Champ Taulealea

2025: Enrolled at Washington in January, 2025, for the start of the winter academic quarter ... played in five games (four in the regular season, plus the bowl game), preserving a year of eligibility ... saw his first UW action in the Huskies' win over UC Davis ... also played in the wins over Purdue and UCLA, as well as vs. Oregon and the L.A. Bowl vs. Boise State.

Played four years on the varsity, on both offensive and defensive line, at Valley Christian … named first-team all-state by CalHiSports.com ... as a senior, helped the Warriors reach the CIF Central Coast Section Open/Division I playoffs ... named first-team all-state from MaxPreps.com ... earned Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year in the West Catholic Athletic League as a senior in 2024 ... also named to the San Francisco Chronicle all-area team in 2024 and the Bay Area News Group's all-area first team ... … named the Western Catholic Athletic League Junior Player of the Year in 2023 … also first-team All-WCAL as a junior … named to the CalHiSports.com junior all-state team … also the WCAL Sophomore of the Year and first-team All-WCAL in 2022 … made CalHiSports’ sophomore all-state first team in 2022 … the WCAL’s Freshman of the Year in 2021 … rated the No. 19 interior offensive line prospect and the No. 27 overall recruit in California by 247Sports.com … ESPN.com’s No. 289 overall prospect in the country … played for coach Mike Machado.