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Utah Utes Roster & Depth Chart 2026
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Kevin McGiven / Colton Swan
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Multiple 11 / RPO
- Offensive scheme type
- Multiple 11 / RPO
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / RPO
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Attacking · 62
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
McGiven: run first with QB run, RPOs, fly sweeps, misdirection, play-action.
Defense
Even 4-3
- Defensive scheme type
- Even 4-3
- Base front
- Even nickel 4-3
- Front
- 4-3
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 62
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Swan (promoted Jan 2026) keeps the Utah four-down front, run defense first, pass-rush pressure.
112 players · ESPN · on3 · refreshes with transactions and injuries.
Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.
Offense54
| 54* | OLMilz Asiata | | OL | 6' 5" | 331 | — | FR | Melbourne, Australia | High school | 3★ · No. 1655 · '25 | Active |
| 55 |  Kelvin Obot | | OL | 6' 5" | 295 | — | FR | Fruitland, ID | High school | 5★ · No. 29 · '26 | Active |
| 56 |  Isaiah Kema |  | OL | 6' 3" | 312 | — | FR | Lubbock, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 779 · '23 | Active |
| 57* |  Moses Sparks | | OL | 6' 4" | 305 | — | FR | Rio Rancho, NM | High school | 3★ · No. 662 · '26 | Active |
| 61 |  Cyrus Nielsen | | OL | 6' 5" | 315 | — | FR | Sandy, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 62 |  Solatoa Moea'i | | OL | 6' 4" | 325 | — | SR | Laie, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 469 · '20 | Active |
| 63 |  Devin Entsminger | | OL | 6' 4" | 300 | — | FR | Las Vegas, NV | High school | — | Active |
| 64 |  Reece Parmenter | | OL | 6' 5" | 319 | — | JR | St. George, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 66 | OLWill Fry | | OL | 6' 4" | 315 | — | FR | Fairview, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 67 |  Soren Shinofield | | OL | 6' 6" | 304 | — | SO | Greenwood Village, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 1128 · '25 | Active |
| 70 | OLMataalii Benjamin | | OL | 6' 7" | 340 | — | FR | Lehi, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 469 · '26 | Active |
| 71 |  Rowdy Pearce | | OL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | FR | Midland, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1175 · '26 | Active |
| 72 |  Isaiah Garcia | | OL | 6' 5" | 310 | — | JR | Magna, UT | High school | 4★ · No. 284 · '24 | Active |
| 73 |  Cedric Jefferson |  | OL | 6' 5" | 300 | — | JR | Temecula, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 74 |  Keith Olson | | OL | 6' 6" | 307 | — | SR | Napavine, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 998 · '22 | Active |
| 75 |  Roger Alderman | | OL | 6' 4" | 302 | — | SR | Sonora, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 741 · '23 | Active |
| 76 |  Zereoue Williams | | OL | 6' 8" | 305 | — | SR | Phoenix, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 510 · '21 | Active |
| 77 |  Nick Hallock | | OL | 6' 4" | 275 | — | SO | South Jordan, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 1329 · '25 | Active |
| 79 |  Alex Harrison | | OL | 6' 5" | 309 | — | SR | Bountiful, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 833 · '20 | Active |
| 4* |  Devon Dampier |  | QB | 5' 11" | 210 | — | SR | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1683 · '23 | Active |
| 9* |  Kane Archer | | QB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | FR | Greenwood, AR | High school | 3★ · No. 903 · '26 | Active |
| 13* | QBMichael Johnson |  | QB | 6' 0" | 175 | — | FR | Ellenwood, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1108 · '26 | Active |
| 14* |  Brandon Rose |  | QB | 6' 2" | 212 | — | SR | Temecula, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 576 · '22 | Active |
| 15* |  Byrd Ficklin | | QB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SO | Muskogee, OK | High school | 3★ · No. 1034 · '25 | Active |
| 1* |  Wayshawn Parker |  | RB | 5' 10" | 205 | — | JR | Richmond, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1255 · '24 | Active |
| 3 |  Nate Johnson | AS  | RB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | Clovis, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 351 · '22 | Active |
