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Career Accolades
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2020)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018)
- Team Captain (2021)
- Outstanding Senior Award (2021)
- Jack Huston Award (2020)
As a Redshirt Senior (2021)
- Team Captain
- Appeared in all 12 games
- Had one reception for 11 yards, a career long, against Washington (Oct. 30)
As a Senior (2020)
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Coaches)
- Jack Huston Award
- Played in all six games and made one start
- Finished with two catches for 10 yards, in addition to a successful two-point conversion
- Recorded first career fumble recovery following a muffed punt that led to Stanford’s first touchdown of the game in the 24-23 victory at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)
- Caught one pass for seven yards at Oregon State (Dec. 12) ... also caught a pass to convert a two-point conversion and extend Stanford’s lead to 24-21 in that game
As a Junior (2019)
- Played in all 12 games and started three
- Finished with three catches
As a Sophomore (2018)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Played in 12 games as fullback and on special teams
- Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. San Diego State (Aug. 31)
- First career catch for one-yard touchdown vs. Washington State (Oct. 27)
As a Freshman (2017)
- Did not see action
Prior to Stanford
- Served two-year LDS mission in Indianapolis
- Prepped at Bountiful (Utah) under head coach Larry Wall
- Nation’s second-best fullback by Scout, ESPN and PrepStar, fourth by Rivals, ninth by 247Sports
- Utah’s third-best recruit by PrepStar, 13th by Scout, 23rd by ESPN, 25th by 247Sports
- Primary blocker with 370 career carries for 2,043 yards and 22 touchdowns
- 13 career receptions for 107 yards and one touchdown
- 2014 Region 6 MVP
- Two-time all-state
- Two-time team captain
- Also competed in track, soccer and rugby
Personal
- Full name is Houston Henare Heimuli
- Son of Lakei and Pania Heimuli
- Father played football at BYU and professionally for the Chicago Bears (1987)
- Father was starting fullback on BYU’s 1984 national championship team
- Has four siblings, Hema, Helam, Hevynn and Harrison
- Brother, Helam, played football at Weber State
- Uncle, Hema Heimuli, played football at BYU
- Tongan-Maori-Japanese-Hawaiian descent
- Eagle Scout