Welcome back folks, another countdown article for y’all today. Meet incoming freshman, Deuce Alailefaleula:
#58, Deuce Alailefaleula, FR, DL
Stats
Height: 6’0
Weight: 300
High school: Bartlett HS (Anchorage, AK)
How’d he get to The Blue™?
Alaska is often light on D1 recruits, but Mr. Alailefaleula’s outstanding high school career earned him 3 stars and offers from schools such as Arizona, Boston College, and Cal. Ultimately, Deuce wanted to play for a big-time program, leading him to choose the Broncos.
Nickname
“Alakazam”
Much like Alakazam in Pokemon’s Kanto Region, Alailefaleula was OP in his hometown Alaska.
Look-alike
Has anyone heard this dude sing? The lookalike machine says Iam Tongi, and it makes me wonder if we could pair a Heisman campaign with an American Idol run?
Career Highlights
Deuce had quite the statline out of high school. In his senior year alone, he racked up 117 tackles, 25 TFLs, 11 sacks, 1 Int, and FIVE blocked field goals. Just look at these highlights, this is a man amongst boys:
2026 Prospectus
DL is a more rotational group, and Deuce is a guy with a lot of promise. Wouldn’t be shocked at all to see him worked into a couple rotations this year. Keep your eyes peeled, folks!
Is he on Twitter?
ucedeuce_55. Prone to drop a retweet every now and then.
Completely made up fact
The World Cup has been especially tough on Deuce, given that Alaska has apparently been captured by several countries:
Low-hanging fruit, but the first thing I thought of was “Duece and a half.”