Honor Faalave, - Prep Redzone

Honor Faalave

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2027 Class

6'0" Height

180 Weight

Cathedral Catholic School

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Honor Faalave is a 6'0" Athlete in the 2027 class. Faalave attends Cathedral Catholic in California. Faalave's Player Profile was created on February 29, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Honor Faalave is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Michael Huntley

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

The top prospect in the state of California made his highly-anticipated commitment last Saturday and is staying close to home.

Cathedral Catholic two-way star Honor Faalave Honor Faalave 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Cathedral Catholic | 2027 State CA announced his commitment to USC.

Faalave ran for 1265 yards with 21 touchdowns and had 564 yards receiving with seven touchdowns for a Cathedral Catholic team that won the Open Division championship in San Diego. Defensively, he had 38 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two interceptions.

He also had offers from Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame, LSU and Miami among many others. Faalave is the fourth player from Southern California in USC’s 2027 recruiting class.

2 months ago

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Dame Lester

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Honor Fa’alave Johnson is a freak athlete at around 6-1 with verified elite speed—hitting 23 MPH on GPS and sub-11 in the 100m—that makes him a nightmare matchup on both sides of the ball. As a safety, he patrols the deep third with range, hip fluidity, and physicality to close windows and deliver hits; his instincts sniff out plays, and he’s got ball-hawking skills with three picks as a junior. Offensively, he’s a do-it-all back/slot. Multi-sport star with core power to bounce off tackles, but needs to refine technique for full-time DB duties. Projects as a high-impact Power Four defender, potentially an NFL prospect with his upside and versatility.

AG2G. Accolades so far. More to come! pic.twitter.com/l42HuXC5Ep

— Honor Fa’alave Johnson (@HonorFaalave) February 7, 2026

3 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave ran for 1265 yards with 21 touchdowns and had 564 yards receiving with seven touchdowns for a Cathedral Catholic team that won the Open Division title in San Diego. He also had two interceptions and a forced fumble on defense.

Faalave is the top recruit in the state for the 2027 class.

4 months ago

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Jordan Reyes

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Faalave moves up four spots to #1 overall. Dynamic, elite-twitch athlete with rare positional versatility and true game-breaking speed. Projects primarily as a college-level secondary due to his fluid hips, instant trigger, and natural ball skills, but his wide-ranging skill set allows him to impact the game at any skilled position. Excels in space with effortless change of direction and closing burst that consistently erases angles. Displays advanced football instincts, competitive toughness, and the ability to finish plays in high-leverage moments. Dangerous with the ball in his hands and a matchup problem regardless of alignment. Verified speed translates cleanly on film. Owns the ceiling of a program-changing defender with offensive upside if utilized situationally. 36 Division I offers reflect rare talent and one of the most highly recruited players in the nation.

4 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave has rushed for 1265 yards with 21 touchdowns and has seven receiving touchdowns. He also has a forced fumble and two interceptions on defense. Faalave is the top-ranked prospect in California’s 2027 class and is the player of the year in San Diego.

5 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave ran for 99 yards with three touchdowns for Cathedral Catholic in its 42-21 win over Los Alamitos in the Division 1-A Regional championship game.

5 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave is the best player in San Diego and one of the best players in the state. He took awhile to get going, but scored two second-half touchdowns for the Dons including the game-winning touchdown inside the final minute of the game.

Faalave is so explosive and gets to the line of scrimmage before linebackers have time to read their guards.

6 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave ran for 250 yards on 17 carries with five touchdowns in Cathedral Catholic’s win over Mission Hills in the Open Division playoffs.

He was offered by Ohio State this week.

6 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave ran for 186 yards with five touchdowns for Cathedral Catholic in its win over Lincoln.

7 months ago

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Michael Huntley

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Faalave has 300 yards rushing with three touchdowns, 176 yards receiving with three touchdowns, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for an undefeated Cathedral Catholic team.

8 months ago