| 5* |  Daniel Bray | | RB | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SO | Fort Worth, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1096 · '25 | Active |
| 20* |  Mateaki Helu | | RB | 6' 1" | 224 | — | SO | Tooele, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 949 · '23 | Active |
| 25* |  Steve Chavez-Soto | SJS | RB | 6' 0" | 205 | — | SO | Chino, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2456 · '25 | Active |
| 26 |  LaMarcus Bell | | RB | 6' 0" | 200 | — | FR | Portland, OR | High school | 3★ · No. 592 · '26 | Active |
| 28* |  Anthony Hernandez | | RB | 5' 10" | 192 | — | JR | Park City, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 84 |  Jojo Ward | | RB | 6' 2" | 225 | — | FR | — | High school | — | Active |
| 10* |  Hunter Andrews | | TE | 6' 3" | 230 | — | JR | Magnolia, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 574 · '24 | Active |
| 33 |  Kana'i Lopes | | TE | 6' 3" | 228 | — | JR | Las Vegas, NV | High school | 3★ · No. 902 · '24 | Active |
| 44 |  Sione Motuapuaka | | TE | 5' 11" | 276 | — | SO | Las Vegas, NV | High school | 3★ · No. 1437 · '25 | Active |
| 46* |  Teague Matthews | | TE | 6' 6" | 240 | — | FR | Rockland, ID | High school | — | Active |
| 81 |  Bear Fisher | | TE | 6' 5" | 240 | — | FR | Queen Creek, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1750 · '26 | Active |
| 85 |  Broderick Redden | | TE | 6' 4" | 233 | — | SO | San Clemente, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 86 |  Will Monney |   | TE | 6' 4" | 230 | — | JR | Springville, UT | Portal | 3★ · No. 2084 · '23 | Active |
| 89 |  Noah Bennee |  | TE | 6' 4" | 240 | — | SR | Holladay, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 99 |  Semi Taulanga | | TE | 5' 11" | 317 | — | SO | Santa Ana, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1894 · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Kyri Shoels | SJS | WR | 6' 0" | 182 | — | SR | Las Vegas, NV | Portal | — | Active |
| 2* |  Creed Whittemore |  | WR | 5' 11" | 182 | — | SR | Gainesville, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 305 · '23 | Active |
| 6* |  Daidren Zipperer | | WR | 6' 0" | 175 | — | SR | Lakeland, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1388 · '23 | Active |
| 7* |  Braden Pegan |  | WR | 6' 3" | 210 | — | SR | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 708 · '22 | Active |
| 8* |  Mana Carvalho | | WR | 5' 9" | 175 | — | SO | Laie, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1296 · '25 | Active |
| 11* |  Ricky Johnson | | WR | 6' 2" | 185 | — | SO | Warner Robins, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1196 · '24 | Active |
| 12* |  Larry Simmons |   | WR | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SR | Moss Point, MS | Portal | 3★ · No. 604 · '22 | Active |
| 18* |  Tobias Merriweather |   | WR | 6' 5" | 200 | — | SR | Camas, WA | Portal | 4★ · No. 133 · '22 | Active |
| 30 |  Matt Clark | | WR | 5' 11" | 181 | — | JR | Mesa, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 37 |  Peyton Rice | | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | Salt Lake City, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 39 |  Junior Coughlin | | WR | 6' 0" | 176 | — | SO | Lehi, UT | High school | 3★ · '25 | Active |
| 80 |  Bryson Baker | | WR | 6' 1" | 185 | — | SO | Fresno, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 932 · '25 | Active |
| 82 |  Max Ausmus | | WR | 6' 1" | 185 | — | SO | Redondo Beach, CA | Portal | — | Active |
Defense53
| 2* |  Rock Caldwell | | CB | 6' 3" | 190 | — | SR | Ypsilanti, MI | High school | 3★ · No. 62 · '22 | Active |
| 4* |  JC Hart | | CB | 6' 2" | 202 | — | SR | Loachapoka, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 674 · '23 | Active |
| 5* |  James Chenault Jr. |  | CB | 6' 0" | 180 | — | JR | Orlando, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1665 · '24 | Active |
| 9* |  Elijah Davis |   | CB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | SR | Winter Haven, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 931 · '22 | Active |
| 11* |  Elijah Reed |   | CB | 6' 3" | 200 | — | SR | Louisville, KY | Portal | 3★ · No. 795 · '22 | Active |
| 13* | CBNick Brown |  | CB | 6' 0" | 170 | — | SO | Orem, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 13* |  Nick Brown | | CB | 6' 0" | 170 | — | SO | Cypress, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 18* |  Earl Parker | | CB | 6' 2" | 186 | — | JR | Fairbanks, AK | High school | 3★ · No. 31 · '26 | Active |
