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Ht/Wt
6'
2"
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240 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Pleasant Grove,
Utah
Last School
Pleasant Grove High School
Roster Years
2011 | 2014-2016
Career Summary
- Played in 38 career games, starting in four
- Posted 20 total career tackles including nine solo stops
- Recorded a season-high five tackles at Cal (2014)
Personal
- Parents are Bill and Lee Ann
- Born in Provo, Utah
- Eagle Scout
- Also recruited by Nebraska, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, Tennesee, LSU, Vanderbilt, Utah, Boise State, Oregon State and Penn State
Before BYU
- No. 14 prospect in the state by Rivals.com
- Ranked No. 30 nationally by Scout.com among middle linebacker prospects
- 5A All-State First Team in 2010 by Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune
- inducted into the Utah Football Foundation Hall of Fame
- Daily Herald Elite 11 as a senior, totaling 129 total tackles in 2010
- Helped Vikings win the Region 4 championship in 2008
- Wendy's All-American finalist
- Academic All-Region
- High honor roll with a 3.99 GPA
- Also lettered in basketball
- Coached by Dale Sampson
Mission
- Montreal
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2011
- Earned letterman honors
- Played in five games as a blocking fullback
Sophmore Year
2014
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Switched back to his original linebacker position
- Played in 10 games, starting two
- Recorded a season-high five tackles at Cal
- Had a pass breakup at Connecticut
Junior Year
2015
- Had 12 total tackles including nine solo stops
- Played in 13 games and started two
- Lettered as a junior
Senior Year
2016
- Played in 10 games
- Posted eight tackles
- Combined for a sack at Michigan State
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Football | Apr, 07
Nine Cougars named to 2017 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- ImageFootball | Apr, 07
Nine Cougars named to 2017 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- Football | Nov, 23
Up Close with Austin Heder
- Football | Nov, 23
Up Close with Austin Heder
- ImageFootball | Aug, 02
BYU runs practice for the public
- ImageFootball | Aug, 02
BYU runs practice for the public
- ImageFootball | Apr, 04
BYU wraps up spring practice with Alumni Day
- ImageFootball | Aug, 13
Cougars Scrimmage at Edwards Stadium
- ImageFootball | Aug, 13
Cougars Scrimmage at Edwards Stadium