Lonenoa Faoa

Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 220
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Liberty
Years in College / At Minnesota:
3 / 3
Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
4 years
Class:
Redshirt Freshman

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2021)

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Did not see game action.

2020 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Liberty High School in Henderson, Nev. (2018-19), Kapolei High School in Kapolei, Hawaii (2017) and Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev. (2016) • wore No. 8 for the Patriots • as a senior, passed for 505 yards and three touchdowns (zero interceptions) while completing 70.8% of his passes • finished with a QB rating of 125.8 • named Liberty’s Offensive Player of the Game on Nov. 1, 2019 • as a junior, passed for 947 yards and seven touchdowns, adding another 96 rushing yards on the ground • selected as Liberty’s Offensive Player of the Game on Aug. 24, 2018 and the team’s Overall Player of the Game on Nov. 16. • three-star recruit according to 247 Sports • ranked as the No. 94 pro-style quarterback recruit and No. 22 overall player in Nevada by 247 Sports • coached by Richard Muraco at Liberty.

PERSONAL: Son of Theresa and Philip Faoa • has two brothers (Simi and Palaie).