Football 2025 Roster

Football Roster

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0	Evan Johnson	Cornerback	6-0	185 lbs	RS-Junior	Monterey, California	Stevenson High School
0	Tei Nacua	Wide Receiver	6-2	185 lbs	RS-Freshman	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
1	Therrian Alexander III	Cornerback	6-2	175 lbs	Sophomore	Ellenwood, Georgia	Southwest Dekalb High School	Therrian Alexander III Instagram Opens in a new window Therrian Alexander III Twitter Opens in a new window
2	Chase Roberts	Wide Receiver	6-4	210 lbs	RS-Senior	Highland, Utah	American Fork High School
2	Jonathan Kabeya	Cornerback	5-10	177 lbs	Sophomore	Euless, Texas	Byron Nelson High School
3	Raider Damuni	Safety	6-1	205 lbs	Junior	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
3	McCae Hillstead	Quarterback	5-10	195 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Lehi, Utah	Utah State
4	Mory Bamba	Cornerback	6-3	190 lbs	RS-Senior	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin	Tyler Junior College
4	LJ Martin	Running Back	6-2	220 lbs	Junior	El Paso, Texas	Canutillo High School
5	Cody Hagen	Wide Receiver	6-0	185 lbs	Sophomore	Draper, Utah	Corner Canyon High School
7	Logan Lutui	Defensive End	6-2	260 lbs	RS-Senior	West Valley City, Utah	Weber State
10	Treyson Bourguet	Quarterback	6-2	205 lbs	RS-Junior	Tucson, Arizona	Western Michigan	Treyson Bourguet Twitter Opens in a new window Treyson Bourguet Instagram Opens in a new window
11	Parker Kingston	Wide Receiver	5-11	185 lbs	RS-Junior	Layton, Utah	Roy High School
11	Faletau Satuala	Safety	6-4	210 lbs	Sophomore	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful High School
12	Preston Rex	Running Back	6-0	195 lbs	RS-Junior	San Clemente, California	San Clemente High School
13	Jojo Phillips	Wide Receiver	6-5	205 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Lancaster, California	Sierra Canyon High School
13	Tausili Akana	Defensive End	6-3	235 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Laie, Hawaii	Texas
15	Lamason Waller III	Wide Receiver	6-1	190 lbs	Freshman	Hesperia, California	Oak Hills High School
15	Tayvion Beasley	Cornerback	5-10	180 lbs	Junior	Inglewood, California	San Diego State
16	Isaiah Glasker	Linebacker	6-5	240 lbs	RS-Junior	South Jordan, Utah	Bingham High School
16	Emerson Geilman	Quarterback	6-3	200 lbs	Freshman	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful High School
17	Jack Kelly	Linebacker	6-2	242 lbs	RS-Senior	Kearns, Utah	Weber State	Jack Kelly Twitter Opens in a new window Jack Kelly Instagram Opens in a new window
18	Ace Kaufusi	Linebacker	6-4	237 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Kahuku, Hawaii	Kahuku High School
18	Reggie Frischknecht	Wide Receiver	6-4	200 lbs	Sophomore	Ephraim, Utah	Snow College
19	Tiger Bachmeier	Wide Receiver	6-1	190 lbs	Junior	Murrieta, California	Stanford
20	Cannon DeVries	Cornerback	6-0	185 lbs	Freshman	North Ogden, Utah	Weber High School	Cannon DeVries CannonDevries Opens in a new window Cannon DeVries cannon.devries Opens in a new window
20	Carsen Ryan	Tight End	6-4	250 lbs	RS-Senior	Orem, Utah	Utah
21	Enoch Nawahine	Running Back	5-10	205 lbs	RS-Senior	Kahuku, Hawaii	Utah State
21	Miles Hall	Linebacker	6-1	230 lbs	RS-Sophomore	St. George, Utah	Skyline High School
22	Tommy Prassas	Safety	6-2	195 lbs	Sophomore	Chandler, Arizona	Basha High School	Tommy Prassas Twitter Opens in a new window Tommy Prassas Instagram Opens in a new window
22	Trey Roberts	Wide Receiver	6-1	185 lbs	Freshman	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School
23	Pierson Watson	Linebacker	6-3	230 lbs	Freshman	Flagstaff, Arizona	Cococino High School
24	Payton VanSteenkiste	Safety	5-11	195 lbs	RS-Freshman	Rigby, Idaho	Rigby High School	Payton VanSteenkiste Instagram Opens in a new window Payton VanSteenkiste Twitter Opens in a new window
