Utah State Team Profile

Utah State Aggies (@USUFootball)
Bronco Mendenhall (2nd year) (6-7) #95
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#66) | SOS: (#125)
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Utah State's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Utah State vs Idaho State	-18.5
Sat 9/12	Utah State at Washington	+30
Sat 9/19	Utah State at Utah	+24.5
Sat 9/26	Utah State vs Troy	-5.5
Sat 10/3	Utah State at Boise State	+11
Fri 10/9	Utah State vs Washington State	+1
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24	Utah State at Texas State	+9.5
Sat 10/31	Utah State vs Colorado State	-9
Sat 11/7	Utah State vs Fresno State	+1.5
Sat 11/14	Utah State at San Diego State	+14.5
Sat 11/21	Utah State at Oregon State	-3.5
Sat 11/28	Utah State vs TBD	-18.5

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 #66
Schedule Rating: #125
Future 2027 Schedule

Utah State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Utah State vs UTEP	-3.5	59.5	W 28 - 16	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Utah State at Texas A&M	+34.5	57.5	L 22 - 44	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Utah State vs Air Force	+4.0	51.5	W 49 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/20	Utah State vs McNeese	-23.5	63.0	W 48 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/27	Utah State at Vanderbilt	+23.5	57.5	L 35 - 55	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/11	Utah State at Hawai'i	-1.5	57.5	L 26 - 44	O	N
Fri 10/17	Utah State vs San José State	-3.0	63.5	W 30 - 25	U	Y
Sat 10/25	Utah State at New Mexico	+3.0	61.5	L 14 - 33	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	Utah State vs Nevada	-10.0	52.5	W 51 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Utah State at UNLV	+4.5	68.5	L 26 - 29	U	Y
Sat 11/22	Utah State at Fresno State	+1.5	50.5	W 28 - 17	U	Y
Fri 11/28	Utah State vs Boise State	+1.5	54.5	L 24 - 25	U	Y
Mon 12/22	Utah State vs Washington State	-1.0	50.0	L 21 - 34	O	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #78
2025 Record: 6 - 7 (PAC: 4 - 4)
Spread Record 10 - 3 - 0 | O/U 6 - 7

Opponents: 2 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 4 Bad, 3 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 0 Good, 1 Avg, 4 Bad, 4 Poor

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Utah State's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Utah State vs Robert Morris			W 36 - 14
Sat 9/7	Utah State at USC	+30.5	62.5	L 0 - 48	U	N
Sat 9/14	Utah State vs Utah	+20.5	43.5	L 21 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/21	Utah State at Temple	-6.5	53.5	L 29 - 45	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5	Utah State at Boise State	+28.0	66.5	L 30 - 62	O	N
Fri 10/11	Utah State vs UNLV	+19.0	67.5	L 34 - 50	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Utah State vs New Mexico	+1.0	78.5	L 45 - 50	O	N
Sat 10/26	Utah State at Wyoming	-2.5	57.0	W 27 - 25	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Utah State at Washington State	+20.5	69.0	L 28 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/16	Utah State vs Hawai'i	+2.5	62.0	W 55 - 10	O	Y
Sat 11/23	Utah State vs San Diego State	-5.0	60.0	W 41 - 20	O	Y
Fri 11/29	Utah State at Colorado State	+5.5	56.5	L 37 - 42	O	Y

Utah State's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Utah State at Iowa	+24.0	43.5	L 14 - 24	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Utah State vs Idaho State	-24.0	61.0	W 78 - 28	O	Y
Fri 9/15	Utah State at Air Force	+9.0	45.5	L 21 - 39	O	N
Sat 9/23	Utah State vs James Madison	+5.5	53.5	L 38 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/30	Utah State at UConn	-4.0	50.5	W 34 - 33	O	N
Sat 10/7	Utah State vs Colorado State	+3.0	62.0	W 44 - 24	O	Y
Fri 10/13	Utah State vs Fresno State	+5.5	56.0	L 32 - 37	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Utah State at San José State	+4.0	65.0	L 21 - 42	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Utah State at San Diego State	-2.0	56.5	W 32 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Utah State vs Nevada	-14.5	54.5	W 41 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Utah State vs Boise State	+5.5	62.5	L 10 - 45	U	N
Fri 11/24	Utah State at New Mexico	-4.5	58.5	W 44 - 41	O	N
Sat 12/23	Utah State vs Georgia State	-2.0	58.0	L 22 - 45	O	N

