PROVO — BYU freshman Brady Christensen started in his first football game in nearly four years when the Cougars took a 28-23 win over Arizona last Saturday. He manned the critical left tackle spot as a redshirt freshman, grading out as the top offensive lineman in the victory for which the entire offensive front was given the game ball.
It was the type of performance fans have become conditioned to expect from hyped recruits with four and even five stars by their recruiting profiles. But for Christensen, he had two stars by his name when signed out of Bountiful High School in 2015, a designation reserved for the lowest tier of recruits whose film has been evaluated.