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Ht/Wt
6'
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200 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Beaverton,
Oregon
Last School
Southridge High School
Roster Years
2010-2013
Personal
- Parents are Kurt and Lisa
- Born in Cedar City, Utah
- Served in the Sweden Stockholm Mission (2007-09)
- Speaks Swedish
- Majoring in exercise science with a minor in Scandinavian studies
- Brother, Mitch, also plays football for BYU
- Also recruited by Oregon State, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Oklahoma State
- Married to Hayden and has one son
Before BYU
- Prepped at Southridge High
- Three-time letterwinner
- League champ and state runner-up in 2006
- Three-time first team all-league
- All-state
- Competed in Oregon Senior Bowl
- Was also all-league in basketball and league and district champ in hurdles and relays in track and field
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2010
- Earned letterman honors as a freshman
- Academic All-MWC
- Saw action in eight games before rupturing his spleen and missing the last four games of the season
- Finished the year with 136 yards on eight receptions
- Had one catch for 17 yards in his first game as a Cougar vs. Washington
- Notched a season-high 43 yards receiving on three receptions vs. San Diego State
Sophmore Year
2011
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Played in all 13 gamed and started three
- Played as a flex tight end, mostly a pass catcher
- Led tight ends in receptions and yards with 27 catches, 299 yards and one touchdown
- Had four catches for 35 yards vs. UCF
- Caught six passes for 45 yards, including the game-winning 13-yard touchdown reception vs. Utah State
- Recorded four receptions for 30 yards vs. Idaho
- Caught four passes for a season-high 80 yards at Hawai'i
- Totaled two receptions for 34 yards vs. Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl
Junior Year
2013
- Played in 10 games
- Caught two passes for 19 yards
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012
Medical Redshirt Year
2012
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- \r\n Played in three games before illness resulting in redshirt year \r\n
- \r\n Caught one pass for six yards vs. Weber State \r\n
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Football | Oct, 05
Mitch Mathews- Big Brother
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ImageFootball | Oct, 05
Mitch Mathews- Big Brother
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ImageFootball | Mar, 14
Former Cougars showcase skills at BYU's Pro Day
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ImageFootball | Mar, 25
Spring football week four gets rolling
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ImageFootball | Mar, 28
Spring Ball Winding Down
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ImageFootball | Mar, 06
Day Two of Spring Football
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ImageFootball | Mar, 06
Day Two of Spring Football
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ImageFootball | Dec, 03
BYU vs. Hawai'i Postgame Notes & Quotes
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ImageFootball | Dec, 03
BYU Blows by Hawai'i, 41-20
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ImageFootball | Dec, 03
BYU Blows by Hawai'i, 41-20
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ImageFootball | Sep, 30
Nelson and BYU Come Back to Win 27-24
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ImageFootball | Sep, 30
Nelson and BYU Come Back to Win 27-24
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ImageFootball | Sep, 10
BYU Falls To Longhorns On The Road 17-16
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ImageFootball | Aug, 13
Cougars Scrimmage at Edwards Stadium