Personal
- Parents are Stephanie and Mike Empey
- Mike also played offensive line at BYU (1987, 91-93), was a team captain as a senior and coached TE and OL at BYU
- Has three sisters
- Served LDS mission to Lisbon, Portugal
Before BYU
- Prepped at American Fork High School under Aaron Behm
- Was a three-year starter and team captain
- Helped the Cavemen to a region championship
- Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune 5A all-state offensive guard in 2014
- On defense, totaled 62 tackles and 3.5 sacks as a senior in 2014
- He was also rated the No. 11 overall player in the state of Utah by Rivals.com
- Recruited by Utah, Washington, Washington State and Oregon State