2018 Utah Football Game Notes vs. Weber State

Media Availability Game 1 • Thu., Aug. 30 • 2018 Opener • Practices are closed to media and public • Interviews are conducted after practice on Mondays (players) and Utah Utes vs. Weber State Wildcats Tuesdays (players, Coach Whittingham, two assistant coaches). (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky) Participants at the Monday press conference will not be available after practice that day. Date ...... Thursday, Aug. 30 • 6:00 p.m. MDT • For weeks with Thursday games, the only media availability is the Location ...... Salt Lake City Monday press conference Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807/FieldTurf) • The weeks of Thursday games and byes, there are no assistant TV ...... Pac-12 Networks coach interviews Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron, Lewis Johnson • 10-minute limit on player interviews beginning when they come off Radio ...... ESPN 700 AM/TuneIn.com the fi eld Bill Riley, Scott Mitchell, Tom Hackett • Still photographers must give 24-hour advance notice for portrait Satellite Radio ...... Sirius 138/XM 373; Internet 959 photos following practice Live Stats ...... www.UtahUtes.com Twitter ...... @utahathletics Media Opportuni es this Week M, 8.27 Noon Press Conference (Eccles Football Center) The Game Utah (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) kicks off the 2018 football season by hosting Weber State (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky) in Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 6 2018 Utah Schedule p.m. Mountain Time. The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks. Search Aug. 30 (Thu.) ...... Weber State (P12N)...... 6:00 MT #WEBvsUTAH for conversation. Sept. 8 ...... at Northern Illinois (ESPNews) .. 6:30 CT/5:30 MT Sept. 15 ...... Washington* (ESPN) ...... 8:00 MT Sept. 22 ...... bye Season Openers Sept. 29 ...... at Washington State* ...... TBD > Utah has won 10-straight season openers dating back to a 2008 victory at Oct. 6 ...... at Stanford* ...... TBD Michigan. Utah last lost a season opener in 2007 at Oregon State. Oct. 12 (Fri.) ...... Arizona* (ESPN) ...... 8:00 MT > The last time Utah lost its fi rst home game of the season was in 2007 to Air Oct. 20 (hc) ...... USC* ...... TBD Force. Oct. 26 (Fri.) ...... at UCLA* (ESPN) ...... 7:30 PT/8:30 MT > The Utes are 74-49-1 all-time in season openers and 56-19-1 when the season Nov. 3 ...... at Arizona State* ...... TBD opener is at home. Nov. 10 ...... Oregon* ...... TBD > Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham is 11-2 in season openers, having faced Nov. 17 ...... at Colorado* ...... TBD teams from the Big Sky (5-0), Big Ten (2-0), Mountain West (2-0), ACC (1-0) and Nov. 24 ...... Brigham Young ...... TBD Pac-12 (1-2). *Pac-12 game; hc-Homecoming Quick Hits > Utah is celebrating its 125th season of football this fall. The celebration will Utah Athle c Communica ons include a commemorative patch on the jerseys, a video series highlighting each Director (Primary FB Contact): Liz Abel decade of football at the U. and special insignia merchandise. Offi ce: 801-581-3511 • [email protected] > In his 14th year as Utah’s head coach, Kyle Whittingham is the longest- Associate Director (Secondary FB Contact): Brooke Frederickson tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured coach at Offi ce: 801-581-8302 • [email protected] the same school in the nation (NCAA FBS). Assistant Director (Asst. FB Contact): Jordie Lindley > Whittingham’s 111-56 career head coaching record includes an 11-1 record in Offi ce: 801-581-8997 • [email protected] bowl games. His bowl win percentage (92%) is the best in NCAA history. Stay Connected > The Utes have played to 51-consecutive sellout crowds in Rice-Eccles Website: UtahUtes.com Stadium (48 standing room only) in a streak that dates back to the 2010 season Twitter: @utahathletics opener. Facebook: facebook.com/uathletics > Utah is 20-1 in (regular season) non-conference games since joining the Pac- YouTube: youtube.com/uathletics 12 in 2011, including a 15-0 (regular season) non-conference record in the last Instagram: instagram.com/utahathletics fi ve years. Utah’s last non-conference loss was in overtime at Utah State in 2012 when current Ute associate head coach Gary Andersen was the Aggies’ head coach. > Utah leads the series with Weber State 4-0. See page 2 for the complete series history. > Utah is 39-0 against current members of the Big Sky Conference.

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Connec ons Head Coach Kyle Whi ngham While the Utes have one coach with Weber State ties—Justin Ena Record at Utah: 111-56 (14th year) was the defensive coordinator and linebacker coach at Weber State Career Record: same in 2014—the Wildcat staff is loaded with coaches bearing Utah ties, Best Bowl Win % in NCAA History: 92% (11-1) 2008 National Coach of the Year starting with fi fth-year head coach Jay Hill. Hill played cornerback Overall Year at Utah: 25th (1994-2004, Asst; 2005-present HC) for Utah from 1998-99 and was Utah’s defensive MVP as a senior. Total Wins at Utah (Asst. & HC): 196 (most in school history) He spent four years as a Utah graduate/administrative assistant from Alma Mater: BYU (1984, bachelor’s; 1987 master’s) 2001-04 before hiring on full-time with the Utes. At varying times from 2005-13, Hill coached the cornerbacks, tight ends and running backs while also serving as the special teams coordinator. Wildcat Whi ngham’s Year by Year Record assistants with Utah ties and the positions they held at Utah include: Year School Overall Pac-12 Result/Bowl Dave Schramm (2005-11, off ensive coordinator/running backs/tight 2004* Utah* 1-0* W (Pittsburgh/Fiesta) ends/quarterbacks), Brent Myers (2003, assistant head coach/off en- 2005 Utah 7-5 W (Georgia Tech/Emerald) sive line), Kite Afeaki (2004-05, player), Quinton Ganther (2004-05, 2006 Utah 8-5 W (Tulsa/Armed Forces) player; 2012 student-assistant), Joe Dale (2006-09, player; 2014-15, 2007 Utah 9-4 W (Navy/Poinsettia) graduate assistant) and Grant Duff (2008-10 administrative assistant, 2008 Utah 13-0 W (Alabama/Sugar) 2011-12, graduate assistant). 2009 Utah 10-3 W (California/Poinsettia) 2010 Utah 10-3 L (Boise State/Las Vegas) 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 W (Georgia Tech/Sun) Two-Minute Drill 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 Utah was picked second in the Pac-12 South Division in the preseason 2013 Utah 5-7 2-7 media poll behind USC … The Utes appeared in ‘others receiving votes’ 2014 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Colorado State/Las Vegas) in both the AP and Coaches’ preseason polls, checking in at No. 28 2015 Utah 10-3 6-3 W (BYU/Las Vegas) and No. 29, respectively … Utah is the only school in NCAA history 2016 Utah 9-4 5-4 W (Indiana/Foster Farms) with a Ray Guy Award winner (Mitch Wishnowsky in 2016) and Lou 2017 Utah 7-6 3-6 W (West Virginia/Heart of Dallas) Groza Award winner (Matt Gay in 2017) on the same squad. Both Totals Utah 111-56 28-35 11-1* were consensus All-Americans in their fi rst season of NCAA football *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (Wishnowsky in 2016 and Gay in 2017) and are on several preseason All-America teams as seniors this year. See sidebar on page 3. Ute Assistant Coaches Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Troy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Gary Andersen, Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Line Utah-Weber State Series (4-0) Jim Harding, Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Series Snapshot: Utah is 4-0 against Sharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Series Record: Utah leads 4-0 Weber State and has outscored the Justin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams Coordinator First Game: 1978 (Utah 30-7) Wildcats 189-51. The last game was Lewis Powell, Defensive Line Last Game: 2013 (Utah 70-7) a 70-7 Utah win in 2013. Every game Guy Holliday, Wide Receivers Series Streak: Won 4 in the series has been played in Salt Freddie Whittingham, Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Last Utah Win: 2013 (70-7) Lake City. Kiel McDonald, Running Backs Last Weber State Win: N/A In Salt Lake City: 4-0 Utah Football Live In Ogden: 0-0 Football Twitter: @Utah_Football Neutral Site: 0-0 Coach Whittingham Twitter: @UtahCoachWhitt Football Facebook: facebook.com/UtahUtesFootball Last Game • Sept. 7, 2013, Salt Lake City • Utah 70, Weber State 7 Football Instagram: UtahFootball Travis Wilson passed for 264 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for 93 yards and two scores in the fi rst half to lead Utah to a 70-7 romp over Weber State. Utah Utah Fast Facts piled up 628 yards of total offense with its starters playing just one half. Dres Ander- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah son had 103 receiving yards and a score in the fi rst half and Lucky Radley paced the President: Ruth V. Watkins offense in the second half, rushing for a career-high 111 yards and two touchdowns. Athletics Director: Mark Harlan Tenny Palepoi had eight tackles (2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks) for a defense that Conference: Pac-12 recorded seven sacks and held Weber State to 205 total yards (69 rushing). Enrollment: 32,760 Nickname: Utes Weber State ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7 Colors: Red & White Utah ...... 14 ...... 35 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 70 Stadium: Rice-Eccles (45,807/FieldTurf) Website: www.UtahUtes.com Series History (4-0) 1978 W ....30-7 ...... Oct. 14 ...H 2008 W ....37-21 ...... Sep. 27 ..H 1984 W ....52-16 ...... Sep. 1 ....H 2013 W ....70-7 ...... Sep. 7 ....H

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Preseason All-Americans In the Huddle With sophomore wide receiver Britain Covey back in the starting lineup after Matt Gay, K returning from a two-year church mission, junior Demari Simpkins has moved Associated Press (1st team) from slot receiver—where he started last year—to Z receiver. Covey is preparing USA Today (1st team) for his fi rst game since 2015, when he was Utah’s leading receiver, a Freshman Athlon (1st team) Sporting News (1st team) All-American and an honorable mention All-Pac-12 return specialist … Simpkins CBS Sports (1st team) is one of three players changing numbers on opening week. Simpkins will wear No. The Athletic (1st team) 7 this season, while Nygel King has moved to No. 16 and R.J. Hubert to No. 31 … Sports Illustrated (2nd team) The starter at left guard could come down to a game-day decision between redshirt freshman Nick Ford and sophomore Orlando Umana … Redshirt freshman Jason Mitch Wishnowsky, P Shelley has been named the No. 2 quarterback behind starter Tyler Huntley. Shel- Associated Press (1st team) ley earned the nod over true freshman Jack Tuttle … Sophomore defensive tackle USA Today (1st team) Hauati Pututau and redshirt freshman defensive end Mika Tafua are scheduled to Sports Illustrated (1st team) make their fi rst NCAA starts vs. Weber State … Two newcomers will snap for All- ESPN.com (1st team) America punter Mitch Wishnowsky and All-America kicker Matt Gay. Central Athlon (1st team) Michigan transfer Keegan Markgraf will take the fi eld on the long snaps and true Sporting News (1st team) CBS Sports (1st team) freshman Maddie Golden on the short snaps … Gay has replaced Wishnowsky The Athletic (1st team) on kickoff s. Wishnowsky, who kicked off last year, will back up … Junior off en- sive lineman Johnny Capra will miss the 2018 season with an injury. Others who Preseason Watch Lists will miss the season with injuries are junior running back Devonta’e Henry-Cole, freshman defensive end Blake Kuithe and sophomore linebacker Moroni Anae Lou Groza Award (Kicker) … Defensive end Davir Hamilton is leaving the program. Hamilton played in one Matt Gay, PK game last season, recording a tackle against San Jose State.

