*** 2019 Honors Candidate ***

Career: Levao has started 18 of the 39 games he’s played as an Eagle, including one as a defensive lineman. His 18 starts rank fifth among offensive players and sixth overall on the team. He had 14 tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2015 before moving over to the offensive line after that season. He started twice as a sophomore in 2016, both games in 2017 prior to his injury and 14 of 15 in 2018.
 
2019: Listed as a starter at right offensive guard on the preseason depth chart. Will return for the 2019 football season after his hardship waiver request to receive a sixth year to complete four years of eligibility was approved by the Big Sky Conference and the NCAA.
 
2018: Earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors after starting 14 of EWU’s 15 games. Eastern finished as the only school to rank in the top 20 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense, rushing and passing. The Eagles averaged 528.2 yards on offense to rank third in FCS, including 255.9 rushing (10th) and 272.3 passing (20th). Eastern was also ranked fourth in scoring (43.1). En route to a 12-3 finish overall and runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, the Eagles as a team finished the 2018 season with a school-record 6.62 average per rush on the season to break the previous record of 6.41 set in 2001. The Eagles set team records for rushing yards (3,839) and rushing touchdowns (41).

2017: He played in just two games as a starter at right offensive tackle before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

2016: Moved to offensive line from defensive line before the start of fall practices. Levao played in all 14 EWU games, and made his first start on offense (second overall) at right offensive tackle in place of Nick Ellison versus Central Arkansas (12/3/16) in the FCS Playoffs. He helped Eastern rank second in FCS in total offense with an average of 529.6 yards per game, trailing only Sam Houston State at 547.3 per outing. Eastern was the FCS leader in passing offense (401.0 yards per game), and was third in third down conversions (52.1 percent), third in completion percentage (.679), third in scoring offense (42.4), and third in passing efficiency (168.2). Eastern quarterbacks were sacked only 24 times in 620 passing attempts (one sack per 25.8 attempts). In EWU’s second scrimmage of the spring, he returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown and had a blocked extra point attempt.

2015: He played in eight games, but a knee injury kept him out of three games in October. He returned to make his Eagle starting debut versus Montana (11/14/15) and had four tackles with a sack.

2014: Redshirted. He was the team’s defensive scout team player of the week once.

HS: Graduated from Aberdeen HS in 2014. He earned All-Greater St. Helens 2A League honors as a first team offensive lineman. The Bobcats finished 4-6 in his senior season. As a junior in 2012, Levao earned All-2A GSHL honors as a first team defensive lineman. He was a four-year varsity starter, and as a junior and senior he was team captain and was presented a school leadership award. He also played basketball.

Personal: Communication studies major. Born 9/21/95 in American Samoa. Will turn 24 the day Eastern plays at Idaho. Full name is Kaleb Pelasi Ioelu Levao. His parents are Ioelu and Dominique Levao. Last name is pronounced “luh-vow.”

 

Year	GP	TT	Hi	S	TL-Yds	FF-FR	PBU	I-Yds
2015	8	14	4	1	1-13	0-0	0	0-0
2016	14	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0-0
2017	2	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	0	0-0
2018	15	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0	0-0
Totals	39	16	4	1	1-13	0-0	0	0-0