Austen Jorgensen Athlete Profile - FTB

Austen Jorgensen

Linebacker #34

Ht/Wt

232 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Mt. Pleasant,

Utah

Last School

North Sanpete High School

Roster Years

2007 | 2010-2013

Born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah
Parents are Trent and Julie Jorgensen
Married to wife Kelsie
Served in the Florida Tampa Mission for the LDS Church
Majoring in landscape management
Recruited by Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Arizona State, Illinois, Cal, Notre Dame and Utah

An honor roll student for head coach Mark Wooton
Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore
An all-state second team selection as a junior
Led the state with 14 sacks, 12 tackles for a loss and 115 total tackles
Did not play during his senior season after breaking his leg during spring football
A two-year letterwinner in basketball
An all-region basketball player as a sophomore and junior
Won the state championship in the javelin as a sophomore and a junior

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2007

Sophmore Year 2010

Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Played in every game, starting three
Finished fifth on the team with 46 tackles, including two for loss and one sack
Totaled seven tackles in back-to-back-to-back games against Air Force, Florida State and Nevada
Had three solo tackles in New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP

Junior Year 2011

Earned letterman honors a junior
Played in nine games at linebacker before suffering season-ending shoulder injury
Recorded seven tackles with four solo tackles
Recorded two tackles vs. Utah and two vs. UCF

Senior Year 2013

Recorded a career-high 11 tackles and had one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry against Georgia Tech
Notched nine tackles in the win over Middle Tennessee

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2012

Medical Redshirt Year 2012

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