Al Afalava

Al Mitchell Afalava (born January 20, 1987) is a former American football safety.

He was named first-team All-State as a senior and led his team to state title and 14-0 record as a junior.

[2] He played in the state's Goodwill Football Classic All-Star game and was named a SuperPrep Magazine All-Region team member.

As a two-sport athlete, Afalava was given a two-star ranking by Scout.com, which rated him as the second-best defensive back on the Hawaiian Islands.

[3] Afalava was the only true-freshman to start for the Oregon State University Beavers Football team in 2005.

[4] Afalava started nine times for the Beavers at free safety in 2006, including the last four games.

[3] In 2007, Afalava was the third-leading tackler on the Beavers football team with 64, including 56 solo tackles.

[3] Afalava was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2009 NFL draft.