Pofele Ashlock

2024 Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts at wide receiver. Led the team in receptions (63) and receiving yards (721). Tied for first on the team with six receiving touchdowns. Ranked fifth in the Mountain West in receptions per game (5.3). Averaged 11.4 yards per reception. Had at least one catch in all 12 games and five or more catches in six contests. Posted a career-high 12 catches, 113 receiving yards, and two touchdowns in a comeback win against Fresno State. Scored both of his touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning catch with 15 seconds left. Also scored two touchdowns in UH’s win over Northern Iowa, while registering nine catches for 63 yards. Hauled in 12 passes of 20 or more yards, tops on the team, including a career-long 62-yard catch versus UNLV. Tallied seven catches for 93 yards and a touchdown in UH’s season-finale versus New Mexico. Also returned two punts against the Lobos, returning one of them for 35 yards. 2023 Named an FWAA Freshman All-American. Also selected to The Athletics’s Freshman All-America second team. Earned all-Mountain West honorable mention. Leads all FBS freshmen in receptions (83) and receiving yards (832) and was third in TD receptions (9) and receiving yards per game (64.0) First freshman to lead UH in receptions since Davone Bess in 2005. Became the first UH freshman in the school's Division I era to start a career with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games against Vanderbilt (127) and Stanford (114). Earned Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors in each of those weeks Second on the team with 12 catches of 20+ yards Team leader in receptions and receiving in eight of the team's 13 games. Season-high 127 yards against Vanderbilt. Season-high 12 catches in a win over Air Force. Scored multiple touchdowns in three games - vs. Stanford, at Nevada and vs. Air Force. 2022: Redshirted. Prep: A 2022 graduate of Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. A first-team all-district selection. Spent the majority of his time at wide receiver. Registered 20 catches for 406 yards and four touchdowns during senior campaign. Also had five rushing attempts for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Part of the Trinity team that went 11-2 including 7-0 in conference play. Won the Pylon 7x7 competition in Dallas with TDG Elite and was named tournament MVP. Personal: Born in Fort Worth, Texas. Majoring in interdisciplinary studies. First name is of Tongan origin. Has five siblings. Mother is Milika Heimuli of Euless, Texas.