24	Ethan Wood	Tight End	6-5	250 lbs	Sophomore	Heber City, Utah	New Mexico State
25	Talan Alfrey	Safety	6-2	205 lbs	RS-Senior	Auburn, Washington	Auburn Mountainview High School
26	Garrison Grimes	Deep Snapper	6-2	220 lbs	RS-Senior	American Fork, Utah	Baylor
26	Jordyn Criss	Cornerback	6-2	165 lbs	Freshman	Arlington, Texas	Seguin High School
27	Matthias Leach	Safety	6-3	180 lbs	RS-Freshman	Fort Worth, Texas	Chisholm Trail High School
28	Tanner Wall	Safety	6-1	205 lbs	RS-Senior	Arlington, Virginia	Yorktown High School
28	Jovesa Damuni	Running Back	6-0	190 lbs	RS-Freshman	Providence, Utah	Ridgeline High School	Jovesa Damuni Instagram Opens in a new window
29	Jayden Dunlap	Cornerback	6-0	185 lbs	RS-Senior	Carson, California	Cerritos College
29	Rowan Reay	Wide Receiver	6-4	190 lbs	Junior	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
30	Sione Moa	Running Back	5-10	215 lbs	Sophomore	Victorville, California	Timpview High School	Sione Moa Instagram Opens in a new window
30	Max Alford	Linebacker	6-1	230 lbs	Junior	Park City, Utah	Utah State
31	Kevin Doe	Cornerback	6-3	205 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Salt Lake City, Utah	East High School
31	Fuller Shurtz	Kicker	5-11	180 lbs	Freshman	Katy, Texas	Katy High School
32	Marcus McKenzie	Cornerback	5-11	185 lbs	RS-Sophomore	St. George, Utah	Pine View High School
32	Will Zundel	Tight End	6-5	240 lbs	RS-Freshman	Highland, Utah	American Fork High School	Will Zundel Instagram Opens in a new window Will Zundel Twitter Opens in a new window
33	Choé Bryant-Strother	Linebacker	6-3	240 lbs	RS-Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	UCLA
34	Maika Kaufusi	Linebacker	6-3	235 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Cottonwood Heights, Utah	Alta High School
34	Charles Miska	Running Back	5-11	215 lbs	RS-Freshman	Lorton, Virginia	South County High School
35	Sam Vander Haar	Punter	6-0	220 lbs	RS-Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Pittsburgh	Sam Vander Haar Twitter Opens in a new window Sam Vander Haar Instagram Opens in a new window
35	Jarinn Kalama	Safety	6-3	205 lbs	RS-Freshman	Honolulu, Hawaii	Wasatch High School
36	Kason Krebs	Running Back	6-0	220 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Sunset Beach, Hawaii	Mission Viejo High School
37	Joseph Douglas	Safety	6-2	205 lbs	Freshman	Stansbury Park, Utah	Tooele High School
38	Logan Payne	Running Back	5-10	215 lbs	Freshman	Pleasant View, Utah	Weber High School
39	Crew Clark	Safety	6-1	195 lbs	Freshman	Sugar City, Idaho	Sugar-Salem High School	Crew Clark CrewClark1 Opens in a new window
41	Lucky Finau	Running Back	5-11	230 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Sandy, Utah	Alta High School
42	Tyler Payne	Linebacker	6-1	220 lbs	Freshman	Pleasant View, Utah	Weber High School
43	Naki Tuakoi	Linebacker	6-3	220 lbs	RS-Freshman	Oakland, California	Fremont High School
43	Ty Smith	Deep Snapper	6-0	195 lbs	Freshman	Gilbert, Arizona	Highland High School
44	Will Ferrin	Kicker	6-3	175 lbs	RS-Senior	Kaysville, Utah	Boise State
44	Ephraim Asiata	Defensive End	6-3	210 lbs	Sophomore	West Valley, Utah	Herriman High School	Ephraim Asiata Twitter Opens in a new window Ephraim Asiata Instagram Opens in a new window
45	Viliami Po'uha	Defensive End	6-3	270 lbs	Sophomore	South Jordan, Utah	Bingham High School	Viliami Po'uha Instagram Opens in a new window
45	Keayen Nead	Tight End	6-5	265 lbs	Junior	Sugar City, Idaho	New Mexico
46	Kendal Wall	Defensive Tackle	6-4	235 lbs	Freshman	Herriman, Utah	Mountain Ridge High School
47	Berkley Alfrey	Linebacker	6-0	230 lbs	Freshman	Auburn, Washington	Auburn Mountainview High School
47	Bear Bachmeier	Quarterback	6-2	220 lbs	Freshman	Murrieta, California	Stanford
48	Bodie Schoonover	Defensive End	6-3	265 lbs	RS-Junior	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School
