Salesi Moa
| No. 12 – Michigan Wolverines | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 4, 2007 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Weber (Pleasant View, Utah) Fremont (Plain City, Utah) |
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Salesi Moa (born December 4, 2007) is an American college football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines.
Early life
Moa began his high school career at Weber High School in Pleasant View, Utah. He was a two-way player, playing both wide receiver and safety. During his freshman season, he had 49 receptions for 865 yards and seven touchdowns. During his sophomore season, he had 56 receptions for 820 yards and 11 touchdowns. Defensively he had 31 tackles with one interception. He transferred to Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah following his sophomore season. During his junior season, he recorded 800 receiving yards, along with 40 tackles, two interceptions and one fumble recovery. During his senior season, he had 63 receptions for 1,272 yards and 16 touchdowns.[1] Following the season he was named the All-Region 5 MVP.[2] He finished his high school career with 226 receptions, for 3,757 yards and 44 touchdowns.[1]
He was a consensus four-star recruit and unanimously ranked the No. 1 player in the state of Utah.[1] On July 31, 2025, he committed to play college football at Tennessee.[3] However, on December 3, 2025, he flipped his commitment to Utah, and officially signed with the team the next day.[4][5] After Utah's head coach Kyle Whittingham left the program to become the head coach at Michigan, Moa then entered the NCAA transfer portal. On January 16, 2026, he announced he would transfer to Michigan during the 2026 Polynesian Bowl, reuniting him with coach Whittingham.[6][7] The next day, his brother Aisea transferred from Michigan State to Michigan.[8] On January 27, 2026, during the final class of 2026 rankings, he was elevated to a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, and ranked the No. 30 overall recruit in the nation.[9]
Personal life
Moa was born to Ben and Christina Moa. His father played college football at Utah. His brothers, Sione and Aisea, are both football players.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Salesi Moa". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Becker, Conner (November 3, 2025). "All-Region 5 football: Fremont's Salesi Moa tabbed season MVP". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (July 31, 2025). "5-star athlete Salesi Moa commits to Tennessee football, vaulting Vols into top 10 for 2026 class". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Becker, Conner (December 3, 2025). "Football signing day: Fremont target Salesi Moa flips to Utah from Tennessee". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (December 3, 2025). "Why Tennessee commit Salesi Moa hasn't signed as Utah makes late push". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Lederman, Eli (January 16, 2026). "Utah transfer Moa follows Whittingham, to sign with Michigan". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (January 16, 2026). "Salesi Moa, Utah four-star athlete, picks Michigan football". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (January 17, 2026). "Michigan State linebacker Aisea Moa joins brother at Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Zuke, Ryan (January 27, 2026). "New Michigan signee elevated to five-star status by Rivals". MLive.com. Retrieved June 14, 2026.