Derek Fa'avi - Football Coach

Derek Fa'avi

Title:
Offensive Analyst
Email:
football@usc.edu
Phone:
(213) 740-4204

Derek Fa’avi enters his second season as an analyst working with the offense. He joined the USC staff in June of 2022.

He previously was the Director of Player Development at Hawai'i beginning in March of 2022.

He spent the previous 2 years as director of operations for Raising Champions LLC, a private quarterback training company.

Prior to that, Fa’avi coached at Adams State for 4 years (2016-19), serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.

He spent 6 years in Japan (2010-16), coaching at Nojima Sagamihara Rise organization in the Japan X-League as offensive line coach and recruiter. He helped the club win the X2 championship in 2010 as the offensive line allowed only two sacks all season. In his final 2 years in Japan, also coached at Keio University as offensive line coach.

He began his coaching career at Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Oahu for 2 seasons.

He was an offensive linemen at Hawai’i from 2002-05 and made 37 career starts at center. He received the team's Alec Waterhouse Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2005.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Hawai’i in 2005, and his master's degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Coaching from Adams State in 2020.

He prepped at Campbell High School on Oahu (Hawai’i).

He was born on September 9, 1983. His wife’s name is Veronica Milford Fa’avi, and they have a daughter, Pa’iau Joy, and a son Derek Jr.