2025: Started at left guard in each of Utah’s first nine games.
Part of the unit named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll.
Allowed just four pressures and four hurries in 245 total pass blocking opportunities and has yet to allow a sack, per PFF.
Ranks ninth among Big 12 offensive linemen and third among guards with a PFF pass blocking grade of 82.4.
Blocked for an offense that put up 587 yards of total offense against Colorado, including 422 rushing yards, the seventh-most in a single game in program history.
Helped the Utes rush for 267 yards and pass for 213 yards while holding the ball for 40:02 in the 45-14 win over No. 17 Cincinnati.
Helped Utah gain 541 yards of total offense at Wyoming (311 rushing, 230 passing).
Blocked for an offense that put up 532 yards of total offense (242 rushing, 290 passing) at West Virginia.
Blocked for an offense that put up 518 yards of total offense (273 rushing, 245 passing) against Cal Poly.
Helped Utah gain 492 yards at UCLA (286 rushing, 206 passing).
Helped Utah gain 470 yards of offense (244 passing, 226 rushing) at No. 15 BYU.
Part of the unit named Big 12 Offensive Line of the Week three times (Sept. 2, Oct. 13, Oct. 27).
2024: Earned the starting nod at left guard in 10 games, playing in 11, before suffering a season-ending injury.
2023: Played in 10 games on the offensive line, starting at left tackle twice.
2022: Played in 11 games on the offensive line and on special teams.
2021: Saw action in the wins over Weber State and Colorado.
2020: Did not see action.
High School: Three-star recruit, rated the No. 3 recruit in the state of Idaho out of Rigby HS.
First-team all-state as a senior.
2019 5A High Country Defensive Player of the Year and 2018 first-team all-conference.
Invited to play in the 2020 Polynesian All-American Bowl.
Rigby won the 2019 5A state championship.
All-state in basketball, also competed in track and field.
Personal: Son of Jennifer and Jerry … five siblings … father Jerry played football at Kansas State … cousin Tommy is a sophomore defensive lineman at Ohio State … pronounced TAH-noah tong-EE-eye.
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