Utah State's 2022 Schedule
Sat 8/27	Utah State vs UConn	-24.0	59.0	W 31 - 20	U	N
Sat 9/3	Utah State at Alabama	+42.0	63.0	L 0 - 55	U	N
Sat 9/10	Utah State vs Weber State	-6.5	59.5	L 7 - 35	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/24	Utah State vs UNLV	+3.0	61.5	L 24 - 34	U	N
Thu 9/29	Utah State at BYU	+26.0	60.0	L 26 - 38	O	Y
Sat 10/8	Utah State vs Air Force	+11.5	54.0	W 34 - 27	O	Y
Sat 10/15	Utah State at Colorado State	-14.0	45.5	W 17 - 13	U	N
Sat 10/22	Utah State at Wyoming	+5.0	44.5	L 14 - 28	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/5	Utah State vs New Mexico	-14.5	42.5	W 27 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Utah State at Hawai'i	-10.0	55.0	W 41 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/19	Utah State vs San José State	-1.0	51.0	W 35 - 31	O	Y
Fri 11/25	Utah State at Boise State	+17.0	51.5	L 23 - 42	O	N
Tue 12/27	Utah State vs Memphis	+8.0	57.0	L 10 - 38	U	N

Utah State's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Utah State at Washington State	+17.5	66.5	W 26 - 23	U	Y
Fri 9/10	Utah State vs North Dakota	-6.5	53.5	W 48 - 24	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Utah State at Air Force	+9.0	54.0	W 49 - 45	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Utah State vs Boise State	+9.5	69.5	L 3 - 27	U	N
Fri 10/1	Utah State vs BYU	+9.0	66.0	L 20 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Utah State at UNLV	-7.5	64.0	W 28 - 24	U	N
Fri 10/22	Utah State vs Colorado State	+3.0	58.5	W 26 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Utah State vs Hawai'i	-3.5	66.0	W 51 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/6	Utah State at New Mexico State	-18.0	72.0	W 35 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Utah State at San José State	+4.5	58.0	W 48 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Utah State vs Wyoming	-6.0	52.0	L 17 - 44	O	N
Fri 11/26	Utah State at New Mexico	-17.0	48.0	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Sat 12/4	Utah State at San Diego State	+6.5	49.5	W 46 - 13	O	Y
Sat 12/18	Utah State vs Oregon State	+7.0	68.0	W 24 - 13	U	Y

2026 class: 176 points   #96
2025 class: 166 points   #95
2024 class: 140 points   #118
2023 class: 129 points   #91
2022 class: 152 points   #74

Average Class Ranking:   #95
Average Recruiting Points: 152

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Average G5
4 Year Class: #99 - Best: #91 Worst: #118

CFB Crootin Averages
Pac-12 Class: 180  #86
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 103 points   #132
2020 class: 135 points   #115
2019 class: 153 points   #79
2018 class: 124 points   #103
2017 class: 120 points   #109

Average Class Ranking:   #108
Average Recruiting Points: 127

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #103 - 32 players, 84 Avg
2025 Portal Class #118 - 27 players, 82 Avg
2024 Portal Class #88 - 23 players, 83 Avg
2023 Portal Class #97 - 9 players, 85 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #53 - 10 players, 85 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Kevin McGiven (in his second season) #31

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Anthony Garcia	6	7	86%	79	4	0	11.3
McCae Hillstead (Tr)	4	5	80%	33	0	0	6.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Javen Jacobs	65	429	5	6.6	58
Sesi Vailahi (Tr)	42	152	2	3.6	14
Noah White	25	93	0	3.7	20
Anthony Garcia	11	75	1	6.8	17

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Javon Robinson (Tr)	58	599	4	10.3	46
Javen Jacobs	43	379	3	8.8	30
Anthony Garcia	20	348	2	17.4	74
Eli Wood (Tr)	16	205	2	12.8	38

