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Ht/Wt
6'
3"
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305 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Ramona,
California
Last School
Ramona High School
Roster Years
2005 | 2008-2011
Personal
- Parents Mark and Tatjana Thorson
- Has three siblings
- Married to April, a former BYU softball player
- Served an LDS Church mission to Rancagua, Chile
- Speaks Spanish
- Everyone calls him "Moose"
- Majoring in business strategy
Before BYU
- Three-year letterwinner at Ramona HS
- Two-time all-league honoree
- Named all-CIF and academic all-CIF
- Recipient of a student-athlete award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
- Also lettered in wrestling and track
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2008
- Valuable member of the scout team
Sophmore Year
2009
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Academic All-MWC
- Saw action in 12 games on the season
- Played for an offensive unit that led the conference and ranked No. 17 nationally in passing per game (281.46) and No. 21 in total offense (427.15)
- Part of a unit that averaged only 1.77 sacks per game
- Vital part of an offensive line that helped BYU lead the nation with a 55.62 third-down conversion percentage on the season
Junior Year
2010
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Academic All-MWC
- Played in 5 games
- Helped BYU rank No. 3 in MWC and No. 42 nationally averaging 168.1 rushing yards per game
- Helped BYU rank No. 3 in MWC and No. 34 nationally with 283 first downs
- Helped BYU rank No. 4 in MWC (No. 1 in MWC games) and No. 21 nationally with 46.2 third-down conversion percentage, including a 12-of-13 (.923) day against CSU
- Helped BYU rank No. 2 in MWC and No. 15 nationally with 88.0 red zone percentage
- Helped BYU achieve seven 200-yard rushing games this season, the most for BYU since 2001, including an average of 198.5 yards in eight MWC games
- Helped BYU hold opponents to zero sacks in four games and two or fewer in 11 games
Senior Year
2011
- Earned letterman honors as a senior
- Played in all 13 games and started three
- Helped BYU rank No. 5 in nation in third-down conversions (51.31 percent)
- Part of offensive line that blocked for a Cougar running game that averaged 160.31 yards per game (No. 56) and had five games over 200 yards rushing
- Helped BYU rank No. 9 nationally in tackles for loss allowed per game (4.31) and No. 24 in total sacks allowed (17.0)
- Offensive line had five games of zero sacks allowed and two or fewer in 10 games
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2005
- Contributed to the scout team
Medical Redshirt Year
2005
Contributed to the scout team
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Football | May, 02
Five BYU Players Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society
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Football | Nov, 17Cougars to Honor 19 Players on Senior Day
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Football | Nov, 14Coach Mendenhall Weekly Press Conference - NMSU