ScoringLive staff
August 9, 2023, 7:08am
List of Division II offensive and defensive players to watch, as compiled by ScoringLive staff. Watch list will be updated throughout the course of the season.
OFFENSE
Frank Abreu, Kamehameha-Maui, WR, Sr. - Led MIL with 750 receiving yards, 10 TDs in 2022; All-Hawaii First Team selection
Bobby Best, Pearl City, RB, Sr. - Ranked third in OIA D2 with 591 rushing yards as a junior; All-Hawaii Second Team pick
Makana Kamaka-Brayce, Kamehameha-Maui, QB, Sr. - Enters senior season having passed for 3,156 yards and 37 TDs in career
Iosefa Letuli, Kaimuki, QB, Sr. - Completed 62.1 percent of his passes for 14 TDs while adding 11 more scores on the ground in 2022
Donovan Reis, Kaiser, WR, Sr. - Registered 48 catches for 717 yards, 10 TDs as a junior; Second Team All-Hawaii utility selection
Jeremiah White, Kaimuki, WR, Sr. - Caught 31 passes for 607 yards and 6 TDs last year; All-OIA D2 First Team pick
Kalelepono Wong, Kekaulike, QB, Sr. - Tabbed MIL Offensive Player of the Year in 2022; All-Hawaii First Team utility selection
DEFENSE
Mykah Brun, Waimea, DB/LB, Jr. - Forced three turnovers and scored a defensive touchdown in the Menehune's final two games in 2022.
Josiah Calderon, Pearl City, DB, Sr. - Earned All-OIA Second Team selection in 2022, when Chargers' defense allowed 17.3 ppg
Kaonohi Casco, Kamehameha-Maui, DB, Jr. - Selected All-MIL First Team by The Maui News; safety with range in the Warriors' single-high defense
Keegan Gantala, Kamehameha-Maui, DB, Sr. - Selected All-MIL First Team by The Maui News; man-to-man cornerback that can guard inside and outside receivers
Tea Nuuhiwa-Santos, Kaiser, LB, Jr. - All-OIA First Team pick as a sophomore in 2022
JT Richards, Kaiser, LB, Sr. - Second Team All-Hawaii pick a year ago; Selected to All-OIA First Team
Rhaziah Tacub-Taniguchi, Waimea, LB, Sr. - First Team All-Hawaii selection in 2022