UTAH: Walk-on was on the initial 105 roster for the 2016 fall camp.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state as a senior at Parish Episcopal HS (Texas) in 2015 … District Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-district … 153 tackles, eight sacks, 24 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a senior … 15 tackles and two sacks in a win over Glen Rose … 13 tackles, four quarterback hurries and two sacks in win over Triple A Academy … attended and played football Prestonwood Christian as a sophomore and junior … named honorable mention all-district as a junior when he had 56 tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, a pass breakup and a forced fumble.
PERSONAL: Son of Putt and Fifi Choate … father played football for SMU—where he still holds the school career (649) and single-season (253 in 1978) tackle records—and also played one season for the Green Bay Packers in 1987 … one sister … full name is Jan-Gerrit Putnam Choate (pronounced chote) … born Dec. 10, 1997.