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High School: Three-star recruit according to 247Sports ... Earned Utah Class 4A first-team All-State honors following his senior season at Crimson Cliffs High School in St. George ... caught 68 passes for 1,349 yards (19.8 ypr) and 17 touchdowns ... had six 100-yard receiving games including a career high 173 yards on five receptions and a career high three touchdowns against Sky View HS ... helped the Mustangs win back-to-back state championships during his junior and senior seasons ... earned All-Region honors as a junior and was the Region 9 Co-MVP ... caught 111 passes for 1,953 yards and 26 touchdowns during his final two years of high school ... competes in track & field and helped his team to a runner-up finish at the 2024 state championships ... member of the 4x100m state champion relay team ... personal best time of 10.76 in the 100m ... played basketball as a freshman.

Personal: Son of Wayne and Tara Alofipo ... has five siblings ... cousin, Sampson Alofipo, is a member of the USU football team ... cousin, Saco Alofipo, plays football at Stephen F. Austin ... plans on serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at Utah State ... name is pronounced Mal-uh-kye Uh-low-fee-poe.

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Malakai Alofipo