Ray Guy Award (Punter) Mitch Wishnowsky, P Radio Waves Changes are in the air at Utah’s fl agship radio station ESPN 700 this fall on both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player) game day broadcasts and the weekly coach’s show. Joining play-by-play man Bill Julian Blackmon, CB Riley in the booth on game days is former Utah and NFL quarterback Scott Mitch- ell as the color analyst, while former Utah All-America punter and two-time Ray Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) Guy Award winner Tom Hackett will report from the sidelines. For the fi rst time, Lo Falemaka, OL the Smith’s Coaches Show on Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. will be video streamed live Maxwell Award (Player of the Year) on the Utah Athletics YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/uathletics, in Zack Moss, RB addition to the audio broadcast on ESPN 700 and the ESPN 700 app.

Bednarik Award (Defensive Player) Game Day Ac vi es Julian Blackmon, CB University of Utah Faculty and Staff may purchase discounted $20 tickets for Bradlee Anae, DE reserved bleacher seats to the Weber State game while supplies last. The off er is Doak Walker Award (Running Back) available online only at https://utahtickets.com/facultystaff -discounts/#football- Zack Moss, RB vs-weber-state … To celebrate the fi rst game of the 125th season of Utah football, former Ute football players and coaches in attendance will be recognized and Rimington Trophy (Center) presented with a commemorative gold coin during halftime … A Marriott Library Lo Falemaka, OL exhibit on the concourse before the game will display historical artifacts of Utah football … New leaders at the University who will be introduced during the fi rst Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Quarterback) quarter break include President Ruth Watkins, Director of Athletics Mark Har- Tyler Huntley, QB lan, VP of Academics Dr. Dan Reed, VP of Health Sciences Dr. Michael Good Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and Alumni Association Executive Director Todd Andrews … The Ute Walk begins Bradlee Anae, DL at 3:30 p.m. on the corner of 500 S. and Guardsman Way … The Utah ROTC’s Ute Lo Falemaka, OL Thunder cannon blasts the pre-game Cannon Call to notify fans outside the stadium Leki Fotu, DL that kickoff is 30 minutes away … For the full list of 2018 home game promotions, visit UtahUtes.com/Promotions. Lott IMPACT Trophy Chase Hansen, LB Outside the Lines Wuerffel Trophy The Pac-12 Network is taking its programming on the road this year, premiering Chase Hansen, LB “The Pregame” in Rice-Eccles Stadium for the Utah-Weber State game. “The Pre- game” will feature comprehensive coverage of all 12 school’s campuses and game AFCA Good Works Team day atmosphere. Utah will host the show twice this year. It will return to Salt Lake Chase Hansen, LB City for the Utah-Washington game on Sept. 15 … A clear bag policy is now in ef-

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Weber State Head Coach Jay Hill fect at all University of Utah athletic events held at Rice-Eccles Sta- Alma Mater, Year: Utah, 2000 dium and the Huntsman Center. For more information, visit https:// Career Record (year): 26-23 (5th) stadium.utah.edu/clearbag/ … Use the hashtag #WEBvsUTAH all Record at WSU (year): 26-23 (5th) week to follow the conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram … 31 former Utes are on NFL rosters this week. See page 9 for a Weber State Media Contact complete list of current Utes in the NFL. SID: Paul Grua Offi ce: 801-626-7414 Cell: 801-452-3811 2017 in Review Email: [email protected] Utah went 7-6 in 2017 (3-6 Pac-12) and beat West Virginia in the Web Site: www.weberstatesports.com Heart of Dallas Bowl for the Pac-12’s only bowl victory of the sea- son. First-year junior kicker Matt Gay became the fi rst Lou Groza WSU Schedule/Results (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky) Award winner in school history and was a consensus All-American. Date ..... Opponent ...... Time/Result 8-30 ..... at Utah ...... 6:00 p.m. MT Junior Mitch Wishnowsky, the Ray Guy Award winner and a unani- 9-8 ...... at Cal Poly...... 8:00 p.m. PT mous consensus All-American in 2016, was a 2017 Ray Guy Award 9-15 ..... South Dakota ...... 6:00 p.m. MT fi nalist. Both Gay and Wishnowsky were named fi rst-team All-Pac-12, 9-22 ..... Northern Colorado ...... 6:00 p.m. MT while receiver Darren Carrington II, off ensive lineman Salesi Uhatafe, 10-6 ..... at Northern Arizona ...... 3:30 p.m. MT cornerback Boobie Hobbs and cornerback Julian Blackmon made the 10-13 ... Eastern Washington ...... 4:00 p.m. MT All-Pac-12 second team. Blackmon was named MVP of the Heart of 10-20 ... Montana State...... 4:00 p.m. MT Dallas Bowl and to the AP and ESPN All-Bowl teams. 10-27 ... at North Dakota ...... 12:00 p.m. CT 11-3 ...... Sacramento State ...... 12:00 p.m. MT 11-10 ....at Southern Utah ...... 5:00 p.m. MT Utah’s All-Time Record 11-17 ....at Idaho State...... 2:30 p.m. MT Utah’s all-time football record is 668-459-31. The Utes are 404-191-16 at home (86-34 in Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened in 1998), 241- 251-12 in road games and 23-17-3 in games played at neutral sites.

Utah vs. the Big Sky Conference Utah is 39-0 against current members of the Big Sky conference with this series breakdown: Idaho State 7-0, Montana 11-0, Montana State 10-0, North Dakota 1-0, Northern Arizona 1-0, Northern Colo- rado 3-0, Portland State 1-0, Southern Utah 1-0, Weber State 4-0.

Whi ngham File In his 14th season as Utah’s head coach, Kyle Whittingham is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured coach at the same school in the NCAA FBS. Whittingham, who came to Utah as an assistant coach in 1994, is in his 25th season on the Ute coaching staff . His 111-56 career head coaching record includes an 11-1 record in bowl games. His bowl win percentage (92%) is the best in NCAA history, while his 11 bowl wins ties for second among active coaches (one behind Alabama’s Nick Saban). Including ties, Whittingham ranks in the top-10 in all-time bowl victories by a head coach. The 2008 National Coach of the Year, Whittingham’s postseason success includes a 2-0 mark in BCS bowl games (2005 Fiesta Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 2009 Sugar Bowl vs. Ala- bama). His teams have fi nished in the AP Top 25 fi ve times. He came to Utah in 1994 as the defensive line coach. In his 24 seasons as an assistant and head coach, he has participated in more wins (196) than any football coach in school history. See the sidebar on page 2 for more on Whittingham.

Quarterback Notebook > Junior Tyler Huntley, the Pac-12’s returning total off ense leader, averaged 294.8 yards per game (241.1 passing and 53.7 rushing). He ranked 19th in the nation and third in the Pac-12 (behind two fi rst- round NFL draft picks) in total off ense. > Huntley played and started in 10 games as a sophomore, missing three with an injury. He is 6-4 in his career as the starter.

