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2023 AAPI NFL Draft Picks
No AAPI first-rounders but 7 Polynesian players selected through Day 3
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Total Drafted
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Round 1
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Heritage Groups
| Pick | Player | Pos | School | Team | Heritage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 #54 | Tuli Tuipulotu | EDGE | USC |  LAC | 🇹🇴Tongan |
| R3 #76 | Marte Mapu | LB | Sacramento State |  NE | 🇼🇸Samoan |
| R3 #98 | Siaki Ika | DT | Baylor |  CLE | 🇹🇴Tongan |
| R3 #101 | Cameron Latu | TE | Alabama |  SF | 🇹🇴Tongan |
| R5 #155 | Viliami Fehoko | EDGE | San José State |  DAL | 🇹🇴Tongan |
| R5 #144 | Antonio Mafi | G | UCLA |  MIA | 🇼🇸Samoan |
| R5 #157 | Olusegun Oluwatimi | C | Michigan |  LV | 🇼🇸Nigerian-Samoan |
AAPI Players in the 2023 NFL Draft
The 2023 draft had no AAPI first-rounders but still saw 7 Polynesian players selected through Day 3. Tuli Tuipulotu (EDGE, USC) led the group as a second-round pick (#54 to the Chargers) — the 2022 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and cousin of Talanoa Hufanga.
Tongan representation was notable with 4 selections including Siaki Ika (DT, Baylor), Cameron Latu (TE, Alabama), and Viliami Fehoko (EDGE, San José State), whose father Vai Sikahema was the first Tongan to play in the NFL. Sacramento State's Marte Mapu was a small-school standout drafted in Round 3.
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