50	Maverick McManus	Defensive Tackle	6-5	270 lbs	Freshman	Saratoga Springs	Westlake High School
51	Sonny Makasini	Offensive Line	6-4	315 lbs	RS-Junior	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
51	Nusi Taumoepeau	Defensive End	6-3	245 lbs	Freshman	Saratoga Springs, Utah	Westlake High School
52	Vincent Tautua	Defensive End	6-3	260 lbs	Freshman	Ewa Beach, Hawaii	Saint Louis High School
53	Orion Maile-Kaufusi	Defensive End	6-3	245 lbs	RS-Freshman	Salt Lake City, Utah	East High School	Orion Maile-Kaufusi Twitter Opens in a new window Orion Maile-Kaufusi Instagram Opens in a new window
54	Siale Esera	Linebacker	6-3	245 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
55	John Taumoepeau	Defensive Tackle	6-2	300 lbs	Senior	Renton, Washington	Snow College	John Taumoepeau Twitter Opens in a new window John Taumoepeau Instagram Opens in a new window
55	Austin Leausa	Offensive Line	6-5	315 lbs	RS-Junior	West Jordan, Utah	Southern Utah
57	Keanu Tanuvasa	Defensive Tackle	6-4	300 lbs	RS-Junior	Mission Viejo, California	Utah
59	Siosefa Brown	Defensive End	6-4	230 lbs	Freshman	Salt Lake City, Utah	Highland High School
59	Siosiua Latu-Finau	Offensive Line	6-5	310 lbs	Freshman	Oakland, California	Alameda High School
61	Weylin Lapuaho	Offensive Line	6-4	310 lbs	Senior	South Jordan, Utah	Utah State
63	Bruce Mitchell	Offensive Line	6-4	305 lbs	RS-Junior	Kamas, Utah	South Summit High School
64	Kyle Sfarcioc	Offensive Line	6-4	310 lbs	RS-Junior	Peoria, Arizona	Southern Utah
65	Brigham Alexander	Offensive Line	6-8	320 lbs	Freshman	San Tan Valley, Arizona	Benjamin Franklin High School
66	Sione Hingano	Offensive Line	6-5	300 lbs	RS-Freshman	Chandler, Arizona	Chandler High School	Sione Hingano Twitter Opens in a new window Sione Hingano Instagram Opens in a new window
67	Trevor Pay	Offensive Line	6-3	295 lbs	RS-Freshman	Highland, Utah	Lone Peak High School	Trevor Pay Twitter Opens in a new window Trevor Pay Instagram Opens in a new window
68	Andrew Williams	Offensive Line	6-8	295 lbs	Freshman	Kirksville, Missouri	Kirksville High School
70	Ikinasio Tupou	Offensive Line	6-6	295 lbs	RS-Freshman	Palo Alto, California	Palo Alto High School
71	Isaiah Jatta	Offensive Line	6-6	315 lbs	RS-Senior	San Diego, California	Colorado
72	Joe Brown	Offensive Line	6-4	305 lbs	RS-Freshman	Cedar Hills, Utah	Lone Peak High School	Joe Brown Twitter Opens in a new window Joe Brown Instagram Opens in a new window
72	Kaufusi Pafoke	Defensive Tackle	6-3	345 lbs	Senior	Kahuku, Hawaii	Weber State
74	Trevin Ostler	Offensive Line	6-4	320 lbs	RS-Junior	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful High School
75	Andrew Gentry	Offensive Line	6-8	315 lbs	RS-Junior	Littleton, Colorado	Michigan
76	Jeff Lewis	Offensive Line	6-6	295 lbs	Freshman	Orem, Utah	Orem High School
77	Jake Griffin	Offensive Line	6-5	305 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Mesa, Arizona	Red Mountain High School
78	Ethan Thomason	Offensive Line	6-8	305 lbs	Freshman	Fort Collins, Colorado	Rocky Mountain High School
79	Kaden Chidester	Offensive Line	6-8	325 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Richfield, Utah	Richfield High School
80	Jacob Nye	Tight End	6-5	235 lbs	Freshman	Melissa, Texas	Melissa High School
82	Noah Moeaki	Tight End	6-3	245 lbs	RS-Freshman	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School
84	Kila Keone	Wide Receiver	6-4	175 lbs	Freshman	Pacific Palisades, Hawaii	Moanalua High School
85	Anthony Olsen	Tight End	6-4	250 lbs	RS-Junior	Salt Lake City, Utah	Olympus High School
86	Cole Clement	Tight End	6-4	240 lbs	Freshman	Springville, Utah	Springville High School
87	Ethan Erickson	Tight End	6-5	245 lbs	RS-Senior	Laie, Hawaii	Kahuku HS
88	Tucker Kelleher	Tight End	6-6	225 lbs	Freshman	Alpharetta, Georgia	Alpharetta High School
