Report: Aiea’s Preston Taumua Set To Visit Arizona, Auburn And Tennessee

Nick Abramo
May 10, 2023
10:22 am

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Aiea’s Preston Taumua, a four-star offensive lineman, is projected to be a starter in a Power 5 conference, according to 247sports.com.

“Seeing him in pads, you see every bit the elite prospect that he is. He’s got tremendous agility and flexibility, a natural knee bender with great body control, doing a great job of getting to the second level consistently and opening up holes for his backs. He’s also a plus pass-blocker, keeping his quarterback clean during the game,” wrote 247sports’ Brandon Huffman.

*Aiea junior left tackle Preston Taumua. (Image credit: Trinity Figueroa).*

According to 247Sports.com’s Blair Angulo, Taumua will visit Arizona on June 2, Auburn on June 16, and Tennessee on June 23.

Aiea four-star offensive lineman Preston Taumua, the No. 1 rated player in the state of Hawaii for the 2024 class, has locked in new official visits with #Arizona and #Auburn: https://t.co/U9TGQ5asOK pic.twitter.com/ZGQF3h7y4O

— Blair Angulo (@BlairAngulo) May 9, 2023

Taumua, who is 6-foot-4 and 317 pounds, is ranked No. 178 among all high school prospects and No. 1 in Hawaii by Rivals.com.

In addition, Rivals ranks Taumua as the No. 9 offensive guard recruit in the nation.

As a junior last season, Taumua was part of a Na Alii squad that went 9-4 and finished as the OIA Division I runner-up before a first-round 27-24 loss to Konawaena in the semifinals of the D-I state tournament.

Taumua has 22 Division I FBS offers, based on data from Rivals.com, On3.com, 247sports.com and other sites.

Taumua’s offers by the various websites:

>> All sites (22): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU, California, Florida, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, UNLV, Utah, Washington, Washington State.
>> Rivals (14): Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU, California, Florida, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas, Texas A&M.
>> On3 (17): Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Florida, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, Tennessee, UNLV, Utah, Washington.
>> 247sports (20): Alahama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU, California, Florida, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, Utah, Washington.
>> Other sites (1): Washington State.