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AP Poll (Preseason) > Huntley completed 199-of-312 passes for 2,411 yards (15 TD, 10 Rank .....Team ...... Record ...... Points INT) in his fi rst season as the starter. 1 ...... Alabama (42) ...... 0-0 ...... 1505 > Huntley fi nished second on the team in rushing with 168 carries for 2 ...... Clemson (18) ...... 0-0 ...... 1476 537 yards (6 TD) and his 53.7 rushing yards per game ranked second 3 ...... Georgia ...... 0-0 ...... 1350 among Pac-12 quarterbacks. 4 ...... Wisconsin (1) ...... 0-0 ...... 1271 > Huntley’s 63.8 completion percentage ranked third in the Pac-12 5 ...... Ohio State ...... 0-0 ...... 1256 and in the top 25 nationally. 6 ...... Washington ...... 0-0 ...... 1215 > Huntley had three 300-yard passing games in 2017, which is also 7 ...... Oklahoma ...... 0-0 ...... 1173 8 ...... Miami ...... 0-0 ...... 1027 his career total (341 vs. San Jose State, 305 vs. Washington State, 300 9 ...... Auburn ...... 0-0 ...... 1013 vs. BYU). 10 ...... Penn State...... 0-0 ...... 1012 > Redshirt freshman Jason Shelley will back up Huntley. Coming out 11 ...... Michigan State ...... 0-0 ...... 877 of Lone Star HS (Texas) in 2016, Shelley was the 12th-ranked dual- 12 ...... Notre Dame ...... 0-0 ...... 804 threat quarterback in the nation by 247Sports. 13 ...... Stanford ...... 0-0 ...... 778 > True freshman Jack Tuttle, a four-star recruit out of San Marcos, 14 ...... Michigan ...... 0-0 ...... 773 Calif. (Mission Hills HS) and the No. 4-ranked pro style quarterback 15 ...... USC ...... 0-0 ...... 543 in the country by Rivals.com, joined the team last spring. He is the 16 ...... TCU ...... 0-0 ...... 533 only freshman member on Utah’s 2018 Football Leadership Council. 17 ...... West Virginia ...... 0-0 ...... 511 18 ...... Mississippi State ...... 0-0 ...... 450 19 ...... Florida State ...... 0-0 ...... 384 Running Back Notebook 20 ...... Virginia Tech ...... 0-0 ...... 351 > All-Pac-12 candidate and returning 1,000-yard rusher Zack Moss 21 ...... UCF ...... 0-0 ...... 312 led the Utes in carries (214), yards (1,173), yards per game (90.2) and 22 ...... Boise State ...... 0-0 ...... 292 rushing touchdowns (10) as a sophomore in 2017. 23 ...... Texas ...... 0-0 ...... 216 > Moss has fi ve career 100-yard rushing games (all in 2017): 196 vs. 24 ...... Oregon ...... 0-0 ...... 148 Colorado, 153 vs. UCLA, 150 vs. West Virginia, 141 vs. USC, 128 vs. 25 ...... LSU ...... 0-0 ...... 106 North Dakota. Others receiving votes: South Carolina 96, Florida 68, Utah 60, Oklahoma State > Moss also had 29 receptions for 243 yards last year while leading 51, Florida Atlantic 38, Arizona 28, NC State 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College 18, Northwestern 13, Kansas State 10, Iowa State 8, Houston 6, Memphis 3, the team in all-purpose yards (1,416). Iowa 2, Troy 2, Fresno State 1, Arkansas State 1, Kentucky 1 > Junior Armand Shyne is healthy after redshirting with an injury last year and is No. 2 on the depth chart. Shyne missed all but fi ve Coaches’ Poll (Preseason) games in his fi rst two seasons with injuries. Rank .....Team ...... Record ...... Points > In 2016, Shyne was leading the team in rushing through fi ve games 1 ...... Alabama (61) ...... 0-0 ...... 1621 before an injury ended his season. He fi nished with 78 carries for 373 2 ...... Clemson (3) ...... 0-0 ...... 1547 yards (74.6 yards per game). 3 ...... Ohio State (1) ...... 0-0 ...... 1458 4 ...... Georgia ...... 0-0 ...... 1452 5 ...... Oklahoma ...... 0-0 ...... 1288 Receiver Notebook 6 ...... Washington ...... 0-0 ...... 1245 > The Utes are stacked with starters from the inside out with juniors 7 ...... Wisconsin ...... 0-0 ...... 1243 Siaosi Mariner and Demari Simpkins and sophomores Samson 8 ...... Miami ...... 0-0 ...... 1091 Nacua and Britain Covey. 9 ...... Penn State...... 0-0 ...... 1050 > Mariner (formerly Wilson) is in his third year as the starter (24 10 ...... Auburn ...... 0-0 ...... 1004 games, 17 starts). 11 ...... Notre Dame ...... 0-0 ...... 892 > Mariner had a team-best 19.6 yards per catch (20 receptions, 393 12 ...... Michigan State ...... 0-0 ...... 870 yards, 1 TD) with seven 20-yard catches in 2017. 13 ...... Stanford ...... 0-0 ...... 768 > Simpkins has played in 26 games as a Ute since his true freshman 14 ...... Michigan ...... 0-0 ...... 752 season, starting 11. He is Utah’s top returning receiver from 2017, 15 ...... USC ...... 0-0 ...... 691 when he had 29 catches for 354 yards (1 TD) in 2017. 16 ...... TCU ...... 0-0 ...... 530 17 ...... Virginia Tech ...... 0-0 ...... 524 > Covey was a freshman All-American and all-Pac-12 in 2015 and 18 ...... Mississippi State ...... 0-0 ...... 407 is back in the starting lineup after returning from a church mission in 19 ...... Florida State ...... 0-0 ...... 328 2016-17. 20 ...... West Virginia ...... 0-0 ...... 310 > Covey led the 2015 Utes with 43 receptions and 519 yards (4 touch- 21 ...... Texas ...... 0-0 ...... 265 downs) and led all Pac-12 freshmen in receptions (43, tie), receiving 22 ...... Boise State ...... 0-0 ...... 261 yards (519), yards per game (43.3), receptions per game (3.6) and 23 ...... UCF ...... 0-0 ...... 259 touchdown receptions (4). 24 ...... LSU ...... 0-0 ...... 254 > Nacua started in six games as a redshirt freshman in 2017, grabbing 25 ...... Oklahoma State ...... 0-0 ...... 168 29 receptions for 294 yards (1 TD). Others receiving votes: So. Carolina 138, Florida 135, Oregon 105, Utah 81, Texas A&M 67, Northwestern 67, Kansas State 35, Florida Atlantic 27, Memphis 23, Bos- > The starters will be pushed by returners like redshirt freshmen ton Coll. 23, NC State 22, Arkansas St. 19, Troy 19, Appalachian St. 16, San Diego Jaylen Dixon and Bronson Boyd, sophomore Bryan Thompson (5 St. 15, Kentucky 8, Iowa State 8, Iowa 8, Washington St. 7, So. Florida 6, Duke 5, catches and 77 yards in 2017) and senior Jameson Field. Fresno St. 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Houston 2, Army 1, No. Illinois 1 > Two newcomers make the position even more competitive. Transfer

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Pac-12 Conference Standings Derrick Vickers is a juco All-American with one year of eligibil- ity and true freshman Solomon Enis is a four-star recruit out of North ...... Pac-12 ...... Overall Phoenix. California ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Oregon ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Oregon State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Tight End Notebook Stanford ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 > Junior Jake Jackson moves into a starting role after seeing time at Washington ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 tight end in nine games in 2017 (13 games overall, including special Washington State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 teams’ play) and catching three passes for 46 yards. > True freshman returned missionary Cole Fotheringham, who South ...... Pac-12 ...... Overall reported to the team in the summer, has won the backup job. Arizona ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Arizona State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Colorado ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Off ensive Line Notebook UCLA ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 > Four starters return on the off ensive line: senior Jackson Barton USC ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 at left tackle, senior Lo Falemaka at center, senior Jordan Agasiva Utah ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 at right guard and junior Darrin Paulo at right tackle. > The starting job at left guard is a dead heat between redshirt fresh- This Week’s Pac-12 Games man Nick Ford and sophomore Orlando Umana. > Falemaka, honorable mention All-Pac-12 last season, is on the Thursday, Aug. 30 watch list for the Rimington Trophy and the Outland Trophy. Weber State at Utah, 6:00 p.m. MT, Pac-12 Networks > Last fall, when he started all 13 games at center, was the only com- plete season of Falemaka’s career. He received a medical extension Friday, Aug. 31 through this season—his sixth at Utah. San Diego State at Stanford, 6:00 p.m. PT, FS1 > Barton has played in all 39 games in his fi rst three seasons, in- Colorado vs. Colorado State, 7:30 p.m. MT, CBS Sports Network cluding appearances on the line in 30 games with 15 starts. > Barton led Utah in cuts last year with eight. Saturday, Sept. 1 > Paulo started all 13 games at right tackle in 2017 when he led the Oregon State at Ohio State, 12:00 p.m. ET, ABC off ensive line in total plays (836). Washington State at Wyoming, 1:30 p.m. MT, CBS Sports Network Washington at Auburn, 12:30 p.m. CT, ABC > Agasiva played and started in 10 games last year as a JC transfer, North Carolina at California, 1:00 p.m. PT, FOX missing three with an injury. UNLV at USC, 1:00 p.m. PT, Pac-12 Networks Cincinnati at UCLA, 4:00 p.m. PT, ESPN Defensive Line Notebook Bowling Green at Oregon, 5:00 p.m. PT, Pac-12 Networks > The Utes must replace three senior starters from 2017, including UTSA at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m. AZ, FS1 sixth-round NFL draft pick Kylie Fitts and All-Pac-12 tackles Lowell BYU at Arizona, 7:45 p.m. AZ, ESPN Lotulelei and Filipo Mokofi si. > Two all-conference candidates headline the 2018 defensive line: junior end Bradlee Anae and junior tackle Leki Fotu. > In his second season as a starter, Anae has moved from right to left end. > Anae led Utah in sacks (7.0), tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (10.0) and led the defensive line in tackles (39) last season. > Fotu saw action in all 13 games last season while starting in two. > Redshirt freshman Mika Tafua, who joined the team last October, has edged out junior Caleb Repp for the starting job at right end. > At right tackle, sophomore Hauati Pututau will get his fi rst career start with junior John Penisini backing up. > Others who will see signifi cant playing time are sophomore tackle Pita Tonga and sophomore end Maxs Tupai.

Linebacker Notebook > Senior Chase Hansen has transitioned from safety—where he was honorable mention All-Pac-12 in 2016—to linebacker in the spring and will start at rover. > Hansen ranked second on the team last year in tackles per game (6.38). > Senior Cody Barton and junior Donavan Thompson—ranked one-two in the depth chart at mac linebacker—are both experienced starters.

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Single-Game Career Highs > Barton was second on the team last year with 4.0 sacks and tied for the Pac-12 lead with three fumble recoveries. Passing Yards > Projected to see immediate playing time backing up Hansen is BYU Tyler Huntley ...... 341 vs. San Jose State, 2017 transfer Francis Bernard. Bernard, a junior who redshirted last year at Rio Salado College, joined the Utes on Aug. 13. Rushing Yards Zack Moss ...... 196 vs. Colorado, 2017 Armand Shyne ...... 101 vs. Arizona, 2016 Secondary Notebook Tyler Huntley ...... 93 vs. UCLA, 2017 > Utah returns players with starting experience at every position, highlight- D. Henry-Cole ...... 79 vs. Colorado, 2017 ed by All-America candidate Julian Blackmon at right corner. Receiving Yards > Blackmon was second-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore last year and Britain Covey ...... 129 vs. USC, 2015 MVP of the Heart of Dallas Bowl. He made the Associated Press and ESPN Demari Simpkins ...... 99 vs. Washington State, 2017 All-Bowl teams. Siaosi Mariner ...... 89 vs. BYU, 2017 > Blackman led Utah and tied for third in the Pac-12 in interceptions (4). Samson Nacua ...... 59 vs. San Jose State, 2017 > Sophomore left corner Jaylon Johnson played in 12 games with two Zack Moss ...... 39 vs. Arizona State, 2017 starts as a true freshman before missing the bowl game with an injury. He Jake Jackson ...... 39 vs. Washington, 2017 Bryan Thompson ...... 29 vs. USC, 2017 tied for the team lead with six pass breakups. > Both safety positions return senior starters with Corrion Ballard at free Tackles safety and Marquise Blair at strong safety. Cody Barton ...... 20 vs. Oregon, 2016 > Blair was making a case for postseason honors before missing the last Chase Hansen ...... 13 vs. Colorado, 2016 four games with an injury. Donavan Thompson 12 vs. Washington State, 2017 > Javelin Guidry started as a true freshman at nickel back in 2017. Corrion Ballard ...... 10 vs. Arizona State, 2017 Marquise Blair ...... 10 vs. Oregon, 2017 Pun ng Notebook Interceptions > Utah boasts the country’s best punter in 2016 Ray Guy Award winner, Julian Blackmon ...... 2 vs. West Virginia, 2017 2017 Ray Guy Award fi nalist and two-time All-American Mitch Wish- Chase Hansen ...... 1, 4x (last vs. Arizona, 2017) Corrion Ballard ...... 1, twice (last vs. Washington State, 2017) nowsky. Jaylon Johnson ...... 1 vs. BYU, 2017 > Wishnowsky has ranked among the nation’s leaders both seasons in punt Javelin Guidry ...... 1 vs. Arizona, 2017 average, net punting and punts inside the 20. > Wishnowsky has made eight preseason All-America teams, including the Field Goal Long AP fi rst team. Matt Gay ...... 56, twice (last vs. Washington State, 2017) > Backing up Wishnowsky is true freshman Preston Pitt. Punt Long Mitch Wishnowsky .....66 vs. Southern Utah, 2016 Kicking Notebook > The Utes return the nation’s best kicker in senior Matt Gay, the 2017 Kickoff Return Yards Lou Groza Award winner and a consensus All-American in his fi rst season Demari Simpkins ...... 72 vs. Oregon, 2017 Terrell Burgess ...... 27 vs. BYU, 2016 of NCAA football. Julian Blackmon ...... 16 vs. Arizona State, 2017 > Gay led the nation in fi eld goals attempted (30) and made (34), fi eld goals made per game (2.31) and 50+ yard fi eld goals (5, tie). Punt Return Yards > Gay has made seven preseason All-America teams, including the AP fi rst Britain Covey ...... 77 vs. Fresno State, 2015 team. > Gay will also kick off for the Utes this season. > Sophomore Chayden Johnston will back up Gay on place kicks while Mitch Wishnowsky is the back up for kickoff s.

