OFFENSIVE TEAM HONORS CANDIDATES
CODY HOFFMAN
SENIOR - WIDE RECEIVER
- 2013 All-America Candidate
- Selected to the 2013 Biletnikoff Award watch list
- 2012 SI.com All-American Honorable Mention and Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- Two-time Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, FBS All-Independent Team (2011, 2012)
- Ranked No. 10 in rec. (100), No. 12 in rec. yards (1,248) and No. 13 in TD (11)
- Leads active FBS recruiters returning in career receiving touchdowns (28), and is No. 3 in career receptions (203) and No. 4 in receiving yards (2,718) among active FBS players
- Tied for No. 3 in rec. TD, No. 4 in career rec. and No. 5 in rec. yards in BYU history
TAYSOM HILL
SOPHOMORE - QUARTERBACK
- Played in six games and started two before season-ending injury
- Won both games as a starter, defeating Hawai'i 47-0 and Utah State 6-3
- Completed 42 of 71 passes for 425 yards and four touchdowns, rushing 55 times for 336 yards and four scores
- First pass of collegiate career went for 18-yard touchdown pass vs. Washington State in season opener
MICHAEL ALISA
SENIOR - RUNNING BACK
- 2013 Doak Walker Award candidate
- Started first five games of 2012 before injuring arm
- Named to 2012 Doak Walker Award watch list
- Before injury, led BYU in rushing with 58 carries, 222 yards and one touchdown
- Also posted six receptions for 23 yards before injury
- Has 667 yards rushing on 143 attempts for career (4.7 yards per carry)
JAMAAL WILLIAMS
SOPHOMORE - RUNNING BACK
- 2013 Doak Walker Award candidate
- 2012 Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- 2012 FBS All-Independent honorable mention
- 2012 Freshman of the Year watch list - CFPA
- Set BYU true freshman records with 166 carries, 775 yards and 12 touchdowns
- Second on the team with 315 yards receiving on 27 catches including one TD
JD FALSLEV
SENIOR - WIDE RECEIVER/RETURNER
- 2013 Paul Hornung Award watch list
- 2012 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team as a return specialist
- Named to 2012 FBS All-Independent Team
- Recorded 11 kick returns for 286 yards and 26 punt returns for 247 yards
- NCAA active leader career punt returns (63) and punt return yards (603)
- First kick returns as a primary returner in 2012 went for 44, 43 and 42 yards
ROSS APO
JUNIOR - WIDE RECEIVER
- 2012 Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- Started all 12 games played (missed one game with injury) in 2012
- Caught 31 passes for 311 yards and one touchdown
- Recorded two of three longest receptions on team in 2012 (43, 53 yards)
- Caught a pass in 11 of 12 games last season and 22 of 26 games played
KANEAKUA FRIEL
SENIOR - TIGHT END
- 2013 John Mackey Award watch list
- 2013 College Football Performance Awards Tight End Trophy watch list
- 2012 Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- Named National Tight End of the Week (Sept. 3) - CFPA
- Second on the team with five receiving touchdowns
- Recorded 30 receptions for 308 yards
- Started all 13 games at tight end, catching a pass in nine
RYKER MATHEWS
SOPHOMORE - OFFENSIVE LINE
- Started all 13 games of freshman season at left tackle
- Helped BYU average over 150 yards on the ground and almost 250 thorugh the air
- Tied for the team lead in pancake blocks in 2013
- Helped the Cougar offense to highest rushing total during the Brono Mendenhall Era (396 vs. Hawai'i) and most since 2001
- Protected the quarterback in five 300-yard passing games during 2012
- Versatile, athletic lineman that can play multiple positions if necessay
DEFENSIVE TEAM HONORS CANDIDATES
KYLE VAN NOY
SENIOR - LINEBACKER
- 2013 All-America Candidate
- 2013 candidate for Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, Lott Impact Trophy and Walter Camp Award
- 2013 Phil Steele Preseason All-America First Team
- Named 2012 National Defensive Player of the Year and Linebacker of the Year - CFPA
- Earned 2012 All-America honors from CBSSports.com (2nd team), The Associated Press (3rd team) and SI.com (honorable mention)
- Two-time Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, FBS All-Independent Team (2011, 2012)
- Only FBS Division I player to record a stat in every major defensive category: tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, pass breakup, quarterback hurry, fumble recovery, forced fumble, blocked kick and touchdown- doing it in both 2011 and 2012
DANIEL SORENSEN
SENIOR - DEFENSIVE BACK
- 2012 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
- Named FBS All-Independent First Team
- Led BYU with three interceptions
- Second on team with 68 tackles and forced two fumbles while recovering one
- Started 26 games in a row
CRAIG BILLS
JUNIOR - DEFENSIVE BACK
- Started final five games of 2013 season
- Posted 47 tackles and five pass breakups
- Played in all 13 games on BYU's No. 3 ranked defense
- Forced one fumble
JORDAN JOHNSON
SENIOR - DEFENSIVE BACK
- 2012 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
- Named to FBS All-Independent Team
- Tied for No. 11 nationally with 15 pass breakups
- Finished 2012 with 12 starts, 48 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one fumble recovery
- Returned interception vs. Washington State 64 yards, the longest pick return of the year
EATHYN MANUMALEUNA
SENIOR - DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
- 2013 Outland Trophy watch list candidate
- Started first four games of 2012 before knee injury
- Recorded 11 tackles in four games
- Of 11 total tackles, four went for a loss with two sacks
- Has started 38 games in career as a four-year starter, including starts at nose tackle and defensive end
SPENCER HADLEY
SENIOR - LINEBACKER
- 2013 Butkus Award watch list candidate
- Started all 13 games at outside linebacker in 2012 after switching from inside linebacker
- Totaled 55 tackles (fifth on the team)
- Fourth on team with 9.0 tackles for loss
- Tallied 3.5 sacks, forced a fumble and had two fumble recoveries, one going for a touchdown
BRONSON KAUFUSI
SOPHOMORE - DEFENSIVE LINE
- Played in all 13 games as a true freshman
- Had 23 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks
- Also played basketball on the 2012-13 season