NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Devon Dampier JR | 5'11"/204 | 212/334 (64%), 2490 Yds, 24 TD / 5 INT | 146 Car, 835 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 10 TD, 4 FUM | A- | A- | #55 | 819 (81%) | UNM ('25) | |
| #15 Byrd Ficklin FR | 6'1"/181 | 21/35 (60%), 301 Yds, 3 TD / 0 INT | 61 Car, 513 Yds, (8.4 YPC), 10 TD, 3 FUM | A- | A+ | #207 | 192 (19%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #11 Isaac Wilson SO | 6'0"/212 | 0/1 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 3 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #14 Brendan Zurbrugg FR | 6'3"/197 | OKLA ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Wayshawn Parker SO | 5'10"/206 | 149 Car, 981 Yds, (6.6 YPC), 6 TD, 3 FUM | 13 Rec, 185 Yds, (14.2 YPR), 3 TD | A+ | B- | #61 | 459 (35%) | WSU ('25) | |
| #21 NaQuari Rogers SR | 5'10"/205 | 98 Car, 387 Yds, (3.9 YPC), 11 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 43 Yds, (14.3 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #74 | 316 (24%) | UNM ('25) | |
| #13 Daniel Bray FR | 5'10"/171 | 40 Car, 272 Yds, (6.8 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 8 Rec, 67 Yds, (8.4 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C | #173 | 186 (14%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #25 Bryce Duke SR | 6'0"/210 | 16 Car, 86 Yds, (5.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 6 Yds, (3 YPR), 1 TD | B+ | B+ | 43 (3%) | ODU ('25) | ||
| #23 Devin Green SO | 5'11"/202 | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C- | D+ | 21 (2%) | UNLV ('25) | ||
| #00 Raycine Guillory FR | 5'9"/192 | 1 Car, 4 Yds, (4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #32 Omar Shah SO | 5'9"/203 | NA |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Ryan Davis SR | 5'11"/181 | 62 Rec, 725 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | C | #63 | 616 (42%) | UNM ('25) | |
| #12 Larry Simmons JR | 6'1"/190 | 15 Rec, 280 Yds, (18.7 YPR), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #481 | 390 (27%) | USM ('25) | |
| #18 Tobias Merriweather JR | 6'5"/195 | 8 Rec, 130 Yds, (16.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | F | #920 | 196 (13%) | CAL ('25) | |
| #2 Creed Whittemore SO | 5'11"/175 | 12 Rec, 92 Yds, (7.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B | #755 | 114 (8%) | MSST ('25) | |
| #3 Nate Johnson JR | 6'1"/202 | 1 Rec, 16 Yds, (16 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 24 Car, 225 Yds, 1 TD | C | B- | #744 | 79 (5%) | VAN ('25) | |
| #19 Luca Caldarella SR | 6'4"/199 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #17 Rayshawn Glover JR | 5'8"/163 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #8 Mana Carvalho FR | 5'9"/153 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #30 Matt Clark SO | 5'11"/186 | NA | |||||||
| #83 Daylin Caamano FR | 6'3"/175 | NA | |||||||
| #6 Daidren Zipperer SO | 6'0"/171 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #7 Justin Stevenson SO | 6'1"/189 | WYO ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Dallen Bentley SR | 6'4"/264 | 48 Rec, 620 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 6 TD, 1 FUM | A+ | B | C+ | 782 (48%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #10 Hunter Andrews FR | 6'3"/235 | 10 Rec, 65 Yds, (6.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A+ | C | A- | 105 (6%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #5 Otto Tia SR | 6'4"/220 | 2 Rec, 38 Yds, (19 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C- | F | 65 (4%) | USU ('25) | |
| #81 JJ Buchanan FR | 6'4"/208 | 26 Rec, 427 Yds, (16.4 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #84 Drew Clemens FR | 6'4"/224 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #71 Caleb Lomu (T) SO | 6'6"/304 | B+ | B | A | 823 (81%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #55 Spencer Fano (T) JR | 6'6"/302 | A+ | A+ | A | 822 (81%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #74 Keith Olson (T) JR | 6'6"/311 | B | C+ | A- | 295 (29%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #76 Zereoue Williams (T) SR | 6'8"/305 | B- | C- | A+ | 156 (15%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #73 Tanoa Togiai (G) SR | 6'6"/307 | B- | C- | A+ | 896 (89%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #52 Michael Mokofisi (G) SR | 6'4"/310 | C- | C- | C+ | 815 (81%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #62 Solatoa Moea'i (G) JR | 6'4"/344 | B- | C- | A- | 336 (33%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #75 Roger Alderman (G) SO | 6'4"/298 | C | C | C | 134 (13%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #64 Reece Parmenter (G) SO | 6'5"/323 | B+ | B+ | A | 84 (8%) | NA | |
