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6'
4"
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230 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Eagle,
Idaho
Last School
Eagle High School
Roster Years
2020-2023
BYU Highlights
- Named to 2023 Patrick Mannelly Award watch list
- Has played in 21 games for the Cougars (2020-21), primarily as the punt team's long snapper
- Helped BYU rank No. 14 nationally and No. 1 among independents in net punting (42.9 yards) in 2021
- See "Year" tab for more information
Personal
- Major: Communications
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2018-20)
- Fluent in Ndeble, Xhosa and Sona
- Parents are Colleen and Duane
- Father, Duane, played football at BYU
- Has one brother and one sister
- Started an equine therapy nonprofit, Edward's Hands, with teammate Tyler Batty
Before BYU
- Prepped at Eagle High School as a defensive end and long snapper
- Honor Roll member
- Member of the 2017 region championship team
- Named 2018 all-state defensive end
- Invited to the Top 12 long snapping camp
- Also recruited by Washington, Utah, Boise State and Stanford
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2021
- Played in all 13 games to help BYU achieve a 10-3 season and No. 19 final ranking
- Served as the team's punt snapper in every game and also earned starting snapper duties for field goals and PATs over the final five games of the season
- Delivered consistently on-target deep snaps on 39 punts over the season as well as all of his PAT and field goal snaps
- Helped BYU rank No. 14 nationally and No. 1 among Independents in net punting (42.9)
- Proved a key partner with punter Ryan Rehkow to give BYU a field-position weapon, as Rehkow punted at an average of 48.7 yards per punt
- One of 26 players on the team to see action in each game
Sophmore Year
2022
- Played in seven games
Junior Year
2023
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
Freshman
2020
- Played in eight games overall in his first season with BYU, helping the Cougars go 11-1 and finish No. 11 in the final national rankings in 2020
- Earned starting deep snapper duties against Texas State in BYU's sixth game of the year and continued in that role on BYU's punt team the remainder of the season
- Rated the eighth-best long snapper in the nation by 247Sports
- Tallied two tackles on punt coverage
STATS
Austin Riggs 2023 Patrick Mannelly Award
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Football | Jul, 30
BYU long snapper Riggs named to the Patrick Mannelly Award watch list