Personal
- Married to Crystal Purcell
- Has a son, Zak
Before BYU
- A four-year letterwinner at Kaiser HS in Fontana, Calif., graduating in 2005
- Received scholarship offers out of high school from Michigan, Oregon State, Utah and USC
- Earned All-CIF honors as a senior, junior and sophomore
- Named the Division 8 MVP
- Named the Coca-Cola and Old Spice Player of the Year
- Four-year all-league recipient
- Recruited by San Jose State, Washington, Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State
Other College
- Helped lead Mt. SAC to a 10-3 record during the 2007 season, including a 4-0 mark in the Mission Conference
- Advanced to the championship game of the California State junior college championships before losing to San Francisco City
- Defeated Bakersfield in the Southern California junior college championships, 47-42
- Ranked fourth on the Mounties' roster with 41.5 tackles on the season, including a team-leading 22 tackles for a combined loss of 91 yards
- Credited with 8 sacks and had five QB hurries
- Earned JUCO All-America honors
- Named team MVP
- Received Defensive Player of the Year honors
- Named the California State Defensive Player of the Year