Heisman Trophy Candidate John White Ranked Second in the Pac-12 and 11Th in the Nation in Rushing Last Season
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Heisman Trophy candidate John White ranked second in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation in rushing last season. PLAYER PROFILES UTAH FOOTBALL PLAYER PROFILES Returner Profi les Returner Profi les 60 45 6 SIAOSI AIONO BOO ANDERSEN DRES ANDERSON Off ensive Line Linebacker WideW Receiver 6-2, 305, Fr. 6-1, 240, Sr. 6-1, 185, So. RS 3VL 1VL WWest Covina, Calif. Sandy, Utah Riverside, Calif. South Hills HS AAlta HS JJohn W. North HS UTAH: Enters fall camp as the No. 2 right guard. UTAH: Returning from a knee injury that cut UTAH: Extremely talented receiver has star 2011–Redshirt. his season short last year … did not par cipate poten al … came out of spring ball as a starter … in spring ball … has played all three linebacker 4.40 40 speed. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-Sierra League posi ons. 2011–Played in all 13 games with starts against … second-team all-state … 2010 Nike Camp 2011–Played in the fi rst seven games of the BYU, Washington and Pi sburgh … second on off ensive line MVP … South Hills HS (Calif.) team season before suff ering a knee injury against Cal the team in recep ons (23), receiving yards captain … also le ered in track. … prior to the injury, he was typically the fi rst (355), touchdown catches (3) and third in linebacker subs tute … 19 tackles, 2.0 TFL and yards per catch among players with double- PERSONAL: Son of Mac and Rita Aiono … one a fumble recovery … career-high seven tackles fi gure recep ons (15.4) … season-high 81 brother and three sisters … enjoys playing the against Washington (one TFL) … one tackle with yards receiving against BYU included a 59-yard ukulele … has not declared a major … full name a fumble recovery against USC … four tackles touchdown catch … season-best six catches is Tau Siaosi Aiono (pronounced see-oh-see against Montana State … three tackles included for 77 yards against USC … 37 yards and a eye-oh-no) … born May 16, 1993 in Salt Lake a TFL against Arizona State. touchdown catch against Washington … lone City. 2010–Played in all 13 games, serving as a backup catch against Oregon State went for a 35-yard for all three linebacker posi ons … 31 tackles touchdown … two carries for 24 yards … 22- with 2.5 TFL and a half sack … four tackles yard rush against Montana State … Pac-12 All- against San Jose State, Wyoming and Colorado Academic honorable men on. State … three tackles against UNLV included a 2010–Redshirt. KAEO ALO TFL … had a half sack and two tackles at New Fullback Mexico … had an 11-yard kick return in the Las 5-9, 255, So. Vegas Bowl against Boise State. 2009–Played in 13 games on special teams … six SQ total tackles included two tackles against TCU … Laie, Hawaii solo tackles against UNLV, Air Force and BYU. AArizona Western 2008–Redshirt was named to the Athle c Director’s honor roll. UTAH: Walk-on enrolled at Utah in spring of 2011. HIGH SCHOOL: Named Utah’s Mr. Football by 2011–Played on the scout teams. the Deseret News his senior year at Alta High School (Utah), leading the team to the 5A state PRIOR TO UTAH: A ended Arizona Western in tle … 2007 fi rst-team all-state and all-region … 2006 and 2007, playing on the football team in team captain … 82 tackles (22 for loss) his senior 2007 … served a church mission from 2008-10 … season … played football at Co onwood High 2005 OIA all-star at Kahuku High School (Hawaii) (Utah) as a freshman and sophomore. … Kahuku was the 2006 Hawaii state and OIA champion … team’s captain and outstanding PERSONAL: Son of Rob and Debra Andersen linebacker … le ered in football four years … … father played football at BYU … three sisters also wrestled in high school, fi nishing fi h in the and a brother … brother Cliff was dra ed by state in 2006 … honor roll all four years. the Chicago Cubs in 2006 and played four years in their minor league system and sister Nikki PERSONAL: Son of Stanford and Deirdra Alo … played so ball at BYU … sociology major … full two brothers and two sisters … brother Kamalani name is Robin Leon Andersen … born December is a junior safety at Hawaii … speaks Spanish … 14, 1989. majoring in exercise and sport science … full name is Kaeokalei Stanford Alo, but goes by YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK Kaeo (pronounced kah-ay-oh ah-lo) … born Nov 2009 13/0 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 1, 1988 in Torrance, Calif. 