Kyle Van Noy Athlete Profile - FTB

Kyle Van Noy

Linebacker #3

Ht/Wt

245 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Reno,

Nevada

Last School

McQueen High School

Roster Years

2010-2013

Career Summary

Kyle Van Noy was recruited by BYU after helping McQueen High School to a perfect 14-0 record and state championship in 2008. As a four-time letterman at BYU, he stuffed the stat line in all 52 games with 36 starts. Van Noy registered 226 total tackles, 62 tackles for loss, 26 sacks and seven interceptions. He was ranked seventh in the nation with 13 sacks as a junior. He contributed to BYU's No. 3 national ranking in total defense, No. 10 in passing defense and No. 20 in total sacks in 2012. Van Noy led the team in tackles for loss as a junior and senior while logging stats in all 10 defensive categories both seasons. He also recorded 21 games with five tackles or more during his career. Van Noy received over 25 national and Indepedendent honors for his defensive performance as a Cougar. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.

Professional

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in second round as 40th overall pick (2014)

Personal

Son of Kelly and Layne
Born in March 1991
History major
Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track
Recruited by UCLA, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Nevada, UNLV, Washington, Oregon State, Oregon, Nebraska, Arizona, San Diego State and LSU

Before BYU

First-team all-state
Played linebacker and receiver, helped lead his team to a perfect 14-0 record and 4A state title in 2008
Caught 35 passes for 731 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed the ball 10 times for 121 yards
Defensively, had 79 tackles (55 solos), 10 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 14 sacks and one interception for a score
As a junior had 69 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, seven sacks, seven fumbles caused and two interceptions while totaling 805 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns on offense
Was an all-conference and all-area selection as a sophomore and was also an all-league performer in track (4x100, 4x200 and 4x400)

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010

Earned letterman honors as a freshman
Played in every game while starting in two
Recorded 35 tackles, including 24 solo
Third on the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss including 2.0 sacks
Also had two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery
Recovered fumble at Colorado State, taking it 44 yards for a touchdown
Had seven tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble at Utah State
Tied season high with seven tackles at Utah

Sophmore Year 2011

Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
Played in all 13 games and started eight
Recorded 68 tackles and led the team with 15.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and tied for the team lead with three interceptions
Only FBS Division I player to record a stat in the following categories: tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, pass breakup, quarterback hurry, fumble recovery, forced fumble, blocked kick and touchdown
Named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, Yahoo! Sports All-Independent Team and FBS All-Independent Team ... three-time FBS Independent Player of the Week award winner
Sacked Ole Miss quarterback, stripping the ball and recovered it for the game-winning touchdown at Ole Miss in season opener
Recorded eight tackles, one sack, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup vs. UCF
Had an interception return of 31 yards vs. San Jose State and a 41-yard return at Oregon State
Posted three tackles for loss, two sacks, three quarterback hurries and blocked a punt vs. Idaho State
Totaled 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and forced one fumble vs. Idaho
Set a career-high with five tackles for loss vs. Tulsa in Armed Forces Bowl while totaling 10 tackles, two sacks, one quarterback hurry and forced a fumble

Junior Year 2012

Earned letterman honors as a junior
Started all 13 games
Named All-America to AP Third Team, SI.com Honorable Mention, CBSSports.com Second Team, Phil Steele Third Team, College Sports Madness Third Team
Led the team with 22 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, eight quarterback hurries and six forced fumbles
Added 53 tackles, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and two blocked kicks
Recorded a stat in the following categories for the second year in a row: tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, pass breakup, quarterback hurry, fumble recovery, forced fumble, blocked kick and touchdown
CFPA National Defensive Player of the Year
Named to the Bronco Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award Watch Lists
Named National Linebacker of Week 3
Had what many considered was the best defensive performance of the bowl season and was named to the CBSSports.com All-Bowl team
Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two touchdowns, one interception for a 17-yard TD return, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick in BYU's Poinsettia bowl win vs. San Diego State
Had a season-high 4.5 tackles for loss at Utah, along with a forced fumble, eight tackles and a pass breakup
Posted a season-high three sacks for a loss of 28 yards at New Mexico while adding five tackles

Senior Year 2013

Named to five All-America teams: Walter Camp Second Team, Athlon Sports Third Team, CBSSports.com Third Team, Lindy's Sports Third Team and Phil Steele Third Team and received SI.com honorable mention
FBS All-Indendent First Team
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Year
SB Nation Independent Defensive Player of the Year
Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist
Butkus Award semifinalist
Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist
Senior CLASS Award Finalist
Lombardi Award semifinalist
Named Independent Defensive Player of the Year by College Sports Madness
Earned first-team All-Independent honors by College Sports Madness for the third consecutive year
Midseason All-America First Team recognition from Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele, SportsIllustrated.com, NFL.com and CBSSports.com
Ranked second in voting for midseason Defensive Player of the Year (CBSSports.com)
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (9/29, 10/7)
CFPA National Linebacker of the Week (10/7)
Chuck Bednarik Player of the Week (10/17)
Recorded six tackles (five solo), three tackles for loss and three sacks vs. Georgia Tech
Intercepted the first pass of the game and returned it for a touchdown, recorded five tackles and one TFL against Utah State
Recorded eight tackles, one TFL, one sack and five quarterback hurries against Texas
Tallied eight tackles, two TFL and one interception against Wisconsin
Notched 10 tackles (five solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup versus Utah
Phil Steele Preseason All-American
USA Today Preseason All-American
SI.com Preseason All-American
Sporting News Preseason All-American
During the preseason was named to the Lott Trophy, Bednarik Award, Walter Camp, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Rotary Lombardi and the Butkus Award watch lists