Special Teams Notebook > Sharrieff Shah (return teams) and Justin Ena (coverage units) are in their third year as the co-coordinators of the special teams, while Kyle Whittingham manages the kickers and punters. > Demari Simpkins and Britain Covey are the lead kick returners. > Covey, a fi rst-team Freshman All-America punt returner in 2015, has re- gained his place as Utah’s No. 1 punt returner since returning from a church mission. > Two newcomers will handle the snaps with true freshman Maddie Golden on the short snaps and Central Michigan transfer junior Keegan Markgraf on the long snaps. > Mitch Wishnowsky will hold for place kicks for his third season.

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The Last Time Standing Ova on The Utes have sold out 51 straight games in Rice-Eccles Stadium since Utah shut out an opponent the 2010 season opener, including 48 standing room-only crowds. From Southern Utah, Sept. 1, 2016 (24-0) 2014-17, Utah’s season attendance exceeded its seating capacity of 45,807. The 2015 Utes averaged a school-record 47,533 fans to their games. Utah held an opponent without a TD Southern Utah, Sept. 1, 2016 (24-0) Utah Story Lines Utah was shut out Philip Afi a grew up playing soccer and had never even seen a football vs. UNLV, Sept. 22, 2007 (27-0) game before trying out for his high school team as a freshman kicker (he plays safety at Utah) ... Bradlee Anae enjoys cliff jumping, surfi ng and Utah was held without a touchdown hiking. His sister Adora Anae was a fi rst-team All-America volleyball vs. UCLA, Nov. 21, 2015 (17-9) player for Utah … Anthony Armstrong lived in a homeless shelter with his mother for the fi rst four years of his life after she had him when she Utah played an overtime game was only 16. He is the fi rst college graduate in his family (bachelor’s vs. Arizona, Nov. 14, 2015 (2OT) - L, 37-30 degree from BYU in experience design and management) and the fi rst An interception was returned for a TD person in his family to go to college. He was in the documentary Meet By Utah: Javelin Guidry, 14 yards vs. Arizona, Sept. 23, 2017 the Mormons as the featured missionary … Jackson Barton and Cody By Opp: Arizona State, Oct. 21, 2017 Barton are among fi ve members in their immediate family to play for Utah. Sister Dani (Drews) is a sophomore on the Ute volleyball team and A kickoff was returned for a touchdown made the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2017. Their father Paul played By Utah: Cory Butler-Byrd, 99 yards vs. UCLA, 2016 football and baseball for the Utes. Their mother, Mikki (Kane) Barton, By Opp: USC, Sept. 23, 2016 is a member of Utah’s Crimson Club Hall of Fame. She was an all- conference basketball and volleyball player at Utah and the 1993 Western A punt was returned for a touchdown Athletic Conference Basketball Player of the Year … Britain Covey’s By Utah: Boobie Hobbs, 55 yards vs. Colorado, 2016 grandfather Stephen Covey authored the bestseller “Seven Habits of By Opp: Washington, Oct. 29, 2016 Highly Eff ective People” … Nick Ford’s heritage is black Portuguese A fumble was returned for a touchdown and Native American. He enjoys playing the piano and guitar, swim- By Utah: Marquise Blair, 18 yards vs. USC, 2017 ming, surfi ng, biking, horseback riding, camping and science … Leki By Opp: Oregon, Oct. 28, 2017 Fotu played on the USA Rugby Boys High School All-American team and trained with the London Wasps’ rugby team in 2013 … Matt Gay’s A blocked FG was returned for a TD only football experience prior to his Lou Groza award-winning season in By Utah: Jay Hill, 58 yards vs. Wyoming, Nov. 6, 1999 2017 was one season of high school football in 2011. He played soccer at By Opp: USC, Sept. 10, 2011 Utah Valley University in 2014 and 2016 before walking on to the Utah football team in August of 2017 … Malik Haynes enjoys Polynesian A blocked punt was returned for a TD dancing, free diving and hiking … Batchlor Johnson became a profes- By Utah: Aiona Key, 6 yards vs. Wyoming, Oct. 11, 2008 sional songwriter while he was still in high school and he and his siblings By Opp: Utah State, Sept. 7, 2012 (Shania, and brother Corey) have cut four music videos and one album as A safety was scored “The Johnsons” … Chayden Johnston has a congenital heart condition By Utah: 2016 (two times): (Tetralogy of Fallot) … Rex Jordan attended a performing arts school Arizona, Oct. 8, 2016 and plays the piano and bass guitar … Sione Lund listens to Les Mi- Oregon State, Oct. 15, 2016 sérables before games … Alassane Niang was born in West Africa and By Opp: Arizona State, Oct. 17, 2015 speaks three languages … Ali’i Niumatalolo’s father Ken Niumatalolo is the head football coach at Navy. His family was in the 2014 documen- Utah had 2 100-yard rushers in a game tary Meet the Mormons. He plays the piano and cello … Josh Nurse is Sept. 14, 2013 vs. Oregon State an impersonator and singer … Pita Tonga is the son of two former Ute (Travis Wilson/Bubba Poole) student-athletes. Pita Sr. was Utah’s tackle leader in 1994 while Susana (Tauteoli) Tonga was a fi rst-team all-WAC basketball player and her 36 Utah had 2 100-yard receivers in a game points against Fresno State set a school record at the time … Jack Tuttle Nov. 8, 2014 vs. Oregon (Devontae Booker/Kaelin Clay) enjoys hiking, biking, Ultimate Frisbee and reggae.

Team Leaders Utah’s 2018 elected team captains are Chase Hansen, Lo Falemaka, Tyler Huntley, Cody Barton, Matt Gay and Mitch Wishnowsky. Wishnowsky is in his second year as a team captain. The captains are also members of the 2018 Utah Football Leadership Council, along with Jackson Barton, Britain Covey, Jameson Field, Jack Tuttle, Demari Simpkins, Bradlee Anae, Leki Fotu, Julian Blackmon and Terrell Burgess. utahutes.com • facebook: uathletics • twitter: @utahathletics 8 2018 Utah Football Notes

2018 Record When ... Utah scores fi rst: 0-0 2018-19 Pac-12 Bowl Games Opponent scores fi rst: 0-0 Utah has more rushing yards: 0-0 Las Vegas Opponent has more rushing yards: 0-0 Sat., Dec. 15 • Las Vegas, Nev. Utah has more passing yards: 0-0 12:30 p.m. (PT) • ABC • Pac-12 vs. Mountain West Opponent has more passing yards: 0-0 Cactus Utah plays at home: 0-0 Wed., Dec. 26 • Phoenix, Ariz. Utah plays on the road: 0-0 7 p.m. (MT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12 Game is at a neutral site: 0-0 Utah plays on grass: 0-0 Alamo Utah plays on artifi cial turf: 0-0 Fri., Dec. 28 • San Antonio, Texas Utah plays a day game: 0-0 8 p.m. (CT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12 Utah plays a night game: 0-0 Sun Utah leads at halftime: 0-0 Mon., Dec. 31 • El Paso, Texas Utah trails at halftime: 0-0 Noon (MT) • CBS • Pac-12 vs. ACC/Notre Dame Utah is tied at halftime: 0-0 Utah leads after 3 quarters: 0-0 San Francisco Utah trails after 3 quarters: 0-0 Mon., Dec. 31 • Santa Clara, Calif. Utah is tied after 3 quarters: 0-0 Noon (PT) • FOX • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Outcome is 10 or more points: 0-0 Outcome is 7 or less points: 0-0 Holiday Game goes into overtime: 0-0 Mon., Dec. 31 • San Diego 4 p.m. (PT) • FS1 • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten

Rice-Eccles Stadium Biggest Crowds Rose 1. 47,825 ...... 2015 ...... Michigan Tue., Jan. 1 • Pasadena, Calif. 2. 47,801 ...... 2016 ...... Washington 2 p.m. (PT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big Ten 3. 47,798 ...... 2015 ...... California 4. 47,619 ...... 2014 ...... USC 5. 47,528 ...... 2014 ...... Oregon 6. 46,915 ...... 2016 ...... BYU 7. 46,768 ...... 2003 ...... California Current NFL Utes 8. 46,522 ...... 2010 ...... TCU Defensive Line Offensive Line 9. 46,488 ...... 2008 ...... Brigham Young Hunter Dimick - Jacksonville Isaac Asiata - Miami 10. 46,327 ...... 2016 ...... Oregon Star Lotulelei - Buffalo Tony Bergstrom - Washington 11. 46,230 ...... 2015 ...... UCLA Nate Orchard - Cleveland Garrett Bolles - Denver 12. 46,192 ...... 2015 ...... Arizona State Tenny Palepoi - Buffalo J.J. Dielman - Denver 13. 46,133 ...... 2016 ...... USC Derrick Shelby - Atlanta Jeremiah Poutasi - Denver 14. 46,037 ...... 2012 ...... USC Sealver Siliga - Jacksonville Sam Tevi - L.A. Chargers 15. 46,022 ...... 2017 ...... Colorado Pasoni Tasini - Arizona Salesi Uhatafe - Atlanta

