Player Bio: UNLV: A versatile athlete who played defensive end, tight end and wide receiver, but is projected to line up at defensive end for the Rebels ... Ranked the No. 94 tight end recruit by Scout.com and No. 98 by ESPNU ...Chose the Rebels over offers from Utah, Hawai'i and Idaho ... Last name is pronounced "VOL-o-UN-gah"
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Channel Island High School under coach Gary Porter ... As a senior he helped the Raiders to a 7-4 finish and an appearance in the first round of the playoffs ... An All-Pacific View League and All-Ventura County selection as a senior ... Also named PVL Defensive Lineman of the Year for 2011 as well as fourth team all-state as a tight end ... Caught 57 passes for 787 yards and eight touchdowns during his final season ... Also a standout on the basketball team as a center and on the volleyball team as a middle and outside hitter.
PERSONAL: Jeremiah Isaiah Valoaga was born on Nov. 15, 1994, in Oxnard, CA ... The son of Jeremiah and Celina Valoaga ... Has a younger brother, Jaylen, and a younger sister, Janesa.
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