89	Dominique McKenzie	Wide Receiver	5-11	180 lbs	RS-Freshman	St. George, Utah	Pine View High School	Dominique McKenzie Twitter Opens in a new window Dominique McKenzie Instagram Opens in a new window
90	Hunter Clegg	Defensive End	6-4	248 lbs	Freshman	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School	Hunter Clegg HunterClegg Opens in a new window Hunter Clegg hcsmallbear Opens in a new window
93	Kelepi Latu-Finau	Defensive Tackle	6-5	280 lbs	Freshman	Oakland, California	Alameda High School
94	Anisi Purcell	Defensive Tackle	6-3	305 lbs	RS-Junior	West Bountiful, Utah	Southern Utah
95	Alvin Puefua	Defensive Tackle	6-5	310 lbs	Sophomore	Salt Lake City, Utah	Hawaii
96	Justin Kirkland	Defensive Tackle	6-3	340 lbs	Senior	West Haven, Utah	Oklahoma State
97	Matthias Dunn	Kicker	6-0	205 lbs	RS-Junior	Heber City, Utah	Wasatch High School
97	Kinilau Fonohema	Defensive End	6-5	240 lbs	RS-Freshman	Springville, Utah	Springville High School
98	Sani Tuala	Defensive End	6-5	270 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Sydney, Australia	Citrus College
99	Ulavai Fetuli	Defensive Tackle	6-4	275 lbs	Freshman	Laie, Hawaii	La Habra High School

Football Coaching Staff

Name	Title
Kalani Sitake	Head Coach
Jay Hill	Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Coach
Aaron Roderick	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach
Fesi Sitake	Passing Game Coordinator, Wide Receivers Coach
Kelly Poppinga	Special Teams Coordinator, Defensive Ends Coach
TJ Woods	Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator
Jernaro Gilford	Defensive Passing Game Coordinator, Cornerbacks Coach
Justin Ena	Linebackers Coach
Kevin Gilbride	Tight Ends Coach
Sione Po'uha	Defensive Tackles Coach
Harvey Unga	Running Backs Coach
Chad Kauha'aha'a	Senior Analyst
Tyson McDaniel	Assistant Tight Ends Coach
Matt Mitchell	Assistant Quarterbacks Coach
Gavin Fowler	Assistant Safeties Coach
Al Pupunu	Offensive Analyst
Raelon Singleton	Offensive Analyst
Randy Coy, Jr.	Defensive Analyst
Brandon Kipper	Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach
Dylan Almond	Special Teams Analyst
Karter Shaw	Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach
Wesley Johnson	Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach
Hayden Livingston	Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach
Coleby Clawson	Assistant Athletic Director for Football Health & Performance
Skyler Mayne	Director of High Performance
Ryan Phillis	Director of Strength and Conditioning
Nate Pototschnik	Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning
Christian Tupou	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Tim Ismail	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Zach Shaw	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Football Support Staff

Name	Title
Jon Swift	Chief of Staff
Dave George	General Manager
Justin Anderson	Director of Player Personnel
Mike Hall	Director of Player Development
Brandon Bradley	Director of Recruiting
Vince Feula	Director of Scouting
Annie Barham	Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Jack Damuni	Director of Football Relations
Josh Weier	Director of Football Equipment Operations
Terrance Motley	Director of Football Rehabilitation
Dan Wilcox	Director of Football Nutrition
Braden Brown	Director of Football Mental Health
Brett Mortensen	Director of Football Athletic Training
Jackie Knight	Football Athletic Trainer
TJ Bass	Football Athletic Trainer
Paul Webb	Football Athletic Trainer
Devin Anderson	Football Athletic Trainer
Kurt Hunsaker	Director of Compliance for Football
Brayden Woodall	Director of Football Video and Technology
Christiana Roberts	Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Clay Aucoin	Football Operations Assistant

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