2023 Football Roster

48 Jessaia Moala

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 227
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Syracuse, Utah
  • Highschool Layton Christian Academy

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter for Coach Ray Stowers at Layton (Utah) Christian Academy, helping the Eagles to a combined record of 19-8 (.704) . . . named Deseret News 1A Player of the Year in 2022 after leading Layton Christian Academy to its first football state title in school history … rushed 188 times for 1,638 yards (8.7 avg.) and 18 touchdowns as a senior . . . ranked fourth in the state in rushing yards and tied for fourth in rushing TDs . . . averaged 148.9 rushing yards per game, including nine 100-yard games . . . scored multiple rushing TDs in seven games . . . recorded two 200-yard rushing games . . . closed out the 2022 season with eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games; averaged 178.1 yards per game (1,425) during that stretch and scored 16 rushing TDs . . . carried 20 times for 178 yards and two scores in a 55-19 win over Kanab in the 2022 Class 1A Championship Game . . . set career highs with 27 rushing attempts for 248 yards and two TDs vs. Milford . . . ran 21 times for 230 yards and three TDs vs. Duchesne . . . also scored three rushing TDs each vs. Juan Diego Catholic (18 carries for 170 yards, including a season-long 64 yard TD run) and Parowan (3 for 118) . . . made 26 tackles (25 solos, 1 assist) as a senior, including two sacks for 11 yards . . . matched his career high with nine tackles – all solos – vs. San Juan in the 2022 season opener; also scored on a fumble return . . . produced 1.5 sacks vs. North Summit (11 yards) . . . gained a career-best 1,919 yards on 180 carries (10.7 avg.) and scored 24 rushing TDs as a junior in 2021 . . . led the state in rushing TDs and finished second in rushing yards, averaging 147.6 per game . . . posted nine 100-yard rushing games . . . opened the 2021 season with six consecutive 100-yard rushing games, averaging 170.8 yards during that stretch (1,025 yards) . . . had three 200-yard rushing games, including back-to-back efforts vs. Monticello (14 for 220 and a career-high 4 rushing TDs) and Enterprise (17 for 230 and 2 TDs) . . . carried nine times for 220 yards and two scores vs. Rich . . . accounted for 225 all-purpose yards and four total TDs in the 2021 season opener vs. Judge Memorial (14 rushes for 172 and 3 TDs plus a career-long 80-yard TD reception) . . . produced a career-high 52 tackles (42 solos, 10 assists) as a junior, including two for losses . . . collected a career-best nine tackles vs. North Sevier and scored on a career-long 96-yard run . . . rushed for 3,367 yards and 42 TDs over the last two seasons … also produced 78 tackles (67 solos, 11 assists), with five tackles for losses including three sacks, over the last two years . . .   amassed 3,716 all-purpose yards over his junior and senior seasons . . . born Oct. 25, 2004 . . . undeclared major.    
 

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