Micah Harper

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
194
Position:
S
Hometown:
Chandler, Ariz.
High School:
Basha HS
Prev School:
BYU

2025 (R-Sr. – Montana): Joined the program in the spring semester in time for winter workouts… Comes to Montana with one year of eligibility having played 32 career games at BYU with 15 starts… Logged 98 career tackles with the Cougars (57 solo) with 4 TFLs, 2 forced fumbles, and 6 PBUs… Also handled some kick and punt return duties… Recorded his first career interception in his first game as a Grizzly against Central Washington.

2024 (R-Jr. – BYU):
• East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000 Watch List
Played in seven games for the Alamo Bowl-winning Cougars… Logged 11 total tackles (7 solo) and 1 pass breakup against Kansas St… Helped BYU become the best defensive unit in the Big 12 Conference, giving up just 19.6 points and 308.8 yards per game.

2023 (R-So. – BYU):
Entered 2023 with fifth-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning Big 12 safeties… Used a medical redshirt and did not see action.

2022 (R-Fr. – BYU):
• Honorable Mention Freshman All-American - College Football News
• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team
Played in all 13 games for BYU that season making a career-high 9 starts… Was BYU’s third-leading tackler that year with a career-high 62 tackles (35 solo)… Picked up 2.5 TFLs, Forced two fumbles, and had 3 PBUs… Had a career-high 10 tackles (five solo) in 38-26 win over Utah State… Also had a career-high 1.5 tackles-for-loss in 38-24 win over Wyoming.

2021 (Rs. – BYU): Was a redshirt and did not see action.

2020 (Fr. [Covid] – BYU): Played in 11 games and made five starts as a true freshman… Totaled 25 tackles (15 solo)… Logged 1.5 TFLs and one PBU… Recorded seven tackles and a half tackle-for-loss in first-career game and start against Troy

High School: Prepped at Basha High School… Named 2019 All-State First-Team… Named Arizona 6A Premier Region First Team and All-CUSD First Team in both 2018 and 2019… A two-way player, was also a quarterback… As a senior compiled 517 passing yards, 264 rushing yards, 149 receiving yards and 26 tackles… A three-sport athlete in football, baseball and track… Competed in the 100m, and 200m relays… Was rated a three star athlete by 247Sports and On3 Sports… Prep coach was Chris McDonalds… Also held offers from Syracuse, Nevada, San Diego State, Tulane, Navy, Air Force, Army, New Mexico, New Mexico State, UTEP, Wyoming, Yale, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Penn, Princeton, South Dakota State, Abilene Christian, Colgate, Dartmouth, Fordham, and Lehigh.

Personal: The son of Christina and Kenny Harper… Earned a degree in business management from BYU… Father Kenny played football at Hawaii, intercepting BYU’s Ty Detmer 3 times in 1990.