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Kody Epps

Wide Receiver 0

Ht/Wt

11"

187 lbs.

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Los Angeles,

California

Last School

Mater Dei High School

Roster Years

2020-2023

2023
- Named to Pro Football Focus Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
- Named to Athlon Sports All-Big Preseason Third Team
2022
- Played in eight games, starting four
- Despite missing last five games with injury, finished the season with the team's second-most receptions, hauling in 39 passes for 459 yards and six touchdowns at 11.8 yards per grab and 57.4 yards per game.
- Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- Named to College Football Network All-Independent Second Team
- Named Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News
- Named to 2022 mid-season Freshman All-American Team by College Football News
- First BYU freshman receiver to ever record consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards (100 vs. Notre Dame, 125 vs. Arkansas)
In 2020, played in six games. Had 18 rushing yards on two attempts with 5 receptions for 47 yards
Signed with BYU in 2019

Prepped at Mater Dei High School
Named USA Today First-Team All-American, one of just four wide receivers
In 2019, named OC Register Wide Receiver of the Year and Max Preps First-Team All-American
Set Mater Dei records with 93 receptions, 1,735 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior
Helped Mater Dei to a 12-1 record in 2019 and trip to the state title game
Posted a two-game playoff stretch with 21 receptions, 507 yards and 10 touchdowns
A two-time state champion as well as a three-time Trinity League Champions
Received the Tia O'hara Award
Coached by Bruce Rollinson
Also recruited by Oregon, Arizona State, Utah State, USC and Wyoming

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2022

Played in eight games, starting four
Despite missing last five games with injury, finished the season with the team's second-most receptions, hauling in 39 passes for 459 yards and six touchdowns at 11.8 yards per grab and 57.4 yards per game.
Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
Named to College Football Network All-Independent Second Team
Named Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News
Named to 2022 mid-season Freshman All-American Team by College Football News
Through Week 7 (2022), holds Pro Football Focus's top grade (84.9) among WRs in the west.
New career-high in receptions (nine) and receiving yards (125) in loss vs. Arkansas.
Caught sixth touchdown of the season in loss vs. Arkansas, as of Oct. 15, one of four in the FBS to record a receiving touchdown in five-consecutive games.
First BYU freshman receiver to ever record consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards (100 vs. Notre Dame, 125 vs. Arkansas)
Career-best 100 receiving yards on four receptions and first two-touchdown collegiate game in 28-20 loss to Notre Dame
Hauled-in third touchdown reception of the season, and third in three weeks in BYU's 38-26 win over Utah State.
Recorded second-career touchdown reception in BYU's 38-24 win over Wyoming on Sept. 24.
Career-best five receptions for 45 yards and his first-career touchdown in loss at No. 25 Oregon on Sept. 17.
26 receiving yards on four grabs in BYU's 50-21 win over USF on Sept. 3.