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Kalani Sitake (11th year) (84-45) #27
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 9 - 3 (#10) | SOS: (#46)
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BYU's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	BYU vs Utah Tech	-40.5
Sat 9/12	BYU vs Arizona	-9.5
Sat 9/19	BYU at Colorado State	-26.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/3	BYU at TCU	-5.5
Sat 10/10	BYU vs Iowa State	-13
Sat 10/17	BYU vs Notre Dame	+7.5
Sat 10/24	BYU at UCF	-10.5
Sat 10/31	BYU vs Arizona State	-13.5
Sat 11/7	BYU at Utah	+2.5
Sat 11/14	BYU vs Baylor	-15.5
Sat 11/21	BYU at Kansas	-11
Sat 11/28	BYU vs Cincinnati	-17

Record Prediction: 9 - 3 #10
Schedule Rating: #46
Future 2027 Schedule

BYU's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	BYU vs Portland State	-43.5	61.5	W 69 - 0	O	Y
Sat 9/6	BYU vs Stanford	-20.5	44.5	W 27 - 3	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/20	BYU at East Carolina	-6.5	49.5	W 34 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/27	BYU at Colorado	-6.5	48.5	W 24 - 21	U	N
Fri 10/3	BYU vs West Virginia	-19.5	46.5	W 38 - 24	O	N
Sat 10/11	BYU at Arizona	-2.5	46.5	W 33 - 27	O	Y
Sat 10/18	BYU vs Utah	+4.0	49.5	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 10/25	BYU at Iowa State	+2.5	48.5	W 41 - 27	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	BYU at Texas Tech	+13.5	50.5	L 7 - 29	U	N
Sat 11/15	BYU vs TCU	-3.0	51.5	W 44 - 13	O	Y
Sat 11/22	BYU at Cincinnati	-2.5	56.5	W 26 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/29	BYU vs UCF	-17.5	46.5	W 41 - 21	O	Y
Sat 12/6	BYU vs Texas Tech	+12.5	50.5	L 7 - 34	U	N
Sat 12/27	BYU vs Georgia Tech	-3.5	55.0	W 25 - 21	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: #15
2025 Record: 12 - 2 (B12: 8 - 2)
Spread Record 10 - 4 - 0 | O/U 6 - 8

Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 5 Avg, 0 Bad, 1 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 4 Good, 1 Avg, 3 Bad, 1 Poor

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BYU's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	BYU vs Southern Illinois			W 41 - 13
Fri 9/6	BYU at SMU	+12.5	55.5	W 18 - 15	U	Y
Sat 9/14	BYU at Wyoming	-9.5	40.5	W 34 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/21	BYU vs Kansas State	+7.5	49.5	W 38 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/28	BYU at Baylor	+3.0	47.0	W 34 - 28	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	BYU vs Arizona	-3.0	48.5	W 41 - 19	O	Y
Fri 10/18	BYU vs Oklahoma State	-8.5	53.0	W 38 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/26	BYU at UCF	+2.5	53.5	W 37 - 24	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	BYU at Utah	-3.5	40.5	W 22 - 21	O	N
Sat 11/16	BYU vs Kansas	-3.0	55.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/23	BYU at Arizona State	+3.5	49.0	L 23 - 28	O	N
Sat 11/30	BYU vs Houston	-9.5	39.5	W 30 - 18	O	Y
Sat 12/28	BYU vs Colorado	+3.0	55.5	W 36 - 14	U	Y

BYU's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	BYU vs Sam Houston	-19.0	46.5	W 14 - 0	U	N
Sat 9/9	BYU vs Southern Utah	-30.5	46.5	W 41 - 16	O	N
Sat 9/16	BYU at Arkansas	+9.0	48.0	W 38 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/23	BYU at Kansas	+9.0	55.5	L 27 - 38	O	N
Fri 9/29	BYU vs Cincinnati	-1.0	47.5	W 35 - 27	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	BYU at TCU	+5.0	52.5	L 11 - 44	O	N
Sat 10/21	BYU vs Texas Tech	+3.0	49.0	W 27 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/28	BYU at Texas	+20.5	48.5	L 6 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/4	BYU at West Virginia	+13.0	48.5	L 7 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/11	BYU vs Iowa State	+7.5	40.5	L 13 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/18	BYU vs Oklahoma	+24.5	58.5	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/25	BYU at Oklahoma State	+15.5	55.5	L 34 - 40	O	Y