| 19 |  Dylan Waters | | CB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | FR | Missouri City, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1552 · '26 | Active |
| 20* |  King Long | | CB | 5' 9" | 180 | — | FR | — | High school | — | Active |
| 27 |  Brandon Holmes | | CB | 6' 1" | 180 | — | SO | San Diego, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 23 · '26 | Active |
| 29 |  Major Hinchen | | CB | 6' 2" | 175 | — | FR | La Quinta, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 944 · '26 | Active |
| 8* |  Ethan Day |   | DE | 6' 4" | 250 | — | JR | Ripon, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 15* |  Lance Holtzclaw | WAS | DE | 6' 3" | 245 | — | SR | Boston, MA | Portal | 3★ · No. 627 · '22 | Active |
| 16 |  PJ Takitaki | | DE | 6' 3" | 223 | — | FR | Lehi, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 655 · '26 | Active |
| 40 |  Paul Fitzgerald | | DE | 6' 4" | 256 | — | SR | Idaho Falls, ID | Portal | 3★ · No. 1696 · '22 | Active |
| 46* |  Mauka Bernard | | DE | 6' 4" | 215 | — | FR | Salt Lake City, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 47 |  Jared Fredrick | | DE | 6' 3" | 220 | — | FR | Salt Lake City, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 48 |  Alex Cloward | | DE | 6' 3" | 247 | — | FR | Salem, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 58 |  Fa Siale | | DE | 6' 3" | 265 | — | FR | Seattle, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 710 · '26 | Active |
| 92* |  Nicholas Igwe | | DE | 6' 4" | 255 | — | SO | Houston, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 82 · '26 | Active |
| 93 |  Kash Dillon | | DE | 6' 5" | 252 | — | JR | Draper, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 868 · '24 | Active |
| 45 |  Pupu Sepulona | | DT | 6' 2" | 298 | — | SO | Kalihi, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 705 · '25 | Active |
| 51 |  Karson Kaufusi | | DT | 6' 6" | 305 | — | SO | Holladay, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 651 · '25 | Active |
| 57* |  Stanley Raass | | DT | 6' 0" | 290 | — | FR | Laie, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1026 · '23 | Active |
| 90 |  Jireh Moe | SJS | DT | 6' 0" | 280 | — | SO | Westminster, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2057 · '25 | Active |
| 94 |  Mike Tauteoli | | DT | 6' 4" | 300 | — | JR | Midvale, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 96 |  Dilan Battle |  | DT | 6' 2" | 320 | — | SO | Arlington, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 656 · '25 | Active |
| 97 |  Lucas Samsula | | DT | 6' 4" | 306 | — | SO | Plano, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 2123 · '23 | Active |
| 98 |  Jamal Wallace | TEN | DT | 6' 3" | 313 | — | SR | Kansas City, MO | Portal | 3★ · No. 35 · '19 | Active |
| 0* |  Cyrus Polu | | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SO | St. George, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 405 · '25 | Active |
| 7* |  Johnathan Hall | | LB | 6' 1" | 226 | — | SR | Katy, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 750 · '23 | Active |
| 10* |  Trey Reynolds | | LB | 6' 1" | 231 | — | SR | Queen Creek, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 740 · '21 | Active |
| 35 |  Preston Pitts | | LB | 6' 4" | 225 | — | FR | League City, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 693 · '26 | Active |
| 41 |  LaGary Mitchell | | LB | 6' 2" | 212 | — | FR | Meridian, ID | High school | 3★ · No. 803 · '26 | Active |
| 43 |  Grady Mareko | | LB | 6' 1" | 231 | — | JR | Leone, American Samoa | Portal | — | Active |
| 52 | LBJed Judkins | | LB | 6' 2" | 215 | — | FR | — | High school | — | Active |
| 53 |  Brock Fonoimoana | | LB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SO | Laie, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 742 · '23 | Active |
| 54* |  Tayson Reid | | LB | 6' 0" | 230 | — | SO | Spanish Fork, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 99 · '26 | Active |
| 83 |  Elijah Elliss | | LB | 6' 2" | 225 | — | JR | Farmington, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 1671 · '24 | Active |
| 1* |  Rabbit Evans | | S | 6' 1" | 205 | — | SR | Jacksonville, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 47 · '24 | Active |
