University of Arizona Athletics

2019 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

2021: Played and started in 10 games … Saw action at left guard and left tackle throughout the season … Missed the Cal and Washington State games due to injury, the first games he missed of his career.

2020: Preseason All-Pac-12 selection… Started all five games for the Wildcats in the COVID-19 shortened season, first at left guard for first two games before moving to left tackle for final three due to injuries… Advanced his consecutive games started streak to 28 starts, which is the ninth longest streak by a Wildcat offensive lineman since the department began tracking starts in 1993… Helped pave the way for big rushing games by Wildcat backs that included 268 yards versus Colorado (12-5-2020) and 158 yards against USC (11-14-2020).

2019: Started all 12 games on the offensive line...Started 10 games at left tackle and two at left guard...Made his first career start at left guard at Oregon (Nov. 16)...Helped Arizona post 539 yards of total offense in season-opening game at Hawai’i (Aug. 24) and 720 yards in home opener against Northern Arizona (Sept. 7)...Helped hold Colorado without a sack on 41 pass attempts in road win at Colorado (Oct.5)...Aided Arizona’s 495-yard effort at Stanford (Oct. 26), averaging 6.4 yards per play...Has started all 24 games in his career. 

2018: Promising young talent became first UA true freshman left tackle to start all 12 games in at least two decades…A consistent physical force up front for the Pac-12’s top rushing attack that averaged 202.4 rushing yards per game…Helped Wildcats top the 200-yard rushing mark in half of their dozen contests, including a season-high 442 yards at Oregon State (Sept. 22)…Key presence in pass protection for UA, which allowed the third-fewest sacks in the conference (20).

High School: Graduated in 2018 from Oceanside High School…Letterwinner in football at offensive line and basketball at center…Voted team captain…Team MVP as a senior…Four-time All-Conference and All-City selection…Three-year All-CIF honoree…School’s Athlete of the Year…Team MVP in basketball...Consensus 3-star recruit.
 
Personal:  Son of Vickie and Chris Laie…Has five sisters and one brother...Majoring in Literacy, Learning & Leadership.