BYU's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	BYU at South Florida	-11.0	58.5	W 50 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/10	BYU vs Baylor	-2.5	54.5	W 26 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/17	BYU at Oregon	+3.5	58.0	L 20 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/24	BYU vs Wyoming	-21.5	50.0	W 38 - 24	O	N
Thu 9/29	BYU vs Utah State	-26.0	60.0	W 38 - 26	O	N
Sat 10/8	BYU vs Notre Dame	+4.0	51.0	L 20 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/15	BYU vs Arkansas	-1.0	66.5	L 35 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/22	BYU at Liberty	-7.0	58.0	L 14 - 41	U	N
Fri 10/28	BYU vs East Carolina	-3.0	64.0	L 24 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/5	BYU at Boise State	+9.5	54.5	W 31 - 28	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/19	BYU vs Utah Tech			W 52 - 26
Sat 11/26	BYU at Stanford	-6.0	57.5	W 35 - 26	O	Y
Sat 12/17	BYU vs SMU	+4.5	65.0	W 24 - 23	U	Y

BYU's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	BYU vs Arizona	-13.5	54.0	W 24 - 16	U	N
Sat 9/11	BYU vs Utah	+7.0	50.0	W 26 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/18	BYU vs Arizona State	+3.5	50.5	W 27 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/25	BYU vs South Florida	-23.5	54.5	W 35 - 27	O	N
Fri 10/1	BYU at Utah State	-9.0	66.0	W 34 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/9	BYU vs Boise State	-6.0	58.0	L 17 - 26	U	N
Sat 10/16	BYU at Baylor	+5.5	52.5	L 24 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/23	BYU at Washington State	-3.5	56.5	W 21 - 19	U	N
Sat 10/30	BYU vs Virginia	-2.5	66.5	W 66 - 49	O	Y
Sat 11/6	BYU vs Idaho State	-36.5	55.0	W 59 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/20	BYU at Georgia Southern	-20.0	57.0	W 34 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/27	BYU at USC	-8.5	65.5	W 35 - 31	O	N
Sat 12/18	BYU vs UAB	-7.0	54.5	L 28 - 31	O	N

2026 class: 237 points   #18
2025 class: 208 points   #38
2024 class: 203 points   #42
2023 class: 189 points   #53
2022 class: 181 points   #54

Average Class Ranking:   #41
Average Recruiting Points: 204

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Top 25 Contenders
4 Year Class: #34 - Best: #18 Worst: #53

CFB Crootin Averages
Big 12 Class: 211  #47
Power 4 Class: 229  #47
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 166 points   #74
2020 class: 164 points   #75
2019 class: 160 points   #90
2018 class: 161 points   #79
2017 class: 167 points   #68

Average Class Ranking:   #77
Average Recruiting Points: 164

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #41 - 9 players, 87 Avg
2025 Portal Class #83 - 13 players, 84 Avg
2024 Portal Class #75 - 10 players, 86 Avg
2023 Portal Class #20 - 23 players, 87 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #45 - 6 players, 88 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Aaron Roderick (been OC for 3 years) #35

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Bear Bachmeier	251	387	65%	3033	15	7	7.8
Treyson Bourguet	1	2	50%	8	0	0	4.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
LJ Martin	236	1305	12	5.5	49
Bear Bachmeier	147	527	11	3.6	22
Jovesa Damuni	19	111	1	5.8	19
Cody Hagen	9	93	2	10.3	57

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
LJ Martin	36	255	0	7.1	26
Walker Lyons (Tr)	20	223	2	11.2	26
Jojo Phillips	14	161	0	11.5	21
Cody Hagen	12	97	0	8.1	24

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Kelly Poppinga (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Cade Uluave (Tr)	97	12	3	4	4
Faletau Satuala	79	8	1	1	4
Isaiah Glasker	63	9	3	9	1
Siale Esera	44	3	1	4	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Cade Uluave (Tr)	97	12	3	4	4
Bodie Schoonover	33	5	3	3	3
Isaiah Glasker	63	9	3	9	1
Anisi Purcell	11	2	2	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Evan Johnson	42	2	1	0	7
Therrian Alexander	31	3	1	2	5
Cade Uluave (Tr)	97	12	3	4	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 76% #8
Offense Returning Production: 84% #17
Defense Returning Production: 68% #24
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Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #41
9 Commits, 87.2 Avg Rating
18% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 9% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 834.00 #52
Offense Talent #45 | Defense Talent #59
2025 #79 | 2024 #71 | 2023 #73 | 2022 #107

