[Austroturf]

Against Utah, Stanford faced one of its former players in Gabe Reid.  This weekend, Houston Heimuli returns to the Farm.  When he joined the Stanford football program, Houston was hyped as a true power runner who had both speed and bulk to punish opposing defenses.  But oddly, his most memorable plays at Stanford were as a receiver, and his only TD as a Cardinal came on a 1 yard pass reception in the 2018 season.  Otherwise, he never quite achieved the expected breakthrough as a power running back. 

He was recruited as a fullback. And played fullback.

At BYU, his 2022 season has been even more modest: though he is listed as a fullback on the roster, he has seen most action on defense and has only a single tackle chalked up to his credit in the stats.

BYU's offensive system does not use a fullback. He has played no defense. His tackle was on special teams.

Fullbacks also catch passes.  He caught several, and one of them was for a TD.  

Yes, it was a special teams play, but it is listed under defensive stats (i.e., a tackle).  He has seen action in most of BYU's games this year, but only on special teams, and there's that one tackle to his credit.  Still, he is listed in the roster as a FB.  Go figure.

[Austroturf]

Against Utah, Stanford faced one of its former players in Gabe Reid.  This weekend, Houston Heimuli returns to the Farm.  When he joined the Stanford football program, Houston was hyped as a true power runner who had both speed and bulk to punish opposing defenses.  But oddly, his most memorable plays at Stanford were as a receiver, and his only TD as a Cardinal came on a 1 yard pass reception in the 2018 season.  Otherwise, he never quite achieved the expected breakthrough as a power running back. 

He was recruited as a fullback. And played fullback.

At BYU, his 2022 season has been even more modest: though he is listed as a fullback on the roster, he has seen most action on defense and has only a single tackle chalked up to his credit in the stats.

BYU's offensive system does not use a fullback. He has played no defense. His tackle was on special teams.

Fullbacks also catch passes.  He caught several, and one of them was for a TD.  

Yes, it was a special teams play, but it is listed under defensive stats (i.e., a tackle).  He has seen action in most of BYU's games this year, but only on special teams, and there's that one tackle to his credit.  Still, he is listed in the roster as a FB.  Go figure.