2013 SOUTHERN UTAH FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS SUU Quick Facts Location: Cedar City, Utah 84720 Mailing Address: 351 W. University Ave. Founded: 1897 Enrollment: 8,066 President: Dr. Michael T. Benson Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Scarlet & White Stadium: Eccles Coliseum (Artificial, 8,500) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Sky 2012 Finish: 4-4 (T-5th) 2012 Record: 5-6 Four-year Record (Since 1963): 228-259-2 All-Time Record (Since 1922): 335-383-19 Head Coach: Ed Lamb (BYU ‘96) Lamb at SUU: 26-29 (Five Seasons) Lamb Overall: 26-29 (Five Seasons) Best Time To Reach: Contact SID Director of Offense/Quarterbacks: Steve Clark (Brigham Young ‘92) Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs: Justin Walterscheid (SUU ‘05) Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line: Teag Whiting (Brigham Young ‘04) Passing Game Coordinator/Receivers: Fesi Sitake (SUU ‘11) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends: Aaron Fernandez (SUU ‘09) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Justin Ena (Brigham Young ‘01) Associate Head Coach/Secondary: Demario Warren (UC Davis ‘08) Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line: Ryan Hunt (So. Utah ‘04) Defensive Assistant: Ben Macy (Utah State ‘11) Academic Coordinator: Sam Elliott (SUU ‘02) Video Coordinator: Nathan Wolfe Strength & Conditioning: Dan Bennion (So. Utah ‘00) Jake Hutton (Utah State ‘10) Director of Athletics: Ken Beazer Head Athletic Trainer: Ricky Mendini, ATC Compliance Coordinator: Todd Brown Business Manager: Kyle Hosler SWA: TBA Director of Athletic Operations: Kit Janes Starters Returning/Lost: O-6/6, D-7/5, S-2/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 38/26 Redshirts Returning: 13 Other Returnees/Spring Newcomers: 13 Media Relations Media Relations Director: Neil Gardner Assistant Media Relations Directors: Kyle Cottam, Kyle Newhouse 2013 SUU Schedule Date Opponent 8-29 at South Alabama 9-7 Fort Lewis 9-14 at Washington State 9-21 at Sacramento State 9-28 at Northern Colorado* 10-5 UC Davis 10-12 Portland State* 10-19 at Eastern Washington* 10-26 Idaho State* 11-9 at Weber State* 11-16 at Montana State* 11-23 Northern Arizona* All times subject to change Time TBA 6:05 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 1:05 TBA TBA 1:05 2012 SUU Results (5-6/4-4 Big Sky) Date Opponent 8-30 At Utah State 9-8 At California 9-15 New Mexico Highlands 9-22 At Portland State* 9-29 Montana State* (HC) 10-6 Sacramento State* 10-13 At Montana* 10-20 Weber State* 10-27 Eastern Washington* 11-3 At North Dakota* 11-10 At Northern Arizona* * Big Sky Conference Game Score L 3-34 L 31-50 W 45-23 W 49-42 L 17-24 L 22-27 W 30-20 L 22-24 W 30-27 L 29-33 W 35-29 Phones (Area Code 435) Football Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-5470 Ed Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-5470 Steve Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704-4737 Justin Ena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704-4738 Ryan Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691-2304 Demario Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704-4734 Justin Walterscheid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704-4736 Football Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865-8078 Athletics Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865-8354 Athletics Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-5444 Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-7872 Media Relations Neil Gardner (Football contact) . . . . . . . . . . . 586-7753 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-1127 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559-0275 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gardner@suu.edu Kyle Cottam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-7752 Kyle Newhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-7758 Press Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586-5447 Radio Courtesy Lines. . . . . . . . . . . 586-5466/5486 — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 SOUTHERN UTAH SPRING SQUAD BREAKDOWN Offensive Starters Returning (6): OL Cody Burgess, 6-6, 324, Sr; OL Gavin Farr, 6-3, 298, Sr; WR Mitch Jessop, 6-4, 218, Jr (33 rec., 519 yds, 3 TD); WR Griff McNabb, 5-7, 158, Sr (30 rec. 290 yds, 2 TD; 14 PR, 87 yds); WR Fatu Moala, 6-2, 192, Sr (65 rec. 810 yds, 9 TDs); WR Easton Pedersen, 6-3, 219, Jr (31 rec. 423 yds, 2 TD). Defensive Starters Returning (7): LB Zak Browning, 5-11, 217, So (116 tkl, 67 solo, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 Int, 3 PBU 5 FF, 1 FR); FS Tommy Collet, Jr, 6-0, 191, Sr (50 tkl, 21 solo, .5 TFL, 3 Int, 3 PBU); DE James Cowser, 64, 250, So (61 tkl, 30 solo, 13.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 1 Int, 1 PBU, 5 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR); SS Miles Killebrew, 6-3, 209, So (69 tkl, 42 solo, 5 PBU, 1 FR, 1 BK); DT Brad Meyer (6-3, 287, Sr (18 tkl, 8 solo, 2.5 TFL, .5 sack, 3 PBU, 1 FR, 1 BK, 1 safety); CB Tyree Mills, 6-2, 184, Sr (52 tkl, 27 solo, 2 TFL, 1 Int, 4 PBU); CB LeShaun Sims, 6-0, 199, So (37 tkl, 22 solo, 3 Int, 2 PBU, 1 FR). Specialists Returning (3): K Colton Cook, 5-8, 179, Sr (19-22 FG, Long 49, 30-33 PAT, 87 pts); P Brock Miller, 5-8, 185, Sr (672,896, 43.2 ypp, 19 FC, 25 i20, 16 50+, 0 blk). Additional Lettermen Returning (22): QB Jacob Allie, 6-0, 240, Sr; TE Chandler Allphin, 6-4, 228, So; DE Austin Anderson, 6-5, 250, Jr (16 tkl, 11 solo, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 FR); CB J.T. Anderson, 6-2, 182, So (33 tkl, 24 solo, 1 TFL, 1 Int, 5 PBU, 1 FF, 2 FR); DB Michael Byrd, 6-2, 201, So (5 tkl, 1 solo, 1 int); WR Myles Carelock, 5-11, 193, So; OL Kyle Donaldson, 6-3, 323, Sr; DB Mike Evans, 6-3, 203, So (2 tkl, 1 solo); DB Anthony Fagans, 6-0, 208, Jr; CB Gordon Garrett, 62, 196, Jr (5 tkl, 2 solo); OL Daron Griffin, 6-4, 350, Jr; LB Chad Hansen, 6-3, 240, Sr (7 tkl, 5 solo, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PBU); LB Matt Holley, 6-1, 216, Jr (41 tkl, 28 solo, 1.5 TFL, 3 Int, 3 PBU#); OL Fernando Huerta, 6-6, 317, So; DE Kouri Jones, 64, 257, Jr (11 tkl, 5 solo, 3 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 1 FF); DE Trever McFalls, 6-5, 273, Jr (3 tkl, 2 solo1 QBH); WR C.J. Morgan, 511, 180, Jr (23 rec., 284 yds, 4 KR, 80 yds); DL/OL Nick Nissen, 6-2, 287, Jr (11 tkl, 3 solo, 1.5 TFL); TE Anthony Norris, 6-4, 253; OL Zac Russell, 6-5, 297, Jr; WR Josh Smith, 5-11, 179, So (2 rec, 14 yds, 30 KR, 660 yds, 1 TD); LB Mike Tagliaferri, 511, 233, Sr (9 tkl, 5 solo); WR Naia Ursua, 5-10, 183, So (3 KR, 54 yds##). #2010 numbers, ##2009 numbers, prior to serving LDS church missions Redshirts Returning (13): RB Malik Brown, 6-1, 205, Fr; WR Rodain Delus, 5-9, 186, Fr; RB Sione Fukofuka, 6-5, 256, Fr; LB Austin Gumucio, 6-3, 223, Fr; RB Jarom Healey, 5-11, 228, Fr; WR Martavius Redmond, 63, 197, Fr; OL Evan Ross, 6-6, 296, Fr; OL Anthony Sarrocco, 6-4, 283, Fr; DB Anthony Sattiewhite, 6-1, 188, Fr; DL/OL P.J. Taeao-Taunu’u, 6-3, 334, Fr; RB Christian Taele, 6-1, 220, Fr; LB Hayden White, 6-3, 277, Fr; QB Austin Young, 6-5, 228, Fr; Petersen, 6-3, 196, Fr; QB Kenny Schmidt, 6-3, 205, Jr; QB Mike Sharp, 6-2, 190, Fr; WR Cody Smith, 6-0, 205, Sr; DL Toi Taufa, 6-1, 291, So; DL Robert Torgersen, 6-2, 269, Fr; DB Maxime Venot-Petit, 6-1, 192, Fr; TE Derek Whitmore, 6-3, 244, Jr. *Redshirted prior to serving LDS church mission 2013 Signees (24): DL Lehi Afatasi, 6-1, 280, Fr, Kearns, Utah (Kearns HS); FB Toa Afatasi, 5-9, 190, Fr, Kearns, Utah (Kearns HS); LB Chinedu Ahanonu, 6-0, 215, Fr, West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS); OL Josh Anderson, 6-3, 245, Fr, St. George, Utah (Desert Hills HS); FB Greg Aspinall, 5-11, 205, Fr, Orem, Utah (Timpview HS); LB Dorien Baks, 5-10, 210, Fr, Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood HS); LB Pat Baker, 6-2, 190, Monroe, Utah (South Sevier HS); QB Aaron Cantu, 6-3, 215, Jr, Montebello, Calif. (East LA College); WR Malcolm Card-Turner, 6-1, 180, Fr, Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS); DL Dashaun Cosby, 6-6, 200, Fr, Oakland, Calif. (Tennyson HS); LS Chandler Dowell, 5-11, 210, Fr, Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS); RB James Felila, 6-1, 190, Fr, Kearns, Utah (Kearns HS); QB Tyler Fenton, 6-2, 190, Fr, Claremont, Calif. (The Webb School); OL Daniel Fleischman, 6-6, 300, Fr, Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah HS); DL Collin Greenhill, 6-2, 260, Fr, Layton, Utah (Layton Christian); DL Wesley Kauvaka, 6-4, 275, Fr, St. George, Utah (Pine View HS); DL Zach Larsen, 6-1, 270, Fr, Draper, Utah (Jordan HS); DL Weslee Moeai, 6-3, 280, Fr, St. George,Utah (Pine View HS); LB Sialao Bobley, 6-1, 195, Fr, Herriman, Utah (Herriman HS); DL P.J. Nu’usa, 6-1, 275, Fr, Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS); ATH Ty Rutledge, 6-1, 180, Fr, St. George, Utah (Desert Hills HS); LB Julior Vailolo, 5-11, 205, Fr, Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS); RB Pete Williams, 5-9, 180, Fr, Denver, Colo. (South HS); LB Mason Woodward, 5-10, 190, Fr, Syracuse, Utah (Syracuse HS). Key Losses: OG Zach Brackus, 6-5, 310, 4-year starter; TE Henna Brown, 60, 233, HM all-Big Sky (35 rec, 414 yds, 3 TD); LB Rickey Clark, 6-2, 224 (43 tkl, 17 solo, .15 TFL); LB Namari Flentroy, 60, 230 (70 tkl, 32 solo, 5.5 tfl, 3.5 sacks, 2 PBU, 3 QBH, 2 FF, 1 FR): OL Dylan Fox, 6-2, 286, Second-team all-Big Sky; FB Lavell Ika, 5-7, 240, Second-team all-Big Sky (14 rush, 21 yds, 3 TD); DT Cody Larsen, 6-4, 300, first-team all-Big Sky (48 tkl, 22 solo, 14 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 8 QBH, 3 FF, 2 FR); LB MIke Needham, 6-3, 200, LDS church mission (67 tkl, 43 solo, 5.5 tfl, 1 sack, 4 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FF); OL Russell Petersen, 6-4, 301, 2year starter; QB Brad Sorensen, 6-5, 235, second-team all-Big Sky, Payton Award finalist, CFPA Elite QB Award winner, SUU’s career passing leader (273-439, 3,129 yards, 23 TDs); DE Jeff Tukuafu, 6-4, 251 (27 tkl, 15 solo, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 1 PBU, 5 QBH); RB Brian Wilson, 6-0, 206 (176 rush, 743 yds, 2 TD, 20 rec., 127 yds, 3 TD) Other Returnees/Spring Newcomers (13): QB Aaron Cantu, 6-3, 215, Jr (3,358 yards and 32 TDs passing at East Los Angeles College in 2012); OL Steve Clark*, 6-6, 288, RFr; QB Mitch Dahlen, 6-4, 208, So; DL Andrew Eide*, 64, 261, RFr; LB Josh Kariya, 6-3, 226, Fr; RB Christian Jensen, 5-9, 190, Fr; WR Logan Obering, 6-1, 1201, Fr; QB Tannon — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — Head Coach Ed Lamb Brigham Young, 1996 Sixth Season At SUU A 2010 Eddie Robinson Award finalist, Ed Lamb is entering his sixth season as head coach of the Thunderbird football program. In his first five years overseeing the program, Coach Lamb has guided the team on a path that has seen it improve from the 0-11 squad he inherited to back-to-back winning seasons in 2010 and 2011, including the 2010 Great West Conference