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2016 Hawaii Football Recruiting Class: With a new head coach and a new era, Hawaii is starting over with a class focusing mostly on the future.

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2016 Hawaii Football Recruiting Class Overview

New head coach Nick Rolovich needs to get through this year, and then start to do what he needs to for an offense that needs a kickstart. This isn’t a huge class, and there aren’t many major factors, but he’s keeping some of the better prospects home and filling in a few depth holes with JUCO transfers. He has a veteran team returning, so this year’s class is looking towards the future.

The Class Is Heavy On …

Outside linebacker. The Warriors need the offense to get a lot better and stronger in a big hurry, and it got a nice receiver in Kalakaua Timoteo to stay close to home and be a major factor early on, and with JUCO transfer Marcus Armstrong-Brown and Los Angeles native Eugene Ford both big targets, but the class needs the linebackers to eventually grow into the stars. Abraham Reinhardt is a JUCO transfer to help with the right now, but Jeremiah Pritchard needs to eventually become the tone-setter.

The Star of the Class Is …

LB Jeremiah Pritchard, 6-0, 210 – Safety Keala Santiago got some looks late in the game from the Pac-12, and had several Mountain West offers, but he’s the hometown guy who needs to eventually be the sheriff of the secondary. Pritchard needs to get bigger and stronger, but he’s a great athlete on the outside who chose the Rainbow Warriors over Colorado.

The Team’s Biggest 2016 Depth Chart Hole Is …

Linebacker. Hawaii has a veteran team returning with ten starters back on offense and most of the key parts of the defense back, but the linebacking corps losses three starters in the top four along with some key backups. That doesn’t mean the current recruiting class will take over right away, but the opportunities will be there to provide a little bit of depth.

2016 Hawaii Football Recruiting Class

Marcus Armstrong-Brown WR 6-2 195 Jr. Napa, Calif. | Diablo Valley JC
Eugene Ford DB 6-2 190 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / University
Josh Hauani‘o OL 6-4 300 Fr. Honolulu O‘ahu | ‘Iolani School
Max Hendrie ATH 6-4 245 Fr. Sydney, Australia |The Scots College
Freddie Holly RB 6-0 210 Fr. Riverside, Calif. | Fr. | Norte Vista
Cole McDonald QB 6-3 190 Fr. La Habra, Calif. | Sonora HS
Viane Moala DL 6-7 270 Fr. Ili‘Ili, American Samoa | Tafuna HS
Netane Muti DT 6-4 275 Fr. Wahiawa, O‘ahu / Leilehua HS
Ikem Okeke LB 6-0 210 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev./Gardena, Calif. | BGHS
Jeremiah Pritchard LB 6-0 210 Fr. Leone, American Samoa | Silverado HS
Scheyenne Sanitoa DB 6-0 190 Fr. Pago Pago, American Samoa | Samoana HS
Keala Santiago DB 5-11 190 Fr. Kahuku, O‘ahu | Kahuku
Kingjames Taylor OL 6-3 270 Fr. Harbor City, Calif. | Narbonne HS
Kalakaua Timoteo WR 6-2 200 Fr. Mililani, O‘ahu / Mililani HS
Mykal Tolliver DB 6-0 180 Fr. Bellflower, Calif. | St. John Bosco
Davine Tullis ATH 6-2 195 Fr. Seattle, Wash. | Ballard HS
Fred Ulu-Perry OL 6-2 305 So. Honolulu, O‘ahu | UCLA
Zach Wilson DB 5-11 160 Fr. Upland, Calif. | UHS/Mt. SAC

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