Malakai Lee

Prep:

• Attended Kamehameha Secondary (2026), coached by Kanani Souza

• Helped the Warriors improve to five-win seasons in 2024 and 2025, reaching the HHSAA Football State Championships

• Also lettered in basketball for the Warriors

Key Statistics:

• The Warriors improved to 24.2 points per game in 2025 after averaging 17.9 in 2024

Honors and Rankings:

• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 144 overall player nationally, the No. 14 offensive tackle, and the No. 2 player in the state of Hawaii

• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 188 overall player in the nation, the No. 20 offensive tackle, and the No. 2 player in the state of Hawaii

• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 265 overall player in the country, the No. 32 offensive tackle, and the No. 2 player in the state of Hawaii

• Named a four-star prospect by Rivals Industry Ranking, the No. 128 player in the nation, the No. 12 offensive lineman, and the No. 2 player in Hawaii

• Rivals four-star prospect, the No. 55 player nationally, the No. 9 offensive lineman in the nation, and the No. 1 player in Hawaii

• PrepStar ranking of four stars, the No. 131 player in the country, the No. 10 offensive tackle, and the No. 2 player in the state of Hawaii

• Rated a PrepStar Top 300 All-American

• 2026 Navy All-American Bowl participant

• 2025 Polynesian Bowl All-Star

• Gatorade Player of the Year in Hawai'i (2025)

• 2025 Polynesian High School Player of the Year Award finalist

• 2025 Cover2 Marcus Mariota Award winner as the Hawaii High School State Player of the Year

• 2024 Cover2 Olin Kreutz Award winner as the Hawaii High School Football Lineman of the Year

• Preseason 2025 Sports Illustrated Hawaii All-State team honoree

Personal:

• Malakai Lee was born April 8, 2007

• Son of Keola and Amber Lee

• Great uncle, Chris Faumatu-Ma’afala, played fullback in the NFL for the Steelers and Jaguars