Rice-Eccles Season A endance Avg. Linebacker Quarterback 1. 46,533 ...... 2015 Kylie Fitts - Chicago Alex Smith - Washington 2. 46,506 ...... 2016 Jared Norris - Carolina 3. 46,436 ...... 2014 Pita Taumoepenu - San Francisco Wide Receiver 4. 45,913 ...... 2017 Dres Anderson - Dallas 5. 45,585 ...... 2008 Defensive Back Darren Carrington II - Dallas 6. 45,459 ...... 2010 Brian Allen - Pittsburgh Kaelin Clay - Buffalo 7. 45,347 ...... 2012 Dominique Hatfi eld - L.A. Rams Tim Patrick - Denver 8. 45,194 ...... 2013 Eric Rowe - New England Kendal Thompson - L.A. Rams 9. 45,155 ...... 2009 Jason Thompson - Tennessee 10. 45,149 ...... 2011 Eric Weddle - Baltimore Running Back Capacity 45,017 from 1998-2013; 45,807 2014-present Marcus Williams - New Orleans Devontae Booker - Denver Joe Williams - San Francisco

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

Le Tackle Le End Kicker 70 Jackson Barton (6-7, 313, Sr., 3VL) 6 Bradlee Anae (6-3, 254, Jr., 2VL) 97 Matt Gay (6-0, 230, Sr., 1VL) 71 Braeden E. Daniels, (6-4, 284, Fr., HS) 92 Maxs Tupai (6-1, 242, So., 1VL) 12 Chayden Johnston (6-1, 160, So., 1VL)

Le Guard Le Tackle Punter 55 Nick Ford (6-5, 315, Fr., RS) OR 41 Hauati Pututau (6-3, 300, So., 1VL) 33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL) 50 Orlando Umana, (6-4, 320, So., 1VL) 52 John Penisini (6-2, 315, Jr., 1VL) 16 Preston Pitt (6-0, 185, Fr., HS)

Center Right Tackle Kickoff s 69 Lo Falemaka, (6-5, 295, Sr., 2VL) 99 Leki Fotu (6-5, 323, Jr., 2VL) 97 Matt Gay (6-0, 230, Sr., 1VL) 65 Paul Toala (6-4, 319, Jr., 1VL) 49 Pita Tonga (6-1, 301, So., 1VL) 33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL)

Right Guard Right End Holder 79 Jordan Agasiva (6-3, 320, Sr., 1VL) 42 Mika Tafua (6-3, 250, Fr., RS) 33 Mitch Wishnowsky (6-2, 220, Sr., 2VL) 53 Alani Havili-Katoa (6-3, 305, Sr., 3VL) 47 Caleb Repp (6-5, 230, Jr., 2VL) 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL)

Right Tackle Mac Linebacker Long Snapper 77 Darrin Paulo (6-5, 313, Jr., 2VL) 30 Cody Barton (6-2, 230, Sr., 3VL) 93 Keegan Markgraf (6-3, 222, Jr., TR) 58 Simi Moala (6-7, 294, Fr., HS) 3 Donavan Thompson (5-10, 224, Jr., 2VL) 82 Maddie Golden (5-10, 218, Fr., HS)

Tight End Rover Linebacker Short Snapper 44 Jake Jackson (6-3, 245, Jr., 2VL) 22 Chase Hansen (6-3, 230, Sr., 3VL) 82 Maddie Golden (5-10, 218, Fr., HS) 89 Cole Fotheringham (6-4, 242, Fr., HS) 36 Francis Bernard (6-0, 235, Jr., TR) 48 Keegan Markgraf (6-3, 222, Jr., TR)

Quarterback Free Safety Kickoff Returner 1 Tyler Huntley (6-1, 200, Jr., 2VL) 15 Corrion Ballard (6-3, 200, Sr., 1VL) 7 Demari Simpkins (5-10, 176, Jr., 2VL) AND 15 Jason Shelley (5-11, 195, Fr., RS) 2 Philip Afi a (6-1, 201, Jr., 2VL) 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL)

Running Back Strong Safety Punt Returner 2 Zack Moss (5-10, 215, Jr., 2VL) 13 Marquise Blair (6-2, 195, Sr., 1VL) 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL) 6 Armand Shyne (5-11, 210, Jr., 1VL) 26 Terrell Burgess (6-0, 197, Jr., 2VL) 23 Julian Blackmon, (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL)

Wide Receiver – X Le Corner 8 Siaosi Mariner (6-2, 193, Jr., 2VL) 1 Jaylon Johnson, (6-0, 190, So., 1VL) Coach Game Day Loca ons 19 Bryan Thompson (6-2, 205, So., 1VL) 29 Tré Strong, (6-1, 195, Jr., RS) On the Field Right Corner Kyle Whittingham, Head Coach Wide Receiver – E Gary Andersen, Assoc. HC/Defensive Line 18 Britain Covey (5-8, 170, So., 1VL) 23 Julian Blackmon, (6-1, 190, Jr., 2VL) 14 Josh Nurse, (6-3, 200, Jr., 1VL) Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 25 Jaylen Dixon (5-9, 165, Fr., RS) Jim Harding, Asst. HC/Offensive Line Guy Holliday, Wide Receivers Wide Receiver – Y Nickel Back Kiel McDonald, Running Backs 45 Samson Nacua (6-3, 195, So., 1VL) 28 Javelin Guidry (5-9, 190, So., 1VL) Sharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams 10 Jameson Field (5-11, 187, Sr., 3VL) 5 Tareke Lewis (5-11, 180, Jr., JC) Lewis Powell, Defensive Line Freddie Whittingham, Tight Ends Wide Receiver – Z 7 Demari Simpkins (5-10, 176, Jr., 2VL) In the Booth 9 Bronson Boyd (6-0, 190, Fr., RS) Justin Ena, Linebackers/Co-Special Teams Coor Troy Taylor, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Team Captains Chase Hansen, Lo Falemaka, Tyler Huntley, Cody Barton, Matt Gay, Mitch Wishnowsky

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1947 Weeks in the Polls 2008 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 11-10 ...... 18 ...... Idaho ...... L, 6-7 ...... N 9-2 ...... 22 ....23 ...... UNLV ...... W, 42-21 ...... H 9-7 ...... 22 ....22 ...... Utah State ...... W, 58-10 ...... A 9-14 ...... 20 ....20 ...... Air Force ...... W, 30-23 ...... A 1994 Weeks in the Polls 9-21 ...... 17 ....17 ...... Weber State ...... W, 37-21 ...... H Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-28 ...... 15 ....15 ...... Oregon State...... W, 31-28 ...... H 10-2 ...... 25 ....21 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-22 ...... A 10-5 ...... 14 ....13 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 40-7 ...... A 10-9 ...... 21 ....18 ...... Hawaii ...... W, 14-3 ...... H 10-12 ...... 14 ....13 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 49-16 ...... H 10-16 ...... 18 ....15 ...... Colorado State (12) ...... W, 45-31 ...... A 10-19 ...... 12 ....12 ...... 11 ...... No Game 10-23 ...... 12 ....11 ...... UTEP ...... W, 52-7 ...... H 10-26 ...... 10 ....9 ...... 10 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 13-10 ...... A 10-30 ...... 9 ...... 8 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 21-23 ...... A 11-2 ...... 10 ....9 ...... 8 ...... TCU (11) ...... W, 13-10 ...... H 11-6 ...... 12 ....14 ...... Air Force ...... L, 33-40 ...... A 11-9 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 63-14 ...... A 11-13 ...... 21 ....20 ...... Brigham Young (20) ...... W, 34-31 ...... H 11-16 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... Brigham Young (16) ...... W, 48-24 ...... H 11-20 ...... 15 ....13 ...... No Game 11-23 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... No Game 11-27 ...... 12 ....13 ...... No Game 11-30 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... No Game 12-4 ...... 14 ....12 ...... Arizona (15) ...... W, 16-13 ...... N 12-7 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 6 ...... No Game 1-3 ...... 10 ....8 ...... Final 1994 rank 1-2 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... Alabama (4) ...... W, 31-17 ...... N 1-8 ...... 2 ...... 4 ...... Final 2008 rank 1996 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-9 ...... 25 ...... Stanford ...... W, 17-10 ...... A 2009 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-29 ...... 24 ....24 ...... UTEP ...... W, 34-27 ...... A Preseason . 19 ....18 ...... Utah State ...... W, 35-17 ...... H 10-14 ...... 24 ....25 ...... TCU ...... W, 21-7 ...... H 9-8 ...... 17 ....17 ...... San Jose ...... W, 24-14 ...... A 10-21 ...... 21 ....22 ...... Tulsa ...... W, 45-19 ...... H 9-13 ...... 18 ....16 ...... Oregon ...... L, 31-24 ...... A 10-28 ...... 20 ....19 ...... Rice ...... L, 10-51 ...... A 10-11 ...... 24 ...... UNLV ...... W, 35-15 ...... A 10-18 ...... 19 ....20 ...... Air Force ...... W, 23-16 (OT) ...... H 2003 Weeks in the Polls 10-25 ...... 19 ....19 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 22-10 ...... H Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 11-1 ...... 17 ....16 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 45-14 ...... H 10-19 ...... 24 ....23 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 35-47 ...... H 11-8 ...... 16 ....14 ...... TCU (4) ...... L, 55-28 ...... A 12-7 ...... 25 ....25 ...... Southern Miss ...... W, 17-0 ...... N 11-15 ...... 23 ....23 ...... 21 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-7 ...... H 1-5 ...... 21 ....21 ...... Final 2003 rank 11-22 ...... 22 ....21 ...... 19 ...... Brigham Young (18) ...... L, 26-23 (OT) ...... A 11-29 ...... 25 ...... 25 ...... No Game 12-6 ...... 23 ....24 ...... 23 ...... No Game 2004 Weeks in the Polls 12-23 ...... 23 ....24 ...... 23 ...... California ...... W, 37-27 ...... N Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 1-8 ...... 18 ....18 ...... Final 2009 rank Preseason ...... 21 ...... No Game 8-29 ...... 20 ....19 ...... Texas A&M ...... W, 41-21 ...... H 9-5 ...... 17 ....16 ...... Arizona ...... W, 23-6 ...... A 2010 Weeks in the Polls 9-12 ...... 15 ....14 ...... Utah State ...... W, 48-6 ...... A Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...BCS ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-19 ...... 14 ....14 ...... Air Force ...... W, 49-35 ...... H Preseason ...... 24 ...... Pittsburgh (15) ...... W, 27-24 OT ...... H 9-26 ...... 14 ....14 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 28-7 ...... A 9-7 ...... 20 ....20 ...... UNLV ...... W, 38-10 ...... H 10-3 ...... 11 ....11 ...... No Game 9-12 ...... 14 ....14 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 56-14 ...... A 10-10 ...... 11 ....10 ...... North Carolina ...... W, 46-16 ...... H 9-19 ...... 13 ....13 ...... San Jose State...... W, 56-3 ...... H 10-17 ...... 9 ...... 10 ...... 7 ...... UNLV ...... W, 63-28 ...... H 9-26 ...... 13 ....12 ...... No Game 10-24 ...... 9 ...... 10 ...... 6 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 51-28 ...... A 10-3 ...... 10 ....10 ...... Iowa State ...... W, 68-27 ...... A 10-31 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... 6 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 63-31 ...... H 10-10 ...... 11 ....10 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 30-7 ...... A 11-7 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... 6 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 45-28 ...... A 10-17 ...... 9 ...... 9 ...... 9 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 59-6 ...... H 11-14 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... Brigham Young...... W, 52-21 ...... H 10-24 ...... 8 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... Air Force ...... W, 28-23 ...... A 11-21 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... No Game 10-31 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... 5 ...... TCU (4/3 BCS) ...... L, 7-47 ...... H 11-28 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... No Game 11-7 ...... 15 ....15 ...... 14 ...... Notre Dame...... L, 3-28 ...... A 12-5 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... Pittsburgh (19) ...... W, 35-7 ...... N 11-14 ...... 25 ....24 ...... 23 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-34 ...... A 1-4 ...... 4 ...... 5 ...... Final 2004 rank 11-21 ...... 23 ....22 ...... 20 ...... Brigham Young...... W, 17-16 ...... H 11-28 ...... 21 ....21 ...... 20 ...... No Game 12-5 ...... 20 ....19 ...... 19 ...... No Game 12-22 ...... 20 ....19 ...... 19 ...... Boise State (10) ...... L, 3-26 ...... N 1-11 ...... 23 ...... Final 2010 rank

