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Linebacker 2
Ht/Wt
6'
3"
|
230 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Salt Lake City,
Utah
Last School
Olympus High School
Roster Years
2019-2022
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2021
Sophmore Year
2022
Redshirt Year
2019
Freshman (Covid)
2020
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Parents are Stephanie and David
Has three sisters and one brother
An Eagle Scout
Mission to Guatemala City South
Major:
Finance
Before BYU
Prepped at Olympus High School
Selected to the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News 4A All-State First Team as a senior
Region 6 MVP in 2016
Played both ways in high school as a linebacker and running back
Led the team in rushing and second in total tackles
Totaled 95 tackles as a senior with 10.0 tackles for loss
Rushed for 766 yards and nine touchdowns in 2016
Helped Olympus to region championships in 2015 and 2016
Also played Rugby at Olympus HS
Coached by Aaron Whitehead
Also recruited by Stanford, Washington, Utah, Arizona State and Washington State.
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Guatemala City , Guatemala
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year 2021
Named Independent Defensive Rookie of the Year by Pro Football Network.
Selected to All-Independent First Team Defense by Pro Football Network.
Earned 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team honors
One of 26 on the team to play in all 13 games
One of three defensive players and six players overall to start in all 13 games, starting all 13 games at multiple linebacker positions.
Led BYU in tackles with 102 (57 solo, 45 assist).
Led BYU in tackles-for-loss with 8.5 for -16 yards.
Posted three games with 10 or more tackles and 10 games with five or more.
Notched nine tackles (seven solo, two assist), three tackles for loss and one sack in 34-20 win at Utah State.
Posted a career high 14 tackles (six solo, eight assist) versus Boise State.
Credited with 13 tackles (four solo) and 0.5 tackle-for-loss in 35-31 win over USC in the LA Coliseum.
Sophmore Year 2022
Junior Year
Senior Year
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Redshirt Year
Played in three games
Posted eight total tackles
Saw action against Idaho State, UMass and Hawai'i
Recorded five total tackles against UMass
Medical Redshirt Year
Freshman 2020
Played in three games
Tallied seven total tackles with four solo stops including four against LA Tech
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