HONORS/AWARDS
* 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List
SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Named to the preseason Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list ... Appeared in three games, including a pair of starts at left guard ... Played 24 snaps off the bench in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce ... Started at left guard, but played just 26 snaps against Oregon State on Sept. 7 ... Started at left guard and played 62 snaps at California on Sept. 14 ... Missed the rest of the season due to injury.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Started the first five games to start the season, playing all 336 offensive snaps until the game at Air Force on Sept. 30 .... Missed four games due to injury before returning to the starting lineup at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... Earned his first career start in the opener against Ohio, playing all 61 offensive snaps at right tackle ... Started for the second straight game vs. Idaho State on Sept. 2, playing all 73 offensive snaps ... Had a position change, starting at right guard for his third consecutive start to begin the season ... Made it back-to-back starts at right guard against No. 16/17 Oregon State on Sept. 16 ... Played 67 offensive snaps ... Played all 63 offensive snaps in the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 22 ... Missed the next four games due to injury ... Returned to the starting lineup at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... Played all 63 offensive snaps ... Entered the game late at San Jose State on Nov. 18 ... Did not play in the season finale against Fresno State on Nov. 25.
AT WASHINGTON (2020-22)
Spent the last three seasons with the Huskies, including two (2020-21) with current Aztecs Cooper McDonald and Mark Redman ... Played in four games in 2022 ... Aaw his first UW game action in the season opener vs. Kent State ... Also played against Portland State, Stanford and Colorado ... Did not see any game action during the 2021 season ... Enrolled at UW on Jan. 6, 2020, for the start of the winter, 2020, academic quarter ... Did not see any game action during his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters for powerhouse Mater Dei, helping the team to CIF Open state titles as a junior and sophomore ... The Monarchs made it to the 2019 CIF Southern Division 1 finals and averaged 356 yards passing and 125 yards rushing behind a Murao-led offensive line ... Named his state's Lineman of the Year by CalHiSports.com, which also named him to the all-state first team ... Also named to the 2019 All-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team ... Ranked the No. 16 player in the West by the Orange Country Register ... Earned a spot on the MaxPreps.com All-America first team as a senior ... Named to the All-CIF-SS Division I first team and first-team all-county as a junior in 2018 ... Also the Trinity League MVP Lineman in 2018 ... Rated the nation's No. 72 recruit and No. 2 guard, as well as California's 8th-best player, by ESPN ... Ranked the No. 120 recruit and No. 3 center in the country by 247Sports, which also lists him as the No. 12 prospect in California ... Listed by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 41 recruit and No. 2 center, as well as the No. 20 player in his state ... Selected to play in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl and the 2020 All-American Bowl ... Named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100.”
PERSONAL
Originally picked Washington out of high school over offers from Alabama, LSU, Michigan, USC, Utah, Oregon, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Auburn, Mississippi State, Oregon State, UCLA, Nebraska, Arizona State and Colorado.
Myles Murao Season 2024
PositionOL
Weight305 lbs
Height6-3
ClassJunior
HometownTorrance, Calif.
Previous SchoolWashington
Exp.1L
Football
Three Aztecs Named to Polynesian Watch List
Tupu Alualu, Myles Murao and Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli were each named to the preseason Polynesian Player of the Year watch list.