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Ben Bywater

Linebacker 2

Ht/Wt

230 lbs.

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Salt Lake City,

Utah

Last School

Olympus High School

Roster Years

2019-2022

Sophomore 2022

Notched first-career interception in loss at No. 25 Oregon on Sept. 17
Recorded his fourth-career double-digit tackle outing with 11 stops, including a sack, in BYU's 26-20 (2OT) win over No. 9 Baylor on Sept. 10.

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.
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Major: Finance
Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Fluent in Spanish
Parents are Stephanie and David
Has three sisters and one brother
An Eagle Scout
Loves to dirtbike and flyfish

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.

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

Notched first-career interception in loss at No. 25 Oregon on Sept. 17
Recorded his fourth-career double-digit tackle outing with 11 stops, including a sack, in BYU's 26-20 (2OT) win over No. 9 Baylor on Sept. 10.

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year