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Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Los Angeles,
California
Last School
Mater Dei High School
Roster Years
2020-2023
BYU Highlights
- 2023
- Named to Pro Football Focus Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
- Named to Athlon Sports All-Big Preseason Third Team
- 2022
- Played in eight games, starting four
- Despite missing last five games with injury, finished the season with the team's second-most receptions, hauling in 39 passes for 459 yards and six touchdowns at 11.8 yards per grab and 57.4 yards per game.
- Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- Named to College Football Network All-Independent Second Team
- Named Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News
- Named to 2022 mid-season Freshman All-American Team by College Football News
- First BYU freshman receiver to ever record consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards (100 vs. Notre Dame, 125 vs. Arkansas)
- In 2020, played in six games. Had 18 rushing yards on two attempts with 5 receptions for 47 yards
- Signed with BYU in 2019
Personal
- Major: Business Management
- Parents are Brooke Williams and Norman Epps
- Has one brother and one sister
Before BYU
- Prepped at Mater Dei High School
- Named USA Today First-Team All-American, one of just four wide receivers
- In 2019, named OC Register Wide Receiver of the Year and Max Preps First-Team All-American
- Set Mater Dei records with 93 receptions, 1,735 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior
- Helped Mater Dei to a 12-1 record in 2019 and trip to the state title game
- Posted a two-game playoff stretch with 21 receptions, 507 yards and 10 touchdowns
- A two-time state champion as well as a three-time Trinity League Champions
- Received the Tia O'hara Award
- Coached by Bruce Rollinson
- Also recruited by Oregon, Arizona State, Utah State, USC and Wyoming
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2022
- Played in eight games, starting four
- Despite missing last five games with injury, finished the season with the team's second-most receptions, hauling in 39 passes for 459 yards and six touchdowns at 11.8 yards per grab and 57.4 yards per game.
- Named to Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
- Named to College Football Network All-Independent Second Team
- Named Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News
- Named to 2022 mid-season Freshman All-American Team by College Football News
- Through Week 7 (2022), holds Pro Football Focus's top grade (84.9) among WRs in the west.
- New career-high in receptions (nine) and receiving yards (125) in loss vs. Arkansas.
- Caught sixth touchdown of the season in loss vs. Arkansas, as of Oct. 15, one of four in the FBS to record a receiving touchdown in five-consecutive games.
- First BYU freshman receiver to ever record consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards (100 vs. Notre Dame, 125 vs. Arkansas)
- Career-best 100 receiving yards on four receptions and first two-touchdown collegiate game in 28-20 loss to Notre Dame
- Hauled-in third touchdown reception of the season, and third in three weeks in BYU's 38-26 win over Utah State.
- Recorded second-career touchdown reception in BYU's 38-24 win over Wyoming on Sept. 24.
- Career-best five receptions for 45 yards and his first-career touchdown in loss at No. 25 Oregon on Sept. 17.
- 26 receiving yards on four grabs in BYU's 50-21 win over USF on Sept. 3.
Sophmore Year
2023
- Named to PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2021
Medical Redshirt Year
2021
- Missed season due to injury
2020
- Played in six games
- Had 18 rushing yards on two attempts with 5 receptions for 47 yards
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Kody Epps, Micah Harper named Freshman All-American HM
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- Football | Sep, 17
Football falls 41-20 at No. 25 Oregon