Before BYU
- Prepped at Thousand Oaks HIgh school in California
- Played running back, wide receiver and linebacker
- Awarded Rookie of the Year for the Lancers his sohpomore year and made the All-Marmonte League second-team
- As a junior linebacker, he had 49 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery
- Rushed for 1,313 yards and 11 touchdowns in his junior season to go along with his 240 receiving yards and two touchdowns
- In his senior season, he rushed for 954 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also had 456 receiving yards and two more touchdowns as a wide receiver. Additionally, he had 171 kickoff return yards, kicked two PATs and had 101 total tackles
- Was named to the All-CIF first team in 2011 and 2012, All-Marmonte League first team in 2011 and 2012, the All-Ventura County first team in 2011 and 2012, the All-Academic Ventura County first team in 2012, the LA Daily News All-Star team in 2012 and the Ventura County Star Team in 2012