Personal
Mother is Angela Bennett ... recruited by Oklahoma, Illinois State, Kansas State, Wyoming, TCU, Arkansas, Arkansas State and Kansas.
Before BYU
An honor roll student and three-year letter winner at Berkner HS ... helped lead team to a 7-3 record ... earned all-city, all-district and team defensive MVP honors as a junior at Berkner HS ... named all-city, all-district and all-state honors as a senior ... earned team defensive MVP honors as a senior ... named the BHS athlete of the year ... recognized twice by the Dallas Morning News as the Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11 and Oct. 17) ... voted team captain as a senior ... Berkner HS in tackles ... a three-year letter winner in both track and power lifting ... high school teammate of BYU signee B.J. Mathis