Career Summary
Jake Kuresa came to BYU from Mountain Crest High School with dozens of accolades. Kuresa lettered all four years as a Cougar and played in all 48 games of his collegiate career, starting 47 of them. He switched from defensive line to offensive line during his redshirt season and later played every offensive line position in his senior year alone. The two-time All-Mountain West Conference performer earned second team honors as a junior and first team honors as a senior. Kuresa received a Sports Illustrated.com All-America Honorable Mention and was a 2006 Outland Trophy candidate. He was credited with 96 tackles and allowed just 1.5 sacks his senior season.
Professional
- Signed free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints in 2007
Personal
- Native of Millville, Utah
- Parents are David and Susanne Kuresa
- Listed on the Honor Roll at Mountain Crest High School
- Married to Robyn
- Recruited by USC, Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Penn State and Miami
Before BYU
- Four-year letterwinner
- Listed as a top-five defensive line prospect in the nation
- Ranked as the 13th player in the Midland region by Superprep Magazine
- Led Mountain Crest to a state championship as a senior
- Earned All-State First-Team honors twice
- Three-time all-region selection
- Earned Student Sports Magazine All-American honors as a junior and senior
- Listed as a Rivals.com top-100 prospect
- Earned PrepStar Magazine All-America honors
- Three-time All-Cache Valley selection
- Four-year letterwinner in basketball
- Earned all-region honors as a junior in basketball