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Published Feb 7, 2007
Getting to know: Pou Palelei
Chris Karpman
ASUDevils.com Publisher
Name: Po'u Palelei
Hometown: Las Vegas
School: Bishop Gorman High School
Position: Offensive Guard
Height: 6-foot-2.5
Weight: 335 "I want to weigh 315 when I get to ASU"
40-yard dash: 5.4
Bench max: 325
Squat max: 675
Powerclean: no max
Vertical leap: 26
Shuttle time: 4.9
GPA: 2.3
ACT: Must re-test
Senior Honors: all-state, all-conference, all-region, U.S. Army All-American
Rivals.com Rankings: No. 2 prospect in Nevada; No. 26 offensive guard prospect in the country
Offers: ASU, Colorado State, Arizona, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Washington, Washington State, Fresno State, Idaho, UNLV, Reno, Utah State, Utah, Oregon State, Oregon, BYU
Favorite Food: Pisupo, which is made out of cow; corn beef and taro, which is known as "Samoan Steroids"
Favorite Drink: Gatorade and Powerade -- purple color
Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite music type/artist: R&B and Rap. DJ UNK
Favorite Female Celebrity: Jessica Alba
Favorite NFL Player: "My uncle Lonnie Palelei he's my coach at Gorman. He played for the Steelers and Eagles, Jets, and Giants"
Favorite hobbies: "Hang out with best friend Corey White and my girlfriend; listen to music on IPOD; like to cook too."
Role Model: "My older friend that I live with, Josh. He's 19 but he goes to school in Oregon. He's real smart."
Best sports memory: "This year when we beat the No. 1 team in the state. They were up 20-18 and we had 15 seconds left and our running back ran it back to the 20 and then we kicked a field goal and won."
First time he knew he was good: "Sophomore year out here in Vegas. I played in California my freshman year but my sophomore year I went against a lot of seniors and did good against them and knew that I was going to be good if I kept working hard."
On eventually moving to Arizona: "I think I'm going to like the college life. The weather will be the same. I don't really know what to expect, just looking forward to it."
On his decision to attend ASU: "It's a feeling I felt. Coach Erickson is great, some of my old teammates from California play there already too. Coach 'E' won a national championship and I want to win one with him."
On his goals for the coming year: "I'm going to try to get qualified, which I will! And ASU-wise I want to start all over again, pay attention to every class, get straight 'A's' and try to go to the NFL."
On his signing day plans: "We're going to have a lot of media over here and after that me and my buddies are going to celebrate and eat a big dinner. Real big."
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