University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2019 (Senior):

• All-MW honorable mention.
• Named the Coach Larry Price Most Unselfish Warrior.
• Team Defensive Captain award.
• Burlsworth Trophy Nominee.
• Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List.
• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List.
• Started all 10 games he appeared in.
• Missed final five games due to injury.
• Tallied 37 tackles, including 29 solo.
• Led the team in sacks (3) and tackles-for-loss (7).
• Also registered two forced fumbles and a pass break-up.
• Multiple tackles in all but one game with a high of seven at Boise State.
• Earned academic all-MW honors.
• Invited to the 2020 Hula Bowl. 
• A Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

2018 (Junior):

• Named all-Mountain West second team
• Recipient of the team’s Ben Yee Most Inspirational Player award.
• Nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nation’s top player who started his career as a walk-on.
• Played in all 14 games with seven starts at defensive end
• Lead the team in tackles-for-loss with 13.5 and sacks with 8.5.
• Ranked fifth in the MW in sacks per game.
• Accumulated 24 tackles and 15 solos, one forced fumble and registered five quarterback hurries on the season.
• Season-high four tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks against San Jose State.
• Notched back-to-back weeks of multiple sack games against SJSU and Wyoming (Oct. 6).
• Earned academic all-MW honors.

2017 (Sophomore):

• Played in all 12 games on the defensive line and on special teams.
• Recorded 10 tackles (6 solo and 4 assisted), including 2.5 tackles-for-loss.
• Had at least one tackle in seven games.
• Recorded one sack on the year, an endzone takedown that resulted in a safety at UCLA.
• Had two tackles, both resulting in a tackle-for-loss at Utah State.
• Selected all-MW academic. 

2016 (Freshman):

• Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve defensive lineman and on special teams.
• Recorded three total tackles, all solo.
• Played his first career game against California (Aug. 27) in Australia.
• Made his first career tackle versus UT Martin (Sept. 10).
• Registered 2.0 tackles-for-loss, one apiece against San José State (Oct. 8) and UNLV (Oct. 15), including a sack in UH’s road win against the Spartans.
• Blocked a punt against UNLV in the third quarter, which set up a UH score.
• Selected all-MW academic. 

Prep:

• A 2016 graduate of Mililani High School on O‘ahu.
• Earned three varsity letters in football.
• A two-time all-state second-team selection and two-times named to the all-Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) first team.
• As a senior, logged 35 tackles and 19 sacks.
• Had 16 sacks as a junior and 12 as a sophomore.
• Tallied 47 sacks during his three-year career.
• Member of squad that captured the 2014 HHSAA Division I state championship.
• Also won a pair of OIA titles as a Trojan.
• An honor-roll student.

Personal:

• Born in Waipahu, O‘ahu.
• Nickname is “Mana”.
• Major is sociology.
• Has two older brothers and one younger sister, older brother KK is a running back for the Rainbow Warriors.
• Parents are Dwayne and Christy Padello of Mililani, O‘ahu.