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SENIOR (2018) – Named first team All-Mountain West for the first time in his career and was awarded the team’s Defensive Hustle Award … Started all nine games until suffering an injury that kept him out of the final three of the regular season … Ranked second on the team in sacks (6.0) and tackles for loss (12.5) … Finished second in the conference in tackles for loss per game (1.4) and fourth in sacks per game (0.67) … Named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week after recording four tackles for loss for 22 yards and three sacks in Nevada’s victory at Hawai’i … Part of a defensive line that ranked 12th in the FBS with 7.8 TFLs per game during the regular season … Totaled 34 tackles on the season, with 22 of them being solo … A season-high seven of those tackles came against Toledo … Had four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the 2018 Arizona Bowl victory … Named to the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award … Preseason third team All-Mountain West by Phil Steele.
 
JUNIOR (2017) - Appeared in all 12 of Nevada’s games, making five starts … Produced a single-season career-high 39 total tackles in his junior season … His 9.0 tackles for loss ranked third on the team and totaled 36 yards … Notched a season-best seven tackles twice, against Air Force (10/20) and in the win over San Jose State (11/11) … Recorded at least one tackle in all 12 games … Had a season-high 3.0 TFLs in the season finale win over UNLV (11/25) … Registered 2.5 sacks on the year that went for 22 yards … Had three QB hurries on the year and one pass break up.
 
SOPHOMORE (2016) -  Finished the year with 23 tackles, including a sack and three for loss … Recorded his sack at Purdue (9/24) … His season-high six tackles came at New Mexico (11/5) … Played in all 12 games of the year with six starts … Letter winner.
 
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015) - Played in 12 games with two starts … Tallied 13 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup … Made his first career start against UC Davis and also started at Fresno State … Set a season-high with three tackles in Nevada’s win over Fresno State … Tallied his first career sack in Nevada’s overtime win against San Jose State … Posted one tackle in Nevada’s victory in the 2015 Arizona Bowl … Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors … Letter winner.
 
FRESHMAN (2014) - Did not see action in the regular season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL - From East High School in Salt Lake City ... Was a 2012 all-state selection as a junior before suffering an injury three games into his senior season ... Was the All-Poly Camp MVP in 2012 and 2013 ... Also earned all-region honors and was a team captain ... Registered 17.5 sacks as a junior and four as a senior ... Honor roll student who won a national essay contest and traveled to Washington D.C. ... Earned a total of 11 varsity letters.
 
PERSONAL - Born Korey David Rush ... Son of Malena Johnson and Keith Johnson ... Stepfather, Keith Johnson, is a former major leaguer who is now the manager of the Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Angels ... Is also related to NBA players Brandon and Kareem Rush and Justin Harrison, who played football at Illinois ... Communications major ... Was also recruited by Arizona State, Ole Miss, Illinois, Boise State, UNLV, Utah State and UTEP.