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Isaac Rex

Tight End #83

Ht/Wt

247 lbs.

Class

Freshman

Hometown

San Clemente,

California

Last School

San Clemente High School

Roster Years

2019-2021

Parents are Byron and Amy
Father, Byron, was an All-American tight end and two-time All-WAC selection at BYU
Named National Polynesian Education Academic Award Winner
Served a mission in Samoa for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Is an Eagle Scout

Played at San Clemente High School under coach Jaime Ortiz
Team won California state championship his senior year where he was the leading receiver in the playoffs
A consensus three-star prospect by Scout, 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
Nationally ranked as a TE by Scout (54), 247Sports (47) and Rivals (61)
Ranked a Top 100 recruit in the state of California
Selected to play in Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii his senior year
A two-time All-South Coast League and All-CIF performer at both linebacker (2015) as a junior and tight end (2016) as a senior
Played alongside Utah starting TE Cole Fotheringham as a junior
Named Athlete of the Year at San Clemente High School
Was also recruited to play basketball, lettering twice as a first-team All-South Coast shooting guard as a senior for coach Mark Popovich
Recruited by USC, UCLA, Utah, Arizona State, Virginia, Utah State, Colorado State, Hawaii, San Jose State
Enjoys surfing and basketball in the offseason

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2021

Hauled in game-sealing three-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Baylor Romney in 27-17 win over No. 19 Arizona State.

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Medical Redshirt Year

Freshman 2020

Helped BYU achieve an 11-1 record and No. 11 final ranking playing in all 12 games with eight starts
Named a 2020 Freshman All-American by the Athletic and Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
Tied for No. 1 in the nation with All-American Kyle Pitts (Florida) with 12 receiving touchdowns and 72 points scored by a tight end
Ranked No 3 nationally in receiving touchdowns among all positions
Ranked No. 1 in the nation among freshman tight ends in receptions (37), receiving yards (429) and receiving touchdowns (12)
Fourth on the team in receptions with 37 and fourth in receiving yards at 429
Lead the team in receiving touchdowns with 12
Tallied a season-high 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns on five receptions against UCF in the Boca Raton Bowl
Recorded two touchdowns in five different games in 2020 (Texas State, Boise State, Northern Alabama, San Diego State, UCF)
Averaged 11.6 yards per catch during the season with an average of 35.8 yards per game
Second on the team in scoring (non-kick) with 12 touchdowns for 72 points