| #68 Jaren Kump (C) SR | 6'6"/315 | B+ | B+ | B | 844 (83%) | 3* HS ('18) | |
| #79 Alex Harrison (C) SR | 6'5"/314 | B+ | A- | B | 143 (14%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #72 Isaiah Garcia (OL) FR | 6'5"/304 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #77 Nick Hallock (OL) FR | 6'4"/245 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #67 Soren Shinofield (OL) FR | 6'6"/285 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #58 Kalolo Ta'aga (OL) FR | 6'8"/314 | USC ('25) | |||||
| #54 Milz Asiata (OL) FR | 6'5"/331 | 3* HS ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Logan Fano (DE) JR | 6'5"/249 | 43 Tac, 29 Solo, 8 TFL, 5 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | C- | 516 (53%) | BYU ('23) | |
| #15 Lance Holtzclaw (DE) JR | 6'3"/227 | 26 Tac, 17 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | D+ | 341 (35%) | WASH ('25) | |
| #93 Kash Dillon (DE) FR | 6'5"/241 | 32 Tac, 18 Solo, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | C | 340 (35%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #40 Paul Fitzgerald (DE) JR | 6'4"/251 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | A- | B- | 80 (8%) | USU ('24) | |
| #48 Alex Cloward (DE) SO | 6'3"/240 | C- | D | C+ | 24 (2%) | NA | |||
| #90 John Henry Daley (DE) SO | 6'4"/247 | 45 Tac, 23 Solo, 18 TFL, 12 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | BYU ('24) | |||||
| #94 Jaxson Jones (DE) FR | 6'2"/225 | ORE ('25) | |||||||
| #95 Aliki Vimahi (DT) SR | 6'4"/296 | 29 Tac, 13 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | B- | 574 (75%) | NA | |
| #51 Karson Kaufusi (DT) FR | 6'6"/286 | 13 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C+ | 177 (23%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #45 Pupu Sepulona (DT) FR | 6'2"/274 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D | C+ | 137 (18%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #49 Mike Tauteoli (DT) SO | 6'4"/297 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | 14 (2%) | NA | ||
| #91 Jonah Lea'ea (DT) SO | 6'5"/271 | 34 Tac, 20 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #98 Dallas Vakalahi (DT) SO | 6'2"/313 | 11 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #78 Taniela Pepa (DT) FR | 6'3"/230 | 3* HS ('19) | |||||||
| #44 Sione Motuapuaka (DT) FR | 5'11"/268 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #96 Dilan Battle (DT) FR | 6'2"/313 | LSU ('25) | |||||||
| #99 Semi Taulanga (DT) FR | 5'11"/336 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Johnathan Hall JR | 6'1"/230 | 63 Tac, 39 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A | D+ | 641 (91%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #8 Lander Barton SR | 6'5"/236 | 51 Tac, 23 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | B | 637 (90%) | 4* HS ('22) | |
| #3 Levani Damuni SR | 6'3"/246 | 43 Tac, 23 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B | B- | 314 (45%) | STAN ('23) | |
| #37 Trey Reynolds JR | 6'1"/226 | 28 Tac, 14 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | D+ | 239 (34%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #83 Elijah Elliss FR | 6'2"/220 | 18 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | B- | 114 (16%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #35 Cyrus Polu FR | 6'1"/218 | 14 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | B+ | 96 (14%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #24 Moroni Anae SR | 6'2"/224 | 12 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | C+ | 57 (8%) | NA | |
| #33 Kana'i Lopes FR | 6'3"/220 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D | D | 17 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #20 Mateaki Helu FR | 6'1"/208 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #42 Christian Thatcher FR | 6'2"/204 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Blake Cotton (CB) SR | 6'2"/190 | 27 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D | A- | 664 (52%) | UCD ('25) | |
