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Ht/Wt
6'
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200 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Provo,
Utah
Last School
Notre Dame
Roster Years
2013-2016
Career Summary
- Played in 41 career games, spending time playing on special teams
- Totaled 25 tackles during his career
- Helped BYU cover units rank No. 6 in punt returns allowed and No. 19 in kick returns allowed (2016)
Personal
- Parents are Rod and Shauna Badger
- Served a mission in Ecuador
Before BYU
- Played at Timpview High, coached by Louis Wong
- First-team Utah 4A all-state defensive back for 2009 by both Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News
- Named defensive MVP on 2009 all-Valley team selected by Provo Herald
- Ranked 10th-best player and second-best defensive back in Midlands region (Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah) by SuperPrep
- Made 77 tackles and had three interceptions as senior safety in 2009
- Also played wide receiver
- Led team in tackles as junior in 2008 with 74 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles
- Made 51 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as sophomore in 2007
- Earned second-team all-conference recognition as sophomore
- Led Timpview to four straight Utah 4A state titles, as starter each of last three seasons
Mission
- Guayaquil
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2013
- Transferred from Notre Dame and was given a waiver to play immediately
- Recorded five tackles and .5 tackles for loss against Idaho State
- Saw action in 10 games
Sophmore Year
2014
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Played in 12 games
- Recorded six tackles on the season with a season-high of four including his first-career fumble recovery in the Miami Beach Bowl against Memphis
Junior Year
2015
- Notched his first career pass break up against Wagner
- Recorded 14 total tackles including a season-high three against East Carolina
- Played in all 13 games, seeing time mostly on special teams
Senior Year
2016
- Played in six games
- Played on special teams units
- Helped BYU cover units rank No. 6 in punt returns allowed and No. 19 in kick returns allowed
- Saw action at safety
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Football | Apr, 07
Nine Cougars named to 2017 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- ImageFootball | Oct, 07
Up Close with Chris Badger
- ImageFootball | Oct, 07
Up Close with Chris Badger
- ImageFootball | Dec, 22
BYU falls to Memphis in double overtime
- ImageFootball | Apr, 04
BYU wraps up spring practice with Alumni Day