Career Summary
Kyle Van Noy was recruited by BYU after helping McQueen High School to a perfect 14-0 record and state championship in 2008. As a four-time letterman at BYU, he stuffed the stat line in all 52 games with 36 starts. Van Noy registered 226 total tackles, 62 tackles for loss, 26 sacks and seven interceptions. He was ranked seventh in the nation with 13 sacks as a junior. He contributed to BYU's No. 3 national ranking in total defense, No. 10 in passing defense and No. 20 in total sacks in 2012. Van Noy led the team in tackles for loss as a junior and senior while logging stats in all 10 defensive categories both seasons. He also recorded 21 games with five tackles or more during his career. Van Noy received over 25 national and Indepedendent honors for his defensive performance as a Cougar. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Professional
- Drafted by the Detroit Lions in second round as 40th overall pick (2014)
Personal
- Son of Kelly and Layne
- Born in March 1991
- History major
- Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track
- Recruited by UCLA, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Nevada, UNLV, Washington, Oregon State, Oregon, Nebraska, Arizona, San Diego State and LSU
Before BYU
- First-team all-state
- Played linebacker and receiver, helped lead his team to a perfect 14-0 record and 4A state title in 2008
- Caught 35 passes for 731 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed the ball 10 times for 121 yards
- Defensively, had 79 tackles (55 solos), 10 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 14 sacks and one interception for a score
- As a junior had 69 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, seven sacks, seven fumbles caused and two interceptions while totaling 805 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns on offense
- Was an all-conference and all-area selection as a sophomore and was also an all-league performer in track (4x100, 4x200 and 4x400)