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Nick Howell (in his second season) #137

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brevin Hamblin	110	3	2	0	8
Bronson Olevao	88	8	4	6	3
Carson Tujague	71	4	1	5	1
Tyree Morris	46	6	4	1	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tyree Morris	46	6	4	1	1
Chris Joe	41	6	4	3	1
Bronson Olevao	88	8	4	6	3
Brevin Hamblin	110	3	2	0	8

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Brevin Hamblin	110	3	2	0	8
Bronson Olevao	88	8	4	6	3
D'Angelo Mayes	40	3	1	1	2

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 66% #48
Offense Returning Production: 63% #80
Defense Returning Production: 69% #19
Utah State's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #103
32 Commits, 83.6 Avg Rating
42% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 29% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 606.00 #92
Offense Talent #101 | Defense Talent #94
2025 #118 | 2024 #115 | 2023 #104 | 2022 #116

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

2025 Record: 6 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 10 - 3 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2024 Record: 4 - 8
2024 Conf Record: 3 - 4
Spread: 5 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 3

2023 Record: 6 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 4

Four Year Record: 16 - 22
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 21 - 16 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 11 - 12

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 6 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2021 Record: 11 - 3
2021 Conf Record: 7 - 2
Spread: 10 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 8

2020 Record: 1 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 1 - 5
Spread: 1 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 2 - 4

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

Eight Year Record: 41 - 43
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 43 - 40 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 34 - 24

Utah State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	Potato Bowl	Utah State vs Washington State	-1.0	50.0	L 21 - 34
2023	Potato Bowl	Utah State vs Georgia State	-2.0	58.0	L 22 - 45
2022	Responder Bowl	Utah State vs Memphis	+8.0	57.0	L 10 - 38
2021	La Bowl	Utah State vs Oregon State	+7.0	68.0	W 24 - 13
2019	Frisco Bowl	Utah State vs Kent State	-7.5	71.5	L 41 - 51
2018	Mexico Bowl	Utah State vs North Texas	-7.0	67.5	W 52 - 13
2017	N/A	Utah State vs New Mexico State	+4.0	61.0	L 20 - 26

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	.2 (47)	1.35 (18)	41% (91)	4.49 (16)	28.2 (92)	35%	54%	.22 (112)	1.25 (65)	43% (91)	3.77 (76)	28.9 (74)

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	.24 (34)	1.29 (59)	46% (31)	4.42 (24)	28.1 (90)	40%	50%	.27 (119)	1.22 (42)	47% (122)	4.44 (122)	30.1 (101)

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	13	27:14	20.6	35%	54%	7.6	60.2	0.8	1.3	4.9	2.2	1

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	12	27:19	22.5	40%	50%	7.8	73.8	1.8	1.3	6	2.3	1

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	13	30.9	38.3	25.2	40.9% (91)	4.49 (16)	0.8	21	410	163	247	4.8	47% (95)	52% (45)	42% (89)	41% (85)	16% (87)	.2 (47)
2025 Defense	13	28.7	19.5	37	43.4% (91)	3.77 (76)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	47% (28)	52% (111)	45% (99)	42% (70)	13% (114)	.22 (112)

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	12	31.9	38.7	25.2	45.6% (31)	4.42 (24)	1.8	23	468	199	269	5.7	46% (102)	54% (36)	48% (24)	44% (37)	16% (81)	.24 (34)
2024 Defense	12	37.8	30.3	45.2	47.4% (122)	4.44 (122)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	51% (69)	49% (64)	48% (112)	48% (123)	15% (81)	.27 (119)

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	13	47% (95)	42% (89)	34.2	162.9	4.8	25 (40)	.19 (31)	2.87 (81)	71% (75)	11% (119)	1.16 (9)
2025 Defense	13	47% (28)	45% (99)	-	-	-	-	.21 (124)	3.18 (116)	70% (61)	7% (127)	1.04 (105)

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	12	46% (102)	48% (24)	35.1	199.3	5.7	21 (59)	.26 (13)	3.41 (12)	65% (117)	8% (39)	1.11 (18)
2024 Defense	12	51% (69)	48% (112)	-	-	-	-	.25 (124)	3.45 (128)	76% (85)	10% (70)	0.96 (56)

