Hiva Lutui | |
Currentnumber: | 55 |
Currentposition: | Guard |
Class: | Senior |
Major: | Sociology |
Birth Date: | March 25, 1994 |
Birth Place: | Euless, Texas |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 295 |
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Highschool: | Euless (TX) Trinity |
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Espn: | 531033 |
Hiva Lutui (; born March 25, 1994) is a former American football offensive guard. He attended the University of Utah.
A native of Euless, Texas, Lutui attended Trinity High School, where he was a first-team all-state Class 5A offensive lineman in 2010 and 2011. Lutui had 143 knockdowns and 42 pancakes as a junior, and 114 knockdowns, 43 pancakes, a 90% overall grade with no sacks allowed as a senior. He was a key cog on one of the best rushing offenses in Texas in 2010 and 2011, helping Euless Trinity to the 2010 Class 5A Division I state championship game, where they were upset by Pearland 24–28 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.[1] Behind Lutui, Trinity's ground attack rushed for over 325 yards per game in back-to-back seasons.[2]
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lutui was ranked as the No. 31 offensive guard in his class.[3] He had offers from USC, UCLA, and Utah, among others, and originally committed to UCLA.[4] In January 2012, he decommitted, and switched to Utah.[5]
On July 12, 2016, after suffering an ACL injury during spring football, it was announced that Lutui would end his playing career with Utah.[6]