2018 (Senior):
- Named honorable mention all-Mountain West.
- Recipient of the team’s Otto Klum Defensive Captain award.
- Started all 14 games on the defensive line.
- Led all UH defensive linemen with 41 tackles.
- Also accounted for 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, four quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery.
- Set a new career-high duringthe Hawai’i Bowl with seven tackles against Louisiana Tech, along with one sack and one forced-fumble.
- Earned academic all-MW honors.
- 2018 Game-by-Game Statistics
2017 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with one start…finished fifth among defensive linemen with 19 tackles…made 12 solo stops and seven assisted tackles…also recorded an interception, his first of his career, in the third quarter vs. San Diego State…had at least one tackle in all but two games…enjoyed best game in home opener vs. Western Carolina, recording a season-high three tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sack, and one pass breakup…also recorded three tackles at Nevada…made first career start at Wyoming and finished with two tackles...selected academic all-MW.
* 2017 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 13 games along the defensive line...started the first two games of the season at tackle versus California (Aug. 27) and at Michigan (Sept. 3)...registered 18 total tackles (12 solo, 6 assisted), including two for loss...tallied a career-best five tackles, including one for a loss, in UH’s double-overtime win at Air Force (Oct. 22)...recorded other tackle-for-loss versus UT Martin (Sept. 10)...missed only game of the season versus Middle Tennessee in the Hawai‘i Bowl (Dec. 24)...selected academic all-MW.
* 2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 (Freshman): Began the season on the scout team and worked his way into the defensive line rotation, appearing in five games...played his first collegiate game at Nevada (Oct. 24), recording a tackle...posted four total tackles...logged a tackle in four of five games he appeared in.
* 2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
Prep: A 2015 graduate of Kaiser High School on O‘ahu...a four-year varsity letterman…aided KHS to 2013 OIA White Division and Division II state championships…as a senior, collected 27 tackles, including seven for losses, with eight sacks, seven hurries and three fumble recoveries…during his junior season, logged 25 tackles with three for losses, seven sacks, two fumble recoveries and four hurries…all-Hawai‘i honorable mention by ScoringLive…earned all-OIA White honorable mention in 2012 and ’13 as well as academic honors those seasons.
Personal: Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu…majoring in natural resources and environment management...younger brother Andrew is a freshman linebacker for the Warriors…father is Joo Hee Choi of Honolulu, O‘ahu.
