Utah Utes
Big 12
11-2 (7-2 conf)
SP+ #8AP #13
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- 22.2 (#8)
- SP+ Offense
- 39.7
- SP+ Defense
- 17.5
- SRS
- 21.3
- FPI
- 20.1
- Elo
- 1976
- Talent
- 708
- Recruiting
- 208 (#40)
Schedule
record 11–2
Schedule
64th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
61st
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
64th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @UCLA | -8.7 | 43-10 | +33 | W |
| 2 | vsCal Poly | FCS | 63-9 | +54 | W |
| 3 | @Wyoming | -11.3 | 31-6 | +25 | W |
| 4 | vsTexas Tech | +27.6 | 10-34 | -24 | L |
| 5 | @West Virginia | -6.8 | 48-14 | +34 | W |
| 7 | vsArizona State | +3.9 | 42-10 | +32 | W |
| 8 | @BYU | +15.9 | 21-24 | -3 | L |
| 9 | vsColorado | -8.3 | 53-7 | +46 | W |
| 10 | vsCincinnati | +4.5 | 45-14 | +31 | W |
| 12 | @Baylor | +1.4 | 55-28 | +27 | W |
| 13 | vsKansas State | +7 | 51-47 | +4 | W |
| 14 | @Kansas | +4.1 | 31-21 | +10 | W |
| 1 ·P | NNebraska | +6.2 | 44-22 | +22 | W |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 116
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Devon Dampier | JR | 5'11" | 204 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Byrd Ficklin | FR | 6'1" | 181 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Isaac Wilson | SO | 6'0" | 212 | ★★★★ |
| QB | — | Brendan Zurbrugg | FR | 6'3" | 197 | — |
| QB | — | Drew Cowart | FR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
Running Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Wayshawn Parker | SO | 5'10" | 206 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Daniel Bray | FR | 5'10" | 171 | — |
| RB | 3rd | NaQuari Rogers | SR | 5'10" | 205 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Bryce Duke | SR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| RB | 5th | Omar Shah | SO | 5'9" | 203 | — |
| RB | 6th | Raycine Guillory | FR | 5'9" | 192 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Devin Green | SO | 5'11" | 202 | — |
| RB | — | Frankie Goodson | JR | 6'0" | 213 | — |
Wide Receivers · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ryan Davis | SR | 5'11" | 181 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Larry Simmons | JR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Nate Johnson | JR | 6'1" | 202 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Mana Carvalho | FR | 5'9" | 153 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Rayshawn Glover | JR | 5'8" | 163 | — |
| WR | 6th | Tobias Merriweather | JR | 6'5" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Creed Whittemore | SO | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Luca Caldarella | SR | 6'4" | 199 | — |
| WR | — | Daidren Zipperer | SO | 6'0" | 171 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Justin Stevenson | SO | 6'1" | 189 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Diezel Kamoku | FR | 5'9" | 184 | — |
| WR | — | Matt Clark | SO | 5'11" | 186 | — |
| WR | — | Peyton Rice | SO | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| WR | — | Junior Coughlin | FR | 6'1" | 169 | — |
| WR | — | Bryan Spotwood | SO | 5'10" | 170 | — |
| WR | — | Bryson Baker | FR | 6'1" | 189 | — |
| WR | — | Daylin Caamano | FR | 6'3" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Jackson Bolender | FR | 6'1" | 175 | — |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Dallen Bentley | SR | 6'4" | 264 | — |
| TE | 2nd | JJ Buchanan | FR | 6'4" | 208 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Hunter Andrews | FR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Otto Tia | SR | 6'4" | 220 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Drew Clemens | FR | 6'4" | 224 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Broderick Redden | FR | 6'5" | 219 | — |
| TE | — | Mitch Nielsen | FR | 6'1" | 232 | — |
Offensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Kamilo Raass | FR | 5'11" | 243 | — |
| OL | — | Michael Mokofisi | SR | 6'4" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Milz Asiata | FR | 6'5" | 331 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Spencer Fano | JR | 6'6" | 302 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Kalolo Ta'aga | FR | 6'8" | 314 | — |
| OL | — | Solatoa Moea'i | JR | 6'4" | 344 | — |
| OL | — | Reece Parmenter | SO | 6'5" | 323 | — |
| OL | — | Brennan Molina | FR | 6'1" | 260 | — |
| OL | — | Soren Shinofield | FR | 6'6" | 285 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Jaren Kump | SR | 6'6" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Caleb Lomu | SO | 6'6" | 304 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Isaiah Garcia | FR | 6'5" | 304 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Tanoa Togiai | SR | 6'6" | 307 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Keith Olson | JR | 6'6" | 311 | — |
