Before playing 12 NFL seasons and winning two Super Bowls, Kyle Van Noy was arguably the best defensive player in BYU football history.
Now, Van Noy will be forever immortalized among his fellow Cougar legends as part of the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame’s 2026 induction class, which was announced Thursday by the school.
In addition to Van Noy, Amy Boswell Usevitch (women’s volleyball), Jason Buck (football), Wally Joyner (baseball) and Shauna Rohbock (women’s soccer and track) have been selected to the Hall of Fame as well and will be honored during halftime of BYU’s football clash against Arizona on Sept. 12.
“Blessed and humbled to be announced as an inductee into the 2026 BYU Athletics Hall of Fame class,” Van Noy wrote in a social media post.
“My time in Provo helped shape me into the man and football player I am today, and receiving this recognition from BYU is incredibly special for both myself and my family. Thank you to the BYU athletic department, all my teammates and coaches, my loved ones, and all of the fans who shaped this journey.”
In four seasons at BYU, Van Noy racked up 25 sacks, 61.5 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, 11 forced fumbles and five defensive touchdowns.
The 2014 second-round draft pick spent the majority of his NFL career with the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens, recording 57 sacks, making a Pro Bowl and twice capturing championships with the Patriots.
Boswell was a three-time All-American on the volleyball court and led the Cougars to four-straight NCAA Sweet 16 berths, three conference titles and a national championship match appearance.
She ranks seventh on the program leaderboard in blocks (555), was honored as the 2016-17 WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and even has a spot on the WCC Wall of Honor.
One of BYU’s two Outland Trophy award winners as the nation’s top interior lineman, Buck had 25 sacks as a Cougar between 1985-86, being named Defensive Player of the Year in the WAC for 1985.
He played seven seasons in the NFL and helped the Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI.
Joyner remains one of BYU’s most accomplished baseball players, slugging 43 career home runs and earning First Team All-American status in 1983.
He went on to play 16 years in MLB, where the All-Star talent knocked 2,060 hits with 204 home runs, 1,106 RBI and a .289 lifetime batting average.
Rohbock holds a case to be BYU’s finest multi-sport athlete, standing as the school’s all-time soccer goal scorer (95) and earning All-American and WAC championship hardware in track and field’s heptathlon.
But Rohbock’s most impressive athletic achievements have come on the Olympic stage, where she won a silver medal for Team USA’s bobsled team in 2006 and has coached the American bobsledders in the 2018, 2022 and 2026 games.
