Third season with the Utes after spending 2019-22 at Stanford.
Has played in 45 career games with 22 starts, including 14 games (7 GS) at Utah.
Returned to the Utes in 2025 after missing the 2024 season due to injury.
2025: Contributed a pair of tackles in the win at UCLA.
College Football Comeback Player of the Year Watch List.
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List.
2024: Did not see game action while recovering from injury.
2023: Played in all 13 games, making seven starts, leading the team with 87 tackles (2.5 TFL, 0.5 sack).
Had double-digit tackles in five of the last six games.
Tied for the team lead and led the linebacker room with 9.5 third-down stops.
Season-best 12 stops came in two games, including at No. 5 Washington and vs. Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Also made 11 tackles vs. No. 8 Oregon, plus 10 apiece in the wins over Arizona State and Colorado.
Had a three-yard TFL at No. 17 Arizona.
Prior to Utah: Played in 31 games with 15 starts at Stanford from 2019-22, racking up 206 tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks), two interceptions, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
Served as a team captain in his final season.
Watch List honors in 2022 included the Butkus Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Presented the 2019 Greg Piers Award, given to the most outstanding special teams scout team player.
Had a team-leading 76 tackles (3.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) in 2022.
Two games during 2022 with 10-plus tackles, matching his career-high with 12 stops at Utah.
Second career interception came in 2022 in the win over Arizona State.
High School: Two-time All-State and All-Region honoree as a two-way player out of Ridgeline HS.
Four-star recruit by Rivals.
No. 18 inside linebacker in the nation on PrepStar.
No. 5 recruit in the state of Utah on Rivals.
Invited to the 2017 Polynesian Bowl.
Named Logan Herald All-Valley Defensive Player of the Year (2015) and All-Valley Player of the Year (2016).
Had 63 tackles (11 sacks) as a senior, along with 732 rushing yards (12 TD) and 342 receiving yards (2 TD).
Contributed 87 tackles (6 sacks), an interception and a blocked punt return TD during his junior campaign.