championship team. Last year the team competed in the Big Sky Conference for the first time and wound up with a 4-4 mark, good enough for a tie for fifth-place in the 13-team league. During his first year at SUU Coach Lamb turned around a program which had been mired in a 19-game slide, and while the 2008 team finished with just four wins, they were four more wins than the program had in any of the previous three seasons. SUU also broke through with its first road-win in four years when it stopped Southland Conference champion and 22nd-ranked Texas State, 34-30, in 2008. That same season Lamb’s program landed 11 players on the all-GWC squad, including seven first-team selections as well as its special teams player of the year. The Thunderbirds finished the 2008 season ranked among the nation’s top-20 teams in punting and punt returns, passing offense and tackles-forloss. The improvement continued in 2009 when the team finished with a 5-6 mark, its best record since 2004. The team ranked among the nation’s top-20 programs in passing, pass efficiency, total offense, scoring offense and punt returns in addition to leading the nation on net punting. The Thunderbirds had two all-Americans in 2009, placed 12 players on the all-conference squad and had 14 academic all-conference selections. SUU had individuals ranked among the nation’s top 10 in pass receptions, receiving yards, total offense, punt returns and scoring as well. In 2010 the team continued its ascent, as the T-Birds claimed their first Great West championship with a perfect 4-0 mark in conference games, posted an overall 6-5 record – the team’s first winning record since 2004 – and finished the season ranked among the nation’s top-30 in both the coaches and the media polls. Among the team’s five losses, only one came by more than eight points. SUU matched 2010’s 6-5 record in 2011, a season which included the team’s first win over a FBS-level team in 14 seasons and only its second ever, a 41-16 win at UNLV. Although the team went through a three-game GWC skid midway through the year, SUU closed the season winning three of four games, including a win over UC Davis and victories at future Big Sky rivals Weber State and Northern Arizona, with the only setback a loss at then-No. 5 Northern Iowa. SUU dominated the all-GWC teams in 2010 and 2011, with 14 selections in each season. In 2010 SUU had 10 first-team selections, four on the second-team and three more earning honorable mention. SUU wide receiver Tysson Poots was the GWC’s offensive player of the year in 2010 as well as a consensus first-team All-American. In 2011 SUU swept the GWC’s individual awards, as QB Brad Sorensen was named offensive player of the year, DE Tyler Osborne earned defensive player of the year honors, RB/KR Austin Minefee was the special teams player of the year and WR/PR Brady Measom was the newcomer of the year. In addition to those honors, SUU had nine first-team and five second-team all-GWC selections, while Osborne and Minefee both earned all-America honors. Last year, in the program’s first season in the Big Sky, SUU notched wins over a pair of ranked teams, then-No. 1 Eastern Washington and then-No. 11 Northern Arizona, and picked up a road win at perennial BSC power Montana. Lamb’s T-Birds placed 13 players on all-BSC teams, and linebacker Zak Browning was tabbed as the league’s newcomer of the year. Coach Lamb came to SUU from the University of San Diego, where he served as special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator and defensive backs coach for three years. A 1996 graduate of Brigham Young University, Lamb helped guide the University of San Diego to three consecutive Pioneer League championships as well as back-to-back NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major National Championships in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 the USD special teams ranked first or second in the Pioneer League in every statistical category and the defense finished 2006 ranked fourth nationally after the Toreros completed an 11-1 season. While at USD Coach Lamb’s responsibilities included serving as the team’s budget manager and recruiting in addition to his on-field responsibilities. Prior to joining the Toreros in 2005, Lamb spent two seasons as defensive coordinator at the University of Idaho where his 2003 team finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring defense. As part of his duties as coordinator, his primary responsibility was with the Vandal secondary. Coach Lamb spent the 2001 season on the BYU staff as a defensive assistant working with the linebackers. While with the Cougars he helped the squad to a 10-2 record and a Mountain West Conference title. Lamb served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Redlands from 1998 through 2000, where his teams went 21-6 overall and boasted the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s top scoring defense every year he was with the program. He also served as the Bulldogs’ recruiting coordinator. Prior to becoming defensive coordinator at Redlands Lamb spent one season as a graduate assistant working with the defensive line. As a student-athlete, Lamb played linebacker and defensive end from 1992-96 on Brigham Young University and BYUIdaho teams which combined to win four conference championships. Lamb and his wife, Sarah, are the parents of three daughters: Anna, Amelia and Summer, and son Claude Edward IV. — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — Southern Utah Spring 2013 Roster No 2 19 18 31 4 43 77 29 6 7 76 20 95 53 11 83 78 93 14 12 68 55 2 63 23 11 33 10 71 22 13 94 42 28 91 3 96 13 6 8 1 92 17 26 10 88 32 66 70 65 24 15 36 81 NAME Jacob Allie Chandler Allphin Austin Anderson J.T. Anderson Malik Brown Zak Browning Cody Burgess Michael Byrd Aaron Cantu Myles Carelock Steve Clark Tommy Collet Colton Cook James Cowser Mitch Dahlen Rodain Delus Kyle Donaldson Andrew Eide Mike Evans Anthony Fagans Gavin Farr Sione Fukofuka Gordon Garrett Daron Griffin Austin Gumucio Chad Hansen Jarom Healey Matt Holley Fernando Huerta Christian Jensen Mitch Jessop Kouri Jones Josh Kariya Miles Killebrew Trever McFalls Griff McNabb Brad Meyer Brock Miller Tyree Mills Fatu Moala C.J. Morgan Nick Nissen Anthony Norris Logan Obering Tannen Pedersen Easton Pedersen Martavious Redmond Evan Ross Zac Russell Tony Sarrocco Anthony Sattiewhite Mike Sharp LeShaun Sims Cody Smith HT 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-6 6-0 5-8 6-4 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-6 5-9 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 5-7 6-3 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-0 WT 240 228 250 182 205 217 324 201 215 193 288 191 179 250 208 186 323 261 203 208 298 256 196 350 223 240 228 216 317 190 218 257 226 209 273 168 287 185 184 192 180 287 253 201 196 219 197 296 297 283 188 190 199 205 YR SR SO JR SO SO SO SR SO JR SO FR SR SR SO SO SO SR FR SO SR SR FR JR SR FR SR FR JR SO FR JR JR FR SO JR SR SR SR SR SR JR JR SO FR FR JR FR FR JR FR FR FR SO SR POS QB TE DE DB RB LB OL DB QB WR OL DB K LB QB WR OL DL DB DB OL LB DB OL LB LB RB LB OL RB WR DL LB DB DE WR DT K DB WR WR DL TE WR QB WR DB OL OL OL DB QB DB WR HOMETOWN Renton, WA Alpine, UT Las Vegas, NV Layton, UT North Las Vegas, NV Camas, WA Panaca, NV Laredo, TX Montebello, CA Fairfield, CA Ogden, UT Moorpark, CA Bountiful, UT Fruit Heights, UT Redmond, OR Naples, FL Pacifica, CA Orem, UT Esparto, CA Oakland, CA South Ogden, UT Ha’akame, Tonga Moab, UT San Bernardino, CA Grantsville, UT Murrieta, CA Hurricane, UT Las Vegas, NV Wellsville, UT Murray, UT Providence, UT Converse, TX Kaysville, UT Henderson, NV Salt Lake City, UT Pocatello, ID Boise, ID Encinas, CA Pasadena, CA Kearns, UT Aurora, CO Delta, UT Las Vegas, NV Cedar City, UT Highland, UT Highland, UT West Jordan, UT Plain City, UT Trabucco Hills, CA Moorpark, CA Ogden, UT St. George, Utah Las Vegas, NV Redlands, CA — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — EXPERIENCE 3L/Lindbergh HS 1L/Lone Peak HS 1L/Arbor View HS 1L/Layton HS 1L/Canyon Springs HS 1L/Union HS 2VL/Lincoln County HS 1L/United HS JC/East Los Angeles College 1L/Rodriguez HS RS/Northridge HS 3L/Moorpark HS 2L/Viewmont HS 1L/Davis HS SQ/Utah RS/Lely HS 1L/Orange Coast College RS/Timpview HS 1L/Esparto HS 2L/Oakland Tech HS 3L/Northridge HS RS/Liahona HS 2L/Grand County HS 3L/Cajon HS RS/Grantsville HS 2L/Mt. San Jacinto RS/Hurricane HS 2L/Centennial HS 1L/Mountain Crest HS HS/Murray HS 2L/Mountain Crest HS 2L/Judson HS HS/Davis HS 1L/Foothill HS 1L/Juan Diego HS 1L/Utah 3L/Capital HS 3L/Santa Fe Christian HS 3L/John Muir HS 2L/Utah 1L/Wyoming 2L/Delta HS 1L/Liberty HS TR/Brigham Young HS/Lone Peak HS 2L/Lone Peak HS HS/West Jordan HS RS/Fremont HS 1L/Trabucco Hills HS RS/Moorpark HS RS/Ogden HS HS/Dixie HS 1L/Andre Agassi Prep SQ/San Bernardino Valley JC 82 59 34 25 98 97 5 30 75 15 16 Josh Smith P.J. Taeao-Tauanu’u Christian Taele Mike Tagliaferri Toi Taufa Robert Torgersen Naia Ursua Maxime Venot-Petit Hayden White Derek Whitmore Austin Young 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-5 179 334 220 233 291 269 183 192 277 244 228 SO FR FR SR SO FR SO FR FR JR FR WR DL RB LB DL DL WR DB LB TE QB South Jordan, UT Las Vegas, NV Spanish Fork, UT Las Vegas, NV Salt Lake City, UT Richfield, UT Kailua-Kona, HI Amiens, FR Bountiful, UT Orlando, FL Colfax, CA Head Coach: Ed Lamb (BYU, 1996) Director of Offense/QBs: Steve Clark (BYU, 1992) Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Justin Ena (BYU, 2001) Associate Head Coach/Secondary: Demario Warren (UC Davis, 2008) Assistant Head Coach/DL: Ryan Hunt (SUU, 2004) Offensive Coordinator/RBs: Justin Walterscheid (SUU, 2005) Running Game Coordinator/DL: Teag Whiting (BYU, 2004) Passing Game Coordinator/WRs: Fesi Sitake (SUU, 2011) Special Teams Coordinator/TEs: Aaron Fernandez (SUU, 2009) Defensive Assistant: Kyle Macy (Utah, 2011) Academic Coordinator: Sam Elliott (SUU, 2002) Strength & Conditioning: Dan Bennion (SUU, 2000) Jake Hutton (Utah State, 2010) — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 1L/Bingham HS RS/Liberty HS RS/Spanish Fork HS 3L/Centennial HS RS/Highland HS HS/Richfield HS 1VL/Kealakehe HS HS/Spartiates d’Amiens RS/Viewmont HS JC/Riverside CC RS/Colfax HS 2 Jacob Allie QB, 6-0, 240, Sr Renton, Washington 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios At SUU, 2012: Played on special teams as team’s holder and was a reserve fullback, tight end but did not record a statistic. Moves back to quarterback this spring, the position at which he was projected to play when he signed as a freshman. At SUU, 2011: Played on return teams and as team’s back-up holder but didn’t record a tackle or a return. At SUU, 2010: Moved from quarterback to fullback, appeared in five games but did not get an offensive touch. