MARTIN, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior from El Paso, Texas, was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and received Pro Football Network second-team All-America honors in 2025. He was also a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and was named All-Big 12 by the Pro Football Network, Pro Football Focus and Sports Info Solutions.
As a junior in 2025, Martin rushed for 1,305 yards, ranked No. 11 nationally while his average of 100.38 yards per game was 12th. Martin was also No. 13 nationally with 120 all-purpose yards per game and his 1,305 yards were the seventh-most in school history for a single season.
Martin was recently selected Big 12 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and was named preseason All-America by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. He was also named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award.
JOHNSON, a 6-foot, 185-pound senior from Monterey, Calif,., finished the 2025 season with 47 tackles (38 solo), five interceptions, a sack and seven passes defensed. His five picks led BYU and tied for the most in the Big 12.
Following the 2025 season, Johnson was named SIS First-Team All-Big 12, Pro Football Network Second-Team All-Big 12 and Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league. He was also recognized as the Jim Thorpe National Defensive Back of the Week on Sept. 23. Johnson was recently named the No. 4 returning cornerback in the country by Pro Football & Sports Network and was selected to the Phil Steele 2026 Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team.
SATUALA, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior from Bountiful, Utah, played in all 13 games for No. 12-ranked BYU in 2025. He led the Cougars with 78 tackles and 2 forced fumbles, while collecting 3 interceptions and 7.5 tackles for loss, en route to being named second-team All-America by the FWAA. Satuala also earned All-Big 12 honors and was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and Lott Trophy Player of the Week for his play in helping BYU defeat Iowa State in Ames to improve to 8-0 on the season.
Satuala was recently named 2026 preseason All-America and All-Big 12 by Athlon Sports. In addition, he was named Preseason All-Big 12 Team First Team by Phil Steele.
MITCHELL, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound senior from Kamas, Utah, was recently named Phil Steele Preseason All-America Second Team and Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Third Team. He was also named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and received Preseason All-Big 12 First Team recognition from Phil Steele and Athlon Sports.
A co-captain, Mitchell started all 14 games for BYU as a junior in 2025. He anchored the middle of an offense line that averaged 31.4 points per game in 2025, ranking in the top 25 in 10 offensive statistics, including time of possession (No. 9), rushing first downs (No. 12), fewest sacks allowed (No. 12), rushing touchdowns (No. 13), rushing plays of 10+ yards (No. 18), total plays of 10+ yards (No. 19), first downs (No. 19), total offensive plays (No. 22), points scored (No. 23) and fewest interceptions (No. 23).
BYU kicks off the 2026 football season against Utah Tech on Saturday, Sept. 5 at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT.
