Nickname: The Wayne ‘Train’
Favorite cold cereal: I don’t eat cereal.
Why did I choose to play football over other sports: I wasn’t good at any of the others.
Before a football game, I: Play chess or ping pong and talk to my wife.
How did I spend my off-season: Changing diapers and feeding babies.
Who is the best player I’ve ever faced: My sisters - I attribute my speed and jukes to them. Growing up with 7 sisters and no brothers, you learn real quick how to get out of the way.
One rule I’d change in college football is: Celebrations. If you score you can dance. The better the dance, the higher the score.
What would I like to do sometime in my life: Go on another mission, this time with my wife.
One place I would like to visit: Jerusalem
If I could play another position, what would it be: Probably linebacker
Who has had the greatest influence on my football career and why: My dad - He’s sacrificed so much for me so that I can be where I am today. “I love you DAD!!”
What do I want to be doing 20 years from now: Practicing Medicine
How did I select my jersey number: I didn’t - it chose me.
What is my favorite hobby or activity away from football: Being with my family
What is the best book I’ve ever read: The Book of Mormon and Last of the Breed by Louis L’amour
If I had to give up all of my possessions except one, what would be the one thing I kept and why: I’d probably choose to keep my journals.
My favorite scripture: “Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.” - Ether 12:4.
My advice to youngsters: Keep the commandments.
If I were on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,”: I would promise the Lord I’d pay 20% tithing if I won.
What is my most memorable athletic achievement or moment: When my grandfather came to watch my games in high school.
My favorite website: KSL.com
If I were hosting you on a recruiting visit to Provo, the most impressive thing I’d have to show you is: My muscles
What is my most memorable athletic achievement or moment: Earning the Amberly Rupp service award
People say I look like: My Dad or Kobe Bryant
My favorite professor or most interesting class I’ve taken at BYU: My favorite professor is Dr. Reuben Rhees in the Physiology Department