{"id":84000,"date":"2025-05-28T00:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/84000\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T00:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:52:09","slug":"byu-football-lands-former-oregon-signee-alai-kalaniuvalu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/84000\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU Football Lands Former Oregon Signee Alai Kalaniuvalu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good things come to those who wait.<\/p>\n<p>That message rang true on Tuesday, May 27, as BYU football landed a signing from Alai Kalaniuvalu, an offensive line recruit in the class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>BYU football adds former Oregon signee Alai Kalaniuvalu<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the Family <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AKalaniuvalu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@AKalaniuvalu<\/a> \ud83e\udd19 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uMpmuhIjPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uMpmuhIjPw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BYUfootball\/status\/1927515166087758205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the name sounds familiar, you\u2019re right, Kalaniuvalu was <a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/ncaa\/byu\/alai-kalaniuvalu-byu-football-oregon-ducks-flip-commitment\/529784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">once a BYU commit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/ncaa\/byu-football\/byu-football-early-signing-day-alai-kalaniuvalu-lamason-waller-2025-class\/532688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">during the Early Signing Period<\/a> last December, he signed with the Oregon Ducks, the school to which he was initially committed, instead of signing with BYU.<\/p>\n<p>The four-star interior offensive lineman is back on the board for BYU.<\/p>\n<p>BYU football officially announced Kalaniuvalu\u2019s signing on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Kalaniuvalu is a four-star offensive line prospect out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Before he concluded his prep career in Las Vegas, Kalaniuvalu played at Timpview High School in nearby Provo.<\/p>\n<p>BYU got into the picture for Kalaniuvalu, extending an offer to him before his sophomore season at Timpview High in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>One of the top interior offensive linemen in the country<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-4, 311-pound Kalaniuvalu is BYU\u2019s highest-rated high school signee in the class of 2025. He\u2019s the eighth-highest rated recruit BYU has landed since 2000, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Kalaniuvalu was rated as the 109th-ranked recruit nationally in the class of 2025. He ranked as the sixth-best interior offensive lineman in the class.<\/p>\n<p>Kalaniuvalu ends up at BYU over offers from programs such as Oregon, Nebraska, USC, Utah, and Michigan. He also received offers from Alabama, Auburn, Arizona State, Colorado, Florida, Miami, Ohio State, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&amp;M, and Washington, among others.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BYU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#BYU<\/a> commit Alai Kalaniuvalu is in the house.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BYUFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#BYUFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYpW02duX1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/WYpW02duX1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\/status\/1857961996559462566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kalaniuvalu has strong bloodlines as his father, Alai Kalaniuvalu, was a former third-round NFL draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1994. The elder Kalaniuvalu played college football at Oregon State.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (<a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/category\/podcast_results\/?sid=2035&amp;n=Cougar%20Tracks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12\u20133 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch\u2019s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>: @Mitch_Harper.<\/p>\n<p>Want more coverage of BYU sports? Take us with you wherever you go.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the new and improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. It allows you to stream live radio and video and stay up to date on all of your favorite teams.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @Mitch_Harper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good things come to those who wait. 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