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Class
Senior
Hometown
Helper,
Utah
Last School
Carbon High School
Roster Years
2005-2009
Personal
- Parents are Jeff and Julie Jorgensen
- Recruited by Kentucky, Utah and Boise State
- Served a Church mission in Boise, Idaho (2003-2005)
- Brother, J.D. played tight end at Utah
- Social studies teaching major with a minor in P.E. teaching
Before BYU
- Two-time Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune All-State selection
- Played both linebacker and quarterback in high school
- Credited with 93 tackles, including 16 sacks as a senior
- Won the 3-A state wrestling championship as a senior (his first year of competitive wrestling)
- Honor roll student at Carbon HS
- Four-year letterwinner at Carbon HS
- Father, Jeff, was his high school football coach
- Also lettered in basketball, baseball and wrestling
- Member of the 2001 state basketball championship team
- Signed with Kentucky out of high school
Stats
Yr GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH FR FF 2006 13 14 20 34 5.0/30 4.0/29 0/0 0 2 2 0 2007 13 40 37 77 20.0/115 13.5/91 0/0 2 5 0 0 2008 13 22 32 54 8.5/48 5.0/41 0/0 1 11 1 2 2009 13 25 31 56 10.5/55 6.0/44 0/0 1 4 0 0 Total 52 101 120 221 44.0/248 28.5/205 0/0 4 22 3 2 MWC SEASON & CAREER RECORDS Career sacks: 28.5/tied (2006-09) Career tackles for loss: 44 (2006-09)
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2006
- Named to the Freshman All-American Third Team by Sporting News
- Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- Nominated for national and conference freshman honors
- Started at defensive end in all 13 of the Cougars' games
- Credited with 34 tackles, including 14 solo tackles
- Produced five sacks for a combined loss of 29 yards
- Had two fum recoveries on the season, including a 48-yard fumble return against UNLV
- Ended the season with at least one sack in three straight games
- Had a season-high six tackles in the Cougars's 33-31 victory over Utah
- Totaled a season-high four solo tackles in the season-opener at Arizona
- Significant contributor on a defensive unit that gave up only 14.7 points per game, ranking 10th nationally
- Part of a defense that ranked fourth nationally in turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg)
Sophmore Year
2007
- Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- Received the Bart Oates Big Brother Award
- Earned All-Mountain West Conference First Team honors a SI.com honorable mention All-America selection
- Led the MWC and ranked 12th nationally with 20 tackles for a combined loss of 115 yards
- Led the MWC and ranked in the nation's Top 10 in sacks, recording 14 on the season for a combined loss of 91 yards
- Set the MWC single-season sack record with 14 on the season
- Produced at least one sack in seven straight games to end the season, including two sacks in the Cougars' 17-16 win against UCLA
- Recorded a career-high three sacks in the Cougars' 35-16 win against Colorado State
- Totaled 77 tackles on the season, including 40 solo takedowns
- Totaled a season-high 13 tackles in BYU's victory over Colorado State
- The anchor of a defensive line that allowed only one 100-yard rusher all season
- Had a season-high five solo tackles in BYU's victory at San Diego State
- Averaged 5.9 tackles and 1.1 sacks per game
- Anchored a defensive unit that ranked 10th in the nation in total defense, allowing just 307.8 yards per game
- Ranked ninth in rushing defense, allowing just 97.5 yards per game
Junior Year
2008
- Named to the All-MWC First Team for the second consecutive year
- Academic All-MWC
- ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist
- Received the Bart Oates Award for Honor
- Team captain for the 2008 season
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Started all 13 games at right end
- 2008 All-America candidate
- Named to the 2008 Rotary Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award watch lists
- Clinched BYU's 28-27 win over Washington after blocking the Huskies' extra point attempt which would have forced an overtime situation
- Recovered a key fumble against New Mexico, his first since the 2006 season
- With his sack against CSU, he set a new MWC all-time sack record with 22.5 on his career
- Forced a fumble on CSU's potentially game-winning final drive, helping to preserve the Cougars 45-42 victory
- Totaled 54 tackles on the season, including 22 solo takedowns
- Recorded 8.5 tackles for a combined loss of 48 yards, a team-leading five sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and one blocked kick
Senior Year
2009
- Team captain
- All-MWC First Team for the third straight season, joining teammate Dennis Pitta as one of only six MWC players to ever earn first-team honors three times
- MWCs all-time sacks leader along with TCU's Jerry Hughes with 28.5 career sacks
- MWCs all-time leader in tackles for loss with 44
- Helped BYU earn an 11-2 record, including 3-1 mark against nationally ranked teams, and No. 12 final ranking
- Academic All-MWC
- Helped BYU to 44-20 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas victory over No. 18 Oregon State
- Named MWC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Wyoming which included six tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Totaled a season-high 10 tackles in BYUs win over Air Force
- Started every game this season, adding to his current streak of 52 consecutive starts, every game of his collegiate career
- BYU earned a 43-9 record with Jorgensen as a starter, better than any other player in BYU history
- No. 1 on the team with 6.5 sacks on the season
- No. 4 in MWC in total tackles by a defensive lineman (56)
- No. 2 (tied) in MWC in sacks during conference games (5)
- No. 9 (tied) in MWC and leads the team in tackles for loss (10.5)
- Helped BYU rank No. 21 nationally and No. 2 in MWC in rushing defense (110.2)
- Helped BYU rank No. 28 nationally and No. 4 in MWC in total defense (329.1)
- Named to 2009 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Mid-Season Watch List
- Named to the watch lists for the Rotary Lombardi Award, Lott Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2005
- Redshirted as a true freshman
Medical Redshirt Year
2005
Redshirted as a true freshman.
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