Personal
Born in Escondido, Calif. ... parents are Steve and Margaret Reden ... one of nine children ... an Eagle Scout ... served a Church mission in New York City ... recruited by UNLV, Oregon State and Utah.
Before BYU
A three-year letterwinner at Valley Center High School ... team captain as a senior ... earned team's most valuable lineman award in 2002 ... earned All-CIF and All-Valley honors as an offensive lineman ... also lettered in track and basketball.
Earned letterman honors ... saw action in six games, including the starting assignment at left guard in two games ... part of an offensive unit that led the Mountain West Conference and ranked 14th in the nation in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game ... also led the MWC and ranked 25th in total offense, averaging 442.8 yards per game ... part of an offensive unit that helped the Cougars lead the Mountain West with an average 30.1 points per game ... part of a unit that averaged only 1.54 sacks per game ... suffered a season-ending leg injury against Eastern Washington.
Earned letterman honors as a junior ... saw action in 11 games, including special teams ... recorded two tackles on the season.
Redshirted the 2006 season.
Redshirted the 2006 season.