'25 HI LB Josiah Ko'o Kia (Notre Dame Signee)

LB
Honolulu, HI
Punahou HS

Measurements
Ht: 6'3"
Wt: 210

Ratings
247 Comp:
247:
Rivals:
ESPN:
On3:

Offers
Notre Dame ..... Offered: 1-17-23
Oregon
Texas
SC
Utah
AZ
ASU
BYU
Cal
Hawaii
Mich St
Nebraska
Vandy
Washington
Wazzzu

 

[PolishDomer]

Just for curiosity. Who was the last big time player at ND who returned from a LDS mission?

Joe Montana

 

[stlnd01]

LDS or not, Notre Dame has done pretty pretty well with Hawaiian Polynesians over the years, for a school in Northern Indiana. Yeah, take the guys you want. The rest will sort itself out.

 

[Ophiocordyceps]

Joe Montana

I think he is Samoan.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

LDS or not, Notre Dame has done pretty pretty well with Hawaiian Polynesians over the years, for a school in Northern Indiana. Yeah, take the guys you want. The rest will sort itself out.

Exactly. Don't overthink it. You want them, they want you, sign and enroll. The Vanderdoes and Hillman situations are exceptions not the rule.

 

[irishff1014]

 

[CanadalovesND]

Committed

 

[irish2104]

Yeah rankings aren't there but all the sites love the kid

 

[arrowryan]

That was quick

 

[Fbolt]

Badassery!

 

[Irishdawg]

I’m not sure his pronunciation but they’re not booing but Kooooooooooooo

 

[ab2cmiller]

I’m not sure his pronunciation but they’re not booing but Kooooooooooooo

How many recruiters chose to only text message him because they knew they were going to say it wrong.

 

[Rockin’Irish]

Rock on Ko’o!!!

 

[BeauBenken]

Was not paying attention and thought people were just talking about his big bro coming back. Congrats to him.

 

[Cpnd1]

Jamie ranked him as a 4 star player as well

 

[GrangerIrish24]

neat

 

[IAIrish]

Love the pickup. Kid is a havoc machine at backer.

 

[Sea Turtle]

It's interesting

 

[CanadalovesND]

I don't think he'll finish as a three-star. His film is borderline four-star right now, and should fill out a bit more over the course of the calendar year. Size matters when it comes to projections, which most of the recruiting services focus on when it comes to grading.

He does have offers from Washington, Oregon, Texas and USC... the lad ain't no scrub.

 

[FWIrish4]

The Hawaii production hit rate at ND is off the charts, this will be another one. Let’s go!

 

[zelezo vlk]

Cool beans


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[Mavericknyc1980]

Love the start we have to this class

 

[CanadalovesND]

Love the start we have to this class

Start? It’s about 60% complete at this point!

 

[OKCDomer23]

This kid seems like a playmaker for sure. Pretty excited about him committing. Does anyone know if he'll take the 2 year mission? I would assume yes but didn't see it anywhere.

 

[CanadalovesND]

This kid seems like a playmaker for sure. Pretty excited about him committing. Does anyone know if he'll take the 2 year mission? I would assume yes but didn't see it anywhere.

He has yet to decide if he will.

EDIT: He will play his freshman year and determine if he will take his mission afterwards. Same as big bro. Per Singer.

 

[T-Boone]

It's interesting

I am asking that you quit this

 

[Irish#1]

Excellent!

The Hawaii production hit rate at ND is off the charts, this will be another one. Let’s go!

If only we could apply that to the Fresno area.

 

[luckofirish8]

Excellent!

If only we could apply that to the Fresno area.

We could if they would ever stick.

 

[arrowryan]

I’m assuming he’ll also take a mission trip, or is that TBD?

 

[notredomer23]

Hawaiian ✅
Texas, USC, Oregon, Michigan State Offers ✅
Looks the part on film ✅

I don't care what the rankings say, this is an obvious take especially with his brother making it to campus after his mission.

Loy just posted he’s unlikely to take a mission. Another ✅

 

[ab2cmiller]

I'm guessing at least a small part of the decision making process regarding the mission was that he seemed to REALLY WANT to play with his brother at ND.

If he did his mission, he would lose out of two years with his brother.