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Pronunciation
ah-no-WAD-ee
Anoa’i has played in 32 career games all off the bench since his arrival at Cal in 2014 and contributed career totals of 32 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-6 yards), 2.0 sacks (-5 yards), one pass breakup and one blocked kick in which he was also credited for a four-yard punt return on the play. He posted a single-season career high of 15 tackles, a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -4 yards) and a career-high-tying (career-high -4 yards) as a 2016 junior while he has equaled his 1.0 tackle for loss and sack as a 2017 senior.
Anoai's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (three times, last vs. Ole Miss, 2017)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 4 (at Arizona State, 2016)
Sacks: 1.0 (twice, last vs. Ole Miss, 2017
Sack Yards: 4 (at Arizona State, 2016)
Pass Breakups: 1 (vs. Oregon, 2014)
Punt Returns: 1 (at Oregon, 2015)
Punt Return Yards: 4 (at Oregon, 2015)
Long Punt Return: 4 (at Oregon, 2015)
Blocked Kicks: 1 (at Oregon, 2015)
Cal Career (2014 – Present)
• Has played in 32 career games all off the bench during his four seasons with the program since his 2014 arrival
• Has contributed career totals of 32 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-6 yards), 2.0 sacks (-5 yards), one pass breakup and one blocked kick
• Had a single-season career high of 15 tackles, as well as a single-season career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -4 yards), 1.0 sack (career-high -4 yards) as a 2016 junior before equaling the 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack as a senior
• Also equaled the 1.0 tackle for loss, while recording his lone pass breakup, blocked kick and the four-yard punt return he was credited for as a 2015 sophomore
• Has single-game career highs of four tackles vs. Stanford as a junior, while he has had a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss three times in his career most recently as a senior against Ole Miss
• Lone pass breakup came as a 2014 freshman against Oregon
• One of three active Cal players with a single career blocked kick along with Raymond Hudson and Matt Rockett, with his coming as a sophomore at Oregon when he was also credited on the play for a four-yard return
Senior (2017)
• Has played in all five games off the bench and contributed five tackles as well as a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) and 1.0 sack (-1 yard) coming against Ole Miss
• Had a single-game season-high three tackles against Ole Miss and two against Oregon
• Registered three tackles in the spring game
Junior (2016)
• Played in nine games off the bench and contributed a single-season career-high 15 tackles along with a single-season caeer-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -4 yards) and a single-season career-high 1.0 sack (career-high -4 yards) that was recorded with a four-yard sack at Arizona State
• Recorded a single-game career-high four tackles in the season finale against UCLA, while he had a pair of tackles in five different contests (vs. Texas, at Arizona State, vs.Utah, vs. Washington, at Washington State) and one stop at San Diego State
• Took 13 special teams snaps
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury
Sophomore (2015)
• Played in seven games off the bench and contributed five tackles and one blocked punt at Oregon that he was also credited with a four-yard return for following the punt
• Had a season-high-tying two tackles twice vs. Grambling State and USC while adding one vs. Washington State
• Had two tackles and the lone fumble recovery of the contest in the spring game
Freshman (2014)
• Played in a single-season career-high 11 of 12 games off the bench with the lone contest he did not play in at Oregon State and contributed seven tackles, a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) and the lone pass breakup of his career
• Had a season-high-tying two tackles vs. UCLA and Oregon, adding his lone career pass breakup against the Ducks
• Had his first career tackle for loss (-1 yard) at Arizona as well as single tackles vs. Washington and Stanford
• Recorded six of his seven tackles during a five game stretch vs. Washington, vs. UCLA, vs. Oregon, at USC and vs. Stanford
Serra HS (Class of 2014)
• Played for a trio of varsity teams that combined for a 31-8 overall record, two Central Coast Section Open Division titles and a share of one West Catholic Athletic League crown
• Named the WCAL Co-Player of the Year while earning third-team All-State and first-team All-San Jose Mercury Daily News honors as a 2013 senior when he played in 13 games as a linebacker, safety, wide receiver and tight end for a team that finished 11-3 overall and 6-1 in the WCAL to share the conference title with Mitty, who they beat during the regular season and again in the Central Coast Section Playoffs Open Division title game before falling to Del Oro in the quarterfinals of the state championship
• Registered team highs as a senior of 29 catches, 554 yards receiving and 10 touchdown catches, while adding nine rushes for 64 yards and a 43-yard completion in his only pass attempt on offense
• Had a 32-yard interception return as a senior to total 650 all-purpose yards, while also contributing 28 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks (-2 yards) and one pass breakup on defense
• Posted three touchdown catches, 114 yards receiving and 146 all-purpose yards (also 32-yard interception return) in a 31-7 win over Mitty in the first meeting between the schools during his senior season that were all career highs, while his six catches for 106 yards receiving and one TD were a career best in his first game of the season against Encinal
• Played in only four games as a 2012 junior before a season-ending injury for a team that finished 9-3 overall and reached the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Playoffs Open Division, contributing 11 rushes for 51 yards and eight catches for 120 yards receiving on offense, and seven tackles and one interception defensively
• Registered a career-high 46 tackles, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and 11 kick return yards as a 2011 sophomore for a team that finished 11-2 overall and won the Central Coast Section title
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2014)
• A three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout, while he garnered two stars from 247Sports Composite
• Among the nation’s top-ranked outside linebackers by ESPN (No. 41), 247Sports (No. 100), Scout (No. 120) and 247Sports Composite (No. 143)
• Also checked in on the 247Sports Composite list of the nation’s top players overall at No. 2004
• Ranked among the top players overall in his region by ESPN (No. 67)
• Among the top players overall in California according to ESPN (No. 47), 247Sports (No. 134) and 247Sports Composite (No. 181)
• Received an 82 grade from 247Sports, while 247Sports Composite had him at 0.7933, ESPN at 79 and Rivals at 5.5
Other
• Full name is Hamilton Samasoni Anoa’i
• Born March 11, 1996
• Son of Ryan and Manufou Anoa’i
• Major is legal studies
Last Updated
October 7, 2017
