Personal
- Parents are Jayson and Jaylene Brugman
- Brother-in-law is Derek Cone who signed with BYU, was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and signed in August 2010 with the Dodgers
- Siblings all have names starting with spelling "Jay"
- Married Alexis Hill in August 2012
Before BYU
- Prepped at Desert Vista High where he was coached by Stan Lukietich
- Participated in the Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C., and in the Area Code Games
- Arizona Baseball Coaches Association 5A first team All-State
- Arizona Republic 5A first team All-State
- All-East Valley Tribune first team. Drafted in the 39th round by the New York Yankees
- Player-of-the-Year 5A I Central Region
- Three-time all-region
- As a junior batted .508, 59 runs, 60 hits, 49 RBI, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 15 home runs, 16 walks, 9 hit by pitches, on base percentage of .582 and a slugging percentage of 1.017
- His 2008 honors and stats were first team All-Central Region, with a batting average of .461, 35 hits, 33 runs, 24 RBI, 8 doubles, 9 home runs, 12 walks, 4 hit by pitches, 9 stolen bases, an on base percentage of .548, and a slugging percentage of .921
- Lettered in baseball and basketball