University of California Athletics

Pronunciation
po-TOSS-ee po-TOSS-ee

Sophomore (2019)
• Saw his first action at Cal by playing in three road games off the bench at Oregon, Utah and UCLA but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2018)
• Did not play
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2017)
• Redshirted
• Did not play

Desert Pines HS (Class Of 2017)
• Selected for both the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Oakland and Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu in January of 2017 following his 2016 senior season
• Chose to play in the Polynesian Bowl with the two games both taking place on the same date of January 21, 2017
• A three-year starter on the offensive line who helped his squad win state and Sunset League titles as a 2016 senior, reach the state finals as a 2014 sophomore, and finish the season ranked No. 6 in the state of Nevada in each of his final two seasons as a 2015 junior and senior after ranking No. 12 at the end of his sophomore campaign
• Also helped his senior squad win the NIAA Class 3A State and Southern Sunset League titles while earning Las Vegas Review-Journal All-State honors as well as Class 3A Sunset League and Southern Region Lineman of the Year selections 
• Earned Nevada Division I-A State Lineman of the Year and Las Vegas Review-Journal All-State recognition, as well as first-team All-Sunset League honors as a junior when his team registered an 8-3 overall record with both of the regular-season losses won on the field but later forfeited before losing for the first time on the field in the semifinals of the NIAA Division I-A Southern playoffs
• Played for an 11-2 team as a sophomore that ended with a loss in the Division I-A state championship game
• Wore No. 70 in football
• Also played varsity baseball as a 2015 sophomore and wore No. 16
• Former Cal offensive line coach Steve Greatwood coached his uncle Sam Poutasi, a senior offensive lineman at Oregon in 2020
 
Other
• Born April 18, 1999
• Sociology major

Last Updated
May 8, 2020