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Threw for nearly 2,700 yards and 32 touchdowns his senior year at Seattle-area Charles A. Lindbergh High School, completing 63 percent of his pass attempts. Served as a team captain and led Coach Dominic Yarrington’s Eagles to a city championship, also earned first-team all-league honors and was named team’s offensive back of the year. Participated in the 2009 East-West all-state game. His best game came in a playoff game vs. Columbia River when he completed 16-of-28 passes for 369 yards and five touchdowns. Also lettered in basketball and track, serving as a basketball captain as well. Parents are Dora Allie and Terry Allie. Majoring in physical education. 19 Chandler Allphin TE, 6-4, 228, So Alpine, Utah At SUU, 2012: Appeared in two games but did not have a reception. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDS church mission. Personal: Earned first-team all-region and second-team allstate honors as a senior at Lone Peak High after catching 40 passes for 736 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Knights. Also earned academic all-state recognition and competed in track at LPHS. Parents are Elycse and Ryan Allphin. Plans to major in chemistry with a pre-med emphasis. 18 Austin Anderson DE, 6-5, 250, Jr Las Vegas, Nevada At SUU, 2012: Was on the verge of a break-out season with 16 tackles, including 11 solo stops, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and a touchdown in the first four-plus games but he went down with a season-ending injury against Montana State. Returned a fumble nine yards for a touchdown vs. New Mexico Highlands. Had four tackles at Cal and six at Portland State. At SUU, 2011: Played against Sacramento State but did not record a tackle. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Graduate of Las Vegas' Arbor View High School, where he was a two-year letterman for Coach Dan Barnson's Aggies. Earned first-team all-Northwest Division honors as a linebacker last season after tallying 31 tackles and two sacks. Also played quarterback in a double-wing system, passing for 537 yards and four TDs. Also lettered in basketball. Parents are Tori and Chris Anderson. Majoring in criminal justice. 2012 GP 5 UT 11 TT 16 TFL Sacks 2.0-17 1.5-16 FF/FR 1/2 31 J.T. Anderson CB, 6-2, 182, So Layton, Utah At SUU, 2012: Played in 10 games with three starts, finished the season with 33 tackles, 24 solo, including a tackle for loss. Also co-led the team with five passes broken up and had an interception which he terurned 17 yards against Sacramento State. Forced one fumble, recovered two. Finished the season strong with a six-tackle effort at North Dakota and a career-best nine – including five solo stops – at Northern Arizona. Personal: A two-time first-team all-region performer at Layton High School, earned second-team all-state honors in 2011 playing defensive back for Coach Jim Batchelor. Tallied over 80 tackles with 13 interceptions in his final two years of high school, returning three picks for touchdowns. Also linedup at wide receiver where he totalled nearly 500 yards and rackedup 120 return yards during his high school career. Also lettered and earned all-region honors in basketball. Parents are Holley and Jeff Anderson. Plans to major in finance. 2012 GP 10 UT 24 4 Malik Brown RB, 6-1, 205, So Las Vegas, Nevada TT 33 Int 1-17 PBU 5 FF/FR 1/2 At SUU, 2012: Joined the team for spring semester 2012 andparticipated in spring drills. Caught one pass for 12 yards at Utah State and had one carry for no gain at California but did not play again after the Cal game. Personal: Graduate of Las Vegas Canyon Springs HS where he rushed for 1,099 yards as a senior in 2010. 35 Zak Browning LB, 5-11, 217, So Vancouver, Washington At SUU, 2012: Was named the Big Sky freshman of the year, a freshman all-American and a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award after leading the Thunderbirds and the nation’s freshmen in tackles per game with 11.6 per contest. Played in and started 10 games (missed the New Mexico Highlands game with an injury), tallied 116 tackles, 67 solo, with 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Also broke up three passes and intercepted another, forced five fumbles and recovered another. Started the season and his collegiate career with a bang, tallying 12 tackles in the season-opener at Utah State and he went on to log double-figure tackles in seven games, including 18 at Montana, 15 vs. Montana State and Eastern Washington and 14 at Northern Arizona. Had 14 solo stops vs. EWU. His 18-tackles at Montana were the most by an SUU freshman since Steve Smith had 21 at Arkansas State back in 2002. Personal: Was named first-team all state on both sides of the ball as well as the Greater St. Helens League Player of the Year as a running back and linebacker following his senior season at Union HS in Camas, Wash.. He rushed for 1,175 yards and 19 touchdowns and served as the linchpin for the Titan defense that gave up just 10.6 points per game that season. Averaged 8.7 yards per carry as a senior in 2010, rushed for a school- — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios record 285 yards and four touchdowns in one game as well. Also holds the school's sacks record. Lettered in track & field for the Titans as well. Parents are Suzanne and Bruce Browning. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2012 GP 10 UT 67 77 Cody Burgess OT, 6-6, 324, Sr Caliente, Nevada TT 116 TFL 5.5-19 Int 1-15 FF/FR 5/1 At SUU, 2012: Appeared in and started nine games at left tackle, earned honorable mention all-Big Sky Conference honors. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in nine games with one start. At SUU, 2010: Sat out fall semester but returned to school and participated in spring ball. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Was named Nevada’s lineman of the year following his senior season, earned first-team all-state honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman for Coach Richard Ottley at Lincoln County High. Helped the Lynx to a state championship as a sophomore. Also lettered in basketball, helping LCHS to a state champion his junior season. Also served as student body president, was a member of the honors society and earned the Shawn Davis Leadership Award. Parents are Kristi and Bruce Burgess. Majoring in biology. 29 Michael Byrd DB, 6-2, 201, So Laredo, Texas At SUU, 2012: Appeared in 10 games both at safety and on special teams, finished the season with five tackles, one solo. Intercepted a pass at Montana to end the Grizzlies’ final drive and secure the win for SUU. Personal: Earned second-team all-state and first-team all-city honors and was named most outstanding defensive back following his senior season at Laredo (Texas) United High School. Tallied 88 tackles with nine interceptions from his free safety position his senior season for Coach Sanchez. Also lettered in track and field for the Longhorns. 2012 GP 10 UT 1 TT 5 6 Aaron Cantu QB, 6-3, 215, Jr Montebello, California TFL 0-0 Int 1-0 FF/FR 0/0 At SUU: Joined the Thunderbirds in January and will participate in 2013 spring drills. Personal: Led the NJCAA in passing last year when he threw for 3,358 yards and 32 touchdowns with a 62.3 percent completion rate at East Los Angeles College. Earned his team’s MVP award following the 2012 season when he helped lead the Huskies to a Mountian Conference championship. Completed 199 of 295 passes for 2,599 yards and 23 TDs as a freshman when he led the Huskies to a conference title and a bowl victory. Was named his team’s and the conference’s player of the year following his freshman campaign. Graduate of Schurr High Scool where he was a two-year starter at quarterback after starting at linebacker as a sophomore. He passed for 2,822 yards and 21 touchdowns his senior season at Schurr. 18 Myles Carelock RB, 5-11, 193, So Fairfield, California At SUU, 2012: Appeared in four games, at both receiver and cornerback, and also played on special teams but did not record a statistic. Plans are to move Myles to running back this spring. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Graduate of Rodriguez High in Fairfield, Calif., but also attended Fairfield's Vanden HS. Earned all-league honors as a receiver and return specialist following his junior and senior years for Coach John Bent’s RHS Mustangs. Was named the league’s rookie of the year as a sophomore when he caught 28 passes for 368 yards and five TDs at VHS. Tallied over 600 yards as a senior and racked up 23 tackles from his cornerback position. Was also a highly-touted baseball prospect, earned allCIF honors as an outfielder after batting .390 his junior season when he tied the school’s single-season steals record. Father is Jerome Carelock. Majoring in exercise science. 76 Steve Clark OL, 6-6, 288, RFr Ogden, Utah At SUU: Spent the 2009 season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDS Church mission. Returned to school and will participate in 2013 spring drills. Personal: A two-year starter and three-year letterman, earned all-region and honorable mention all-area honors his senior season for Coach Eric Thompson's Northridge Knights. Also lettered in track and played one season of basketball. Parents are Marilee and Doug Clark. Is undecided upon a major area of study. 20 Tommy Collet FS, 6-1, 191, Sr Moorpark, California At SUU, 2012: Appeared in eight games with seven starts at free safety, missed three games with injury. Tallied 50 tackles, 21 solo, with a tackle for loss and three interceptions, which coled the team. Also broke up three passes and returned an interception 55 yards for a score at Northern Arizona. Had 10 tackles at Utah State an 11 in the season-finale at NAU. Was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week following the NAU game. At SUU, 2011: Played in all 11 games, earned starting free safety position midway through the season, wound up eighth on the team (and third among returning players) with 40 tackles, including 23 solo stops. Also had two tackles for loss and recovered a pair of fumbles. Had a season-high nine tackles, three solo, at Cal Poly, then tallied eight, including five solo stops, the next week at Weber State. At SUU, 2010: Walked on an earned a spot on the traveling roster. Appeared in nine games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams. Tallied 10 tackles, four solo. Personal: Earned first-team all-county and team's most valu- — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios able DB honors for coach Tim Lins' Musketeers. Tallied 97 tackles with two sacks, four interceptions and three PBUs, helping the team to a pair of league titles and back-to-back appearances in the CIF finals. Averaged 26 yards per return. Parents are Cecilia and Tom Collett, Tom was an all-conference safety for the Thunderbirds back in the 1980s. Major is criminal justice. 