Personal
Born in Provo...parents are Susan and Pat ...likes hunting, fishing and camping ...uncle Tali played for Washington St.,...older brother, Packy, was honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 1995 while playing for Oregon St. ...another brother played football for Eastern Washington ...younger brother Tali is playing for Washington St. ...recruited by Washington, Wash. St., Stanford, Oregon and Oregon St.,...majoring in secondary education...married Dana Schulthies and they have one son named Justice.
Before BYU
Lettered four times in basketball and football at Shelton High...lettered in baseball...was first team All-Greater St. Helen's League...was league defensive MVP...selected to the South Puget Sound All-Star team...played in the East-West Shrine Game...coached by Matt Hinkle (Western Washington).
Summary
2001- Signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles...started 13-of-13 regular-season games for the Cougars as a senior and started at middles linebacker during the Liberty Bowl against No. 22 Louisville...played in Senior Bowl 2002...All-MWC First-Team...All-MWC Media First-Team...won coaches awards against Tulane, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State, Wyoming and Utah...credited with a team-leading 101 total tackles, including 64 solo take downs...recorded one sack on the season for an eight-yard loss (against Nevada)...recorded double-digit tackles in four games...posted a season-high 11 tackles twice (against Utah State and Colorado State)...blocked a kick against San Diego State that led to an 82-yard return for a touchdown...deflected four passes on the season...was one of four team captains.
Defensive
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Misc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
| 2001 | 14 | 68 | 38 | 0 | 10.5 / 26 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 0 | 5.5 / 29 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 6.5 / 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 / 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS: | 47 | 148 | 118 | 3 | 23 / 73 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 17 | - | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 |
Offensive Line
| Career | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | GS |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| TOTALS: | 47 | 36 |