UTAH: One of the top defensive ends in the conference when healthy … severely limited by injuries his last two seasons. 2017–Played and started in 10 games … missed three complete games and saw very limited time in five others due to injuries … three sacks ranked third on the team … 23 tackles … one forced fumble and one pass breakup … career-high eight tackles (1.0 sack) against Oregon … two sacks, three tackles and a forced fumble against San Jose State. 2016–Played and started in two games before suffering a season-ending injury … at the time of his injury, he was leading the team in tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (1.5) … four total tackles were all against Southern Utah. 2015–Played in all 13 games with 11 starts … led the Pac-12 and tied for ninth in the country in forced fumbles (4) … 0.31 forced fumbles per game led the league and tied for 13th in the nation … led Utah and tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with 7.0 sacks … 41 tackles (8.0 TFL) … second on the team and tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in pass breakups (10) ... seven tackles (1.0 TFL) and three pass breakups against UCLA … six tackles (1 sack), a forced fumble and pass breakup against Washington … five tackles and a pass breakup against Utah State … 1.5 sacks, a pass breakup and a blocked field goal against Colorado … sack, forced fumble and two pass breakups against Fresno State … sack, forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. California. 2014–Redshirt practiced with the team but could not play in games per NCAA transfer rules.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in six games as a true freshman at UCLA in 2013, mostly on special teams … had a tackle for loss against California … played in the Army All-American Bowl out of Redlands East Valley HS (Calif.) … four-star recruit by Rivals and Scout … ranked as the nation’s No. 9 strong side defensive end in the 2013 class by Rivals, and the 12th-best recruit in the state … ranked as the 12th-best defensive end in the nation by Scout, and the No. 1 defensive end prospect in the West … listed as the nation’s No. 85 recruit by ESPN, ranking eighth nationally at his position, 12th overall in the West and eighth overall in California … missed the last five games of his senior season with a broken wrist, finishing with 31 tackles, 6.0 TFL and 4.0 sacks … two-time first-team all-Citrus Belt League, two-time first-team all-CIF Inland Division and two-time all-area … totaled 79 tackles, 16.0 TFL and 8.5 sacks as a junior … also all-L.A. Times Southland Team, Inland Empire all-region by ESPN, Maxpreps second-team all-state and all-Riverside County in 2011 ... Redlands East Valley HS won the Citrus Belt League championship all three years (2010-12).
PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Ysabel Fitts … father pitched for the New York Mets’ rookie team in Kingsport, Tenn., and then played on the offensive line at Cal State Fullerton … two brothers and one sister … bachelor’s degree in sociology … full name is Kylie Roy Fitts.