| Al Afalava |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Laie, Hawai'i
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| High School:
Kahuku
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 212
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| Position:
S
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| Experience:
3V
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Al Afalava Career Stats 
Al Afalava 2008 Stats
Al Afalava 2007 Stats
Al Afalava 2006 Stats
Al Afalava 2005 Stats
2008: Afalava (off-ah-lava) has developed a reputation as a hard hitter...he enters the season with 17 straight starts and 25 overall...131 career tackles, the most on the active roster...prior to the 2007 season Mike Riley noted on Afalava -- "I don't need to look, I can tell by the sound of the hit.
2007: Pac-10 Honorable Mention...third-leading tackler on the team with 64, including 56 solos...career-high 11 tackles at Arizona State and 10 in the season opener vs. Utah...recovered two fumbles for the season, both against UCLA, returning one 33 yards in the first quarter for a TD.
2006: Nine starts at free safety, including the last four games...35 tackles for the season...intercepted his first career pass against Arizona State (Rudy Carpenter) and returned to the ASU 6 - OSU would score a TD two plays later.
2005: Al was one of seven true-freshmen to play and the only one to start...missed two games with a knee injury...made eight tackles against Oregon and six vs. Washington State...made a touchdown saving tackle against WSU tight end Troy Bienemann at the 1-yard line and in the same game forced a Michael Bumpus fumble that set up OSU's go-ahead touchdown...for the season he made 32 tackles.
KAHUKU: Al was a two-star athlete by Scout.com and rated the second best defensive back on the Islands by the recruiting service...Rivals.com two-sport athlete...first team all-state on defense...led Kahuku to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the semi-finals of the state playoffs in 2004...helped Kahuku to the state title and a 14-0 record as a junior...played in the state's Goodwill Football Classic All-Star game...made 100 tackles, including 20 for loss and nine quarterback sacks, and eight interceptions in '04...SuperPrep Magazine All-Region team member.
PERSONAL: Born in Laie, Hawaii...his wife's name is Jerrell and they have a son, Darius...son of Donald and Teresa Tanoai...has one brother, Justin...his aunt, Mona Ah-Hoy led BYU-Hawaii to the national title in volleyball as a player and she currently is the head coach of the successful Kahuku HS girls volleyball team...Camilla Ah-Hoy, a cousin, is a junior on the OSU volleyball team...also had two uncles play college football...former prep teammate Jeremy Perry is a starter at guard for OSU...Kahuku is a major recruiting area for OSU with several Beavers on the team...defeated Lyle Moevao for the 2007 team title of the rock, paper, scissors competition...liberal studies major, graduating in June 2009.