| OL | — | Roger Alderman | SO | 6'4" | 298 | — |
| OL | — | Zereoue Williams | SR | 6'8" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Nick Hallock | FR | 6'4" | 245 | — |
| OL | — | Alex Harrison | SR | 6'5" | 314 | — |
Defensive Line · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | John Henry Daley | SO | 6'4" | 247 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Logan Fano | JR | 6'5" | 249 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Kash Dillon | FR | 6'5" | 241 | — |
| DE | 4th | Lance Holtzclaw | JR | 6'3" | 227 | — |
| DE | 5th | Paul Fitzgerald | JR | 6'4" | 251 | ★★★ |
| DE | — | Ryker Kemp | FR | 6'6" | 240 | — |
| DE | — | Alex Cloward | SO | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| DE | — | John Frank Jr. | SO | 6'2" | 238 | — |
| DE | — | Jaxson Jones | FR | 6'2" | 225 | ★★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Jonah Lea'ea | SO | 6'5" | 271 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Aliki Vimahi | SR | 6'4" | 296 | — |
| DT | 3rd | Pupu Sepulona | FR | 6'2" | 274 | ★★★ |
| DT | 4th | Karson Kaufusi | FR | 6'6" | 286 | ★★★ |
| DT | 5th | Dallas Vakalahi | SO | 6'2" | 313 | — |
| DT | 6th | Mike Tauteoli | SO | 6'4" | 297 | — |
| DT | 7th | Semi Taulanga | FR | 5'11" | 336 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Sione Motuapuaka | FR | 5'11" | 268 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Taniela Pepa | FR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| DT | — | Dilan Battle | FR | 6'2" | 313 | — |
Linebackers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Johnathan Hall | JR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Lander Barton | SR | 6'5" | 236 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Levani Damuni | SR | 6'3" | 246 | — |
| LB | 4th | Trey Reynolds | JR | 6'1" | 226 | — |
| LB | 5th | Elijah Elliss | FR | 6'2" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Cyrus Polu | FR | 6'1" | 218 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Moroni Anae | SR | 6'2" | 224 | — |
| LB | 8th | Mateaki Helu | FR | 6'1" | 208 | — |
| LB | 9th | Kana'i Lopes | FR | 6'3" | 220 | — |
| LB | — | Anthony Hernandez | FR | 5'10" | 192 | — |
| LB | — | Kaden Kelley | JR | 6'0" | 189 | — |
| LB | — | Christian Thatcher | FR | 6'2" | 204 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Grady Mareko | SO | 6'1" | 229 | — |
Defensive Backs · 22
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Smith Snowden | JR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Elijah Davis | JR | 6'0" | 182 | — |
| CB | 3rd | Blake Cotton | SR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| CB | 4th | Rock Caldwell | JR | 6'3" | 172 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 5th | JC Hart | SO | 6'2" | 199 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Don Saunders | JR | 6'4" | 187 | — |
| CB | 7th | LaTristan Thompson | FR | 5'10" | 173 | — |
| CB | 8th | Jason Stokes Jr. | FR | 6'1" | 163 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Jaylen Moson | FR | 5'11" | 173 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Cole Standage | FR | 6'3" | 195 | — |
| CB | — | Isaiah Brown | SO | 5'9" | 172 | — |
| S | 1st | Jackson Bennee | SO | 6'2" | 189 | — |
| S | 2nd | Tao Johnson | JR | 6'1" | 193 | ★★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Nate Ritchie | JR | 6'2" | 206 | ★★★★ |
| S | 4th | Nate Tilmon | FR | 6'1" | 186 | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Brock Fonoimoana | FR | 6'1" | 191 | — |
| S | — | Rabbit Evans | SR | 6'1" | 197 | — |
| S | — | Manny Fuller | FR | 6'0" | 182 | — |
| S | — | Tommy Nelson | FR | 6'4" | 185 | — |
| S | — | Jack Evans | FR | 6'2" | 180 | — |
| S | — | Josh Sovereign | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| S | — | Ashton Olevao | FR | 6'0" | 208 | — |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Logan Castor | JR | 6'6" | 229 | — |
| LS | — | Charlie King | FR | 6'5" | 205 | — |
| P | 1st | Orion Phillips | SO | 6'3" | 168 | — |
| PK | 1st | Dillon Curtis | FR | 6'2" | 187 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Robert Petrich | SO | 6'3" | 180 | — |
| PK | — | Joey Cheek | SO | 5'11" | 192 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
39.796
Off PPA
+0.3599
Pass PPA
+0.3782
Rush PPA
+0.35100
Success
50%96
Explosive
1.2557
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.35 | +0.07 |
| Passing | +0.37 | -0.03 |
| Rushing | +0.35 | +0.20 |
| 1st Down | +0.11 | -0.03 |
| 2nd Down | +0.32 | +0.00 |
| 3rd Down | +0.89 | +0.36 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
41.1
PPG Against
18.7
Differential
+22.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 10-2
