Safety Aiden Manutai Commits to Cal for 2025

Originally posted on Cal Bears on SI | By Jake Curtis | Last updated Jul 12, 2024 6:16 PM ET

Aiden Manutai, a three-star safety from Kahuku, Hawaii, announced on Friday that he has committed to Cal for the class of 2025.

The 6-foot, 195-pound Manutai announced his decision on a 247 Sports YouTube broadcast. He chose Cal over his four other finalists – Washington, Tennessee, Nebraska and Arizona. Miami, Oregon and Missouri were among the other schools that offered Manutai.

Manutai is the second player from Hawaii to commit to Cal this week, joining quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele, who committed on Monday.

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ESPN ranks Manutai as the 24th-best safety prospect in the class of 2025 and the No. 1 overall prospect from Hawaii. The 247 Sports site ranks Manutai as the 62nd-best safety prospect and the No. 9 overall prospect in Hawaii. The On3 site ranks him as the 58th safety and the No. 4 prospect in Hawaii.

Rivals classifies Manutai as an athlete, but he is expected to a defensive back at Cal, which has a history of turning out talented defensive backs under Justi Wilcox.

He is the 15th high school player to commit to Cal in the class of 2025.

Manutai’s official visit to Cal was on May 23, and he visited Tennessee, Nebraska and Washington after that.

Kahuku (Hawaii) safety Aiden Manutai said the family atmosphere stood out to him on his official visit to Cal https://t.co/x3YTgileNb pic.twitter.com/wV57kD0I6V
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