Personal

• Parents are Cindy and Marty
• Cousin of BYU quarterback Beau Hoge
• Political science major

Before BYU

• Transferred from Notre Dame after prep career at Highland High School
• Played in six games for the Fighting Irish in 2016
• Was named the 2015 Notre Dame Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2015
• At Highland High was a first-team offensive lineman on 2015 Parade prep All-America squad 
• First-team offensive tackle on USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Football Team for 2014 
• Named to American Family Insurance All-USA Idaho Football Team as offensive player of the year and offensive lineman  
• First-team offensive lineman on MaxPreps All-American Team for 2015
• Idaho Class 5A Player of the Year as senior by Idaho Statesman 
• Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2014 and 2013 as first player from Idaho to win the award twice 
• Helped Highland to Idaho Class 5A state title and 12-0 record with title-game victory over Meridian Mountain View
• Started 47 consecutive games at center for Highland, from first game of freshman season through Idaho state title game in senior campaign, helping Rams to 41-6 record over that span 
• Played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio
• Also recruited by Penn State, UCLA, Florida, USC, Stanford, North Carolina, Michigan State, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Florida State and Utah