Ht/Wt
6'
0"
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200 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Sandy,
Utah
Last School
Utah State
Roster Years
2023
Personal
- One of three children of Shawn and Sallianne Wakley
- Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fort Worth, Texas
- Married to Kimber Smith
Before BYU
- Transfer from Utah State
- Played in four games in 2021 against Washington State (9/4), North Dakota (9/10), Air Force (9/18) and Hawai’i (10/30)
- Did not play in 2020 but earned Academic All-Mountain West honors
- Earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-state honors from the Deseret News at quarterback as a prep senior at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah
- Was also named the Region 7 MVP by the Deseret News as he played in 12 games and completed 58.1 percent (191-of-329) of his passes for 2,998 yards (249.8 ypg) and 22 touchdowns
- Also rushed 177 times for 1,407 yards (7.9 ypc/117.3 ypg) for another 22 touchdowns to lead the 5A classification in rushing touchdowns, while ranking second in rushing yards
- Earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-state honors from the Deseret News and second-team all-state honors from the Salt Lake Tribune as a junior as he played in 11 games and completed 61.6 percent (180-of-292) of his passes for 3,507 yards, to go along with 38 touchdowns and only seven interceptions
- Also rushed 195 times for 1,420 yards (7.3 ypc/129.1 ypg) for 22 touchdowns
- Was named the region MVP during his junior season, as well
- Also played basketball for Jordan HS.
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2023
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year