Coming out of high school, Height was a highly recruited prospect, ranked as high as No. 32 among Georgia recruits by ESPN. He ultimately chose Auburn over offers from Florida, Tennessee, Miami, South Carolina, Kentucky, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, and Ole Miss.
That early attention set the stage for a well-traveled college career. Height played six seasons across four programs (Auburn, USC, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech), gaining experience in multiple systems before a breakout senior season at Texas Tech, where he earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors. He finished his collegiate career with 111 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, and 16.5 sacks, including 10.0 in his final season.