2010 2011 2012 GP 9 11 8 UT 4 23 21 TT 9 40 50 95 Colton Cook K, 5-10, 179, Sr Bountiful, Utah TFL 0-0 2-5 0.5-0 INT 0-0 0-0 3-53 FF/FR 0/0 0/2 0/0 At SUU, 2012: Earned second-team All-Big Sky honors as well as second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and College Sporting News. Handled all of the team’s kicking duties, led SUU in scoring with 87 points. Hit 19-of-22 field goal attempts and 30-of-33 PATs. Was named Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week following the Eastern Washington game after hitting three of four field goals, including the gamewinner, a 36-yard effort with three seconds to play. At SUU, 2011: Handled the Thunderbirds’ field goal and kickoff duties, also booted most of the PATs. Finished the season second on the team in scoring after hitting 14-of-19 field goals and all 27 of his PAT attempts. Long field goal was 45 yards. His 36-yard field goal with just over six minutes to play at Northern Arizona proved to be the game-winner in the 27-24 battle. Personal: Graduate of Viewmont High School where he earned Utah’s Mr. Soccer honors following the 2007 season. Earned four letters in soccer but did not participate in football. Attended Salt Lake Community College but did not participate in athletics. Parents are MariLynn and Bob Cook. Majoring in business management. 2011 2012 GP 11 11 FG 14 19 FGA 19 22 53 James Cowser DL, 6-4, 250, So Fruit Heights, Utah Long 45 49 PAT 27-27 30-33 Pts 69 87 At SUU, 2012: Earned freshman all-American honors and honorable mention all-Big Sky recognition after leading the nation’s freshmen with 0.68 sacks per game and ranking second among freshmen with 1.23 tackles for loss per game. Led SUU and was fifth in the Big Sky with 7.5 sacks and was tied for third in the BSC with 13.5 tackles for loss. Ranked 25th in the nation in sacks and 27th in TFLs. Set an SUU freshman record with his 7.5 sacks. Tallied 61 total tackles, fifth on the team and tops among defensive linemen, including 30 solo stops, which also ranked fifth. Also forced and recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass, broke up a pass and tallied five quarterback hurries. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDS church mission. Personal: Earned consensus Utah 5A first-team all-state honors was and Region One Defensive Player of the Year his senior season when he helped former Thunderbird Ryan Bishop’s at Davis Darts to an appearance in the Utah 5A quarterfinals. Was named Davis County Clipper’s Mr. Football and to the Ogden Standard Examiner’s first-team. Finished season with 94 tackles, including 15 sacks, 32 tackles for loss, with 14 passes knocked down, and recovered three fumbles. Also played basketball three seasons for the Darts; earned academic all-region honors in both football and basketball, was a second-team allstater in basketball. Also participated in debate and was a member of the National Honor Society. Parents are Kelly and Steve Cowser. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2012 GP 11 UT 30 11 Mitch Dahlen QB, 6-4, 208, So Redmond, Oregon TT 61 TFL 13.5-74 Sacks 7.5-57 FF/FR 1/1 At SUU, 2012: Walked on to the squad and earned a roster spot in the fall. Prior to SUU: Spent the 2011 season at Utah. Personal: Graduate of Redmond High School where he also lettered in basketball. 83 Rodain Delus WR, 5-9, 186, So Naples, Florida At SUU, 2012: Participated in 2012 spring ball, squad member in the fall. Personal: Spent a season at Edison State College but did not play football, also redshirted at Ellsworth Community College prior to joining the Thunderbirds last spring. Prepped at Lely High School in Naples, Fla., where he had 312 receiving and 20 rushing yards his senior season for Coach Dave Miller's Trojans. Earned a spot on the region's all-star squad. Also lettered in track & field. Parents are Ange and Fritz Delus. Plans to major in exercise science. 78 Kyle Donaldson OL, 6-4, 323, Sr Pacifica, California At SUU, 2012: Appeared in nine games on the offsensive with one start at left tackle vs. Weber State. Personal: Earned all-conference honors last year after opening holes for the nation's leading JuCo rusher, Dominic Betts, at Orange Coast College where he was a teammate of T-Bird Evan Law. Bench press: 31 reps @ 225 pounds. 93 Andrew Eide DL, 6-4, 261, RFr Orem, Utah At SUU: Spent 2010 season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDS church mission. Personal: Earned first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state honors for Coach Brad Molen at Timpanogos High where he had 55 tackles with eight sacks and picked off a pair of passes last season. Also competed in basketball for the Timberwolves. Parents are Robin and Eric Eide. Plans to major in exercise science. — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios 14 Mike Evans DB, 6-3, 203, So Esparto, California in athletic training with a minor in broadcasting. At SUU, 2012: Appeared in four games, tallied two tackles, one solo, both in the Thunderbirds’ win at Montana. Joined the team for spring semester 2012 and participated in spring workouts. Personal: Prepped at Esparto High in Esparto, Calif., where he earned all-league and all-division honors for Coach Rod Totton's Spartans. Played defensive back and receiver. Earned three football letters, also lettered in baseball and golf at EHS. Parents are LeDawn and Mike Evans. Plans to major in AgriBusiness. 12 Anthony Fagans DB, 6-2, 208, Sr Oakland, California At SUU, 2012: Appeared in four games at safety and on special teams but did not record a statistic. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in seven games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker, tallied seven tackles, four solo. At SUU, 2010: Sat out recovering from surgery. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned second-team Oakland Athletic League honors in 2008 at Oakland Technical High School, where he played both defensive back and wide receiver. Tallied 45 tackles and averaged 19 yards per catch, scored a pair of touchdowns in 2008. Also competed in basketball and track at OTHS. Parents are LaCondra and Anthony Fagans. Major is athletic training. 2011 2012 GP 7 4 UT 4 0 68 Gavin Farr OL, 6-3, 298, Sr South Ogden, Utah TT 7 0 TFL 0-0 0-0 Sacks 0-0 0-0 FF/FR 0/0 0/0 At SUU, 2012: Earned his third straight all-conference honor after being named first-team all-Big Sky by the league’s coaches. Started all 11 games at left guard. At SUU, 2011: Earned first-team all-Great West honors from the coaches despite missing six games with an injury. Started the first four games at center but was sidelined in practice following the UNLV game, came back to play at Northern Iowa but didn’t participate in the season-finale at Northern Arizona. At SUU, 2010: Was named offensive lineman of the year by the media and earned secondteam all-conference honors from the coaches after starting all 11 games at center and anchoring the SUU offensive line. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned the Black Knight Award for excellence on and off the field three years at Northridge High where he was a three-year starter, a two-year captain and an all-region performer his junior and senior seasons. Was a second-team allstater as a senior as well as his team’s most valuable lineman. Tallied 58 tackles, including 35 solo stops and had seven sacks with an interception and five passes broken up his senior year. Earned second-team all-state and all-area honors in basketball his junior season, also earned second-team all-region honors as well as his team’s player of the year award in baseball his senior season. Parents are Joni Snedaker and Dale Farr. Majoring 55 Sione Fukofuka DL, 6-5, 256, Fr Ha’akame, Tonga At SUU: Participated in 2012 spring ball, spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Graduate of Liahona High School in Nuku'alofu, Tonga, where he was an all-star rugby player. Wife is Melissa, has a son, Sam. Parents are Peni and Manu Fukofuka. Plans to major in accounting. 2 Gordon Garrett CB, 6-2, 196, Jr Moab, Utah At SUU, 2012: Appeared in three games and tallied five tackles but saw his season cut short by injuries. Tallied four tackles at Cal before going down with an injury, saw limited duty against Portland State but sat out the rest of the season. At SUU, 2011: Played in five games with one start, tallied eight tackles, six solo. Had three solo tackles at UNLV and three tackles, two solo, in his start at Weber State. At SUU, 2008: Spent the season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDS church mission. Personal: Graduate of Grand County High School, where he was a two-time first-team all-state selection as well as a second-teamer as a sophomore. Played quarterback and defensive back for former SUU standout Dennis Wells at GCHS, rushing for over 2,500 yards and passing for another 3,000 during his career. Tallied 112 tackles, three sacks, 13 interceptions and 27 pass break-ups as a prep. Helped the Red Devils to a state championship his sophomore season. Also lettered in track & field and basketball, claimed state championships in the 100and 200-meters as well as in the long jump his senior season when he set the state 2A state record for the 200-m. Also won a state championship in the 200-m and the 4x100 as a junior when he finished second in the long jump for the second straight season. Was a second-team all-stater in hoops as well. Parents are Stacey and Douglas Garrett. Served an LDS church mission to Kennewick, Wash. Is majoring in business education. 2011 2012 GP 5 3 UT 6 2 TT 8 5 TFL 0-0 0-0 63 Daron Griffin OL, 6-4, 350, Sr San Bernardino, California Sacks 0-0 0-0 FF/FR 0/0 0/0 At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve offensive guard. At SUU, 2011: A member of the travel squad, he appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman. At SUU, 2010: Appeared in eight games as a reserve offensive lineman. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned first-team all-Inland Empire, all-county and all-area honors his senior season playing center for Coach Kim Battin’s Cajon High School Cowboys. Also lettered in track at CHS. Mother is Betty Jackson. Is majoring in architecture. — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios 51 Chad Hansen LB, 6-3, 240, Sr Murrieta, California At SUU, 2012: Appeared in six games with two starts, finished the season with seven tackles, five solo, including two TFLs and a sack, and broke up a pass. At SUU, 2011: Was a consensus first-team all Great West Conference performer. Started all 11 games and led the Thunderbirds with 104 tackles, including a team-high 53 solo stops. Had seven tackles for loss, three sacks, intercepted a pass, broke up three more, forced two fumbles and recovered another, also was credited with a quarterback hurry. Had double-figure tackles in eight games, including a season-high 14 at Weber State, where he also notched his interception. Led team in tackles six times and was co-leader twice. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. At Mt. San Jacinto College: Earned all-conference honors as a freshman after tallying 99 tackles - the fifth-best total in Southern California - with three sacks and three forced fumbles his freshman year. Personal: Prepped at Murrieta Valley High School where he lettered in both football and baseball. Earned first-team all-CIF honors and was a two-time all-league, all-valley and all-county performer as well as the defensive MVP of each his senior season when he was an all-Inland Empire and a PrepStar all-region performer. Served an LDS church mission to Tucson, Ariz. Parents are Linda Judd and Thom Hansen. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2011 2012 GP 11 6 UT 53 5 33 Jarom Healey RB, 5-11, 228, RFr Hurricane, Utah TT 104 7 TFL 7-29 2.0-8 Sacks 3-23 1-6 FF/FR 2/1 0/0 At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned first-team all-state and all-region honors as a senior in 2010 when he helped lead Hurricane High to an appearance in the Utah 3A state championship game. Tallied 25 total touchdowns, including 22 rushing, one receiving, one on a kickoff return and one on an interception return. Finished the season with 2,097 all-purpose yards, including 1,260 rushing, 333 receiving, 416 on kickoff returns, 20 on punt returns and 68 on interception returns. Had 56 tackles from his safety position as well. Also earned all-state honors in track & field and was a three-time state champion. Parents are Toni and Steve Healey. Plans to major in exercise science. 10 Matt Holley LB, 6-1, 216, Jr Las Vegas, Nevada At SUU, 2010: Earned honorable all-Great West Conference honors at strong safety after tallying 41 tackles, 28 solo, and leading the team with three interceptions. Also had 1.5 sacks and broke up three passes. Had 10 tackles in the season-opener at Wyoming and six solo stops against both Cal Poly and UC Davis. Returned one interception 44 yards for a touchdown against Dixie State, also recorded picks at Wyoming and at Eastern Washington. At SUU, 2009: Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman safety, finished fourth among safeties with 26 tackles, including 12 solo stops. Intercepted a pass, was in on one tackle-for-loss, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble. Best game was at NAU where he was in on nine tackles, including six solos. His interception came against Texas State. Personal: Earned first-team all-Sunset Division honors as a defensive back at Centennial High after making 102 tackles and picking off four passes his senior season. Rushed for 230 yards, picked of 420 yards receiving and 632 on returns in 2008 for Coach George Baker’s Bulldogs. Also competed in basketball and baseball for CHS. Parents are Elisabeth and Richard Holley. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2009 2010 GP 11 11 UT 12 28 TT 26 41 71 Fernando Huerta OL, 6-6, 317, So Hyrum, Utah TFL 1-2 2-7 Int 1-2 3-44 FF/FR 0/1 0/0 At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve offensive lineman and on special teams. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: A consensus first-team all-state selection and firstteam all-region honoree as well as an honor roll student for coach Mark Wooton at Mountain Crest HS. Helped the football squad to four straight region titles, also lettered in wrestling and track & field at MCHS. Parents are Amanda and Anibal Huerta. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 13 Mitch Jessop WR, 6-4, 218, Jr Providence, Utah At SUU, 2012: Appeared in seven games before injuries cut his season short. Still finished the season third on the squad in receptions with 33 and second in receiving yards with 519, including a team season-long 82 yard reception. Also had three receiving touchdowns. Caught nine balls for 159 yards and a pair of scores in the team's win at Portland State and had six catches against both Sacramento State and Montana State, finishing with 115 yards vs. the Hornets and 97 vs. the Bobcats. At SUU, 2009: After missing the season-opener he played in the remaining 10 games and finished the year third on the team in receptions (29) and receiving yards (398) and second in yards per catch (13.7). Had at least one reception in all but one of the games in which he appeared and had at least three in seven contests. Posted career-highs with five catches for 97 yards vs. North Dakota, his 50-yard reception in the game was the team's second-longest of the season. Had four receptions at NAU and Utah State. Personal: Earned all-state honors as a wide receiver and allregion recognition at both receiver and defensive back last season at Mountain Crest High after catching 60 passes for 900 yards and five touchdowns. Helped Coach Mark Wooton’s Mustangs to a 10-2 record and a region title, caught eight passes for 165 yards and two scores in the state semi-finals. Best game came against Timpview when he totaled 189 receiving — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios yards. Also competed in basketball, baseball and track & field at MCHS. A member of the National Honor Society. Earned honor roll status every year in high school; had a cumulative 3.9 GPA. Parents are Karen and Mitch Jessop. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2009 2012 GP 10 10 Rec. 29 33 94 Kouri Jones DE, 6-4, 257, Jr Converse, Texas Yds 398 519 TD 0 3 Long 50 82 At SUU, 2012: Played in 10 games, missed the Sacramento State game. Tallied 11 tackles, five solo, including three TFLs and 2.5 sacks, also forced a fumble. Best game was at Northern Arizona where he tallied seven tackles with 1.5 sacks, also had three stops, all solo, vs. Montana State, including a sack. At SUU, 2011: Played in five games, tallied four tackles, three solo, including a solo TFL, also forced a fumble. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned third-team all-state and first-team all-area honors as a senior playing for Coach Jim Rackley's Judson Rockets. Named his district's defensive Most Valuable Player last year after totaling 85 tackles with 10 sacks and an interception. Also forced four fumbles and recovered three. Was also a track letterman. Parents are Berdette and Anthony Jones. Plans to major in physical education and human performance. 2011 2012 GP 5 10 UT 3 5 TT 4 11 38 Miles Killebrew DB, 6-3, 209, So Henderson, Nevada TFL 1-6 3.0-14 Sacks 0-0 2.5-9 FF/FR 1/0 1/0 At SUU, 2012: Started all 11 games at strong safety and finished third on the team with 69 tackles, 42 solo, with five passes broken up (which co-led the team), and a fumble recovery which he returned 49 yards for a touchdown vs. New Mexico Highlands. Also blocked a kick. Was named honorable mention all-Big Sky and was tabbed as the national freshman of the week by The Sports Network following the Highlands game. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned all-state and all-city honors and was named defensive MVP as a defensive back his senior season when he tallied 77 tackles with three sacks and six interceptions. Also played running back and wide receiver for Coach Marty Redmond's Falcons, carrying 86 times for 392 yards and five touchdowns and scoring three TDs on the receiving end of the ball. A two-time first-team all-league and academic all-state honoree he is also an African-American student union Top-One Percenter in the state of Nevada. Parents are Lisa and David Killebrew. Majoring in integrated engineering. 91 Trever McFalls DL, 6-5, 273, Jr Salt Lake City, Utah At SUU, 2012: Played in nine games, tallied three tackles, two solo, with a quarterback hurry. Also forced a fumble at the 10 yard line in the fourth quarter vs. Eastern Washington to thwart a potential Eagle scoring opportunity. At SUU, 2011: Squad member. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned all-state and all-region honors as a senior when he helped Coach John Colosimo's Judge Memorial Soaring Eagles to a 13-1 record and region and state championships. Was also named region's defensive MVP in 2009 when he had 85 tackles, five sacks and an interception. Tallied 68 tackles with four sacks on the defensive side of the ball, averaged 16 yards per catch and had three scores on the offensive side. Team won four region titles and two state titles during his high school career, including back-to-back championships his junior and senior years. Parents are Lori McFalls Palmer and Mike McFalls. Is majoring in physical education & human performance. 3 Griff McNabb WR, 5-7, 168, Sr Pocatello, Idaho At SUU, 2012: Played in all 11 games with seven starts at receiver. Finished the season fifth on the team with 30 receptions for 290 yards with a pair of touchdowns. Handled the TBirds' punt return duties, averaging 6.2 yards per return on 14 attempts. Prior to SUU: Spent three seasons at Utah, including one as redshirt. At Utah, 2011: Played in 12 games, led the Utes with 22 punt returns for 166 yards, finished the season with a 7.5 yards per return average. Also caught two passes for 13 yards. His long punt return of the season was a 31-yarder in the fourth quarter of the Sun Bowl which set the Utes up on the Georgia Tech 24 yard line and led to the touchdown that sent the game into overtime of the game Utah eventually won. At Utah, 2010: Played in eight games, had two catches for eight yards and a touchdown (vs. Colorado State). Returned three punts for 22 yards, longest punt return was 11 yards against Iowa State. Also returned two kickoffs for 36 yards, with a 24-yard kick return vs. Wyoming. At Utah, 2009: Spent the season as a Redshirt. Personal: Earned first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver at Pocatello's Highland High School, helping the team to a runner-up finish in the state in 2005. Was named his region's Offensive Player of the Year as a senior when he had 104 receptions to also earn first-team all-region and all-conference recognition. Was also a first-team all-conference basketball player, leading Highland to a state runner-up finish in 2006. Wife is the former Whitney Jackson , Parents are Lisa and Bill McNabb, Bill played football at BYU. 2012 GP 11 Rec. 30 — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — Yds 290 TD 2 Long 44 PR 14 Avg 6.2 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios 75 Brad Meyer OL/DL, 6-3, 287, Sr Boise, Idaho 13 Brock Miller’s statistics, cont. At SUU, 2012: Appeared in 10 games with nine starts at defensive tackle, tallied 18 stops, eight solo, with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack, also broke up three passes, recovered a fumble, blocked a kick and recorded a safety. Earned academic all-Big Sky, all-District and Athletic Director’s Academic All-Star status. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in nine games with three starts at defensive tackle, tallied three tackles, two solo, including a sack for seven yards. Earned academic all-GWC honors after posting a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA, the best by any football player in the conference for the second straight season. At SUU, 2010: Earned academic all-GWC honors after posting a 4.0 GPA, the only perfect grade point average by a football player in the conference. Appeared in seven games, tallied six tackles, three solo with a sack. Personal: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2007 prior to serving an LDS Church Mission to Baton Rouge, La. Was an all-conference selection for coach Todd Simmis' Eagles at Capital High School, where he also lettered in wrestling and track and field. Parents are Laurie and Paul Meyer. Plans to major in chemistry. 