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2014 Weeks in the Polls 2016 Weeks in the Polls Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 10-5 ...... 24 ....NR ...... No Game 9-18 ...... 24 .....23...... USC ...... W, 31-27 ...... H 10-12 ...... 20 ....23 ...... Oregon State...... W, 29-23 (2OT) ...... A 9-25 ...... 18 .....18...... California ...... L, 28-23 ...... A 10-19 ...... 19 ....19 ...... USC (20) ...... W, 24-21 ...... H 10-2 ...... 24 .....24...... Arizona ...... W, 36-23 ...... H 10-26/28 .... 18 ....18 ...... 17 ...... Arizona State (15) ...... L, 16-19 (OT) ...... A 10-10 ...... 21 .....21...... Oregon State ...... W, 19-14 ...... A 11-2/4 ...... 20 ....22 ...... 17 ...... Oregon (5)...... L, 27-51 ...... H 10-16 ...... 19 .....18...... UCLA ...... W, 53-45 ...... A 11-9/11 ...... 25 ...... 23 ...... Stanford ...... W, 20-17 (2OT) ...... A 10-23 ...... 17 .....16...... Washington (4) ...... L, 31-24 ...... H 11-16/18 .....20 ....21 ...... 17 ...... Arizona (15) ...... L, 42-10 ...... H 10-30/11-1 .. 16 .....16...... 16 ...... No Game 11-25 ...... 25 ...... Colorado ...... W, 38-34 ...... A 11-7/11-8 .....13 .....12...... 15 ...... Arizona State ...... W, 49-26 ...... A 11-30/12.2 .. 24 ...... 23 ...... No Game 11-13/11-15 .11 .....11 ...... 12 ...... Oregon ...... L, 30-28 ...... H 12-7 ...... 23 ....25 ...... 22 ...... No Game (pre-CSU) ...... W, 45-10 ...... N 11-20 ...... 21 .....20...... 22 ...... Colorado (9) ...... L, 27-22 ...... A 1-13 ...... 21 ....20 ...... 22 ...... Final 2014 rank 11-27 ...... 24...... 20 ...... no game 12-4 ...... 23...... 19 ...... Indiana ...... W, 28-26 ...... N 2015 Weeks in the Polls 1-10-17 ...... 23 .....21...... 19 ...... Final 2016 rank Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-8 ...... 24 ....25 ...... Utah State ...... W, 24-14 ...... H 2017 Weeks in the Polls 9-13 ...... 21 ....21 ...... Fresno State ...... W, 45-24 ...... A Date ...... AP ...Coaches ...CFP ... Opponent (rank) ...... Result ...... Site 9-20 ...... 18 ....17 ...... Oregon (13)...... W, 62-20 ...... A Preseason ...... 25 ...... North Dakota ...... W, 37-16 ...... H 9-27 ...... 10 ....12 ...... No Game 9-8 ...... 23...... Brigham Young ...... W, 19-13 ...... A 10-4 ...... 5 ...... 7 ...... California (23) ...... W, 30-24 ...... H 9-11 ...... 24...... San Jose State ...... W, 54-16 ...... H 10-11 ...... 4 ...... 7 ...... Arizona State ...... W, 34-18 ...... H 9-18 ...... 23 .....21...... Arizona ...... W, 30-24 ...... A 10-18 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... USC ...... L, 42-24 ...... A 9-25 ...... 20 .....19...... No Game 10-25 ...... 13 ....14 ...... Oregon State...... W, 27-12 ...... H 10-1 ...... 20 .....18...... Stanford ...... L, 23-20 ...... H 11-1 ...... 14 ....14 ...... 12 ...... Washington ...... W, 34-23 ...... A 10-8 ...... 23...... USC (13) ...... L, 28-27 ...... A 11-8 ...... 10 ....13 ...... 10 ...... Arizona ...... L, 37-30 (2OT) ...... A 11-15 ...... 18 ....18 ...... 13 ...... UCLA...... L, 17-9 ...... H 11-22 ...... 25 ...... 23 ...... Colorado ...... W, 20-14 ...... H 11-29 ...... 21 ....20 ...... 24 ...... No Game 12-6 ...... 20 ....20 ...... 22 ...... No Game 12-19 ...... 20 ....20 ...... 22 ...... Brigham Young...... W, 35-28 ...... N 1-12-16 ...... 17 ....16 ...... 22 ...... Final 2015 rank

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Year .... Opponent ...... Opp. A.P. ... Result ...... H/A/N ...... Utah AP Year .... Opponent ...... Opp. A.P. ... Result ...... H/A/N ...... Utah AP 1936.....Texas A&M ...... 15 ...... L, 20-7 ...... H ...... -- 1994.....Colorado State ...... 12 ...... W, 45-31 ...... A ...... 18 1945.....Oklahoma A&M ...... 15 ...... L, 46-6 ...... H ...... -- 1994.....Brigham Young ...... 20 ...... W, 34-31 ...... H ...... 21 1949.....Pacifi c ...... 19 ...... L, 45-6 ...... A...... -- 1994.....Arizona ...... 15 ...... W, 16-13 ...... N ...... 14 1956.....UCLA ...... 17 ...... L, 13-7 ...... A...... -- 1996.....Kansas ...... 20 ...... W, 45-42 ...... H ...... -- 1957.....Army ...... 8 ...... L, 39-33 ...... A...... -- 1996.....Brigham Young ...... 8 ...... L, 37-17 ...... H ...... -- 1958.....Air Force ...... 14 ...... L, 16-14 ...... A...... -- 1999.....Brigham Young ...... 19 ...... W, 20-17 ...... A ...... -- 1959.....UCLA ...... 20 ...... L, 21-6 ...... A...... -- 2001.....Oregon ...... 7 ...... L, 24-10 ...... A...... -- 1961.....Colorado ...... 8 ...... W, 21-12 ...... A ...... -- 2001.....Brigham Young ...... 8 ...... L, 24-21 ...... A...... -- 1968.....Nebraska ...... 14 ...... L, 31-0 ...... A...... -- 2002.....Michigan ...... 14 ...... L, 10-7 ...... A...... -- 1968.....Oregon State ...... 18 ...... L, 24-21 ...... H ...... -- 2003.....Oregon ...... 19 ...... W, 17-13 ...... H ...... -- 1970.....Arizona State ...... 11 ...... L, 37-14 ...... A...... -- 2005* ...Pittsburgh ...... 19 ...... W, 35-7 ...... N ...... 5 1971.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 41-21 ...... H ...... -- 2005.....Georgia Tech ...... 24 ...... W, 38-10 ...... N ...... -- 1971.....Houston ...... 15 ...... L, 42-16 ...... A...... -- 2006.....Boise State ...... 22 ...... L, 36-3 ...... H ...... -- 1973.....Texas Tech ...... 20 ...... L, 29-22 ...... A...... -- 2006.....Brigham Young ...... 21 ...... L, 33-31 ...... H ...... -- 1973.....UCLA ...... 16 ...... L, 66-16 ...... A...... -- 2007.....UCLA ...... 11 ...... W, 44-6 ...... H ...... -- 1973.....Arizona State ...... 8 ...... W, 36-31 ...... H ...... -- 2007.....Brigham Young ...... 23 ...... L, 17-10 ...... A...... -- 1974.....Arizona ...... 12 ...... L, 41-8 ...... H ...... -- 2008.....TCU ...... 11 ...... W, 13-10 ...... H ...... 10 1974.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 32-0 ...... A...... -- 2008.....Brigham Young ...... 16 ...... W, 48-24 ...... H ...... 8 1975.....Arizona State ...... 10 ...... L, 40-14 ...... H ...... -- 2009+ ..Alabama ...... 4 ...... W, 31-17 ...... N ...... 7 1975.....Arizona ...... 11 ...... L, 38-14 ...... A...... -- 2009.....TCU ...... 4 ...... L, 55-28 ...... A...... 16 1977.....Oklahoma ...... 5 ...... L, 62-24 ...... A...... -- 2009.....Brigham Young ...... 18 ...... L, 26-23 OT .... A...... 22 1977.....Houston ...... 19 ...... L, 34-16 ...... H ...... -- 2010.....Pittsburgh ...... 15 ...... W, 27-24 OT ...H ...... -- 1977.....Brigham Young ...... 14 ...... L, 38-8 ...... A...... -- 2010.....TCU ...... 4 ...... L, 47-7 ...... H ...... 6 1979.....Washington ...... 14 ...... L, 41-7 ...... A...... -- 2010.....Boise State ...... 10 ...... L, 26-3 ...... N ...... 20 1979.....Brigham Young ...... 10 ...... L, 27-0 ...... A...... -- 2011 .....Arizona State ...... 22 ...... L, 35-14 ...... H ...... 22 1980.....Nebraska ...... 8 ...... L, 55-9 ...... A...... -- 2012.....Brigham Young ...... 25 ...... W, 24-21 ...... H ...... -- 1980.....Brigham Young ...... 13 ...... L, 56-6 ...... H ...... -- 2012.....USC ...... 13 ...... L, 38-28 ...... H ...... -- 1981.....Arizona State ...... 20 ...... L, 52-10 ...... A...... -- 2012.....Oregon State ...... 8 ...... L, 21-7 ...... A...... -- 1981.....Brigham Young ...... 18 ...... L, 56-28 ...... A...... -- 2013.....UCLA ...... 12 ...... L, 34-27 ...... H ...... -- 1982.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 23-10 ...... A...... -- 2013.....Stanford ...... 5 ...... W, 27-21 ...... H ...... -- 1982.....Texas ...... 18 ...... L, 21-12 ...... A...... -- 2013.....Arizona State ...... 23 ...... L, 20-19 ...... H ...... -- 1983.....Brigham Young ...... 9 ...... L, 55-7 ...... A...... -- 2013.....Oregon ...... 6 ...... L, 44-21 ...... A...... -- 1984.....Brigham Young ...... 3 ...... L, 24-14 ...... H ...... -- 2014.....UCLA ...... 8 ...... W, 30-28 ...... A ...... -- 1985.....Brigham Young ...... 11 ...... L, 38-28 ...... A...... -- 2014.....USC ...... 20 ...... W, 24-21 ...... H ...... 19 1986.....Arizona State ...... 9 ...... L, 52-7 ...... A...... -- 2014.....Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 19-16 OT .... A ...... 18 1988.....Wyoming ...... 12 ...... L, 61-18 ...... A...... -- 2014.....Oregon ...... 5 ...... L, 51-27 ...... H ...... 20 1989.....Nebraska ...... 4 ...... L, 42-30 ...... A...... -- 2014.....Arizona ...... 15 ...... L, 42-10 ...... H ...... 20 1989.....Brigham Young ...... 21 ...... L, 70-31 ...... A...... -- 2015.....Oregon ...... 13 ...... W, 62-20 ...... A ...... 18 1990.....Brigham Young ...... 5 ...... L, 45-22 ...... H ...... -- 2015.....California ...... 23 ...... W, 30-24 ...... H ...... 5 1992.....Nebraska ...... 11 ...... L, 49-22 ...... A...... -- 2016.....Washington ...... 4 ...... L, 31-24 ...... H ...... 17 1992.....Washington State .....18 ...... L, 31-28 ...... N ...... -- 2016.....Colorado ...... 9 ...... L, 27-22 ...... A...... 21 2017.....USC ...... 13 ...... L, 28-27 ...... A...... -- 2017.....Washington State .....19 ...... L, 33-25 ...... H ...... -- 2017.....Washington ...... 16 ...... L, 33-30 ...... A...... --

