Mataio Soli ..*Committed to Arkansas*

[Pinto]

Mataio Soli
DE | Douglasville, GA | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Committed

Composite Rating: .89 ****
24/7 Profile
Rivals Profile
HUDL

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/30/highly-recruited-de-mataio-soli-tells-why-hogs-are/?f=sports



He's the son of former Razorback defensive lineman Junior Soli and the cousin of present Razorback great Pinto 😅

[navyhog24]

Does he love the helmet?

[Pinto]

Does he love the helmet?

He wasn't raised in Arkansas so i can't say he "loves" the helmet if that's what you meant. His mom and dad(obviously) are UofA alumni and he comes here two or three times a year to visit our family. He was raised in Georgia so he might be a UGA fan plus his dad was a defensive line coach under Nutt so they relocated to Oxford when Nutt was at Ole Miss. He definitely will be visiting here though

[Pinto]

https://247sports.com/Player/Mataio-Soli-46049513

[pigture perfect]

I love getting 2nd and 3rd generation players here. It's like having family come home. I think most of the time they come here for pride sake.

[Tusks]

https://247sports.com/Player/Mataio-Soli-46049513

The hogs are in great hands with Steve Caldwell recruiting him.  If he can't get him to the hill, no one could.

[Pinto]

The hogs are in great hands with Steve Caldwell recruiting him.  If he can't get him to the hill, no one could.

If he can't get him to the Hill, i will 😂😂😂

[jgphillips3]

If he can't get him to the Hill, i will 😂😂😂

Ha!  Excellent!

[oldfart]

junior was a great player so he has the genes

[The_Boot_stops_here]

Picked up an offer from the Hogs today. He has offers from Florida, Oregon, Stanford, GA Tech and a few other programs. He's the son of former Razorback defensive lineman Junior Soli and the cousin of present Razorback great Pinto 😅

24/7 doesn't show offers from Oregon or Stanford but hope we get him regardless.  If Caldwell wants him, that's good enough for me.

[supersaint]

junior was a great player so he has the genes

In the old indoor workout area of the BAC, there was a climbing rope that hung from the ceiling.  Junior could climb that thing without using his legs!  He was about 305 at the time. 

[Pinto]

24/7 doesn't show offers from Oregon or Stanford but hope we get him regardless.  If Caldwell wants him, that's good enough for me.

He has offers from both of those schools according to him and his dad. He is visiting Duke this weekend as well

[liljo]

If he can't get him to the Hill, i will 😂😂😂

Wooooooooo Pig!

Thanks for sharing! Hope we get him. Going to be watching!

[King Kong]

24/7 doesn't show offers from Oregon or Stanford but hope we get him regardless.  If Caldwell wants him, that's good enough for me.

247 shows the offer from Oregon on his timeline

[ArkansasI]

junior was a great player so he has the genes

I'd like to offer mega dittos to this. Junior was a very good player.

Good luck to Mataio. I hope he calls the Hogs.

[go hogues]

Junior Soli was hella good! Hope his son calls the Hogs!

[Pinto]

247 shows the offer from Oregon on his timeline

Yup...they're missing his Stanford and Syracuse offer. His stock is going to go up once he goes to Under Armour camp in a couple months.

[ADavisTheGOAT]

Yup...they're missing his Stanford and Syracuse offer. His stock is going to go up once he goes to Under Armour camp in a couple months.

Jeez how do you share such a good bloodline with those guys?

[Pinto]

Jeez how do you share such a good bloodline with those guys?

Junior married my biological cousin

[Richard Davenport]

The hogs are in great hands with Steve Caldwell recruiting him.  If he can't get him to the hill, no one could.

Lunney is recruiting him. Steve might be talking to him some, but Junior and Lunney were in the same recruiting class so Lunney is the lead guy here.

[King Kong]

Junior married my biological cousin

Well, let them know how bad we Hog fans want him. WPS

[flagstaffhog]

Go HOGS Go!

[Pinto]

Lunney is recruiting him. Steve might be talking to him some, but Junior and Lunney were in the same recruiting class so Lunney is the lead guy here.

