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Micah Harper
#1PositionSafety
Weight192 lbs
Height5-10
ClassSophomore
HometownChandler, Arizona
Previous SchoolBasha High School
BYU Highlights
- 2023
- Enters season with fifth-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning Big 12 safeties.
- 2022
- Finished the season as BYU's third-leading tackler with 62 stops (35 solo), 2.5 tackles-for-loss, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles
- Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- Named Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News
- Career-high 10 tackles (five solo) in BYU's 38-26 win over Utah State.
- Recorded a career high tackles-for-loss (1.5) as he led the team in total tackles with six in the Cougars' 38-24 win over Wyoming on Sept. 24, 2022.
- Signed with BYU in 2019
Freshman 2020
- Played in 11 games, starting 5
- Tallied 25 total tackles with 15 solo stops
- Had 1.5 tackles for loss with one fumble recovery
- In first career game and start, recorded seven total tackles against Troy including 0.5 TFL
Personal
- Parents are Christina and Kenny
- Major: Business Management
- Father played football at Hawaii, intercepting Ty Detmer 3 times in 1990 vs. BYU
- Best Madden player on the team
- Cousin is Texas receiver Jordan Whittington
Before BYU
- Prepped at Basha High School
- Named 2019 All-State First-Team
- Named Arizona 6A Premier Region First-Team and All-CUSD First-Team in both 2018 and 2019
- As a senior compiled 517 passing yards, 264 rushing yards, 149 receiving yards and 26 tackles
- Competed in the 100m, and 200m relays and played baseball at Basha High School
- Coached by Chris McDonalds
- Also recruited by Nevada, San Diego State, Syracuse and Tulane