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 12 - 2
2025 Conf Record: 8 - 2
Spread: 10 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 8

2024 Record: 11 - 2
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 2
Spread: 8 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2023 Record: 5 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

Four Year Record: 28 - 11
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 23 - 15 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 18 - 11

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 8 - 5
2022 Conf Record: 0 - 2
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

2021 Record: 10 - 3
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2020 Record: 11 - 1
2020 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 9 - 3 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

Eight Year Record: 64 - 26
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 46 - 41 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 20 - 13

BYU Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Tarts Bowl	BYU vs Georgia Tech	-3.5	55.0	W 25 - 21
2024	Alamo Bowl	BYU vs Colorado	+3.0	55.5	W 36 - 14
2022	Mexico Bowl	BYU vs SMU	+4.5	65.0	W 24 - 23
2021	Independence Bowl	BYU vs UAB	-7.0	54.5	L 28 - 31
2020	Raton Bowl	BYU vs UCF	-6.0	80.0	W 49 - 23
2019	I Bowl	BYU vs Hawai'i	-3.0	65.5	L 34 - 38
2018	Potato Bowl	BYU vs Western Michigan	-10.0	52.0	W 49 - 18
2016	Poinsettia Bowl	BYU vs Wyoming	-7.5	56.0	W 24 - 21

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.22 (34)	1.19 (106)	46% (33)	4.03 (39)	28.8 (77)	41%	58%	.09 (31)	1.22 (54)	39% (37)	3.29 (35)	28.8 (67)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.22 (51)	1.3 (48)	45% (44)	3.73 (88)	31.7 (13)	35%	75%	.13 (41)	1.19 (34)	41% (65)	3.79 (68)	26.6 (16)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	14	32:42	21.9	41%	58%	5.4	45.4	1.1	1.7	5.3	2.1	4

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	28:32	20.5	35%	75%	4.4	37	1.4	2.1	4.5	1.2	5

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	14	31.4	40.5	27.5	45.5% (33)	4.03 (39)	1.1	22	400	179	221	4.8	53% (37)	45% (102)	47% (32)	44% (48)	14% (43)	.22 (34)
2025 Defense	14	19.1	13.7	21.8	39.1% (37)	3.29 (35)	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	47% (33)	52% (107)	39% (33)	40% (59)	16% (65)	.09 (31)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	31.2	33.5	28	44.7% (44)	3.73 (88)	1.4	20	363	148	216	4.7	52% (62)	48% (74)	47% (30)	43% (59)	16% (64)	.22 (51)
2024 Defense	13	19.6	18.5	21.7	41.4% (65)	3.79 (68)	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	51% (70)	49% (65)	46% (99)	37% (28)	17% (49)	.13 (41)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	14	53% (37)	47% (32)	37.7	179.1	4.8	33 (16)	.2 (26)	3 (58)	82% (5)	8% (27)	0.95 (77)
2025 Defense	14	47% (33)	39% (33)	-	-	-	-	.06 (45)	2.83 (54)	75% (96)	10% (70)	0.96 (71)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	52% (62)	47% (30)	31.6	147.7	4.7	18 (78)	.2 (36)	3.23 (37)	75% (60)	9% (44)	0.99 (56)
2024 Defense	13	51% (70)	46% (99)	-	-	-	-	.14 (78)	2.8 (36)	72% (59)	9% (86)	0.97 (61)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	14	45% (102)	44% (48)	18.4	28.8	221.1	7.7	12.1	15 (86)	7 (20)	.28 (54)	1.5 (94)	30% (40)	30% (76)	.34 (54)	6% (65)	2.1 (47)
2025 Defense	14	52% (107)	40% (59)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17 (12)	.18 (37)	1.5 (23)	34% (36)	26% (22)	.16 (16)	6% (52)	1.9 (24)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	48% (74)	43% (59)	15.6	27.3	215.8	7.9	13.8	20 (58)	11 (72)	.27 (60)	1.7 (33)	32% (83)	33% (49)	.34 (65)	7% (101)	2 (96)
2024 Defense	13	49% (65)	37% (28)	-	-	-	-	-	-	20 (2)	.12 (21)	1.5 (24)	31% (83)	31% (73)	.27 (52)	8% (11)	2 (49)

