Personal
Born in West Covina, Calif., ... parents are Corey and Marsha ... father was a center for BYU's football team (1976, `79-81) ... brother Daniel played football for BYU ... is an Eagle Scout.
Before BYU
Was a scholar-athlete at Esperanza High ... was two-time all-league ... played in the Long Beach-Orange County All-Star Game ... batted .400 as a junior and .430 as a senior ... also hit four homers and had 25 RBI as a senior ... was all-league as a tight end and a deep snapper ... lettered in baseball, football and weightlifting ... coached by Mike Curran.