Personal
- Parents are Jan and Douglas
- Has three siblings
- Wife's name is Kortnie and they have one son and one daughter
Before BYU
- Played freshman season at Utah
- Contributed in seven games at Utah, totaling four tackles on special teams
- Prepped at Alta High School
- Two-time first-team All-State selection
- Helped Alta to state title in 2009
- Selected to the high school Honor Roll
- Also recruited by Colorado, Oregon State and Stanford