2010 2011 2012 GP 7 9 10 UT 3 2 8 TT 6 3 18 13 Brock Miller P/K, 5-8, 185, Sr Solana Beach, California TFL 1-8 1-7 2.5-8 PBU 0 0 3 FF/FR 0/0 0/0 0/1 At SUU, 2012: Handled all of the team’s punting duties, punted 67 times for 2,896 yards, an average of 43.3 yards per punt which ranked 11th in the FCS and is the fourth-best average in SUU history. Had a long punt of 72 yards, the fifth-longest in school history, at Utah State, also had a 71-yarder vs. Weber State. His punts resulted in eight touchbacks and 19 fair catches, with 25 inside the oppnents’ 20 yard line and he had 16 efforts of 50 yards or better. Big Sky player of the week following Montana game in which he averaged 53 yards per kick, pinned the Griz inside the 20 four times and ran a fake 20 yards to set up the game-winning TD. At SUU, 2011: Handled some place-kicking, some kickoff and some punting duties for the Thunderbirds, hitting 5-of-5 PATs and averaging 40.4 yards on 18 punts, pinning the opponents inside the 20 seven times with five fair catches and one touchback. At SUU, 2010: Earned honorable mention all-GWC honors from the coaches after taking over the SUU placekicking duties midway through the season and connecting on 12-of-17 field goals and 27-of-28 extra points, Had a long field goal of 50 yards At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned second-team all-state honors as a punter and hit 8-of-11 field goals for Coach Brian Sipe’s Santa Fe Christian Eagles. Best game was homecoming 2008 when he was 3-for-3 on field goals with a long of 47 yards, averaged 63 yards on punts and had five kickoffs go for touchbacks. Also lettered in ice hockey. Parents are Cammie and Doug Miller. Majoring in education. 2010 2011 GP 9 8 FG 12 0 FGA 17 0 Long PAT 50 27-28 5-5 Pts 63 5 2012 GP 11 Punts 67 Yds 2,896 25 Tyree Mills CB, 6-2, 184, Sr Pasadena, California Avg. 43.3 I-20 25 Long 72 At SUU, 2012: Played in and started 10 games. Finshed the season sixth on the team with 52 tackles, including a pair of TFLs, also broke up four passes, and logged an interception which he returned 21 yards against Montana State. Had nine tackles at North Dakota, five solo, and eight at Utah State, four solo. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve cornerback, tallied 19 tackles, 11 solo, with a TFL and four PBUs. At SUU, 2010: Squad member. Joined team in spring as a walk-on, participated in spring drills. Personal: Spent fall 2009 on the track team at UC Davis but did not play football. Graduate of John Muir HS in Pasadena, Calif., where he lettered in football, basketball and track. Played receiver, defensive back and quarterback for Coach Ken Howard at JMHS. Totalled over 1,100 offensive yards as a senior when he also had 43 tackles and picked off six passes, recovered three fumbles and broke up two more passes. Earned all-CIF Southern Section honors as a defensive back, also earned scholar-athlete honors in all three sports. Member of the chess club. Parents are Miautra Dias and Tyree L. Mills, Sr. Plans to major in biology. 2011 2012 GP 10 10 UT 11 27 8 Fatu Moala WR, 6-2, 192, Sr Kearns, Utah TT 19 52 TFL 1-5 2.0-4 Int 0 1-21 PBU 4 4 At SUU, 2012: Earned second-team all-Big Sky honors after leading the Thunderbirds with 65 receptions for 801 yards and nine touchdowns. Had three 100-yard receiving games, including an 11-catch, 104-yard effort at Montana; a 10-catch, 112yard effort vs. Eastern Washington and a five-catch, 166-yard effort at North Dakota. Caught TD passes in seven games, with three vs. New Mexico Highlands. At SUU, 2011: Played in 10 games with seven starts. Caught 26 passes for 370 yards, tops among returning Thunderbirds. Best games were at UNLV and at Northern Arizona, where he caught five balls for 71 yards and four for 69, respectively. Prior to SUU: Walked on at Utah in the fall of 2009 and earned a spot on the travel squad in 2010 after a redshirt season. Caught five passes for 44 yards for the Utes in 2010. Personal: Four-year starter and all-region performer at wide receiver at Kearns HS, where he served as a team captain and was squad's MVP his senior season. Also lettered in basketball, soccer and track, earning honorable mention all-state honors in soccer. Parents are Tevita and Kalotia Moala. Is majoring in graphic design. 2011 2012 GP 10 11 Rec. 26 65 — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — Yds 370 801 TD 0 9 Long 28 63 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios 1 C.J. Morgan WR, 5-11, 180, Jr Aurora, Colorado At SUU, 2012: Appeared in nine games with a start against Eastern Washington. Caught 23 passes for 284 yards. Also returned four kickoffs, averaging 20 yards per return. Best game was vs. Eastern Washington when he caught six passes for an even 100 yards. 2012 GP 9 Rec. 23 92 Nick Nissen OL, 6-2, 287, Jr Delta, Utah Yds 284 TD 0 Long 46 At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games with starts at Portland State and at home vs. Montana State at defensive tackle. Tallied 11 tackles, three solo, with 1.5 TFLs. Will make the move to offensive line this spring. At SUU, 2011: Earned a spot on the travel squad, appeared in one game, vs. Texas-San Antonio, but didn’t record a tackle. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Prepped at Delta High School where he was a consensus first-team all-state selection last year when he finished with 70 tackles, including 12 sacks, and served as a team captain. A three-year starter for coach Russ Henrie's Rabbits, he was named team's MVP in 2009, also earned second-team allregion and honorable mention all-state honors as a junior. Also lettered in basketball at DHS. Parents are Holly and Aaron Nissen. Plans to major in sports medicine. 2012 GP 11 UT 3 84 Anthony Norris TE, 6-5, 253, So Las Vegas, Nevada TT 11 TFL 1.5-1 Sacks 0-0 PBU 0 At SUU, 2012: Participated in spring 2011 drills. Appeared in nine games but did not catch a pass or record a statistic. Personal: Caught 18 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns his senior season at Liberty High School. Is the first player from LHS to receive a football scholarship. Also lettered in track & field at Liberty. Mother is Monica Meilleur. Plans to major in marketing. 26 Logan Obering WR, 6-1, 201, RFr Cedar City, Utah At SUU: Transfer from BYU, joined the Thunderbirds this semester and will participate in spring drills. Personal: Graduate of Cedar HS where he lettered in football, basketball and track and field. Played defensive back and quarterback for Coach Todd Peacock at CHS. Parents are Bobbi and Jeff Obering. 88 Easton Pedersen WR, 6-3, 219, Jr Highland, Utah At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games with seven starts, finished the season third on the team with 423 yards on 31 receptions, an average of 13.6 yards per catch. He scored two touchdowns, one at Portland State and one at Northern Arizona which proved to be the game-winner in overtime. At SUU, 2011: Played in all 11 games at wide receiver, caught 23 passes for 304 yards, which is second among returning receivers. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2007 prior to serving an LDS church mission to Houston, Texas. Earned second-team all-state honors in 2006 after helping Coach Monte Morgan's Lone Peak Knights to a region championship and a runner-up finish in the state playoffs. Caught 48 passes for 925 yards his senior year. Also lettered in basketball. Parents are Karen and Dan Pedersen, his brother Tannon will join the squad this spring. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2011 2012 GP 11 11 Rec. 23 31 Yds 304 423 10 Tannon Pedersen QB, 6-3, 196, Fr Highland, Utah TD 0 2 Long 32 64 At SUU: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2010 prior to serving an LDS church mission. Will participate in 2013 spring drills. Personal: A three-year letterman in both football and basketball at Lone Peak HS, earned second-team all-state honors and Region Four’s Outstanding QB awards after passing for 30 touchdowns and over 2,700 yards. Completed 67 percent of his passes. Was also nominated for McDonald’s All-American honors in basketball and was a U.S. Army All-America nominee. Parents are Karen and Dan Pedersen, brother Easton is a receiver for the Thunderbirds. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 32 Martavious Redmond DB, 6-3, 197, Fr West Jordan, Utah At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: A two-time all-region and all-state performer at West Jordan High school where he played wide receiver and defensive back for Coach Mike Morgan's Mustangs. Was named region MVP his senior season and represented Utah as a member of the Tahoe all-star team. Also lettered in basketball and was an honor roll student. Was born in Kansas City, MO., still calls KC home. Mother is Painuulasi Redmond. Plans to major in exercise science. 66 Evan Ross OL, 6-6, 296, RFr Plain City, Utah At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned honorable mention all-region honors playing — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios for Coach Kory Bosgeiter at Fremont HS his senior season. Helped the Silverwolves to a pair of region championships and two runner-up finishes in the state championships. Finished high school with a stellar 3.8 GPA. Parents are Kelli and Norm Ross. Plans to major in integrated engineering. 70 Zac Russell OL, 6-5, 297, Jr Trabucco Hills, California At SUU, 2012: Played on the offensive line in the final four games of the season. At SUU, 2011: Squad member. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned second-team all-state as well as first-team all-CIF, all-county and all-league honors as a senior when he helped Coach Jason Negro's Trabuco Hills HS Mustangs to a league championship and a berth in the CIF finals. Earned his school's Academic Scholar Award as well as the Distinguished Mustang award last year. Parents are Jennifer Patstone and Tim Russell. Plans to major in biology. 65 Tony Sarrocco OL, 6-4, 283, RFr Moorpark, California At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned second-team all-Marmonte League honors following his senior season playing for Coach Tim Lins' Moorpark HS Musketeers. Mother is Elaine Sarrocco. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 24 Anthony Sattiewhite DB, 6-1, 188, RFr Ogden, Utah At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Prepped at Ogden HS where he earned first-team all-region honors and was his team’s MVP as a senior for Coach Troy Kolan. Earned the Larry H. Miller Pick the Prep player of the week award. Also lettered in baseball, basketball and track & field for the Tigers. 15 Mike Sharp QB, 6-2, 190, Fr St. George, Utah At SUU: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2010 prior to serving an LDS church mission, will particpate in 2013 spring drills. Personal: Was a consensus first-team Utah 4A all-state honoree as well as his region’s MVP last season when he finished with over 3,000 yards of total offense. Carried 128 times for 962 yards and 14 touchdowns an passed for 1,997 yards and 18 more scores. Also lettered in baseball for the Flyers. 