Overall

Team Info

Power #20SP+ #18

Record Prediction: 9 - 3 #10

Coaching staff Rank #34

Record

0 - 0
B12 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (4-0)(28-22 under K.S.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Average P4

'26 Profile

Up to Top 25 Contenders

Performance #29

Special Teams #2

Returning Production

From 2025

68% #38

25 QB Bear Bachmeier returns (OC back)

Offense 84% #17

Defense 68% #24

Returning Starters: 16 (Off: 7) - (Def: 9)

Proj Portal Starters: 2 (Off: 1) - (Def: 1)

Exp'd Depth: 6 (Off: 2) - (Def: 4)

OL Prod: 90% #104 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 4,298 #18From Portal: 1299 #52

Rush Prod: 88% #36

Rec Prod: 31% #121

Front Seven: 69% #22

Secondary: 67% #41

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #52

Blue Chips (11%) #36

Offense Talent #45

Defense Talent #59

Portal Class #419 players (87 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #184 YR Class Rating #34

Talent Profile

Improving Top 25 Contenders

18% of Roster from Portal, 9% TY

64% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Aaron Roderick 3

#35

(DC) Kelly Poppinga 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #46

BYU plays 1 opps off a byeUCF

OppsElite: 2, Good: 3, Avg: 5, Bad: 0, Poor: 1

2025 Record: 12 - 2 (10 - 4 - 0) (B12: 8 - 2)

2024 Record: 11 - 2 (8 - 4 - 0) (B12: 8 - 2)

Win History

Past 5 years 8.6

Avg under Kalani S 8.4

4 Yr Record (28 - 11)

8 Yr Record (64 - 26)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: High, B12 race, WR now huge concern

Lead WR Parker Kingston kicked off team (legal)

17 back w starting exp, most in CFB, 6 exp depth

HC Sitake renaissance last two years, great job

New DC Poppinga (STC in '25) in for Jay Hill (UM)

QB Bachmeier back, good Fr yr. Lyons big croot

RB LJ Martin is a load, gets 90% of carries. Depth?

WR Kingston back, big return. Must find depth

OL 3 starters back, 2/3 portal adds starters.

DL decent, returns 2-3 starters. Depth has options

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

16,043 (68%) #25

82%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 8,282 #27

Defense: 7,761 #36

Players with Starting Exp (27) 12 on Off, 15 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 14 of 22 (63.6%)2-Deep 19 of 44 (43.2%)

Senior/Gr starters: 9 (40.9%) (Off: 5, Def: 4)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 19 of 44 (43.2%)

Upperclass on Roster: 33.1%(42 of 127)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Cade Uluave (LB)4★ (.93)

Walker Lyons (TE)4★ (.90)

Roger Saleapaga (TE)3★ (.88)

Roger Saleapaga II (TE)3★ (.88)

Paki Finau (IOL)3★ (.87)

Zak Yamauchi (IOL)3★ (.86)

Kyler Kasper (WR)3★ (.86)

Jake Clifton (LB)3★ (.85)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Bear Bachmeier (QB)(3033 Yds, 15 TD)

Bruce Mitchell (C)(B Block Grade)

Evan Johnson (CB)(5 Int, 7 Pd)

LJ Martin (RB)(1305 Yds, 12 TD)

Andrew Gentry (T)(C+ Block Grade)

Faletau Satuala (S)(3 Int, 4 Pd)

Isaiah Glasker (LB)(63 Tac, 9 TFL)

Cade Uluave (LB)(97 Tac, 12 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Ryder Lyons (QB)4★ (.98)

Brock Harris (TE)4★ (.95)

Bott Mulitalo (IOL)4★ (.95)

Lopeti Moala (DL)4★ (.91)

Jaron Pula (WR)4★ (.90)

Ty Goettsche (TE)4★ (.90)

Jax Tanner (IOL)4★ (.90)

Kennan Pula (ATH)3★ (.89)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile