Responsibilities
- Assistant Safeties Coach
Years at BYU
- 2026-present
Years Overall
- 2026-present
Coaching Experience
- BYU—Assistant Safeties Coach (2026-present)
NFL Playing Career
- New Orleans Saints (2022-2023)
- Kansas City Chiefs (2014-2021)
College Playing Career
- BYU (2008, 2011-2013)
Career Notes
- A native of Grand Terrace, California, Sorensen played 10 seasons in the NFL following his college career at BYU, playing in 140 games in the NFL after totaling 51 appearances for the Cougars.
- Played eight seasons as a safety for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2014 to 2021.
- Played two seasons as a safety for the New Orleans Saints in 2022 and 2023.
- Earned a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs with a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in 2020.
- Helped the Chiefs earn playoff berths in the last seven of his eight years with Kansas City, while advancing to the AFC Championship game in each of his final four years and earning two Super Bowl berths following the 2019 and 2020 seasons
- Earned starting assignments during seven of his 10 seasons in the NFL, starting games for both the Chiefs and Saints while making 41 total starts
- Recorded 14 interceptions and 35 pass deflections while scoring 4 defensive touchdowns during his NFL career.
- Totaled 432 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries in the NFL.
- At BYU, lettered all four seasons while playing in 51 games for the Cougars.
- Finished his BYU career as the school record holder with 23 pass breakups.
- Totaled 211 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and eight interceptions, including a pick-6 score, during his career
- Compiled 68 tackles, second on the team, and led team with three interceptions to help the 2012 Cougars achieve one of BYU’s best-ever defensive units, finishing the year with the nation’s No. 3-ranked total defense
- Voted a team captain in 2013 and earned All-Independent First Team honors while totaling 12 pass breakups to set the BYU career record (23), including a 4-PBU day in the Cougars’ 40-21 win over No. 15 Texas in LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in experience design and management from the BYU Marriott School of Business (2014)
Personal
- Wife's name is Whitney; they have five children
- Grand Terrace, California
- Served two years as a full-time volunteer missionary in the Costa Rica San Jose Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2009-2010.