Viliami Moala

Viliami Alfred Moala (/ˌvɪliˈɑːmi moʊˈɑːlə/ VIL-ee-AH-mee moh-AH-lə; March 30, 1993 – September 28, 2023) was an American football defensive tackle of Tongan descent.

Moala attended Grant Union High School in Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, California, where he was a consensus All-American defensive lineman.

In the CIF Open Division state championship against perennial powerhouse Long Beach Poly, Moala helped Grant to a 25–20 upset.

[4] He played nose tackle in Grant Union's 3–5–3 defense that allowed only 68 points in 13 games, including eight shutouts, and combined for a state-record 77 sacks.

[5] However, while riding a 26-game winning streak into the CIF Division II semifinal, Grant Union was upset by Rocklin High School, 19–21.

[8] Grant Union had beaten Folsom 49–14 earlier that season, in a national televised (part of the ESPN "Zero Week" series) at Prairie View Stadium.

), Tennessee, and Florida, Moala was considered Sacramento area's most heavily recruited prospect since Kevin Willhite of Cordova in 1981.

[16] Initially, he was thought to remain in the 350–360 lb (159–163 kg) range, but eventually shed more weight on request of head coach Jeff Tedford.

Getting in all of his action off the bench, he was one of only three true freshmen to appear in all Golden Bear games, along with Mustafa Jalil and Richard Rodgers.