36 LeShaun Sims CB, 6-0, 199, So Las Vegas, Nevada At SUU, 2012: Played in 10 games with nine starts, missed one game with injury. Tallied 37 tackles, 22 solo, and co-led the team with three interceptions, also broke up two passes and recovered a fumble. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned second-team all-state honors at both a wide receiver and a defensive back his senior season at Agassi Prep for Coach Colt Goodman's Stars. Tallied 52 tackles and a teamleading six interceptions, also racked up over 400 receiving yards and had five touchdowns while rushing for 170 yards and another score as a senior. Parents are Levell Sims and Vonda Simms. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 2012 GP 10 UT 22 TT 37 81 Cody Smith WR, 6-0, 205, Sr Redlands, California TFL 0-0 Int 3-9 PBU 2 At SUU, 2012: Appeared in three games on special teams, returned two kickoffs a total of 52 yards. Personal: Played two seasons for Coach Kevin Emerson at San Bernardino Valley College, where he earned all-conference honors in 2010 after catching 31 passes fo 522 yards and seven touchdowns. Graduate of Redlands (Calif.) HS, where he was named the Terriers' MVP while garnering first-team all CBL and all-county honors his senior season when he had five touchdowns. Tallied over 750 reciving yards as well as 500 return yards during his high school career; also had 35 tackles with a sack and four interceptions, broke up 10 passes. Parents are Pam and Joseph Smith. Plans to major in communications. 82 Josh Smith WR, 5-11, 179, So South Jordan, Utah At SUU, 2012: Played in all 11 games, was the team’s primary kickoff return specialst, with 30 returns for 660 yards and a touchdown. Touchdown came on the second half-opening kickoff at Portland State, an effort that kick-started the Thunderbirds and helped propel them to their first Big Sky victory. Was named BSC special teams player of the week following the PSU game. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Prepped at Bingham High School where he helped SUU alumnus Dave Peck's Miners to a pair of state titles as well as two region championships. Earned all-state honors as well as his region's special teams MVP honor his senior season when he had 937 receiving yards. Also lettered in track & field and basketball. Mother is Collette Marr. 2012 GP 11 Rec. 2 Yds 14 P.J. Taeao-Tauanu’u OL, 6-3, 334, RFr Las Vegas, Nevada KOR 30 Yds 660 TD 1 Long 95 At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: A four-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines at Las Vegas Liberty HS, earned all-Nevada 4A first-team honors, all-Sunrise Region, all-Southern Nevada, 4A All-Nevada Prep/Rivals and all-Southeast honors in 2011 when he tallied 43 — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Southern Utah Player Bios tackles with 7.5 sacks and blocked a field goal. Helped Coach Rich Muraco's Patriots to back-to-back division and region championships. Earned the Patriot Pride and Line Pride awards. Was selected to participate in the Polynesian All-American Classic in southern California. Parents are Cindy and J.T. Tauanu'u. Plans to major in business with a marketing emphasis. Christian Taele RB, 6-1, 220, RFr Spanish Fork, Utah At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned Elite Eleven, consensus first-team all-state and all-region honors at Spanish Fork High in 2011 after racking up 1,895 yards of total offense, including 1,506 rushing yards. Tallied 23 total touchdowns and added 33 tackles from his linebacker spot. During his career he tallied over 2,200 rush and 1,500 receiving yards. Also lettered in basketball, track and tennis at SFHS. Parents are Jessica and James Taele. Plans to major in mathematics. 25 Mike Tagliaferri LB, 5-11, 233, Sr Las Vegas, Nevada At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games, played primarily on special teams where he tallied nine tackles, five solo. Also logged three receptions for 22 yards and carried once for nine yards. Will move to linebacker this spring. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in all 11 games, was a special teams standout, tallying nine tackles, including five solo stops. Also had nine carries at running back, finished with 42 rushing yards. At SUU, 2010: Played in nine games, primarily on special teams but also at running back. Tallied 11 tackles, six solo, on special teams, also carried three times for four yards. At SUU, 2007: Spent the season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDS church mission to Costa Rica. Personal: Earned first-team all-region, team's MVP award and was named MVP of the Las Vegas all-Star game playing for Coach Joel Bertsch at Centennial High. Also lettered in volleyball, earning all-region honors in that sport as well. Parents are Donna and Ray Tagliaferri. Is majoring in communication. 2011 2012 GP 11 11 UT 5 5 TT 9 9 98 Toi Taufa DL, 6-1, 291, So Salt Lake City, Utah Rush 9-42 1-9 Rec 0-0 3-22 TD 0 0 At SUU, 2012: Sat out the season, will return for spring ball 2013. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: A 2009 first-team all-state selection at running back when he carried 177 times for 1,291 yards and 10 touchdowns, a 7.3 yards-per-carry average playing for Coach Brody Benson’s Rams. Was again productive in 2010 when he rushed for over 600 yards and six TDs and caught five passes for another 112 yards. Was named Region Six’s MVP and was an honor roll student. Parents are Karla and Robert Keller. Is unde- cided upon a major course of study. 5 Naia Ursua WR, 5-10, 183, So Kailua-Kona, Hawaii At SUU, 2009: Appeared in nine games at wide receiver and on special teams. Didn't catch a pass but returned three kickoffs 54 yards. Personal: Served as a team captain and earned all-state honors last season at Kialakehe High where he played quarterback, slotback and defensive back for Coach Gary Clark’s Waveriders. Totaled over 3,700 all-purpose and 2,200 total yards during his high school career, including 789 yards and 12 touchdowns rushing and 1,045 yards and five more scores receiving as a senior, when he also had nine interceptions. Helped lead the Waveriders to a region title and was named BIIF Player of the Year as a senior. Parents are Laurie and Larry Ursua, brother Jared also played for the Thunderbirds. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 75 Hayden White LB, 6-3, 277, RFr Centerville, Utah At SUU, 2012: Walked on in the spring and was invited back for fall ball, spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Prepped at Viewmont High School where he played defensive line for former Thunderbird Robbie Gunter. Also lettered in wrestling and track & field at VHS. Parents are Verlee and Randy White. Is undecided upon a major course of study. 15 Derek Whitmore TE, 6-3, 244, Jr Orlando, Florida At SUU: Walked on in the fall but did not particpate, will join the team for spring drills. Personal: Helped Coach Tom Craft's Riverside CC Tigers to a 21-1 record in 2010 and 2011, including a perfect 11-0 mark in 2011 when he tallied 74 receiving yards. Prepped at Northland HS in Columbus, Ohio. Has a son, Jeremiah, mother is Lejetter Brown. Majoring in communication. 16 Austin Young QB, 6-5, 228, RFr Colfax, California At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: A two-time first-team all-league selection for Coach Tony Martello's Falcons. Was the 2011 league offensive MVP after throwing for over 5,000 yards and 58 touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons, including a 2011 campaign in which he completed 124-of-201 passes for 2,752 yards and 33 TDs. Also earned three baseball letters at CHS. Parents are Nikki and Glenn Young. Is undecided upon a major course of study. — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Signee Bios Lehi Afatasi 6-1, 280, Defensive Lineman Kearns, Utah/Kearns HS Tallied 80 tackles, including eight sacks, forced five fumbles and had an interception during his career at KHS. Helped the Cougars to a second-place finish in Region Two and a state playoff berth. Toa Afatasi 5-9, 190, Fullback Kearns, Utah/Kearns HS Departed on an LDS church mission following his high school career at Kearns High. Chinedu Ahanonu 6-1, 215, Linebacker West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan HS Earned first-team all-Region three and 5A honorable mention all-state honors at West Jordan. Josh Anderson 6-3, 245, Offensive Lineman St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS Earned first-team all-state honors at tight end after helping Desert Hills to a Region Nine championship and a state semifinal berth. Greg Aspinall 5-11, 205, Linebacker Orem, Utah/Timpview HS Helped Timpview to a state championship last year when he earned second-team all-state honors. Malcolm Card-Turner 6-1, 180, Wide Receiver Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland HS Earned first-team all-Region Six and first-team all-state honors last year after helping the Rams to a an appearance in the state semi-finals. Dashaun Cosby 6-6, 200, Defensive Line Oakland, Calif./Tennyson HS Tallied 60 tackles with six sacks and nine tackles for loss last year. Chandler Dowell 5-11, 210, Long Snapper Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS Helped the Thunder to the quarterfinals of the Arizona state championships; earned DVHS Scholar-Athlete Award. James Felila 6-1, 190, Running Back Kearns, Utah/Kearns HS Earned first-team all-state and Region Two MVP honors after averaging 86.3 rushing yards per game and leading Kearns to a second place region finish and a state playoff berth last year. Tyler Fenton 6-2, 190, Quarterback Claremont, Calif./The Webb School Earned first-team all-CIF Prep League and his team’s MVP honors last year. Daniel Fleischman 6-6, 300, Offensive Line Issaquah, Wash./Wyoming Pat Baker 6-2, 190, Linebacker Monroe, Utah/South Sevier HS xx Dorien Banks 5-10, 210, Linebacker Salt Lake City, Utah/Cottonwood HS Tallied 125 tackles with six sacks, also had two interceptions and forced a fumble during his career, helping the Colts to playoff appearances every season. Aaron Cantu 6-3, 215, Quarterback Montebello, Calif./East Los Angeles College Led the NJCAA in passing last year when he threw for 3,358 yards and 32 touchdowns with a 62.3 percent completion rate. Earned his team’s MVP award. Transfer from Wyoming. Earned all-conference and all-region honors at Issaquah High where he served as a team captain his senior year. Helped his team to state finals his junior season. Collin Greenhill 6-2, 260, Defensive Line Layton, Utah/Layton Christian Academy Earned second-team all-state, first-team all-area and his team’s defensive MVP honors last season. Wesley Kauvaka 6-4, 275, Defensive Line St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Earned first-team all-Region Nine honors after helping Pine View to a state playoff appearance last season. Son