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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
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2017
Fullback
5-11 / 237 lbs
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2018
Fullback
5-11 / 244 lbs
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2019
Fullback
5-11 / 249 lbs
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2020
Fullback
5-11 / 270 lbs