Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award

The Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame to the most outstanding player of Polynesian descent at the high school, college, and professional levels of American football. The award was first established in 2014^[1] and initially only recognized the best Polynesian college football player. The award was expanded in 2015 to recognize Polynesian professional football players^[2] and was expanded yet again in 2017 to recognize Polynesian high school football players.^[3]

Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award

Awarded for	Given to the outstanding Polynesian football player at the high school, college and professional levels of football that epitomize great ability and integrity.
Presented by	Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
History
First award	2014
Most recent	Pro: Penei Sewell College: Tetairoa McMillan High school: Iose Epenesa & Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele
Website	https://www.polynesianfootballhof.org

Recipients

Professional

List of Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year winners

Year	Player	Position	Team	Ref
2015	Mike Iupati	Offensive guard	Arizona Cardinals	[4]
2016	Marcus Mariota	Quarterback	Tennessee Titans	[5]
2017	JuJu Smith-Schuster	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers	[6]
2018				[7]
2019	Ronnie Stanley	Offensive tackle	Baltimore Ravens	[8]
2020	DeForest Buckner	Defensive tackle	Indianapolis Colts	[9]
2021	No award given
2022	Tua Tagovailoa (OPOY)	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins	[10]
	Talanoa Hufanga (DPOY)	Safety	San Francisco 49ers
2023	Tua Tagovailoa	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins	[11]
2024	Penei Sewell	Offensive tackle	Detroit Lions	[12]

College

Polynesian Football Hall of Fame display for 2023 college football co-recipients Taulia Tagovailoa and Laiatu Latu

List of Polynesian College Football Player of the Year winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Ref
2014	Marcus Mariota	Quarterback	Oregon	[13]
2015	Ronnie Stanley	Offensive tackle	Notre Dame	[14]
2016	Sefo Liufau	Quarterback	Colorado	[15]
2017	Hercules Mata'afa	Defensive tackle	Washington State	[16]
2018	Tua Tagovailoa	Quarterback	Alabama	[17]
2019	Penei Sewell	Offensive tackle	Oregon	[18]
	Tua Tagovailoa	Quarterback	Alabama
2020	Talanoa Hufanga	Safety	USC	[19]
	Zach Wilson	Quarterback	BYU
2021	Haskell Garrett	Defensive tackle	Ohio State	[20]
2022	Tuli Tuipulotu	Defensive end	USC	[21]
2023	Laiatu Latu (DPOY)		UCLA	[22]
	Taulia Tagovailoa (OPOY)	Quarterback	Maryland
2024	Tetairoa McMillan	Wide receiver	Arizona	[23]

High school

Display at the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame for 2023 high school award winners Dylan Raiola and Isaac Wilson

List of Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Ref
2017	Talanoa Hufanga	Safety	Crescent Valley (Oregon)	[24]
2018	Puka Nacua	Wide receiver	Orem (Utah)	[25]
	Taulia Tagovailoa	Quarterback	Thompson (Alabama)
2019	DJ Uiagalelei		St. John Bosco (California)	[26]
2020	JT Tuimoloau	Defensive end	Eastside Catholic (Washington)	[27]
2021	Tetairoa McMillan	Wide receiver	Servite (California)	[28]
2022	Nico Iamaleava	Quarterback	Warren (California)	[29]
2023	Dylan Raiola		Buford (Georgia)	[30]
	Isaac Wilson		Corner Canyon (Utah)
2024	Iose Epenesa	Defensive end	Edwardsville (Illinois)	[31]
	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	Quarterback	James Campbell (Hawaii)