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	Keelan Marion	Wide Receiver	6-0	195 lbs	RS-Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	UConn
1	Therrian Alexander III	Cornerback	6-2	170 lbs	Sophomore	Ellenwood, Georgia	Southwest Dekalb High School	Opens in a new window Instagram Opens in a new window Twitter
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
10	Treyson Bourguet	Quarterback	6-2	205 lbs	RS-Junior	Tucson, Arizona	Western Michigan	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
10	Faletau Satuala	Safety	6-4	210 lbs	Sophomore	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful High School
11	Harrison Taggart	Linebacker	6-1	230 lbs	RS-Junior	Draper, Utah	Oregon
11	Parker Kingston	Wide Receiver	5-11	185 lbs	RS-Junior	Layton, Utah	Roy High School
12	Jake Retzlaff	Quarterback	6-1	205 lbs	RS-Senior	Corona, California	Riverside City College
12	Preston Rex	Safety	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	Chika Ebunoha	Safety	6-0	190 lbs	RS-Junior	Tucson, Arizona	Marana High School
15	Lamason Waller III	Wide Receiver	6-1	190 lbs	Freshman	Hesperia, California	Oak Hills High School
16	Isaiah Glasker	Linebacker	6-5	235 lbs	RS-Junior	South Jordan, Utah	Bingham High School
17	Pokaiaua Haunga	Running Back	5-11	205 lbs	RS-Freshman	Orem, Utah	Timpview High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
17	Jack Kelly	Linebacker	6-2	240 lbs	RS-Senior	Kearns, Utah	Weber State	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
18	Ace Kaufusi	Linebacker	6-4	237 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Kahuku, Hawaii	Kahuku High School
18	Cody Hagen	Wide Receiver	6-0	185 lbs	Sophomore	Draper, Utah	Corner Canyon High School
19	Corey Johnson	Cornerback	6-1	180 lbs	Junior	Katy	Seven Lakes High School
20	Cannon DeVries	Cornerback	6-0	185 lbs	Freshman	North Ogden, Utah	Weber High School
20	Marquis Taliulu	Wide Receiver	6-4	230 lbs	RS-Senior	Tacoma, Washington	California
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	Carson Suesue	Linebacker	6-5	240 lbs	Freshman	Oakley, California	Granger High School
22	Koa Eldredge	Wide Receiver	5-11	200 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Honolulu, Hawaii	Punahou High School
22	Tommy Prassas	Safety	6-2	195 lbs	Sophomore	Chandler, Arizona	Basha High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
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	Opens in a new window Instagram Opens in a new window Twitter
25	Talan Alfrey	Safety	6-2	205 lbs	RS-Senior	Auburn, Washington	Auburn Mountainview High School
25	Cale Breslin	Running Back	5-11	195 lbs	Freshman	Las Vegas, Nevada	Faith Lutheran High School
26	Garrison Grimes	Deep Snapper	6-2	220 lbs	RS-Senior	American Fork, Utah	Baylor
27	Matthias Leach	Safety	6-3	185 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	195 lbs	RS-Freshman	Providence, Utah	Ridgeline High School	Opens in a new window Instagram
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	Miles Hall	Linebacker	6-1	230 lbs	RS-Sophomore	St. George, Utah	Skyline High School
30	Sione Moa	Running Back	5-10	220 lbs	Sophomore	Victorville, California	Timpview High School	Opens in a new window Instagram
31	Kevin Doe	Cornerback	6-3	205 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Salt Lake City, Utah	East High School
31	Fuller Shurtz	Kicker	5-11	179 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	Opens in a new window Instagram Opens in a new window Twitter
33	Choé Bryant-Strother	Linebacker	6-3	238 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	200 lbs	RS-Freshman	Lorton, VA	South County High School
35	Sam Vander Haar	Punter	6-0	220 lbs	RS-Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Pittsburgh	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
35	Jarinn Kalama	Wide Receiver	6-3	205 lbs	RS-Freshman	Honolulu, Hawaii	Wasatch High School
36	Carson Tujague	Defensive Tackle	6-3	280 lbs	RS-Freshman	Crozet, Virginia	West Albemarle High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
36	Kason Krebs	Running Back	6-0	220 lbs	-	Sunset Beach, Hawaii	Southern Utah
37	Joseph Douglas	Safety	6-2	208 lbs	Freshman	Stansbury Park, Utah	Tooele High School
38	Logan Payne	Running Back	5-10	215 lbs	Freshman	Pleasant View, Utah	Weber High School
38	Liutai Kinikini	Safety	6-3	200 lbs	Freshman	Salt Lake City, Utah	West High School
39	Landon Rehkow	Punter	6-1	190 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Veradale, Washington	Central Valley High School
39	Crew Clark	Safety	6-1	195 lbs	Freshman	Sugar City, Idaho	Sugar-Salem High School
41	Luke Hanchett	Tight End	6-2	248 lbs	Freshman	Eagle, Idaho	Rocky Mountain High School
41	Tyler Payne	Linebacker	6-1	220 lbs	Freshman	Pleasant View, Utah	Weber High School
42	Petey Tuipulotu	Linebacker	6-3	230 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Fort Mill, South Carolina	Nation Ford 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	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
45	Lucky Finau	Running Back	5-11	230 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Sandy, Utah	Alta High School
