Utah State University Athletics

HONORS  
Academic All-Mountain West (2020).  

2021 (SENIOR SEASON)
Played in all 14 games with two starts... Finished the season with 31 tackles (13-solo, 18-assist), which included 4.5 tackles for loss... Had a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss as part of his four total tackles against No. 13 BYU... Had a season-high six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at New Mexico (11/26)... Added four stops against Oregon State (12/18) in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.    

2020 (SENIOR SEASON) 
Started all five games he played in and finished the season with 37 tackles (13-solo, 24-assist), which included 0.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss… Had a season-high 10 tackles against Air Force (12/3) for his third-career double-digit tackle outing… Had eight tackles, including a career-high 0.5 sacks and a career-best-tying 1.5 tackles for loss, against Boise State (10/24)… Also had eight tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against Fresno State (11/14)… Posted six tackles against San Diego State (10/31) and had five tackles, including a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss, against Nevada (11/5)… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.  

2019 (JUNIOR SEASON) 
Started all 13 games and finished third on the team with 89 tackles (45-solo, 44-assist), which included 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception, one forced fumble and one pass breakup... Posted his first-career double-digit tackle outing at No. 5 LSU (10/5) as he recorded a career-high 13 tackles, while also forcing his first-career fumble… Had 12 tackles, including a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss, against Wyoming (11/16)… Had nine tackles in his first-career start at Wake Forest (8/30)… Also had nine tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, at San Diego State (9/21)… Intercepted his second-career pass and returned it four yards against Nevada (10/19)… Had multiple tackles in every game he played in and at least five stops in nine outings during the season.

2018 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Played in nine games and recorded 13 tackles (8-solo, 5-assist), which included 2.0 tackles for loss, while adding one interception and one quarterback hurry… Had a season-high four tackles, including a career-high 1.0 tackles for loss, against San José State (11/10)… Had three tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl (12/15)… Had two tackles and intercepted his first-career pass that he returned 20 yards against New Mexico (10/27)… Had at least one tackle in seven of the nine games he played in.

2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON) 
Played in 10 games and finished the season with 19 tackles (8-solo, 11-assist)… Recorded a season-best seven tackles in a season-high 74 snaps at New Mexico (11/4)… Had four tackles against Hawai’i (11/18) and three stops against both Boise State (10/28) and Air Force (11/25)… Added one tackle each against both UNLV (10/21) and New Mexico State (12/29) in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. 

2016 (REDSHIRT) 
Redshirted during his first season at Utah State.  

HIGH SCHOOL 
Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) second-team all-state honors at linebacker as a prep senior at Moreno Valley (California) High School as he recorded 167 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss, while adding two interceptions and a forced fumble... Was also named the Division Eastern (IX) Co-Defensive MVP and the Mountain Valley League Defensive MVP as he helped Moreno Valley HS to an 11-1 record and a league championship as the Vikings posted a perfect 5-0 mark... As a senior, he recorded double-digit tackles in all 11 games, including a career-high-tying 19 stops against Beaumont HS... Also had 2.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss as part of his 17 total tackles against Palm Desert HS, and 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss as part of his 17 stops against Apple Valley HS... Returned an interception 45 yards for a score against Jurupa Hills HS... Offensively, he caught 16 passes for 313 yards (19.6 ypr) as a prep senior and two touchdowns, both of which came against West Valley HS, as he had two receptions for 93 yards with two scores... Recorded 72 tackles in just six games as a junior as he had four double-digit tackle outings, including a career-high 19 stops against Colton HS... Also added one interception and one forced fumble during the year, to go along with five receptions for 84 yards on offense... Also played basketball and competed in track & field in high school.

PERSONAL 
Son of Marlene Bell... Has five brothers and five sisters... Majoring in physical education teaching... Last name is pronounced Met-zen-hi-mur.