BYU Football Profile: Ben Bergeson (Class of 2014)

August 3, 2015 Tyler Christensen Football 0

Ben Bergeson is a 5’10” 180 pound cornerback BYU football commit who prepped at Highland High School (Class of 2014) and played a year of JUCO ball at Snow College. He has been given a preferred walk-on spot for the 2015 season.

Congrats to CB Ben Bergeson (@_IceIceBergy), accepting a preferred walk-on spot for 2015, following the footsteps of dad Eric! Snow->BYU.

— Bronco4Prez (@Bronco4Prez) June 29, 2015

Bergeson prepped at Highland High School, where as a junior he had 34 tackles, one interception, a couple carries and a catch. As a senior Bergeson had 38 tackles and six interceptions, as well as 18 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He was named to the Region 6 first-team, the Deseret News 4A all-state second team, and the Salt Lake Tribune 4A all-state first-team. He also played basketball and ran track for Highland.

	TKL	INT	SAC	CAR	YDS	REC	YDS	TD
2011	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	0
2012	34	1	0	2	18	1	5	0
2013	38	6	1	1	0	18	288	2
TOTAL	74	7	1	4	28	19	293	2

Bergeson was not rated by Rivals, Scout, or ESPN. He played on scholarship at Snow College in 2014 and then accepted a preferred walk-on spot at BYU for 2015. His father Eric played defensive back for BYU in the late 1980s.

Hometown:

Salt Lake City, Utah

High School:

Highland

Last Team:

Snow College

HT/WT:

5’10”, 180 lbs.

Position:

Defensive End

40 time:

4.48, 4.45