this season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Saint Francis HS … was a three-year varsity letterwinner … played offensive and defensive line in high school … helped team to 30-13 record over three seasons … was apart of a state championship team in 2017 … member of the WCAL conference championship team in 2018 … received an invite and played in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl … was a first team All-WCAL lineman.
PERSONAL: From Newark, Calif. … son of James and Joli Vavao … has three siblings – Mathias, Malia and Brittany … favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant for his “mamba mentality” … chose to attend Fresno State because he liked the people and the atmosphere in the Valley … is a business administration major with an emphasis in management.
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