*2004 season (Fiesta Bowl); +2008 season (Sugar Bowl) Bold indicates Utah wins

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NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Age Hometown/Previous School 1 Tyler Huntley 2 Philip Afi a DB 6-1 201 Jr. 2VL 21 Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala HS 1 Jaylon Johnson 79 Jordan Agasiva OL 6-3 320 Sr. 1VL 21 Kalihi, Hawaii/Pima CC 2 Philip Afi a 62 Aaron Amaama DT 6-1 380 Sr. 1VL 22 Kearns, Utah/Bingham HS 2 Zack Moss 6 Bradlee Anae DE 6-3 254 Jr. 2VL 20 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 3 Donavan Thompson 59 Moroni Anae LB 6-1 229 So. JC 19 San Diego, Calif./Riverside CC 4 TJ Green 21 Anthony Armstrong DB 5-9 185 Sr. TR 25 Draper, Utah/BYU 4 Tyrone Smith 38 Stone Azarcon DB 6-3 199 Fr. RS 19 Draper, Utah/Juan Diego HS 5 Tareke Lewis 15 Corrion Ballard DB 6-3 200 Sr. 1VL 20 Houston, Texas/Blinn College 5 Edward Vander 76 London Bartholomew OL 6-1 295 So. RS 20 Mesa, Ariz./Ohio Wesleyan 30 Cody Barton LB 6-2 230 Sr. 3VL 21 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 6 Bradlee Anae 70 Jackson Barton OL 6-7 313 Sr. 3VL 23 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 6 Armand Shyne 36 Francis Bernard LB 6-0 235 Jr. TR 23 Herriman, Utah/BYU 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole 23 Julian Blackmon DB 6-1 190 Jr. 2VL 20 Layton, Utah/Layton HS 7 Rex Jordan 13 Marquise Blair DB 6-2 195 Sr. 1VL 21 Wooster, Ohio/Dodge City CC 7 Demari Simpkins 9 Bronson Boyd WR 6-0 190 Fr. RS 20 Arlington, Texas/Texas Tech 8 Chris Hart 22 Devin Brumfi eld RB 5-10 211 Fr. HS 19 Covington, La./Covington HS 8 Siaosi Mariner 26 Terrell Burgess DB 6-0 197 Jr. 2VL 19 San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS 9 Bronson Boyd 73 Johnny Capra OL 6-6 301 Jr. 2VL 21 Auburn, Calif./Placer HS 10 Jameson Field 18 Britain Covey WR 5-8 170 So. 1VL 21 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 11 Malone Mataele 94 Jackson Cravens DT 6-3 303 Fr. HS 18 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 11 Terrell Perriman 71 Braeden E. Daniels OL 6-4 284 Fr. HS 18 Carrollton, Texas/Hebron HS 12 Chayden Johnston Gavin Davey WR 5-9 148 Fr. HS 19 Bluffdale, Utah/Summit Academy 12 Drew Lisk 19 Vonte Davis DB 6-0 184 So. JC 19 Rosenberg, Texas/Blinn College 13 Marquise Blair 25 Jaylen Dixon WR 5-9 165 Fr. RS 19 Frisco, Texas/Lone Star HS 14 Josh Nurse 60 Keven Dixon OL 6-5 290 Jr. SQ 21 Buena Park, Calif./Buena Park HS 14 Jack Tuttle 51 Samu Elisaia DE 6-0 239 So. JC 20 South Jordan, Utah/Snow College 15 Corrion Ballard 21 Solomon Enis WR 6-3 196 Fr. HS 18 Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon HS 15 Jason Shelley 25 Quinn Fabrizio LB 6-3 218 Fr. HS 22 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS 16 Nygel King 88 Bapa Falemaka TE 6-3 243 So. 1VL 20 Grantsville, Utah/Judge Memorial HS 16 Preston Pitt 69 Lo Falemaka OL 6-5 295 Sr. 2VL 23 West Valley City, Utah/Cottonwood HS 16 Jackson Siddoway 10 Jameson Field WR 5-11 187 Sr. 3VL 23 Long Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS 17 Derrick Vickers Holden Fielding WR 5-10 160 So. HS 22 Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS 18 Britain Covey Pena Fitisemanu DT Fr. RS 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 19 Vonte Davis 55 Nick Ford OL 6-5 315 Fr. RS 17 San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro HS 19 Bryan Thompson 89 Cole Fotheringham TE 6-4 242 Fr. HS 20 San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS 20 Devin Lloyd 99 Leki Fotu DT 6-5 323 Jr. 2VL 20 West Valley City, Utah/Herriman HS 21 Anthony Armstrong 97 Matt Gay K 6-0 230 Sr. 1VL 24 Orem, Utah/Utah Valley 21 Solomon Enis 82 Maddie Golden SN 5-10 218 Fr. HS 18 Piedmont, S.C./Powdersville HS 22 Devin Brumfi eld 57 Tyler Gonzalez DE 6-3 232 Fr. HS 19 San Diego, Calif./Granite Hills HS 22 Chase Hansen 78 Jake Grant OL 6-3 295 So. SQ 22 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS 23 Julian Blackmon 4 TJ Green RB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 19 Chandler, Ariz./Chandler HS 24 Sione Lund 28 Javelin Guidry DB 5-9 190 So. 1VL 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 25 Jaylen Dixon 46 Connor Haller TE 6-2 230 So. 1VL 22 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 25 Quinn Fabrizio 22 Chase Hansen LB 6-3 230 Sr. 3VL 25 Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS 26 Terrell Burgess 86 Zach Hansen TE 6-1 238 Fr. RS 22 Springville, Utah/Springville HS 27 Mason Woodward 8 Chris Hart LB 6-2 225 Jr. 2VL 21 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 28 Javelin Guidry 53 Alani Havili-Katoa OL 6-3 305 Sr. 3VL 22 Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS 29 Tré Strong 95 Malik Haynes DE 6-2 253 Jr. RS 20 Hauula, Hawaii/Ventura College 30 Cody Barton 96 Nick Heninger DE 6-2 244 So. 1VL 22 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 31 R.J. Hubert 7 Devonta’e Henry-Cole RB 5-8 192 Jr. 2VL 21 Boca Raton, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas School 31 Branden Rankins 31 R.J. Hubert DB 6-0 194 Fr. HS 20 Logandale, Nev./Moapa Valley HS 31 Keala Santiago 1 Tyler Huntley QB 6-1 200 Jr. 2VL 20 Dania, Fla./Hallandale HS 32 Joey Wood 44 Jake Jackson TE 6-3 245 Jr. 2VL 24 Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS 33 Mitch Wishnowsky 83 Batchlor Johnson WR 5-8 151 So. RS 20 Katy, Texas/Brigham Young 34 Alassane Niang Brydon Johnson DB Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/West HS 35 Jonoven Smith 1 Jaylon Johnson DB 6-0 190 So. 1VL 20 Fresno, Calif./Central East HS 36 Francis Bernard 12 Chayden Johnston K 6-1 160 So. 1VL 21 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 38 Stone Azarcon 7 Rex Jordan DE 6-4 252 Jr. JC 21 Stone Mountain, Ga./Mt. San Jacinto College 39 Tre O’Guinn 81 Yioti Karahalios WR 6-1 219 Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 40 Ali’i Niumatalolo 16 Nygel King DB 6-0 180 So. 1VL 21 Tomball, Texas/Klein Oak HS 41 Hauati Pututau 91 Blake Kuithe DE 6-3 247 Fr. HS 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 42 Mika Tafua 80 Brant Kuithe TE 6-2 225 Fr. HS 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 43 Fua Pututau 66 Kyle Lanterman OL 6-2 300 Jr. 2VL 21 Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS 44 Jake Jackson 5 Tareke Lewis DB 5-11 180 Jr. JC 22 Palatka, Fla./Riverside CC 45 Andrew Mata’afa 12 Drew Lisk QB 6-1 202 So. 1VL 20 Draper, Utah/Jordan HS 45 Samson Nacua 20 Devin Lloyd LB 6-3 230 Fr. RS 19 Chula Vista, Calif./Otay Ranch HS 46 Connor Haller 24 Sione Lund LB 6-0 250 Fr. TR 19 Holladay, Utah/Stanford 47 Caleb Repp Stockton Lund K/P Fr. HS Bluffdale, Utah/Riverton HS 90 Paul Maile DT 6-2 285 Fr. HS 18 Salt Lake City/East HS 8 Siaosi Mariner WR 6-2 193 Jr. 2VL 21 Tustin, Calif./Tustin HS

