Personal
Parents are Stephen and Sheree ... recruited by Oregon State, Oregon, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State, Nebraska, Stanford, Army, Harvard, Portland State, Columbia, Colorado and California ... one of six children ... an Eagle Scout ... cousin of BYU quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman ... born in Turlock, Calif. ... married to AnneMarie Francom.
Before BYU
An Oregonian Pac-9 first-team All-Conference performer at running back, defensive back and kick returner ... an Oregonian third-team All-State defensive back and honorable mention running back ... gained 1,490 all-purpose yards as a senior, averaging 165.5 yards per game ... recorded 87 tackles during the season ... listed as the 10th ranked high school recruit in the state of Oregon ... a four-year honor roll student and National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete ... helped Canby HS to a 38-6 record over four seasons ... team MVP ... credited with nearly 600 yards rushing and eight touchdowns ... credited with 61 tackles on defense ... a first-team all-league running back as a junior ... a standout prep wrestler (189 pounds) ... also lettered in wrestling and track.
Stats
Year GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH FR FF
2006 13 9 5 14 0.5/1 0.0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0
2007 11 15 23 38 0.5/1 0.0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0
2008 12 20 40 60 1.0/2 0.0/0 0/0 3 1 2 1
2009 13 25 47 72 4.5/11 1.0/2 0/0 1 0 4 1
Total 48 69 115 184 6.6/15 1.0/2 0/0 6 1 6 2
2006 | Freshman Year
Earned letterman honors as a true freshman ... saw action in all 13 games during the season ... credited with 14 tackles, including nine solo takedowns ... totaled a season-high four tackles in the Cougars' 49-24 victory over Tulsa ... a significant contributor on a defensive unit that gave up only 14.7 points per game, ranking 10th nationally ... part of a defense that ranked fourth nationally in turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg).
2007 | Sophomore Year
Earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... saw action in 11 games during the season ... credited with 38 tackles on the season, including 15 solo and 23 assisted tackles ... totaled a season-high six tackles four different times, including wins against Arizona, Eastern Washington, Colorado State and San Diego State ... had a season-high five solo tackles against San Diego State.
2008 | Junior Year
Earned letterman honors as a junior ... saw action in 12 games, including 11 starts at inside linebacker ... finished fourth on the team with 60 total tackles on the season, including 20 solo takedowns ... recorded one tackle for loss, three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry ... forced a fumble against Utah State ... recovered fumbles in games against CSU and SDSU ... set a season high with 11 total tackles against TCU.
2009 | Senior Year
Earned letterman honors as a senior ... saw action in all 13 games, including 12 starts at inside linebacker ... second on the team in tackles with 72, including 25 solo ... totaled 4.5 tackles for a combined loss of 11 yards ... one sack and one pass breakup ... led the team with four fumbles recovered (Oklahoma, Wyoming, Air Force and Oregon State) ... forced a fumble in the TCU game ... had a career-high 11 tackles against Air Force ... carried out the team flag prior to the Air Force game.