Personal

Parents are Gary and Louise ... an Eagle Scout ... served a Church mission to Romania, Bucharest ... recruited by Utah St., Utah, Michigan, California, Washington, Arizona, Stanford, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Penn St. and Colorado... married Sallie Goble in October 2000 ... the couple has two daughters, Maggie (2), who was born the night before BYU's homecoming game versus Air Force in 2001 and Navy, who was born on July 4, 2003.

At BYU

In 2002: Named by Phil Steele as a preseason second-team All-MWC selection. Moved from defensive end to offensive tackle after teammate Ben Archibald was lost for the season.

In 2001: Earned letterman honors as a sophomore... competed in six regular-season games... credited with four tackles on the season, including two solo takedowns.

In 2000: Squadman... converted from tight end to defensive line.

In 1997: Redshirted

Before BYU

Lettered three years in football, basketball and track at Logan High School ... named 1997 Parade Magazine All-American, SuperPrep All-American, Prep Magazine All-American Blue Chip recruit ... Pre-Season All-American and No. 1 rated tight end in the nation in 1996 ... all-state tight end in 1995 and 1996 ... all-valley MVP Football 1996 ... 27 receptions for 440 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... selected as one of 70 players to participate in the All-American Bowl East vs. West all-star game ... National Football Foundation (Utah Chapter) Scholar-Athlete Award recipient ... coached by Perry Christensen (Utah State).