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NUMERICAL 93 Keegan Markgraf SN 6-3 222 Jr. TR 22 Hamilton, Ont.,/Central Michigan 48 Noah Rodriguez- 45 Andrew Mata’afa LB 6-3 208 Fr. HS 18 San Diego, Calif./Mt. Carmel HS Trammell 11 Malone Mataele DB 5-11 180 Fr. HS 18 Placentia, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS 49 Pita Tonga 93 Jaxson McBride DE 5-11 250 Fr. HS 19 Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross HS 50 Orlando Umana Nicholas McGee WR TR 19 Jacksonville, Fla./Edward Waters College 51 Samu Elisaia 58 Simi Moala OL 6-7 294 Fr. HS 21 Hawthorne, Calif./Cathedral HS 52 John Penisini 98 Viane Moala DT 6-6 301 Jr. TR 20 Ili’ili, American Samoa/Hawaii 53 Alani Havili-Katoa Eli Morrow DT Fr. HS 18 Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville HS 54 Bryant Pirtle 2 Zack Moss RB 5-10 215 Jr. 2VL 20 Hialeah Gardens, Fla./Hallandale HS 55 Nick Ford 45 Samson Nacua WR 6-3 195 So. 1VL 20 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 57 Tyler Gonzales 34 Alassane Niang DB 6-0 190 Jr. JC 21 Salt Lake City/Fresno City College 58 Simi Moala 40 Ali’i Niumatalolo FB 6-2 220 So. 1VL 20 Annapolis, Md./Broadneck HS 59 Moroni Anae 14 Josh Nurse DB 6-3 200 Jr. 1VL 22 Fayetteville, Ga./Blinn College 60 Keven Dixon 39 Tre O’Guinn DB 5-10 197 Fr. HS 18 Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon HS 62 Aaron Amaama 77 Darrin Paulo OL 6-5 313 Jr. 2VL 21 Sacramento, Calif./Grant HS 63 Stratton Wagner 52 John Penisini DT 6-2 315 Jr. 1VL 21 West Jordan, Utah/Snow College 65 Paul Toala Tyeler Perri OL 6-4 310 Fr. TR 22 Orem, Utah/Southern Utah 66 Kyle Lanterman 11 Terrell Perriman WR 5-11 182 Fr. HS 19 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 68 Mo Unutoa Dallin Pili LB Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS 69 Lo Falemaka 12 Bryant Pirtle LB 6-2 227 Jr. JC 21 Louisville, Ky./Pima CC 70 Jackson Barton 16 Preston Pitt P/K 6-0 185 Fr. HS 18 Centerville, Utah/Viewmont HS 71 Braeden E. Daniels 43 Fua Pututau DL 6-1 260 Fr. HS 20 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 73 Johnny Capra 41 Hauati Pututau DT 6-3 300 So. 1VL 22 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 74 Ryan Toa 31 Branden Rankins RB 5-10 211 Fr. HS 18 San Bernardino, Calif./Aquinas HS 76 London Bartholomew 47 Caleb Repp DE 6-5 230 Jr. 2VL 21 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos HS 77 Darrin Paulo 48 Noah Rodriguez-Trammell LS 6-2 216 So. 1VL 19 Van Nuys, Calif./Notre Dame HS 31 Keala Santiago DB 5-11 205 Jr. TR 20 Hauula, Hawaii/Hawaii 78 Jake Grant 15 Jason Shelley QB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 19 Little Elm, Texas/Lone Star HS 79 Jordan Agasiva 6 Armand Shyne RB 5-11 210 Jr. 1VL 21 Oakland, Calif./American River College 80 Brant Kuithe 16 Jackson Siddoway QB 6-2 204 Fr. HS 18 Logan, Utah/Sky View HS 81 Yioti Karahalios Kaden Simmonds LB Fr. HS 20 Woods Cross, Utah/Bountiful HS 82 Maddie Golden 7 Demari Simpkins WR 5-10 176 Jr. 2VL 20 Carol City, Fla./Hallandale HS 82 Dylan Slavens 82 Dylan Slavens WR 5-11 174 Fr. RS 23 Springville, Utah/Springville HS 83 Batchlor Johnson 35 Jonoven Smith DB 5-10 178 Fr. HS 18 Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton Union HS 84 Dominique Thompson 4 Tyrone Smith DB 6-4 200 Jr. 2VL 21 Fresno, Calif./Edison HS 86 Zach Hansen 29 Tré Strong DB 6-1 195 Jr. RS 22 Billings, Mont./Montana State 87 Thomas Yassmin 42 Mika Tafua DE 6-3 250 Fr. RS 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 88 Bapa Falemaka 19 Bryan Thompson WR 6-2 205 So. 1VL 19 Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde HS 89 Cole Fotheringham 84 Dominique Thompson WR Fr. HS 17 Buena Park, Calif./Cypress HS 90 Paul Maile 3 Donavan Thompson LB 5-10 224 Jr. 2VL 21 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 91 Blake Kuithe 74 Ryan Toa OL 6-5 366 Fr. HS 18 Provo, Utah/Orem HS 92 Maxs Tupai 65 Paul Toala OL 6-4 319 Jr. 1VL 24 Burien, Wash./Dixie State College 93 Keegan Markgraf 49 Pita Tonga DT 6-1 301 So. 1VL 22 Taylorsville, Utah/Highland HS 93 Jaxson McBride Tae Tonga WR Sr. JC 21 Modesto, Calif./Modesto JC 94 Jackson Cravens 92 Maxs Tupai DE 6-1 242 So. 1VL 20 Taylorsville, Utah/Murray HS 95 Malik Haynes 14 Jack Tuttle QB 6-3 210 Fr. HS 19 San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS 96 Nick Heninger 50 Orlando Umana OL 6-4 320 So. 1VL 20 Sacramento, Calif./Grant HS 97 Matt Gay 68 Mo Unutoa OL 6-4 300 Fr. RS 18 Kapaa, Hawaii/Kapaa HS 98 Viane Moala 5 Edward Vander RB 6-0 197 Jr. TR 19 Long Beach, Calif./Montana State 99 Leki Fotu 17 Derrick Vickers WR 5-11 185 Sr. JC 22 Bakersfi eld, Calif./Bakersfi eld College 63 Stratten Wagner OL 6-3 299 So. RS 22 Lindon, Utah/Snow College 33 Mitch Wishnowsky P 6-2 220 Sr. 2VL 26 Perth, Australia/Santa Barbara College 32 Joey Wood RB 5-9 214 Jr. JC 21 Los Gatos, Calif./College of San Mateo 27 Mason Woodward RB 5-9 212 Jr. 1VL 23 West Point, Utah/Syracuse HS 87 Thomas Yassmin TE 6-5 248 Fr. HS 18 Sydney, Australia/The Scots College

Pronuncia ons Philip Afi a ...... ah-fee-uh Javelin Guidry ...... gid-ree Andrew Mata’afa ...... mah-tah-ah-fah Keala Santiago ...... kee-ah-luh Jordan Agasiva ...... ahn-gah-see-vah Connor Haller ...... hal-er Malone Mataele ...... mah-tah-elly sahn-tee-ah-go Aaron Amaama ...... ah-mah-ah-mah Alani Havili-Katoa ..... al-ah-nee ha-vee-lee Simi Moala ...... see-me mo-ah-lah Armand Shyne ...... are-mond Bradlee Anae ...... uh-ny ...... kah-toe-a Viane Moala ...... vee-ah-nay mo-ah-la Demari Simpkins ...... da-marr-ee Moroni Anae ...... more-oh-ny uh-ny Malik Haynes ...... mal-leek Samson Nacua ...... nah-koo-uh Dylan Slavens ...... slave-ens Stone Azarcon ...... uh-zar-con Nick Heninger ...... henna-gur Alassane Niang ...... al-a-son nee-ang Tré Strong ...... tray Corrion Ballard ...... kory-ahn Yioti Karahalios ...... yee-oh-tee Ali’i Niumatalolo ...... al-ee-ee Mika Tafua ...... me-kuh tah-foo-uh Marquise Blair ...... mar-keece car-uh-hall-lee-oce nee-uh-mah-tuh-lolo Ryan To’a ...... toe-ah Terrell Burgess ...... tur-ell Nygel King ...... ny-jul Darrin Paulo ...... pow-loe Paul Toala ...... toe-ah-luh Vonte Davis ...... von-tay Blake/Brant Kuithe ...... keeth-ee John Penisini ...... pen-ih-seeny Pita Tonga ...... peeta tong-guh Samu Elisaia ...... sah-moo ell-ee-sy-a Tareke Lewis ...... tuh-reek Terrell Perriman ...... tur-ell Maxs Tupai ...... max too-pa-ee Solomon Enis ...... ee-niss Sione Lund ...... see-oh-nay Bryant Pirtle ...... pertle Orlando Umana ...... ooh-mah-nah Quinn Fabrizio ...... fuh-breezy-oh Paul Maile ...... mylay Fua Pututau ...... foo-uh poo-too-tao Mo Unutoa ...... ooh-new-toe-uh Bapa/Lo Falemaka ...... fah-luh-ma-ka Keegan Markgraf ...... mar-graff Hauati Pututau ...... how-ott-ee poo-too-tao Thomas Yassmin ...... yaz-min Leki Fotu ...... leck-ee fo-too Siaosi Mariner ...... see-oh-see

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