Jayden Tuia

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Year:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pocatello, Idaho
High School:
Thunder Ridge

Pronounced Too-Ya

2024 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play. Redshirted

THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
• Rated three stars by 247 Sports
• Letterwinner for head coach Michael Berger
• Second-Team 5A All-State as a senior while earning first-team all-conference honors
• Selected honorable mention all-conference as a junior
• Saw action at center, guard and tackle during his high school career
• Has also lettered in track and field, competing in the discus and shot put

PERSONAL
• Son of Mindy and Brandon Tuia
• Has one sister, Lucy
• Has one brother, Jaxsen
• Father, Brandon, played college football at Idaho State
• Cousin Ryker Lotulelei played football at Utah State. Fellow cousin Hunter played football at Utah. Uncle Samu Sitake also played at Utah. Uncle Jared Tuia played football at Weber State
• Business Administration major
• Would like to be an entrepreneur after his playing career
• Enjoys alpine skiing, camping, golfing, fishing and playing video games in his spare time
• Chose Oregon State because “after getting to know the coaches and visiting the campus/town, I knew it was a football program I wanted to be a part of and the academics are top notch.”