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Ht/Wt
6'
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200 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Sandy,
Utah
Last School
Arizona Western College
Roster Years
2017-2019
Personal
- Parents are Juliene and Kyle
- Father, his four uncles and three cousins all played football at Hawai’i
- Father also played professionally for the Chicago Bears
Before BYU
- Started collegiate career at Wisconsin and Nevada before transferring to Arizona Western
- Helped Arizona Western to a 2016 region championship
- Prepped at Jordan HS
- A four-star high school recruit by ESPN.com
- Received Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a sophomore and senior
- Wrapped up his high school career holding 13 records in the state of Utah including passing yards (13,079), rushing yards (6,942) and touchdowns (115)
- First high school football player in the United States to hold state records in both passing yards and rushing yards
- A four-time all-state selection
- Helped lead Jordan HS to the Class 5A State Championship as a sophomore in 2012
- Also recruited by Boise State, Oregon State, Utah, Colorado, UCLA, Oregon, Stanford, Washington, Washington State, Texas A&M, LSU, Notre Dame, Michigan, Florida State, Florida, Baylor, Alabama and Hawaii
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2017
- Played in 10 games, starting one
- Rushed for 227 yards on 41 carries
- Scored a touchdown at UNLV
- Ran BYU's wildcat offense
Junior Year
2018
- Played in 12 games
- Tallied first career tackle against then No. 6 Wisconsin
- Played under center on trick plays against then No. 17 Utah and Western Michigan both plays resulted in touchdowns
- 2018 Paul Hornung Award watch list
Senior Year
2019
- Played in all 13 games with three starts at outside linebacker
- Posted 16 total tackles with one sack
- Forced one fumble at Utah State
- Had two pass breakups against Hawai'i
- On offense, posted two carries in the scrum formation, including a two-yard carry against Boise State to seal the Cougars' victory on fourth down
- Deep Blue - Austin Kafentzis (BYUtv segment)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Football | Jul, 26
Austin Kafentzis named to 2018 Paul Hornung Award watch list
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ImageFootball | Nov, 25
Ground game propels BYU over Hawai’i 30-20