PROVO — BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall picked up his first verbal commitment from the Class of 2006 when Alta High's Braden Hansen pledged his services Tuesday.
Hansen, who will be a senior at Alta High next year, was offered a scholarship two weeks ago.
"I have been thinking about what I should do and make my decision early," said Hansen, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound offensive and defensive lineman, "I wanted to get it out of the way so I could concentrate on working out and preparing for my senior year at Alta. I wanted to put all the recruiting behind me."
Hansen was also in contact with Utah, Boise State, Stanford and UCLA.
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He was a first-team all-Region 2 selection and an honorable mention all-state recipient.