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	13	52% (45)	41% (85)	18.6	31	246.9	8	13.3	26 (14)	5 (7)	.24 (70)	1.5 (67)	33% (98)	31% (56)	.36 (47)	5% (28)	2.1 (60)
2025 Defense	13	52% (111)	42% (70)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (38)	.24 (62)	1.5 (24)	29% (112)	33% (114)	.37 (107)	6% (57)	1.9 (26)

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	12	54% (36)	44% (37)	24.5	38.2	269.1	7.1	11	29 (12)	17 (127)	.25 (69)	1.5 (118)	29% (30)	33% (54)	.4 (38)	8% (124)	2.1 (31)
2024 Defense	12	49% (64)	48% (123)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (31)	.32 (106)	1.5 (30)	27% (129)	32% (97)	.32 (75)	5% (99)	1.8 (21)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #100SP+ #79

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 #66

Coaching staff Rank #104

Record

0 - 0
PAC 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (1-2)(1-2 under B.M.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Average G5

'26 Profile

Up to Top G5

Performance #97

Special Teams #121

Returning Production

From 2025

69% #33

QB McCae Hillstead (BYU Portal) likely starter

Offense 63% #80

Defense 69% #19

Returning Starters: 12 (Off: 5) - (Def: 7)

Proj Portal Starters: 4 (Off: 1) - (Def: 3)

Exp'd Depth: 2 (Off: 1) - (Def: 1)

OL Prod: 66% #503 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 3,605 #36From Portal: 801 #72

Rush Prod: 36% #113

Rec Prod: 42% #105

Front Seven: 75% #9

Secondary: 60% #62

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #92

Blue Chips (0%) #103

Offense Talent #101

Defense Talent #94

Portal Class #10332 players (84 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #964 YR Class Rating #99

Talent Profile

Consistent Average G5

42% of Roster from Portal, 29% TY

47% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Kevin McGiven 2

#31

(DC) Nick Howell 2

#137

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #125

Utah State plays 2 opps off a byeSDSU & TBD

OppsElite: 2, Good: 0, Avg: 1, Bad: 4, Poor: 3

2025 Record: 6 - 7 (10 - 3 - 0) (PAC: 4 - 4)

2024 Record: 4 - 8 (5 - 6 - 0) (PAC: 3 - 4)

Win History

Past 5 years 6.4

Avg under Bronco M 6

4 Yr Record (16 - 22)

8 Yr Record (41 - 43)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

14,795 (69%) #47

66%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 6,120 #85

Defense: 8,675 #12

Players with Starting Exp (23) 9 on Off, 14 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 10 of 22 (45.5%)2-Deep 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Senior/Gr starters: 8 (36.4%) (Off: 4, Def: 4)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Upperclass on Roster: 56.6%(69 of 122)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Javon Robinson (WR)3★ (.85)

David Kabongo (S)3★ (.85)

Kasen Long (DL)3★ (.85)

Sesi Vailahi (RB)3★ (.85)

Markie Grant (CB)3★ (.84)

Seth Wilfred (IOL)3★ (.84)

John Randle Jr. (OT)3★ (.84)

L.J. Johnson Jr. (WR)3★ (.84)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Jimmy Liston (C)(C+ Block Grade)

Brevin Hamblin (S)(1 Int, 8 Pd)

Bronson Olevao Jr. (LB)(88 Tac, 8 TFL)

George Maile (G)(D+ Block Grade)

Tavo Motu'apuaka (G)(C- Block Grade)

Dylan Tucker (CB)(1 Int, 1 Pd)

Carson Tujague (DT)(71 Tac, 4 TFL)

Tyree Morris (DT)(46 Tac, 6 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Dontae Dyson (CB)3★ (.87)

Brody Flores (LB)3★ (.87)

Viliami Tapa'atoutai (ATH)3★ (.86)

Jude Nelson (TE)3★ (.86)

John McClellan (LB)3★ (.86)

Preston McDaniel (TE)3★ (.86)

Kaleb Maryland (QB)3★ (.85)

Brady Goodman (QB)3★ (.85)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile