University of Nevada Athletics

NEVADA
SENIOR (2017) – Received an All-Mountain West honorable mention and was named Nevada’s Defensive MVP … Appeared in all 12 of Nevada’s games, making 11 starts … Recorded 112 tackles, including 14.5 for a loss, and 4.5 sacks in his 12 games played … The 112 tackles are the second-most by a Nevada player in the last 20 years … Averaged 9.3 total tackles per game which ranked fourth in the Mountain West and was 25th nationally … His 14.5 TFLs were tops on the team and totaled 55 yards … His 4.5 sacks were a single season career high and totaled 34 yards … Had five double digit tackle performances, including a career-high 21 against Air Force (10/20), four shy of tying the single game program record … Also notched double figures in tackles in the season opener at Northwestern (9/2) with 15, in the win over Hawai’i (10/7) with 10, in the win over San Jose State (11/11) with 11 and in the season finale win over UNLV (11/25) with 10 … Had at least four tackles in all 12 games … Recorded the first full sack of his career at home against Idaho State (9/16) … Produced a season-high 3.5 TFLs at Northwestern … Recovered a fumble against Air Force and had one QB hurry and one pass break up on the year.
 
JUNIOR (2016) - Set a big career high with 10 tackles against Wyoming (10/22) … Finished the year with a total of 39 tackles … Helped provide vital depth to the linebacker core … Saw action in 11 games with three starts during the year … Letter winner.
 
SOPHOMORE (2015) - Did not see action on the season … Was named Nevada’s defensive scout team player of the week after Nevada’s season-opening win … Redshirted … Member of Nevada’s 2015 Arizona Bowl victory team.
 
PRIOR TO NEVADA - Last played under head coach Jon Osterhout at American River College in Sacramento, Calif. … Recorded 166 tackles and five sacks in two seasons … Played a key role on the 2014 Big 8 conference championship team in 2014.
 
HIGH SCHOOL - First team All-Sierra Foothill League in 2011 … Part of conference and San Joaquin sectional championship teams … Recorded 161 tackles and 3.5 sacks at Granite Bay HS.
 
PERSONAL - Son of Lynette and Scott Paulhus … Communications major … Cites Ray Lewis as his sports hero … Calls winning the 2011 sectional championship at Granite Bay HS as his most memorable game.