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An Eagle Scout...Recruited by Texas, Texas A&M, Stanford, Rice and Baylor.
Before BYU
A two-time 5A first-team all-state selection...Despite missing two games as a senior, tallied 137 tackles, recorded eight sacks and had two interceptions...Team captain as a junior and senior...Only player in Roosevelt HS history to earn first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior...San Antonio Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Inducted in to Northeast School District Athletic Hall of Fame as junior...Undefeated and won the state wrestling title (189-pounds) as a junior...Undefeated as a senior and did not allowed a single point to be scored against him all season... Academic All-American honors... President of the National Honor Society and Federation of Christian Athletes at Roosevelt HS.