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Ht/Wt
6'
2"
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232 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Mt. Pleasant,
Utah
Last School
North Sanpete High School
Roster Years
2007 | 2010-2013
Personal
- Born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah
- Parents are Trent and Julie Jorgensen
- Married to wife Kelsie
- Served in the Florida Tampa Mission for the LDS Church
- Majoring in landscape management
- Recruited by Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Arizona State, Illinois, Cal, Notre Dame and Utah
Before BYU
- An honor roll student for head coach Mark Wooton
- Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore
- An all-state second team selection as a junior
- Led the state with 14 sacks, 12 tackles for a loss and 115 total tackles
- Did not play during his senior season after breaking his leg during spring football
- A two-year letterwinner in basketball
- An all-region basketball player as a sophomore and junior
- Won the state championship in the javelin as a sophomore and a junior
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2007
- Earned letterman honors as a freshman
- Played in 11 games as a true freshman
- Recorded six tackles in a reserve role behind current NFL linebacker Bryan Kehl
Sophmore Year
2010
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Played in every game, starting three
- Finished fifth on the team with 46 tackles, including two for loss and one sack
- Totaled seven tackles in back-to-back-to-back games against Air Force, Florida State and Nevada
- Had three solo tackles in New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP
Junior Year
2011
- Earned letterman honors a junior
- Played in nine games at linebacker before suffering season-ending shoulder injury
- Recorded seven tackles with four solo tackles
- Recorded two tackles vs. Utah and two vs. UCF
Senior Year
2013
- Recorded a career-high 11 tackles and had one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry against Georgia Tech
- Notched nine tackles in the win over Middle Tennessee
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012
Medical Redshirt Year
2012
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- \r\n Played in first four games prior to injury \r\n
- \r\n Recorded two tackles vs. Weber State \r\n
- Football | Nov, 19
Up Close: Austen Jorgensen
- ImageFootball | Nov, 19
Up Close: Austen Jorgensen
- ImageFootball | Oct, 12
Cougars run past Georgia Tech 38-20
- ImageFootball | Sep, 27
BYU vs Middle Tennessee postgame notes
- ImageFootball | Sep, 27
Cougars cruise past Blue Raiders
- ImageFootball | Sep, 22
BYU vs Utah postgame notes
- ImageFootball | Mar, 18
Spring football begins week three
- ImageFootball | Mar, 11
BYU kicks off its second week of practice outside
- ImageFootball | Aug, 13
Fall camp continues with urgency
- ImageFootball | Aug, 17
Football Fall Camp Day 10