Career: Has been EWU’s snapper on punts and placekicks for each of his four seasons as an Eagle. He has played in 36 of a possible 36 games in his career.

2018: Listed as a starter at long snapper on the preseason depth chart.

2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all 11 games as EWU’s long snapper. Was EWU’s special teams player of the week for his performance against Montana State (10/14/17).

2016: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Served as EWU’s snapper on punts and place kicks in all 14 EWU games. Eastern had no punts blocked, and just one field goal and one extra point. His snapping was a major reason Roldan Alcobendas broke the school record with a season-ending streak of 63 consecutive extra points made, and is just three from the career record.

2015: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. He was Eastern’s long snapper in all 11 games, and EWU had no punts or field goals blocked, but did have two extra points blocked. He made his Eagle debut against Oregon (9/5/15) versus the FBS runner-up from the year before and earned team special teams player of the week honors. He earned the same honor following EWU’s game at Montana (11/14/15).

2014: Redshirted.

HS: Graduated from Mariner HS in 2014. He earned All-4A Wesco South honors as a first team offensive lineman. Mariner finished 1-9 his senior season. A two-year starter on the offensive line, he also started at defensive end and was a three-year varsity starter as a long snapper. Billen earned second team All-Wesco 4A South honors as an offensive lineman in his junior season. He was among area student-athletes honored at the 2013 Snohomish County Football Officials Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet. His EWU teammate Anthany Smith (’17) also graduated from Mariner.  

Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering. Born 4/14/96 in Everett, Wash. His parents are John and Sue Billen.