Austin Kafentzis


Austin Kafentzis is an American football linebacker. He plays college football for the BYU Cougars.

High school

As a Freshman at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, he led the Jordan Beetdiggers to the 5A state semifinals, where he broke his collarbone. He threw for 3,199 yards on the season, ran for 1,377 yards and was responsible for 45 touchdowns that season. His total offensive yardage placed him at fifth all-time in Utah state history. Kafentzis and his teammates were invited to ESPN's 7-on-7 tournament, an honor no other Utah school had ever accomplished. As a freshman Kafentzis was a first-team all-state player and was named the MaxPreps High School Freshman of the Year. Sports Illustrated named him as a "Future Game Changer."
As a sophomore Kafentzis led the Beetdiggers to a 5A state title with 3,018 yards passing and 32 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,884 yards and 26 touchdowns. Kafentzis was named the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year and the 2012 and 2014 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year.
Kafentzis is the only 4 time 1st team unanimous all-state selection at any position in the history of Utah high school football. There has been 2 three time 1st team selections in the history of Utah high school football.
In addition to his football accomplishments, Kafentzis also holds the Utah Class 5A records for the Javelin throw, breaking the previous records as a high school freshman. Kafentzis is also a 3 time state champ in the javelin.

High School stats

Recruiting

At the conclusion of his Freshman season Kafentzis was offered a scholarship to play for BYU. By the end of his sophomore season he held offers from BYU, Utah State, Utah, Hawaii, and Wisconsin. He gave a verbal commitment to play football at Wisconsin on June 18, 2013.

Collegiate career

Kafentzis graduated early from Jordan and enrolled in the spring semester at University of Wisconsin in January 2015. However, following spring training Kafenzis announced he would be transferring from the university. On June 10 it was announced that Kafentzis had enrolled at the University of Nevada. Due to transfer rules Kafentzis was not eligible to play for the 2015 season, however he will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.

Records

High school

Kafentzis owns 20 Utah state football records.
;Career records
  1. Total Offense
  2. Rushing Yards
  3. Rushing Touchdowns
  4. Touchdowns
  5. Carries
  6. 100-yard Games
  7. Passing Yards
  8. TD passes
  9. Pass Attempts
  10. Pass Completions
  11. TDs Responsible For
  12. Points Scored in a career
  13. Total yards per game in a season
  14. 200 yard rushing games in a career
  15. Most consecutive 100 yard rushing games 2013 and 2014 seasons
  16. Wins as a QB
;Single-game records
  1. Total Offense - 694
  2. Touchdown Passes - 8
  3. Single-game TDs responsible for - 10
  4. Most TD's in a quarter, also national record