PROVO -- BYU head football coach Gary Crowton has announced the signing of four junior-college players who have signed to play football for the Cougars. Each are expected to begin classes at BYU in January and participate in spring drills, beginning in March.
"We're pleased to have these young men join our program," Crowton said. "In our recruiting, we are working to improve the overall strength of our team. We feel like these young men will be able to help us do that, and will compliment the players we have in our program."
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Quarterback
6-2 - 200 - Jr.
Oxnard, Calif. / College of the Canyons/Hueneme HS
Led College of the Canyons to an 11-1 overall record as a sophomore, including a 10-0 regular-season finish ... posted a 7-0 record in Western States Conference Northern Division play ... tied as the top-ranked junior college in the state of California ... led the Cougars to a No. 4 national junior college ranking ... earned unanimous All-Western States Conference first-team honors in 2003 ... threw for 2,052 yards as a sophomore, including 1,681 yards during the regular season ... he completed 142 of 268 attempts for a 53.0 completion percentage with only three interceptions ... credited with 12 of the Cougars' 17 touchdown completions on the season ... ranked third on the Canyons' roster with 36 points, including six touchdown carries ... ranked as the Cougars' third leading rusher, racking up 430 yards on 107 carries during the season ... averaged 4.02 yards per carry ... recorded a season-high 319 yards passing on 17-of-24 attempts in the Cougars' 44-10 rout of Ventura ... also posted a season-high 73 yards rushing on seven carries in the Cougars' win over Ventura -- the team's eighth straight win of the season ... a Junior College Academic All-American ... served an LDS Church mission to Denver, Colo. ... transferred to College of the Canyons from Ventura JC ... clocked at 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... will graduate from COC with an Associates degree in December ... parents are John and Mary Beck.
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Offensive Lineman
6-5 - 295 - Jr.
Canyon Country, Calif. / College of the Canyons (Canyon HS)
Helped lead the Cougars to an 11-1 overall record, including a 10-0 regular-season finish ... posted a 7-0 record in Western States Conference Northern Division play ... tied as the top-ranked junior college in the state of California ... led the Cougars to a No. 4 national junior college ranking ... averaged 3.0 pancake blocks per game throughout the season ... graded over 92 percent in five of the 12 games (based upon single-play execution) ... an All-Western States Conference first-team selection ... a Junior College Academic All-American ... will graduate from COC with an Associates degree in December ... started 10 games at tackle as a true freshman at Cal State Northridge ... served a Church mission to the Philippines ... transferred to COC following his mission because CS Northridge dropped its football program ... lettered in football, basketball and baseball in high school ... an Eagle Scout ... recruited by Auburn, Alabama, UCL, Cal and Colorado ... younger brother, Nathan, is a standout quarterback at Canyon HS ... has a younger brother in high school and Courtney ... parents are Todd and DeAnn Longshore.
Justin Luettgerodt (pronounced: Loot-gur-oat)
Linebacker
6-4 - 240 - Jr.
Gladstone, Ore. / Foothill College (Rex Putnam HS)
A first-team Gridwire Junior College All-American linebacker as a sophomore ... set a school record with 147 tackles in 10 games as a sophomore for the Owls ... the 2003 NorCal Defensive Player of the Year ... a first-team All-NorCal, all-state and all-region selection at linebacker ... posted over 20 tackles for a loss during the season ... credited with seven sacks as a sophomore ... recorded 14 sacks as a freshman at Foothill as a defensive end ... a first-team All-NorCal selection in 2002 ... help lead team to a 9-2 record as a freshman ... earned all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior on both offense and defense at Putnam HS ... also a three-year all-conference selection in both basketball and baseball ... earned the Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar-Athlete of the Year award as a sophomore at Rex Putnam HS ... graduating from Foothill in December with a degree in business ... parents are Kevin and Kirsten Luettgerodt ... younger brother is a standout basketball player at Putnam HS ... received scholarship offers from Cal, Washington State, Baylor and Iowa State ... also recruited by San Diego State, USC, Oregon, Idaho, San Jose State, Kansas and Texas A&M.
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Receiver
6-1 - 190 - Jr.
Shannon, Miss. / Itawamba CC (Shannon HS)
Credited with 63 receptions for 942 yards in two seasons at ICC ... recorded 12 career touchdowns for the Indians ... despite missing three games due to injury, earned second-team all-state honors in his finals season at ICC ... led the MACJC with an average 5.0 receptions per game as a sophomore ... ranked third in the league with 35 receptions for 437 yards, including four touchdowns ... averaged 62.4 yards per game in his final season at Itawamba CC ... helped the Indians to a third-place finish in the MACJC North Division standings ... earned honorable mention all-state honors as a freshman, recording 32 recptions for 412 yards and four touchdowns ... clocked at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... former Itawamba Community College players include current NFL stars Duce Staley (Philadelphia Eagles) and Joe Horn (New Orleans Saints) ... first-ever player from Itawamba CC to sign with BYU ... helped lead Shannon HS to a 13-1 record as a senior ... earned 3-A All-State honors ... transferred to Itawamba from Troy State ... son of Vanessa Townsend ... recruited by Ole Miss, Souther Miss and Troy State.