60 in 60: #27 BYU’s Micah Harper (Safety)
Jul 25, 2024, 1:40 PM | Updated: Jul 31, 2024, 4:16 pm
BYU football safety Micah Harper is shining on the backend of BYU's defense. (Ryan Campbell/BYU Photo)
(Ryan Campbell/BYU Photo)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Coming in at No. 27 is BYU safety Micah Harper.
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Harper is the ninth Cougar to make our list through 34 selections. He joins No. 29 Keanu Hill (TE), No. 30 Weylin Lapuaho (OL), No. 31 Jack Kelly (LB), No. 33 Kody Epps (WR), No. 34 Brayden Keim (OL), No. 42 John Nelson (DT), No. 47 Isaiah Bagnah (DE), and No. 46 Blake Mangelson (DE).
Hans & Scotty’s 2024 60 in 60 List
Throughout the summer, KSL Sports Zone’s Hans Olsen & Scott Garrard are counting down the top 60 college football players in the state of Utah as voted on by the media (and a fan ballot).
BYU’s Micah Harper
Harper is a junior safety from Chandler, Arizona.
At Basha High School, Harper was named to All-State First-Team in 2019 and was named to Arizona 6A Premier Region First-Team and All-CUSD First-Team in both 2018 and 2019.
Harper started his collegiate career strong. In his first game against Troy, he posted seven tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss.
He would go on to make 25 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one fumble recovery in 2020.
Harper was BYU’s third-leading tackler in 2022. He recorded 62 tackles (35 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, and two forced fumbles.
Last season, Harper was a medical redshirt after suffering an ACL injury during fall camp.
Harper’s father played football for Hawaii in the 1990s.
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