Bronson Olevao

CAREER NOTES Has played in 15 career games … has 29 career tackles (19 solo), which includes 3.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss. 2024 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Played in all 12 games and finished the season with 23 tackles (15 solo), which included 3.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three quarterback hurries … had a career-high five tackles against New Mexico (10/19) … recorded four tackles against Hawai’i (11/16), which included a career-high 1.5 sacks … had four tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against San Diego State (11/23) … posted three tackles, including 1.0 sacks, against UNLV (10/11) and at No. 20 Washington State (11/9). 2023 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON) Played in three of the first four games before missing the rest of the season due to injury … finished the year with six tackles, which included 2.0 tackles for loss … had a season-high three tackles, including a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss, at No. 25 Iowa (9/2) in the season opener … added three tackles the following weekend against Idaho State (9/9). 2022 (REDSHIRT) Redshirted the season as he did not appear in any games. HIGH SCHOOL Two-star prospect and the 47th-best recruit in the state of Utah according to 247Sports ... earned Utah Class 5A second-team All-State honors at safety and first-team All-Region accolades at both safety and running back as a prep senior in 2018 at Highland High School in Salt Lake City, Utah ... offensively, he threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns, to go along with 702 rushing yards (11.7 ypc/70.2 ypg) and nine more scores, including rushing for 100 yards three times ... rushed for a season-high 199 yards on 23 carries (8.7 ypc) and a season-high-tying three touchdowns, to go along with one interception against Lehi HS ... had a season-long 85-yard touchdown reception, as well, and a season-high seven tackles against Pine View HS ... played basketball. PERSONAL One of five children of Kautai and Tiare Olevao ... dad played football at Utah and his sister, Lana, played basketball at Dixie State ... served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Papeete, Tahiti, and Moorestown, New Jersey ... majoring in integrated studies ... last name is pronounced Oh-leh-vow.