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Vavae Malepeai is in second season on The Farm as an Offensive Quality Control Analyst. 

He finished up a five-year career with the USC Trojans from 2017-21 and is one of the better running backs in program history. His career ended with 2,005 yards (21st all-time in USC history) and scored 24 total touchdowns. He appeared in 50 games for the Trojans, making 15 starts. He earned the team's most inspirational player award as a senior, and was a co-captain of the Trojans that season. During the 2020 season, Malepeai was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.

Malepeai graduated from USC in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in communications and then earned his master's in 2021 in project management, and another in non-governemntal organizations and social change.