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Career Honors

  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)

As a Junior (2023)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List
  • Appeared in two games off the bench
  • Ran four times for 37 yards, both career bests
  • Completed three passes for 37 yards on six attempts
  • Ripped off a 23-yard run for a career long vs. No. 17 Notre Dame (Nov. 25)

As a Sophomore (2022)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in four games, passing for 65 yards off 6-for-9 (66.7%)
  • Scores two touchdowns through the air
  • Added three rushes for eight yards
  • Tallied his second career passing touchdown against Colgate (Sept. 3)

As a Freshman (2021)

  • Appeared in two games with one start, retains the ability to redshirt
  • Went 8-of-16 for 48 yards and a touchdown, with one interception
  • Added 31 yards on the ground
  • Made his debut in the fourth quarter against Utah (Nov. 5)
  • Made his first career start at Oregon State, throwing a touchdown pass in the third quarter . . . had 51 yards passing and 31 yards rushing before exiting the game in the third quarter . . . became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Stanford since John Paye in 1983 (Nov. 13)

Prior to Stanford

  • One of the first two early enrollees in program history
  • Played at Folsom High School in Folsom, Calif. for head coach Paul Doherty
  • A four-star recruit ranked No. 193 nationally by PrepStar and No. 239 by ESPN
  • A consensus top-25 dual-threat quarterback, ranked No. 6 by ESPN, No. 7 by PrepStar, No. 17 by Rivals and No. 22 by 247Sports
  • Ranked No. 23 in California by PrepStar and ESPN, No. 39 by Rivals and No. 53 by 247Sports
  • 2021 Polynesian Bowl
  • 2019 all-league honorable mention
  • Guided team to a 2019 league title
  • 61 of 105 passing for 882 yards (14.5 yards per completion) and four touchdowns in 2019-20 … carried 31 times for 258 yards and four touchdowns
  • 2020 season postponed due to COVID-19 global pandemic
  • Also competed in track and field and basketball

Personal

  • Son of Saul and Alana Patu
  • Father played football at Oregon before playing in the NFL and Arena Football League
  • Mother played softball at Oregon
  • Has three siblings, Saniah, Orin and Kayo
  • Brother, Orin, plays football at California
  • Cousin, Naomi Mulitauaopele, played basketball at Stanford before being selected in the first round of the 2000 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz

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2021
Quarterback
6-5 / 205 lbs
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2022
Quarterback
6-4 / 213 lbs