45	Viliami Po'uha	Defensive End	6-3	265 lbs	Sophomore	South Jordan, Utah	Bingham High School	Opens in a new window Instagram
46	Nathan Hoke	Defensive End	6-3	240 lbs	RS-Freshman	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	North Allegheny High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
47	Berkley Alfrey	Linebacker	6-0	235 lbs	Freshman	Auburn, Washington	Auburn Mountainview High School
48	Bodie Schoonover	Defensive End	6-3	265 lbs	RS-Junior	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School
49	Nason Coleman	Tight End	6-2	233 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Chandler, Arizona	Chandler High School
49	Boyd Sorensen	Defensive End	6-4	245 lbs	Freshman	Sugar City, Idaho	Sugar-Salem High School
51	Sonny Makasini	Offensive Line	6-4	315 lbs	RS-Junior	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
52	Vincent Tautua	Defensive End	6-3	250 lbs	Freshman	Ewa Beach, Hawaii	Saint Louis High School
53	Orion Maile-Kaufusi	Defensive End	6-3	240 lbs	RS-Freshman	Salt Lake City, Utah	East High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
54	Siale Esera	Linebacker	6-3	245 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School
54	Jackson Nelson	Offensive Line	6-5	280 lbs	RS-Freshman	Salem, Utah	Salem Hills High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
55	John Taumoepeau	Defensive Tackle	6-2	300 lbs	Senior	Renton, Washington	Snow College	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
55	Austin Leausa	Offensive Line	6-5	315 lbs	RS-Junior	West Jordan, Utah	Southern Utah
56	Nuuletau Sellesin	Defensive Tackle	6-1	285 lbs	RS-Senior	Woods Cross, Utah	Weber State
57	Keanu Tanuvasa	Defensive Tackle	6-4	300 lbs	RS-Junior	Mission Viejo, California	Utah
58	Porter Small	Defensive End	6-4	255 lbs	Freshman	Springville, Utah	Springville High School
59	Logan Lutui	Defensive End	6-2	255 lbs	RS-Senior	West Valley City, Utah	Weber State
61	Weylin Lapuaho	Offensive Line	6-4	310 lbs	Senior	South Jordan, Utah	Utah State
62	Cooper McMullin	Offensive Line	6-6	275 lbs	RS-Freshman	Carlsbad	San Marcos HS
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	290 lbs	RS-Freshman	Chandler, Arizona	Chandler High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
67	Trevor Pay	Offensive Line	6-3	290 lbs	RS-Freshman	Highland, Utah	Lone Peak High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
68	Andrew Williams	Offensive Line	6-8	295 lbs	Freshman	Kirksville, Missouri	Kirksville High School
69	Justice Ena	Offensive Line	6-4	310 lbs	RS-Freshman	Smithfield, Utah	Sky View High School	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
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	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
73	Weston Jones	Offensive Line	6-5	295 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Romeo, Michigan	Romeo High School
74	Trevin Ostler	Offensive Line	6-4	315 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	300 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Mesa, Arizona	Red Mountain High School
78	Ethan Thomason	Offensive Line	6-8	305 lbs	Freshman	Fort Collins, Colorado	Richmond Hills High School
79	Kaden Chidester	Offensive Line	6-8	310 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Richfield, Utah	Richfield High School
82	Noah Moeaki	Tight End	6-3	245 lbs	RS-Freshman	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School
83	Weston Covey	Wide Receiver	5-11	180 lbs	RS-Freshman	Alpine, Utah	Lone Peak High School	Opens in a new window Instagram
84	Kila Keone	Wide Receiver	6-3	170 lbs	Freshman	Honolulu, 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	Opens in a new window Twitter Opens in a new window Instagram
90	Hunter Clegg	Defensive End	6-4	245 lbs	Freshman	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School
91	Cooper Ross	Defensive End	6-4	250 lbs	Freshman	Mesa, Arizona	Heritage Academy
92	Saimone Davis	Defensive End	6-4	235 lbs	Freshman	Euless, Texas	Colleyville High School
94	Anisi Purcell	Defensive Tackle	6-3	300 lbs	RS-Junior	West Bountiful, Utah	Southern Utah
95	Luke To'omalatai	Defensive Tackle	6-2	315 lbs	Senior	Las Vegas, Nevada	Long Beach City College
96	Iosefa Letuli	Defensive Tackle	6-5	255 lbs	RS-Freshman	Oceanside, California	Kaimuki High School
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 Tackle	6-5	290 lbs	RS-Sophomore	Sydney, Australia	Citrus College
99	Joshua Singh	Defensive Tackle	6-0	285 lbs	RS-Senior	Laie, Hawaii	Orem 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	Offensive Analyst
Matt Mitchell	Offensive Analyst
Al Pupunu	Offensive Analyst
Raelon Singleton	Offensive Analyst
Randy Coy, Jr.	Defensive Analyst
Gavin Fowler	Defensive Analyst
Brandon Kipper	Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach
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 Hewitt	Director of Equipment Operations for Football
Josh Weier	Assistant Equipment Manager
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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