Signing day: Biographies of 2012 BYU Cougars football recruiting class

First-team All-Metro, First-team All-League, and Offensive MVP … as a senior caught 47 passes for 660 yards and 8 touchdowns and rushed 42 times for 179 yards and 3 touchdowns … caught nine passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in roughly just one half of work in one game senior year … also played quarterback part of senior year due to injuries and passed for 345 yards and five touchdowns … had at least 100 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in each his playoff games … caught 42 passes for 543 yards and 8 touchdowns his junior year … brothers Zac and Austin both played wider receiver for BYU, along with father Scott … recruited by Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Utah and Washington State … coached by Eric Cavaliere

Butch Pau'u

Linebacker

6-0, 220

Anaheim, Calif.

Servite HS

First-team All-State, First-team All-County and First-team All-Orange County while picking up Trinity League Defensive Player of the Year honors … one of six ESPNHS Cal-Hi Sports All-State Multi-Purpose First Team selections in 2011 as a LB/TE … No. 19 overall middle linebacker and No. 51 overall prospect in California on Rivals.com … No. 21 overall middle linebacker on Scout.com …Earned MVP linebacker honors at the LA Nike Camp in 2011 … played in state championship game in 2010 … helped team to CIF titles in 2010 and Trinity League titles in 2010 and 2011 … also played basketball … also recruited by Colorado, Utah, Washington, Iowa State, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA and Washington State … coached by Troy Thomas