Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese
Two uncles, Ryan and Eddie Keele, played football for BYU
Described as kind hearted, humble and caring, he was known in high school to find ways to include the school’s special needs students and also participated in numerous service projects
Before BYU
Prepped at Othello High School
Left Othello as a two-time all-state defensive lineman and first-ever three-time 2A state wrestling heavyweight champion
Named SBLive’s Class 2A Senior Athlete of the Year
Named to All-League First Team as a junior as both a running back and defensive end
Named the league defensive MVP as a junior
As a sophomore, named to the All-Conference First Team at defensive end and second team at running back. He had six offensive touchdowns
He was also selected as the league defensive MVP, won a state title in wrestling and placed seventh in the state in shotput as a sophomore
Rated a 3-star by 247Sports.
He was his high school’s ASB president and on the honor roll
Also recruited and offered scholarships by Cal, Eastern Washington, Harvard, Northwestern, Oregon, Oregon State, Purdue, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington State and Wisconsin
