Ben Bywater
Linebacker #33
Ht/Wt
6'
3"
|
230 lbs.
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Salt Lake City, 
Utah
Last School
Olympus High School
Roster Years
2019-2021


Personal

  • Parents are Stephanie and David
  • Has three sisters and one brother
  • An Eagle Scout
  • Mission to Guatemala City South

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Olympus High School
  • Selected to the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News 4A All-State First Team as a senior
  • Region 6 MVP in 2016
  • Played both ways in high school as a linebacker and running back 
  • Led the team in rushing and second in total tackles 
  • Totaled 95 tackles as a senior with 10.0 tackles for loss  
  • Rushed for 766 yards and nine touchdowns in 2016 
  • Helped Olympus to region championships in 2015 and 2016 
  • Also played Rugby at Olympus HS   
  • Coached by Aaron Whitehead 
  • Also recruited by Stanford, Washington, Utah, Arizona State and Washington State.

Mission

  • Guatemala City , Guatemala
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2021

  • Through 12 games, leads the team with 93 tackles (52 solo, 41 assist).
  • Notched nine tackles (seven solo, two assist), three tackles for loss and one sack in 34-20 win at Utah State. 
  • Posted a career high 14 tackles (six solo, eight assist) versus Boise State. 
  • 13 tackles (four solo), 0.5 tackle-for-loss in 35-31 win over USC.
Sophmore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

  • Played in three games
  • Posted eight total tackles
  • Saw action against Idaho State, UMass and Hawai'i
  • Recorded five total tackles against UMass
Medical Redshirt Year

Freshman 2020

  • Played in three games
  • Tallied seven total tackles with four solo stops including four against LA Tech
  • Ben Bywater celebrates TFL against USU

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  • Ben Bywater against Boise State

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  • Ben Bywater wraps up Georgia State RB

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