Career Summary
Zac Stout came to BYU after helping Oaks Christian to a California state record-setting sixth-straight championship. As a Cougar he played in 23 games and started in 10 while lettering both his freshman and senior years. Stout finished his career with 85 total tackles, 63 coming from his last season, and 9.5 tackles for loss. He had a career-high and team-high 10 tackles against Connecticut in 2014. Stout was named to the College Sports Madness All-Independent Third Team as a senior. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
- Native of Moorpark, California
- Parents are Gary and Jackie
- Youngest of three children
- Brother Justin (2006 BYU graduate) and sister Jena
- Majoring in biology
- Also recruited by Arizona, Colorado State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Tennessee, USC, UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon, Washington and Washington State
Before BYU
- Prepped at Oaks Christian
- Ranked the No. 8 middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com
- Was invited to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
- 2009 All-CIF Northwest Division selection
- Led his team to the state championship game his senior season
- Totaled 112 tackles as a junior, including 81 solo take downs
- Averaged 8.6 tackles per game
- Recorded two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown against Nordhoff
- Also had two fumble recoveries
- 2008 First Team All-Tri Valley League
- Helped Oaks Christian to a California State record-setting sixth-straight CIF-SS Championship
- Recorded 112 tackles as a sophomore, 22 for loss, helping the Lions to the CIF-SS title
- Also lettered in baseball
- Honor roll student
- Coached by Bill Redell