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Ht/Wt
6'
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295 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Columbus,
Ohio
Last School
Dixie Flyers
Roster Years
2012-2016
Career Summary
- Played in 48 career games, starting in 24
- Posted a career-best 37 tackles during the season (2016)
- Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent Second Team Defense (2016)
- Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2016)
- Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team (2015)
Personal
- Served an LDS mission to Tucson, AZ
- Has three brothers and sisters
- Parents are Steve and Nicole
- Majoring in Accounting
Before BYU
- Also lettered in track
- Took first place at state in track
- 1st place all division champion in discus
Mission
- Tucson
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2013
- Tallied two tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against Idaho State
- Played in 10 games
- Recorded three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one rumble recovery and a blocked kick
Sophmore Year
2014
- Notched three tackles, including a tackle for loss that scored a safety for BYU, cutting the Boise State lead to 16-34 with 1:26 left in the first half
- Recorded a season-high eight tackles in the Miami Beach Bowl against Memphis
- Notched 31 tackles on the season, including two tackles for loss
- Played in 12 games
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Junior Year
2015
- Had six tackles including one sack and three TFLs in victory over Cornhuskers.
- Started at nose tackle in place of Tuiloma vs. Boise State, tallying three tackles and a half sack
- Registered two tackles for loss at Michigan
- Was one of six BYU players to notch 6.5 or more tackles for loss
- Played in 13 games and started 11
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Named to Phil Steele's Postseason All-Independent Second Team
Senior Year
2016
- Started all 13 games on the defensive line
- Posted a career-best 37 tackles during the season
- Had 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks
- Season-best six tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss at Utah
- Named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-Independent second team defense
- Named to 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- First career forced fumble against Utah State
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012
- Member of the scout team
Medical Redshirt Year
2012
- Football | Apr, 07
Nine Cougars named to 2017 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- ImageFootball | Mar, 24
Former Cougars workout for NFL scouts at Pro Day
- ImageFootball | Dec, 13
BYU lands 15 players on Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent Teams
- ImageFootball | Nov, 26
Cougars top Utah State 28-10 to end regular-season play
- ImageFootball | Nov, 03
Kurtz, Taele named to CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- ImageFootball | Sep, 24
BYU falls 35-32 to West Virginia
- ImageFootball | Nov, 28
BYU beats Utah State 51-28 to take back Old Wagon Wheel
- ImageFootball | Oct, 24
Cougars cruise past Seahawks 70-6
- ImageFootball | Oct, 24
BYU falls 55-30 in Boise
- ImageFootball | Nov, 30
Cougars use strong second half to beat Nevada