of former SUU standout Wilson Kauvaka. — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2013 Signee Bios Zach Larsen 6-2, 270, Defensive Line Draper, Utah/Jordan HS Earned first-team all-state and first-team all-Region Three honors last year after helping the Beetdiggers to a region three title and a Utah 5A state championship. Mason Woodward 5-10, 190, Linebacker Syracuse, Utah/Syracuse HS Earned first team all-Region One honors last year when he helped lead Syracuse to a runner-up finish at the Utah 5A state championships. Weslee Moeai 6-3, 280, Defensive Line St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS Earned first-team all-state honors last year when he helped Desert Hills to a Region Nine title and an appearance in the state 3A semi-finals. Sialao Mobley 6-1, 195, Linebacker Herriman, Utah/Herriman HS Earned first-team region seven honors and helped the Mustangs to a region title in the program’s third season. P.J. Nu’usa 6-1, 275, Defensive Line Salt Lake City, Utah/East HS Earned second-team all-state honors as an offensive lineman at East High last year when he helped the Leopards to an appearance in the state championship semi-finals. Ty Rutledge 6-1, 180, Athlete Earned first-team 3A all-state honors at quarterback and southern Utah’s Offensive Player of the Year honors after leading the Thunder to a Region Nine title and an appearance in the state semi-finals. Junior Vailolo 5-11, 205, Linebacker Woods Cross, Utah/Woods Cross HS Earned first-team all-Region Six and honorable mention all-state honors last year after helping Woods Cross to a region championship and an appearance in the state quarterfinals. Pete Williams 5-9, 180, Running Back Denver, Colo./South HS Earned first-team all-region and 4A all-state honorable mention honors last year after leading South High to a runner-up finish at the Colorado state championships. — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — 2012 Southern Utah Overall Statistics TEAM STATISTICS SUU OPP SCORING 313 333 Points Per Game 28.5 30.3 FIRST DOWNS 209 230 Rushing 56 104 Passing 129 115 Penalty 24 11 RUSHING YARDAGE 944 1788 Yards gained rushing 1237 2178 Yards lost rushing 293 390 Rushing Attempts 330 424 Average Per Rush 2.9 4.2 Average Per Game 85.8 162.5 TDs Rushing 9 21 PASSING YARDAGE 3139 2876 Comp-Att-Int 273-439-10 245-368-12 Average Per Pass 7.2 7.8 Average Per Catch 11.5 11.7 Average Per Game 285.4 261.5 TDs Passing 23 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 4083 4664 Total Plays 769 792 Average Per Play 5.3 5.9 Average Per Game 371.2 424.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-837 29-686 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-153 17-156 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-136 10-229 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 23.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.6 9.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 22.9 FUMBLES-LOST 8-3 27-16 PENALTIES-Yards 76-672 100-847 Average Per Game 61.1 77.0 PUNTS-Yards 67-2896 53-2231 Average Per Punt 43.2 42.1 Net punt average 38.5 36.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 61-3683 63-3842 Average Per Kick 60.4 61.0 Net kick average 46.8 39.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:13 28:46 3RD-DOWN Conversions 62/170 74/159 3rd-Down Pct 36% 47% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/12 5/13 4th-Down Pct 58% 38% SACKS BY-Yards 29-203 37-225 MISC YARDS 17 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-22 10-13 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE 27173 118060 Games/Avg Per Game 5/5435 6/19677 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Southern Utah 37 103 58 95 Opponents 70 97 78 74 OT 20 14 RUSHING Brian Wilson Myles CrawfordHarris Henna Brown Brock Miller Lavell Ika Mike Tagliaferri C.J. Morgan Malik Brown Brad Sorensen Total.......... Opponents...... PASSING Brad Sorensen Total.......... Opponents...... RECEIVING Fatu Moala Henna Brown Mitch Jessop Easton Pedersen Griff McNabb Crawford-Harris C.J. Morgan Brian Wilson Cameron Morgan Mike Tagliaferri Josh Smith Malik Brown Zach Brackus Lavell Ika Total.......... Opponents...... G 11 11 11 11 11 7 11 11 11 9 10 5 11 11 2 11 11 11 11 TOTAL OFFENSE Brad Sorensen Brian Wilson Myles Crawford-Harris Henna Brown Brock Miller Lavell Ika Mike Tagliaferri C.J. Morgan Total.......... Opponents...... PUNTING Brock Miller Total.......... Opponents...... GP 10 11 11 11 11 11 9 2 11 11 11 Att 176 43 25 1 14 1 1 1 68 330 424 G No. 65 35 33 31 30 24 23 20 4 3 2 1 1 1 273 245 Effic 134.98 134.98 141.84 No. 67 67 53 Gain Loss Net 775 32 743 193 18 175 63 18 45 22 0 22 21 0 21 9 0 9 4 0 4 0 0 0 150 225 -75 1237 293 944 2178 390 1788 Att-Cmp-Int Pct 273-439-10 62.2 273-439-10 62.2 245-368-12 66.6 Yds Avg 810 414 519 423 290 145 284 127 71 22 14 12 4 4 3139 2876 G Plays Rush 11 507 -75 10 176 743 11 43 175 11 25 45 11 1 22 11 14 21 11 1 9 9 1 4 11 769 944 11 792 1788 Returning Players In BOLD Yds 2896 2896 2231 Total 313 333 — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — Avg 43.2 43.2 42.1 TD 12.5 11.8 15.7 13.6 9.7 6.0 12.3 6.3 17.8 7.3 7.0 12.0 4.0 4.0 11.5 11.7 Pass 3139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3139 2876 Long 72 72 71 Avg 4.2 4.1 1.8 22.0 1.5 9.0 4.0 0.0 -1.1 2.9 4.2 Yds 3139 3139 2876 Long 9 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 18 Total 3064 743 175 45 22 21 9 4 4083 4664 TB FC 8 19 8 19 6 14 TD Long Avg/G 2 49 74.3 2 34 15.9 0 12 4.1 0 22 2.0 3 5 1.9 0 9 0.8 0 4 0.4 0 0 0.0 2 25 -6.8 9 49 85.8 21 77 162.5 TD 23 23 18 Lng Avg/G 82 285.4 82 285.4 75 261.5 Avg/G 63 43 82 64 44 23 46 25 37 10 7 12 4 4 82 75 Avg/G 278.5 74.3 15.9 4.1 2.0 1.9 0.8 0.4 371.2 424.0 I20 25 25 16 Blkd 0 0 2 73.6 37.6 74.1 38.5 26.4 13.2 31.6 12.7 14.2 2.0 1.3 6.0 0.4 0.4 285.4 261.5 SCORING Colton Cook Fatu Moala Brian Wilson Lavell Ika Henna Brown Mitch Jessop Griff McNabb Miles Killebrew Brad Sorensen Myles Crawford-Harris Easton Pedersen Cameron Morgan Tommy Collet, Jr. Austin Anderson Josh Smith Brad Meyer Team Total.......... Opponents...... ALL PURPOSE Brian Wilson Fatu Moala Josh Smith Mitch Jessop Henna Brown Easton Pedersen Griff McNabb C.J. Morgan Myles Crawford-Harris Cameron Morgan Tommy Collet, Jr. Miles Killebrew Cody Smith Mike Tagliaferri Lavell Ika Brock Miller Tyree Mills J.T. Anderson Zak Browning Malik Brown James Cowser LeShaun Sims Brad Meyer Randall Nygren Zach Brackus Namari Flentroy Brad Sorensen Total.......... Opponents...... FIELD GOALS Colton Cook |——— PATs ———| TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass 0 19-22 30-33 0-0 0 0-0 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 37 19-22 30-33 0-1 1 1-3 44 10-13 37-40 0-2 1 1-2 FGM-FGA 19-22 G 10 11 11 7 11 11 11 9 11 5 8 11 3 11 11 11 10 10 10 2 11 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 Pct 86.4 Rush Rec PR 743 127 0 0 810 0 0 14 0 0 519 0 45 414 0 0 423 0 0 290 87 4 284 0 175 145 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 9 22 0 21 4 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -75 0 0 944 3139 153 1788 2876 156 KOR 27 17 660 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 837 686 01-19 20-29 30-39 2-2 4-4 8-8 SOUTHERN UTAH FG SEQUENCE Utah State (22) California (40) NM Highlands (29) Portland State (21),(39) Montana State 47,(49),49 Sacramento State (33),(18),(43) Montana (38) Weber State (46),(33),(31) Eastern Washington 42,(24),(32),(36) North Dakota (35) Northern Arizona (42),(19) DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 15 0 10 9 0 5 0 0 0 136 229 Saf Points 0 87 0 54 0 30 0 18 0 18 0 18 0 14 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 1 2 0 0 1 313 0 333 Tot 897 827 674 519 459 423 377 368 320 71 59 58 52 31 25 22 21 17 15 12 10 9 8 5 4 1 -75 5209 5735 40-49 50-99 5-8 0-0 OPPONENTS (18),(27),(47) (20) (31) (43),34,38,(42) (46) (45),(23),37 - Avg/G 89.7 75.2 61.3 74.1 41.7 38.5 34.3 40.9 29.1 14.2 7.4 5.3 17.3 2.8 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.5 6.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 -6.8 473.5 521.4 PUNT RETURNS Griff McNabb Brad Meyer Miles Killebrew Total.......... Opponents...... No. Yds 14 87 1 8 1 58 16 153 17 156 KICK RETURNS Josh Smith C.J. Morgan Cody Smith Namari Flentroy Fatu Moala Brian Wilson Total.......... Opponents...... No. Yds 30 660 4 80 2 52 1 1 1 17 1 27 39 837 29 686 INTERCEPTIONS Tommy Collet, Jr. LeShaun Sims Tyree Mills J.T. Anderson Zak Browning Randall Nygren Michael Byrd James Cowser Total.......... Opponents...... FUMBLE RETURNS Miles Killebrew Austin Anderson Total.......... Opponents...... Lg Blk 49 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Returning Players In BOLD — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — Avg 6.2 8.0 58.0 9.6 9.2 TD 0 0 1 1 1 Long 30 0 41 41 69 Avg 22.0 20.0 26.0 1.0 17.0 27.0 21.5 23.7 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Long 95 25 30 0 17 27 95 98 No. Yds 3 59 3 9 1 21 1 17 1 15 1 5 1 0 1 10 12 136 10 229 Avg 19.7 3.0 21.0 17.0 15.0 5.0 0.0 10.0 11.3 22.9 No. Yds 1 49 1 9 2 58 0 0 Avg 49.0 9.0 29.0 0.0 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 TD 1 1 2 0 Long 55 6 21 17 15 5 0 10 55 90 Long 49 9 49 0 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH DEFENSIVE LEADERS 35 5 28 44 53 6 20 58 10 36 31 99 23 96 18 47 94 92 42 25 11 2 29 62 80 91 89 14 4 13 95 8 72 49 68 TM Zak Browning Namari Flentroy Miles Killebrew Mike Needham James Cowser Tyree Mills Tommy Collet, Jr. Cody Larsen Rickey Clark LeShaun Sims J.T. Anderson Jeff Tukuafu Brennan Fjord Brad Meyer Austin Anderson Randall Nygren Kouri Jones Nick Nissen KC Rawlinson Mike Tagliaferri Chad Hansen Gordon Garrett Michael Byrd Shad Ennis Kaden Carli Trever McFalls Matt Putnam Mike Evans Brad Sorensen Mitch Jessop Colton Cook Fatu Moala Russell Petersen Lavell Ika Gavin Farr Team Total.......... Opponents...... GP |———-Tackles———-| |-Sacks-| |—-Pass Def—-| Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp 67 49 116 5.5-19 1.5-9 1-15 3 32 38 70 5.5-31 3.5-26 . 2 42 27 69 0.5-2 . . 5 43 24 67 5.5-14 1.0-6 . 4 30 31 61 13.5-74 7.5-57 1-10 1 27 25 52 2.0-4 . 1-21 4 21 29 50 0.5-0 . 3-59 3 22 26 48 14.0-72 6.5-48 . . 17 26 43 1.5-4 . . 1 22 15 37 . . 3-9 2 24 9 33 1.0-1 . 1-17 5 15 12 27 4.5-24 2.5-17 . 1 13 8 21 . . . 1 8 10 18 2.5-8 0.5-6 . 3 11 5 16 2.0-17 1.5-16 . . 10 4 14 2.0-6 . 1-5 . 5 6 11 3.0-14 2.5-9 . . 3 8 11 1.5-1 . . . 7 3 10 1.0-21 . . . 5 4 9 . . . . 5 2 7 2.0-8 1.0-6 . 1 2 3 5 . . . . 1 4 5 . . 1-0 . 2 2 4 . . . . 3 1 4 . . . . 2 1 3 . . . . . 2 2 . . . . 1 1 2 . . . . 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 447 376 823 68-320 29-203 12-136 36 441 298 739 68.0-297 37-225 10-229 33 Returning Players In BOLD — Southern Utah Football, 2013 — |-Fumbles-| QBH Rcv-Yds . 1-0 3 1-0 . 1-49 2 . 5 1-0 . . . . 8 2-0 . . . 1-0 . 2-0 5 . . 1-0 . 1-0 . 2-9 1 2-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 16-58 18 3-0 FF 5 2 . 1 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 16 7 Blkd Kick Saf . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 5 1 . .