Career Summary
Cameron Jensen transferred to BYU from Ricks Junior College after leading the school in tackles and earning all-conference honors as a true freshman. He continued to lead his team in tackles for three years at BYU. Jensen was the only BYU defender since 1977 to lead his team in tackles in three consecutive seasons. The three-year letter winner played in 35 of 36 career games as a Cougar and was a three-time All-Mountain West Conference honoree. Jensen earned Academic All-MWC honors as well and served as a team captain for two years. He captained a defensive unit ranked 10th nationally in points allowed per game with just 14.7 points per game in 2006.
Professional
- Signed free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks in 2007
Personal
- Parents are Gordon and Mary
- Father played both basketball and baseball at the University of Utah
- Mother, Mary, was a Cougarette at BYU
- Served a Church mission to Rostov, Russia
- Recruited by Oklahoma, UCLA, Arizona and Utah
Before BYU
Bountiful High School
- Helped lead the Braves to the 4A state championship game
- Earned both 4A Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior
- With a 3.85 grade-point average, was honored as a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete
- Three-year letter-winner
Other College
Ricks Junior College
- Led Ricks College in tackles and earned all-conference honors as a true freshman
Stats
Yr Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH FR FF2004 49 54 103 12.0/30 1.0/10 2/26 2 2 2 12005 44 40 84 6.0/17 1.0/6 0/10 4 1 1 02006 57 50 107 9.5/44 4.0/32 3/20 3 0 3 0Total 150 144 294 27.5/91 6.0/48 5/56 9 3 6 1
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Misc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
| 2006 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 0 | 9.5 / 44 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 6 | 6 / 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 11 | 49 | 54 | 0 | 12 / 30 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS: | 35 | 150 | 144 | 6 | 27.5 / 91 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | 9 |