Bears Get Their Top QB Target With Commitment from Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele

The Bears picked up a key piece of their 2025 recruiting class today as 6-3/205 Campbell (Ewa Beach, Hawaii) High School high 3 star QB Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele‍ officially committed to the Bears this afternoon in a video announcement livestreamed on YouTube. Sagapolutele jumped to the top of the Bears’ quarterback recruiting radar in recent weeks and his official visit made a good impression, going a long way towards guiding him to choose the Bears today.

“I just want to say thank you to all the schools that recruited me,” Sagapolutele said with his announcement today. “I’m just grateful to finally have this decision made. For the next 3-4 years, I’ll be committing to the University of Cal Berkeley. Go Bears!

“I would say it’s everything. They checked off all the boxes, for sure. The coaching staff is great. Coach Wilcox, Coach Bloesch and Coach Gibert, when I first got that offer, they were hard on me, continuing to keep recruiting me. Of course their offense is great and it’s a place I'm going to continue to develop to get ready for the NFL. I’ll be getting a great degree and I’m just grateful it’s the school I’ll be attending.”

After the future Bear’s official visit to Cal in June, it was clear they put themselves in a good position for the #1 rated player in Hawaii.

“Some things that stood out were that they have everything you need,” Sagapolutele said of his visit to Cal. “The coaching is great, the schooling is great and program overall is amazing. My relationship with the coaches is so amazing and my relationship with the players is just as strong.

“I’m looking for a place where I can grow my faith, a place where the coaches want me and I get along well with the players as well as a place where I’m not only going to grow just as a player but also as a person.”

As a junior, Sagapolutele completed 64.1% of his passes, passing for 3,757 yards and 37 TDs with 12 interceptions for Campbell.

Also an excellent student with a 3.75 gpa, Sagapolutel could potentially come in as an early entry after his senior season.

The high 3 star QB has been a rising target of late, with the Bears offering last month. The Hawaii native was named to the Elite 11 and shined there throughout the week. He held offers from Washington, Washington State, Colorado, Oregon State, Boise State and more before choosing the Bears. 

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