Oklahoma Sooners continue Hawaii connection with offer to 2023 4-star linebacker Liona Lefau

Oklahoma Sooners offer 2023 four-star linebacker Liona Lefau out of Hawaii.

The Oklahoma Sooners have opened new recruiting grounds in the great state of Hawaii. After landing Dillon Gabriel through the transfer portal, they added defensive tackle Jonah Laulu, who played for Hawaii in 2021.

Now they’re opening the pipeline in earnest with their latest offer to four-star linebacker Liona Lefau in the 2023 class.

Lefau is the No. 19 linebacker in the country according to the 247Sports composite database and the No. 2 player in the state of Hawaii. On3 Sports consensus rankings have him as the No. 24 linebacker in the 2023 class and No. 3 in Hawaii.

The star linebacker from Kahuku, Hawaii, holds offers from several Power Five schools, including Michigan, Utah, USC and Wisconsin. It’s early in his recruitment, but this appears to be a hot and heavy battle for the athletic linebacker.

Though the Sooners look deep at linebacker from the 2022 class, adding a player of Lefau’s ability would help. With Gabriel and Laulu in place, the Sooners could get a boost with the Hawaiian connection.

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Texas extends an offer to 2023 four-star linebacker out of Hawaii

On Saturday, four-star linebacker Liona Lefau announced that he had received an offer from the University of Texas.

On Saturday, four-star linebacker Liona Lefau announced that he had received an offer from the Longhorns. He was one of the many recruits in Austin over the weekend for a visit and participated in the Texas camp.

Lefau is rated as the No. 2 overall prospect from the state of Hawaii in the 2023 recruiting class according to 247Sports. The Kahuku product currently attends Sammamish High School in Washington, where he is a two-way player at wide receiver and middle linebacker.

His recruiting has started to pick up steam as he currently holds a dozen offers from programs such as Arizona State, Michigan, Nebraska, and Maryland.

Rating

Stars Overall Position State
247 4 220 23 2
Rivals
ESPN
247 Composite

Vitals

Hometown Kahuku, Hawaii
Projected Position LB
Height 6-1
Weight 210

Recruitment

  • Offered on June 12, 2021

Primary Offers

  • Texas
  • Michigan
  • Nebraska
  • Arizona State
  • Oregon
  • BYU
  • Utah
  • Washington

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