Coach Lunney reached out to him first for sure

[HogInThaGrove]

Anybody know his 40 time?  He looks fairly fast.  At 6'4" and 225 he would make a pretty dang good Mike or Will backer. 

[ChicoHog]

With offers from Duke and Stanford he must do well in the classroom also.  Stanford is pretty particular who they recruit.  Very little attrition and typically only sign around 15-18 a year.  They seldom miss on guys so I bet he is a good one. 

[oldfart]

In the old indoor workout area of the BAC, there was a climbing rope that hung from the ceiling.  Junior could climb that thing without using his legs!  He was about 305 at the time.

i remember that rope well. could barely climb it with arms legs and teeth :-)

[supersaint]

i remember that rope well. could barely climb it with arms legs and teeth :-)

I hated that thing. Junior and his brother, David, were both incredibly strong.  I bet Junior's son is too. 

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

https://247sports.com/Player/Mataio-Soli-46049513

How in the world is there any doubt that stars don't mean diddly? This kid is a beast.!
3* my fat butt.!!

[liljo]

I don't care how many stars he has. I hope he ends up with a Hog on each side of his helmet.   

[TexHog188]

Plays with his head up all the time, shed's blockers with ease and is a sure tackler.  At 6'4" now, he could well be 6'5"-6'6" once he gets on the hill.  Woo Pig!

[Pinto]

How in the world is there any doubt that stars don't mean diddly? This kid is a beast.!
3* my fat butt.!!

He will def be a 4* by the summer

[opineonswine]

Junior Soli was hella good! Hope his son calls the Hogs!

I too loved watching Junior play.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

He will def be a 4* by the summer

And a Hog?

[Pinto]

And a Hog?

Hopefully. Will be hard to beat out UGA and Clemson if they were to give him a committable offer

[ricepig]

Hopefully. Will be hard to beat out UGA and Clemson if they were to give him a committable offer

What??? We aren't paying you to just tell us about him, we're expect you to deliver! 

[AlmaHog2011]

Hopefully. Will be hard to beat out UGA and Clemson if they were to give him a committable offer

Well that is disappointing. But hopefully we can get him on board. I do remember Junior Soli was a monster big strong kid. Very strong we need more inside strength.

[Pinto]

Well that is disappointing. But hopefully we can get him on board. I do remember Junior Soli was a monster big strong kid. Very strong we need more inside strength.

Yeah I'm just being realistic though. Junior is a coach at Douglas County in ATL and Taio's older brother plays football at Morehouse in ATL as well. I'm sure proximity will play a factor in his decision even though most of his mother's family lives in Arkansas

[The_Boot_stops_here]

He released his top 9 schools yesterday and the Hogs are included. Others include Florida, GA Tech, Oregon, Stanford, Duke, Vandy, Cal and UVA

[Pinto]

He released his top 9 schools yesterday and the Hogs are included. Others include Florida, GA Tech, Oregon, Stanford, Duke, Vandy, Cal and UVA

Yeah, we'll definitely be one of his OVs. I'm sure he would have came to one of the prospect days if he didn't live so far away and/or didn't have plans to come visit the family in South Ark for Easter next month.

[ChicoHog]

He released his top 9 schools yesterday and the Hogs are included. Others include Florida, GA Tech, Oregon, Stanford, Duke, Vandy, Cal and UVA

Lot of strong academic schools on that list.  Arkansas, Oregon and Florida seem a little out of place!

[hawg66]

Florida is highly ranked academically

[sickboy]

Florida is highly ranked academically

That's hard to believe considering the state of Florida.

[rljjr]

That's hard to believe considering the state of Florida.

Jorts and mulletts.

[Pinto]

Taio will take a visit here on April 2nd

[navyhog24]

Taio will take a visit here on April 2nd

That's all we can ask for

[Pinto]

That's all we can ask for

I'm sure this won't be his last visit although he's been racking up offers lately

[WaltonCollege]

I'll take two please

[outlawhogeywells]

well if he is looking at business schools.  The Walton school of business is not slouch

[Pinto]

Taio just picked up an offer from Bama

[fullfan]

Hopefully. Will be hard to beat out UGA and Clemson if they were to give him a committable offer

Is the Bama offer committable?