| #9 Elijah Davis (CB) JR | 6'0"/182 | 28 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (2 TDS) | C+ | C- | C- | 627 (49%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #14 JC Hart (CB) SO | 6'2"/199 | 6 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D+ | 88 (7%) | AUB ('25) | ||
| #16 Cole Standage (CB) FR | 6'3"/195 | B- | B+ | 61 (5%) | NA | ||||
| #29 LaTristan Thompson (CB) FR | 5'10"/173 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | 40 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #25 Manny Fuller (CB) FR | 6'0"/182 | C | B- | 6 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #12 Jaylen Moson (CB) FR | 5'11"/173 | C | 3 (0%) | FUR ('25) | |||||
| #2 Smith Snowden (CB) JR | 5'10"/180 | 37 Tac, 24 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 9 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | 4* HS ('23) | |||||
| #4 Don Saunders (CB) JR | 6'4"/187 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #13 Jason Stokes Jr. (CB) FR | 6'1"/163 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #3 Money Thompson (CB) SO | 5'10"/170 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #23 Jackson Bennee (S) SO | 6'2"/189 | 62 Tac, 41 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 5 PD, 4 INT (1 TDS) | B- | D+ | A+ | 676 (109%) | NA | |
| #6 Nate Ritchie (S) JR | 6'2"/206 | 20 Tac, 13 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | D+ | 219 (35%) | 4* HS ('20) | |
| #21 Nate Tilmon (S) FR | 6'1"/186 | 17 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B | B- | 184 (30%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #11 Rock Caldwell (S) JR | 6'3"/172 | 9 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A+ | 106 (17%) | 4* HS ('22) | ||
| #36 Brock Fonoimoana (S) FR | 6'1"/191 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C- | 47 (8%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #1 Rabbit Evans (S) SR | 6'1"/197 | D+ | B- | 6 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #5 Tao Johnson (S) JR | 6'1"/193 | 50 Tac, 27 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Dillon Curtis FR | 6'2"/187 | 11/15 (73.3%), Long 54 Yds | 68/70 | 101 Pts | B- | B- | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #97 Joey Cheek SO | 5'11"/192 | F | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #92 Orion Phillips SO | 6'3"/168 | 38, 1609 YDS (42.3 YPP), Long 67 YDS | 15 In 20, 3 TB | A | C- | MIZ ('25) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Kyle Whittingham returnsOC Jason Beck new hireDC Morgan Scalley returns
Players with Starting experience2813 off • 15 def
Team Talent750#66 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.87Blue-chip 13.33%
Roster Size9225 portal (20.8%)
Talent Off: 329.66 (44)
Talent Def: 317.64 (45)
Talent ST: 9.52 (3)
New Portal In: 22 (18.3%)
Portal Losses: 33
Unrated/No Stats: 28
Total Team Snaps: 20447
Elite: 0
Top 100: 3
Top 250: 7
Top 100 Pos: 50
JAG: 15
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 2824 (14%)
SO Snaps: 3144 (15%)
JR Snaps: 6376 (31%)
SR Snaps: 8103 (40%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
71% Snaps by Upperclassmen
28 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Portal Starters 2025 portal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
1 (0)
1011(819)19% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 99% — Isaac Wilson returns, their starting QB from last year. Devon Dampier was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (0)
1 (1)
1025(0)100% returning
Exp 78% • Prod 98% — Utah lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
1 (1)
2352(0)100% returning
Exp 48% • Prod 96% — Utah lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
5 (2)
0 (0)
5348(0)100% returning
T 103% • G 112% • C 97% — Utah OL: 5 starters back, 3 with multi game experience, 3 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '25 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
3 (2)
1 (0)
2203(0)100% returning
DE 67% • DT 59% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (1)
0 (0)
2115(0)100% returning
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (2)
1 (0)
2727(0)100% returning
CB 58% • S 100% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 9736 (819 portal) 92% returning, (8% via Portal) • Defense 7045 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge