2021: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Veater played in 12 games in his first season with Eastern, making eight tackles. He made a season-high three tackles against Montana on 10/2/21.
Coach Aaron Best on Veater: “Emilio is undersized now, but he won’t be for very long. He’ll be a very athletic linebacker, and was very appreciative of the recruiting process. He’s done a lot of studying about our program and school, and he’s authentically excited. He has an infectious smile and has a huge career in front of him. He has some length but we’ll get some more weight on him. Having played on both sides of the ball will enhance his abilities at linebacker. We aren’t going to ask him to play early, so he has time to add that weight. When he does he’ll make the most of it.”
HS: Graduated in 2021 from Mountain Crest High School. Was listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Earned honorable mention All-State honors from the
Deseret News as an outside linebacker as a senior in 2020 for the Mustangs. Mountain Crest finished 2-9 in his senior season in 2020 as one of the few states to play high school football because of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a junior, He earned 6A All-State honors in 2019 by Vinco Athletics.com as a “rising star.” He also earned honorable mention All-Region 11 honors from the
Cache Valley Daily and also received All-Valley honors from the
Herald Journal News. He finished the year with 60 tackles, including 10 sacks and a total of 17 for loss. He forced a fumble and recovered another, and picked off a pass and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown against Bonneville. The Mustangs finished 5-7 and 4-1 in Region 11 to advance to the second round of the State 4A Playoffs. In his sophomore season, the
Deseret News selected him to its second team All-Region squad. Mountain Crest finished 5-7 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the State 4A Playoffs. He also played as a freshman on the varsity squad, which finished as the runner-up in the State 4A Championships. That squad finished 12-2 and 4-1 in Region 12. Was coached in high school by Jason Lee. He also competed in wrestling, lacrosse and track and field in high school.
Personal: Interested in majoring in biology and pre-med at Eastern in hopes of becoming an orthodontist. Born 2/1/03 in New Mexico. Parents are Felipe Rios and Ashley Veater. He is a first generation college student in his family. Nickname is “Mayo.” Name is pronounced “vee-ter.”
| Year |
GP |
TT |
Hi |
S |
TL-Yds |
FF-FR |
PBU |
I-Yds |
| 2021 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
