Personal
Parents are Paul and Janet ... married to wife Kara ... has three brothers and sisters ... older brother Chris played for BYU ... served in the Texas San Antonio Spanish-speaking Mission ... Eagle Scout ... majoring in construction management
Before BYU
A Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News First-Team All-State selection ... earned Deseret News First-Team All-Region honors ... Daily Herald Elite 11 selection ... played tight end, defensive line and quarterback in high school ... had 10.5 sacks and 73 tackles playing defensive end as a senior ... caught 30 passes for 350 yards and four touchdowns as a tight end his senior year ... seven-time academic all-region honoree ... a heavyweight wrestler ... placed sixth in the 4A state tournament as a junior ... ran track as a freshman, sophomore and junior competing in the javelin, discus and 400 meters ... originally committed to Utah ... recruited by Utah, Colorado, Utah State and Southern Utah.
2010 | Freshman Year
Earned letterman honors as a freshman ... played in 13 games, starting three ... MWC Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-MWC ... totaled 96 yards and six receptions on the season ... had six games with one catch apiece ... had a 26-yard catch at Colorado State and a 22-yard reception vs. New Mexico
2011 | Sophomore Year
Played in eight games ... switched to defensive line at start of the year but also saw some time at tight end later in the year due to injured tight ends ... recorded two tackles, one sack and forced a fumble vs. UCF ... had one sack at Hawai'i