Pronunciation:Awe-You
Personal
- Parents are Jasen and Joann
- Has one sister
- Father, Jasen, works as BYU Assistant Athletics Director for Football Academics
- Uncles, C.J. and Matt, played at BYU
- Uncle, C.J., coaches outisde linebackers at Texas Tech
- Uncle, Matt, coaches linebackers at Weber State
- Is an Eagle Scout
Before BYU
- Played at Westlake until his senior year, then played at Timpview
- A consensus four-star prospect by Scout, 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
- Nationally ranked in the Scout Top 300 (121), 247Sports Top 247 (152), Rivals 250 (174), and ESPN Top 300 (233)
- Ranked the No. 1 safety and No. 2 overall recruit in Utah
- Selected to play in Polynesian Bowl
- A 4-year varsity starter in football…played safety, quarterback, receiver, returner, and punter during his high school career
- Selected to the Salt Lake Tribune All-Tribune Team, Salt Lake Tribune 5A First-Team All-State and 4A First-Team All-State, Deseret News 5A First-Team All-State, and Daily Herald All-Valley Team
- Coached by Steve Clements at Westlake HS and Cary Whittingham at Timpview HS
- Also lettered in basketball and track
- Recruited and offered by Stanford, UCLA, Washington, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oregon, Wisconsin, Utah, California, Washington State, Oregon State, Missouri, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Kansas, Arizona State, Iowa, Louisville, Oklahoma State and Duke.