Brody Laga

Brody Laga, K, Mountain Ridge HS (Herriman, Utah)

A former all-state soccer player who scored 24 goals with five assists in three years before focusing exclusively on football, Laga developed one of the top legs in Utah as a senior at Mountain Ridge and drew interest from Utah State, Oregon State and UCLA, among others.

The 5-foot-10 placekicker handled punts, kickoffs and placekicking duties with the Mustangs, averaging 45.2 yards on 54 kickoffs (net yards: 2,440), 35 yards on 31 punts (net yards: 1,085), and converted 15-of-18 field goals and 33-of-35 PATS with a long kick of 59 yards for 78 points.

• Earned a five-star rating from the Chris Sailer Kicking Academy
• Rated in Sailer's top 12 specialists in the 2024 class
• Two-time region Special Teams MVP in 2022 and 2023
• Named to Deseret News 6A All-State First Team as a senior
• Connected on eight field goals of 50 yards or more
• Made 42 field goals in high school
• Connected on a long of 59 yards as a senior
• All-State First Team Selection in 2022 as a junior
• Connected on 101 PATs and scored a total of 227 points at Mountain Ridge
• Earned 6A All-State honorable mention as a sophomore
• Also played soccer at Mountain Ridge before switching to football full time
• Played in the US Youth soccer national team in 2020
• Played with the Utah soccer Olympic development team in 2019, 2020 and 2022
• Parents are Dave and Kacey Laga
• Also recruited by Utah, UCLA, Arkansas, TCU, Arizona, Florida, Oregon State, Utah State, San Diego State, Weber State

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