Isaac Seumalo

Early life

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Samoan descent, Seumalo and his family moved to Corvallis, Oregon during his early childhood. Seumalo attended Corvallis High School, where he won 5A First-team All-State honors as an offensive and defensive lineman his junior and senior years. He had transferred there from Santiam Christian School, where he played his freshman and sophomore years. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Seumalo was listed as the No. 3 offensive guard prospect in his class. He chose Oregon State, where his father Joe Seumalo worked as defensive line coach, over offers from Oregon, Stanford, and Southern California. Seumalo had been working out in the summer on Oregon State's campus.

College career

In his first season at Oregon State, Seumalo became the first true freshman to start at center since Roger Levasa in 1978, appeared in all 13 games and earned Freshman All-American honors by College Football News and CBSSports.com, as well as honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference honors. Seumalo was particularly praised for his performance against reigning Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Year Star Lotulelei, in a victory over the Utah Utes.

In his sophomore season at Oregon State, Seumalo started 12 of 13 games, missing the first game of the year due to a knee injury. In those 12 starts, he started 10 games at center and 2 at right-tackle. Seumalo earned Pac-12 All-Conference second team as well as Pac-12 All-Academic 1st team. In the final game of the season at the Hawaii Bowl, Seumalo suffered a foot injury. This foot injury sidelined Seumalo for the following season, prompting him to utilize his redshirt year.

In Seumalo's redshirt junior season at Oregon State, he started all 12 games. In those 12 starts, he started 9 games at right-guard and 3 at left-tackle. He earned

Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention as well as again, Pac-12 All-Academic 1st team. Following the end of this season, Seumalo announced that he would forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft becoming the sixth player in Oregon State history to leave early for the NFL.

Personal life

Seumalo's father Joe is the defensive line coach at the University of Arizona, while his sister Jessi is the director of on-campus recruiting for the Washington State football team.