Personal
- Born in Salt Lake City
- Parents are Bob and Sandy Kariya
- Speaks Mandarin Chinese
- Eagle Scout
- Served a church mission in Melbourne, Australia from 2006-2008
- Majoring in Chinese
- Recruited by Navy, Southern Utah, Weber State, Idaho Sate and Utah State
- Married to wife Samantha
Before BYU
- A three-year letterwinner at Davis HS
- Helped lead Davis HS to the 5-A State Championship as a junior
- Totaled 1,016 yards rushing as a senior and scored 16 touchdowns
- Academic All-State selection
- Earned all-state honors
- Named the 5-A Most Valuable Player
- Football team captain
- Also lettered in baseball
- Earned academic all-state honors in baseball
- Shared the top GPA in the graduating class at Davis High School with a 4.0 grade-point average