Served in the Australia Melbourne Mission for the LDS Church
Majoring in exercise and wellness
Recruited by Weber State, UNLV, Oregon and San Diego State
Before BYU
Played offensive line in high school
Projected to play offensive line at BYU
Named third-team all-state
Earned first-team All-Maui Interscholastic League honors
Helped lead team to Maui Interscholastic League Division Title his senior year
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2007
Saw action in 11 games as a redshirt freshman
Backed up first-team All-MWC left guard Ray Feinga
Sophmore Year
2010
Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Played in 8 games
Helped BYU rank No. 3 in MWC and No. 42 nationally averaging 168.1 rushing yards per game
Helped BYU rank No. 3 in MWC and No. 34 nationally with 283 first downs
Helped BYU rank No. 4 in MWC (No. 1 in MWC games) and No. 21 nationally with 46.2 third-down conversion percentage, including a 12-of-13 (.923) day against CSU
Helped BYU rank No. 2 in MWC and No. 15 nationally with 88.0 red zone percentage
Helped BYU achieve seven 200-yard rushing games this season, the most for BYU since 2001, including an average of 198.5 yards in eight MWC games
Helped BYU hold opponents to zero sacks in four games and two or fewer in 11 games
Junior Year
2011
Earned letterman honors as a junior
Played in all 13 games
Played on offensive line, blocked for punts and field goals
Helped BYU rank No. 5 in third-down conversions (51.31 percent)
Part of offensive line that blocked for 160.31 rushing yards per game and five games over 200 yards
Offensive line No. 9 in tackles for loss allowed per game (4.31) and No. 24 in total sacks allowed (17.0)
Part of a offensive line that allowed zero sacks in five games and two or fewer in 10 games