Personal
- Born in Bellevue, Wash.
- Parents are Glenn and Cyndee
- Father played football for Bethel College (Newton, Kansas) and brother Jake played football at Dixie State
- Brother Adam plays football for Dixie State in 2007 and was the leading rusher
- Played for Taylor Baseball in the summer of 2006, batting .339 with eight homers and led team with 27 stolen bases
- Batted .331 in 178 at bats for his team in the Northwest Connie Mack League in the summer of 2005
- Recruited by Hawai`i, Washington, Washington State and Portland
- Maternal great uncle Allie Reynolds pitched for the Cleveland Indians (1942-46) and the New York Yankees (1947-54)
- Served a volunteer two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Puerto Rico/San Juan West (Spanish-speaking)
- Married Valeria Buitrago Padgett in December 2010
- Majoring in exercise science
Before BYU
- Three-time all-league at Inglemoor High
- Voted most inspirational player on team as a senior
- Clocked 6.6 in the 60 and had a .392 batting average as a senior
- Lettered three years in baseball and twice in football
- Was all-league as a defensive back as a sophomore and junior
- Was rookie of the year in football as a sophomore
- Coached by Craig Bishop and Rob Lucky
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA2007 .371 51-39 178 30 66 9 5 3 32 94 13 24 11-162010 .340 52-50 203 47 69 9 4 6 46 104 18 30 2-62011 .274 58-58 252 42 69 17 2 3 33 99 10 55 8-9