| 6* |  Nate Ritchie | | S | 6' 2" | 207 | — | SR | Cedar Hills, UT | High school | 4★ · No. 379 · '20 | Active |
| 12* |  Davis Andrews | | S | 6' 3" | 200 | — | FR | Highland, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 684 · '24 | Active |
| 14* |  Cole Standage | | S | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SO | Mesa, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 21 |  Nate Tilmon | | S | 6' 1" | 196 | — | SO | Arlington, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1070 · '25 | Active |
| 23 |  Jackson Bennee | | S | 6' 2" | 190 | — | JR | Holladay, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 24 |  Marcus Wimberly |  | S | 6' 1" | 185 | — | FR | Bauxite, AR | Portal | 4★ · No. 395 · '25 | Active |
| 25* |  Manny Fuller | | S | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SO | El Paso, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 854 · '25 | Active |
| 28* |  Luke Bryant | | S | 6' 2" | 200 | — | FR | Holladay, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 1504 · '24 | Active |
| 31 |  Jack Evans | | S | 6' 0" | 192 | — | SO | Salt Lake City, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 32 |  Josh Sovereign | | S | 5' 11" | 198 | — | SO | Chandler, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 34 |  Ashton Olevao | | S | 6' 0" | 200 | — | SO | Salt Lake City, UT | High school | 2★ · '22 | Active |
| 38 |  Tommy Nelson | | S | 6' 3" | 193 | — | SO | Salt Lake City, UT | Portal | — | Active |
Special Teams5
| 65 |  Logan Castor | | LS | 6' 6" | 240 | — | SR | Cottonwood Heights, UT | High school | — | Active |
| 69 |  Gage Victor | | LS | 6' 1" | 215 | — | SO | Rio Rancho, NM | Portal | — | Active |
| 92* |  Orion Phillips |  | P | 6' 3" | 180 | — | JR | Sandringham, Australia | Portal | — | Active |
| 17 |  Dillon Curtis | | PK | 6' 2" | 190 | — | SO | Murray, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 2589 · '25 | Active |
| 88 |  Tanner Cragun | | PK | 6' 2" | 205 | — | JR | Frisco, TX | Portal | — | Active |
Roster log
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Multiple 11 / RPOEven 4-3Inside zone / RPOCover 311 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WREven nickel 4-3Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
QB
Dampier4SLOT
Whittemore2RB
Parker1| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 11 | Ricky Johnson | 0 | Kyri Shoels | 3 | Nate Johnson |
| WR2 | 7 | Braden Pegan | 12 | Larry Simmons | 80 | Bryson Baker |
| Slot | 2 | Creed Whittemore | 8 | Mana Carvalho | 6 | Daidren Zipperer |
| LT | 76 | Zereoue Williams | 64 | Reece Parmenter | — | — |
| LG | 62 | Solatoa Moea'i | 55 | Kelvin Obot | — | — |
| C | 79 | Alex Harrison | 56 | Isaiah Kema | — | — |
| RG | 74 | Keith Olson | 75 | Roger Alderman | 77 | Nick Hallock |
| RT | 73 | Cedric Jefferson | 72 | Isaiah Garcia | 67 | Soren Shinofield |
| TE | 89 | Noah Bennee | 10 | Hunter Andrews | 86 | Will Monney |
| QB | 4 | Devon Dampier | 15 | Byrd Ficklin | 14 | Brandon Rose |
| RB | 1 | Wayshawn Parker | 5 | Daniel Bray | 25 | Steve Chavez-Soto |
Defense
Nickel 4-3
Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 15 | Lance Holtzclaw | 93 | Kash Dillon | 48 | Alex Cloward |
| LDT | 90 | Jireh Moe | 45 | Pupu Sepulona | 97 | Lucas Samsula |
| RDT | 51 | Karson Kaufusi | 94 | Mike Tauteoli | 98 | Jamal Wallace |
| RDE | 8 | Ethan Day | 40 | Paul Fitzgerald | 16 | PJ Takitaki |
| WLB | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MLB | 10 | Trey Reynolds | 83 | Elijah Elliss | 54 | Tayson Reid |
| LCB | 9 | Elijah Davis | 4 | JC Hart | 18 | Earl Parker |
| SS | 1 | Rabbit Evans | 25 | Manny Fuller | — | — |
| FS | 6 | Nate Ritchie | 21 | Nate Tilmon | 24 | Marcus Wimberly |
| RCB | 11 | Elijah Reed | 5 | James Chenault Jr. | 19 | Dylan Waters |
| NB | 23 | Jackson Bennee | 2 | Rock Caldwell | 13 | Nick Brown |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 17 | Dillon Curtis | 88 | Tanner Cragun | — | — |
| P | 92 | Orion Phillips | — | — | — | — |
| H | 92 | Orion Phillips | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 65 | Logan Castor | — | — | — | — |
| PR | 8 | Mana Carvalho | 2 | Creed Whittemore | — | — |
| KR | 5 | Daniel Bray | 11 | Ricky Johnson | 12 | Larry Simmons |
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Utah Utes are 5-0 in the Big 12. The offense is Multiple 11 / RPO and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Kevin McGiven / Colton Swan.