Ht/Wt
6'
3"
|
234 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Wales,
Utah
Last School
Snow Junior College
Roster Years
2008-2009
Personal
- Born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah
- Son of Karl and Leslie Clawson
- Married to Breanna Hill
- The couple has a daughter, Chesni
- Served a church mission in Indianapolis, Indiana (2002-2005)
- Majoring in exercise science with a minor in business
- Recruited by Toledo, Northern Arizona, Weber State, Southern Utah, Idaho State, Utah and New Mexico State
Before BYU
- A three-year letterwinner at North Sanpete HS for coach Mark Wootten
- Earned first-team all-region and all-state honors as a senior
- Helped North Sanpete to an 11-1 record
- A three-year letterwinner in wrestling, finishing third in the state tournament as a senior
Other College
- Earned NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-America honors
- Earned NJCAA and JC Gridwire All-America honors
- Named the Western States Football League Defensive Player of the Year
- WSFL first-team All-Conference and All-Region 18 honors
- Helped lead the Badgers to the national championship game
Stats
| YEAR | GMS | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | TFL/YDS | SACKS/YDS | PBU | QBH | FR | FF | BLK/K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 11.5/64 | 4.0/29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 8.0/58 | 5.0/33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 26 | 57 | 61 | 118 | 29.5/122 | 9.0/62 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
2008
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Saw action in all 13 games for the Cougars, including 11 starts at outside linebacker
- Academic All-MWC
- Received the John Tait Strength & Conditioning Award
- Totaled 55 tackles on the season, including 25 solo takedowns
- Led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss
- Recorded four sacks on the season for a combined loss of 29 yards, including back-to-back sacks to end the New Mexico game
- Recorded two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries
- Recovered a fumble against Arizona in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
- Led the team with three forced fumbles, including two against Utah State and one in the season opener against Northern Iowa
- Set a season high with seven tackles against Utah
Senior Year
2009
- Earned letterman honors as a senior
- MWC Scholar-Athlete
- Academic All-MWC
- Started all 13 games at outside linebacker
- All-MWC honorable mention
- Totaled 63 tackles on the season, including 32 solo
- Recorded five sacks and eight tackles for loss
- Led the team with eight quarterback hurries
- Had a career-high nine tackles in BYU's win over Colorado State
- Recorded two sacks for a loss of 18 yards in a win at UNLV
- Had two quarterback hurries against Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford in BYU's win over No. 3 Oklahoma
- Carried out the team flag prior to the Utah State game
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year