2010 13/0 7 24 31 2.5-8 0.5-3 2011 7/0 12 7 19 2.0-6 0.0-0 Totals 33/0 22 34 56 4.5-14 0.5-3 Sophomore Dres Anderson was Utah’s second- best receiver last season with 23 catches for 355 yards and three touchdowns. 38 2012 MEDIA GUIDE 39 PLAYER PROFILES UTAH FOOTBALL Returner Profi les Returner Profi les HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference … le ered three also won back-to-back Marmonte League years in football and one year in basketball for championships in 2008-09 … in his senior John W. North High School in Riverside, Calif. … season, he rushed 54 mes for 414 yards (7.7 as a junior in 2008, he made 29 catches for 607 average) and six touchdowns … also had 52 yards and six touchdowns for the CIF Division tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles and II football champs … played in six games in three intercep ons (returned one 80 yards for 2009 with 11 catches for 112 yards … made the a touchdown) … set Moorpark High pun ng Principal’s honor roll. record at 43.3 yards per punt on 34 punts … le ered four years in football, two years in track PERSONAL: Son of Willie “Flipper” and Lolita and one year in swimming and basketball. Anderson … father had a 10-year NFL career PERSONAL: Son of Robert Blechen and Marta (1988-97) as a receiver for the Broncos, Alarcon Blechen … grandfather (Bob Blechen) Redskins, Indianapolis Colts and L.A. Rams a er was dra ed by the Detroit Lions in 1956 and playing collegiately for UCLA … uncle, Paco played organized football un l he was 64 years Craig, played a year in the NFL for Detroit … old … father and uncle played college football two brothers and two sisters … communica on … has two brothers … enjoys snowboarding and major … full name is Dres Flipper Anderson video games … sociology major … full name is (pronounced drezz) … born July 20, 1992. Brian Alexander Blechen (pronounced bleckin) YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG … born Sept. 30, 1991 during Monday Night 2011 13/3 23 355 15.4 3 59 Football. YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK PBU INT 2010 13/13 37 30 67 3.5-25 1.5-19 5 4 2011 13/13 44 34 78 8.0-19 2.0-12 2 3 4 Totals 26/26 81 64 145 11.5-44 3.5-31 7 7 Junior safety Brian Blechen has seven picks in two BRIAN BLECHEN seasons, including two game-savers. Defensive Back 74 6-2, 218, Jr. 2010–Made four freshman All-America teams: 2VL SporƟ ng News, Rivals.com (second team), Phil SAM BRENNER Moorpark, Calif. Steele (second team) and CollegeFootballNews. Off ensive Line Moorpark HS com (honorable men on) … honorable men on 6-4, 305, Sr. all-MWC defensive back was a three- me MWC 3VL Defensive Player of the Week (Pi sburgh, Air UTAH: Star ng safety since his true freshman Oceanside, Calif. Force, BYU) … fi nished third in the MWC in Oceanside HS season ... 2010 Freshman All-American … intercep ons (4) and intercep ons per game two- me honorable men on all-conference (0.31) … second on the team and ed for UTAH: Second-year star ng right guard … in his (2010 Mountain West and 2011 Pac-12) … seventh in the MWC in passes defended with fi rst three seasons, he played in 38 of 39 games primarily a safety, he can also play linebacker nine (5 pass breakups, 4 intercep ons) … ed with 14 starts … signed with Utah in 2008 but … seven intercep ons in two seasons with two for third on the team with 67 tackles … 3.5 did not enroll un l January of 2009. of them game-saving picks … recruited to play TFL (1.5 sacks) … in his fi rst college game, he 2011–Played and started in all 13 games (12 at quarterback, he won the star ng job at strong intercepted a pass on the fi rst play of over me right guard and one game at tackle) … second on safety in the fi rst week of his fi rst fall camp. against Pi to set up the winning fi eld goal the line in regular-season plays (716) and ‘wins’ 2011–Honorable men on all-Pac-12 … played … pick in the end zone with 1:22 remaining (583), even while playing just 20 snaps in the and started in all 13 games … played linebacker against San Diego State allowed the Utes to regular-season fi nale a er a neck injury … 81% in the fi rst four games and strong safety in the run out the clock for a 38-34 victory … season- overall grade … had Utah’s best grade in fi ve fi nal nine games … ed for eighth in the Pac- high nine tackles against Air Force and TCU … games: Montana State (88%, e), USC (89%), 12 in intercep ons (3) … ed for fi h in the forced fumbles against TCU and in Las Vegas BYU (86%), Washington (84%) and Cal (79%, e) Pac-12 in forced fumbles (3) and seventh in Bowl against Boise State … six tackles against … allowed only one sack, the fewest on the line.