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 5-1
- Conference
- 7-2
- Non-Conference
- 3-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-1
- Avg Margin
- +22.4
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 44.0 | 20.2 |
| Away | 5-1 | 38.2 | 17.2 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 44.0 | 22.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 15.5 | 29.0 |
| Conference | 7-2 | 39.6 | 22.1 |
| Non-conference | 4-0 | 45.3 | 11.8 |
Season History · last 12
4 AP top-10 · 10 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-2 | 7-2 | #8 | #13 | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #40 | #10 | — |
| 2023 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #32 | #10 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 10-3 | 8-2 | #10 | #7 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 10-3 | 9-1 | #16 | #10 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 3-2 | 3-2 | #23 | — | — |
| 2019 | 11-2 | 8-2 | #12 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 9-4 | 6-4 | #17 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #25 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #35 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 9-3 | 6-3 | #35 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #38 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
5-0 SU · 2-1 ATS · O3/U1
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 11-2 |
| ATS | 8-3-173% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 8-3 |
| As underdog | 0-0 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 4-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #39 · 28 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★130 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #40 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | #59 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | #20 | 236 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | #34 | 210 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | #33 | 203 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | #29 | 212 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | #42 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | #33 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2017 | #33 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | #37 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #44
Returning prod 14%Departed 86%
Portal in 21net -12Out 33
Talent composite707.9 #44 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.1
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)63 / 11 / 7
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Wayshawn Parker | RB | 4★ | ← Washington State |
| ▲ | Larry Simmons | WR | 3★ | ← Southern Miss |
| ▲ | Creed Whittemore | WR | 3★ | ← Mississippi State |
| ▲ | Blake Cotton | CB | 3★ | ← UC Davis |
| ▼ | Cameron Calhoun | CB | 4★ | → Alabama |
| ▼ | Mycah Pittman | WR | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Josh Calvert | LB | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | John Randle Jr. | RB | 4★ | → Garden City C.C. |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
5 items
- 3-star receiver Darnell Jackson Jr. commits to UtahThe Utes received their third commitment of the day as three-star Texas wide receiver Darnell Jackson Jr. announced his pledge to Utah on Wednesday.UTAH10h
- Utah adds commitment from speedy WR Darnell Jackson: ‘The vibes and the culture just felt right’Utah has been on a red-hot pace throughout the summer and has added another speedy piece to the offense. The Utes secured a commitment from speedy three-star Spring (Texas) Grand Oaks wide receiver Darnell Jackson on Monday night. Jackson committed to Utah over Texas State and Northwestern after a busy month of official visits. “Utah […]UTAH10h
- Utah keeps in-state momentum, lands talented OL Ian AloisioProvo (Utah) Timpview offensive lineman Ian Aloisio just announced he plans to play his college ball at Utah and broke down why he chose the Utes. Utah has been on a nice recruiting heater over the last few weeks and Aloisio is a huge addition in the trenches. He’s not just one of the top offensive lineman in the […]UTAH13h
- 4-star Davis receiver Jaxton Itaaehau commits to UtahUtah secured its biggest commitment of the 2027 class thus far late on Wednesday night as Davis wide receiver Jaxton Itaaehau announced his pledge.UTAH5d
- Utah stays hot in-state, adds two-way playmaker Jaxton ItaaehauKaysville (Utah) Davis athlete Jaxton Itaaehau has committed to Utah and broke down why he chose the Utes. Much has been said about how loaded the ’28 class in Utah is and it’s definitely shaping up to be one of the most talented groups of in-state talent in the last decade. Saying that, the class of ’27 […]UTAH5d