Career Summary

Michael Wadsworth transferred to BYU from Hawaii after playing in all 13 games primarily on special teams. He saw action in all 39 games of his BYU career and started in the final 12 games of his senior year at safety. As a senior, Wadsworth led the team with 79 total tackles. He also recorded 51 solo stops as well as five games with double-digit tackles during his senior season. Wadsworth was a three-year letterman who garnered several accolades during his career. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details. 

Personal

• Exercise science major
• Has four brothers and six sisters

Before BYU

• Played at Hawai'i in 2009 (Freshman)
• Appeared in all 13 games primarily on special teams
• Recorded seven solo and four assisted tackles
• Recovered one fumble at Washington State
• Career-high two tackles at Washington State and against Navy
• A 2009 graduate of Silverado High School in Las Vegas, Nev
• Lettered in football, basketball and track
• Played three years of football, seeing action at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner
• As a junior was named first-team all-conference and all-region as a defensive back and first-team all-state as a kick returner
• Had eight kickoff or punt returns for touchdowns while leading school to a division title
• As a senior was named first-team all-region and all-conference and second-team all-state at defensive back
• On offense, totaled nearly 1,000 yards of offense and nine touchdowns
• Averaged 6.2 tackles per game on defense
• Named to the first-team all-state academic team in basketball
• Helped lead track team to a regional championship as a sophomore