Teams BYU 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 BYU roster 141 players: 20 freshmen, 2 sophomores, 1 junior, 118 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Utah (59) and California (34). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 17 Receivers 19 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 27 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 12 Tanner Mangum QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 215 Eagle, ID 3,377 passing yards, 23 TD 7 QB 6′2″ Pocatello, ID 268 passing yards, 1 TD 7 Beau Hoge QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 220 Fort Thomas, KY 137 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Koy Detmer Jr. QB 5′10″ 175 Somerset, TX 57 passing yards 15 Hayden Griffitts QB 6′2″ 205 Windermere, FL 32 McCoy Hill QB 6′6″ 260 Sandy, UT
Running backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 24 Algernon Brown RB 6′1″ Magna, UT 709 rushing yards, 11 TD 28 Adam Hine RB 6′1″ 216 Santa Clara, UT 326 rushing yards, 2 TD 34 Riley Burt RB 6′1″ 215 Mantua, UT 13 returns, 318 yards 21 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ South Jordan, UT 2 INT 26 Nate Carter RB 5′9″ St. George, UT 148 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Trey Dye RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 180 Abilene, TX 5 returns, 133 yards 30 Colby Hansen RB 5′11″ Clarkston, WA 17 rushing yards 45 Toloa’i Ho Ching RB 6′1″ Sandy, UT 10 rushing yards 22 Squally Canada RB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Milpitas, CA 1 rushing yard 2 Matt Hadley RB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Connell, WA 21 RB 6′2″ Fontana, CA 24 K.J. Hall RB Fr. 5′9″ 182 Spanish Fork, UT 32 Peter Welsh RB 5′11″ 205 Bakersfield, CA 34 Bryan Engstrom RB 5′8″ 175 Sandy, UT 35 Brayden El-Bakri RB Fr. 6′0″ 240 Salt Lake City, UT 36 Creed Richardson RB 6′1″ 235 Provo, UT 42 Johnny Tapusoa RB RS 5′10″ 225 Laie, HI
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 10 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Beaverton, OR 54 catches, 737 yards, 11 TD 19 Devon Blackmon WR 6′0″ Fontana, CA 46 catches, 669 yards 5 Nick Kurtz WR 6′6″ El Cajon, CA 39 catches, 578 yards, 3 TD 16 Terenn Houk WR 6′4″ Enumclaw, WA 37 catches, 490 yards, 2 TD 87 Mitchell Juergens WR 5′10″ Houston, TX 37 catches, 471 yards, 2 TD 3 Colby Pearson WR 6′0″ Blackfoot, ID 22 catches, 210 yards, 1 TD 23 Garrett Juergens WR 5′10″ Houston, TX 5 returns, 91 yards 13 Kurt Henderson WR 6′1″ St. George, UT 4 catches, 58 yards 83 David Kessler WR 6′2″ Rancho Cucamonga, CA 3 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD 82 Jake Ziolkowski WR 6′1″ Island Lake, IL 2 catches, 20 yards 1 Akile Davis WR 6′2″ 200 DeSoto, TX 1 catch, 9 yards 18 Elliot Knox WR 6′4″ 193 St. George, UT 20 Rickey Shumway WR 6′2″ 200 Provo, UT 22 Nephi Stevens WR 5′11″ 190 Aiea, HI 23 Dylan Collie WR 5′10″ 175 El Dorado Hills, CA 25 Taggart Krueger WR 6′3″ 190 Sammamish, WA 29 Zachary Saunders WR 5′11″ 180 Highland, UT 84 Anthony Armstrong WR 5′10″ 177 Sandy, UT 86 Travis Frey WR 6′2″ 177 Bountiful, UT
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 17 Moroni Laulu-Pututau TE 6′5″ 240 Hyrum, UT 6 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD 86 Josh Weeks TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 250 Show Low, AZ 3 catches, 23 yards 17 Colby Jorgensen TE 6′7″ 228 Provo, UT 84 Jackson Kaka TE 6′4″ 241 Kahuku, HI 85 Bryan Sampson TE 6′4″ 235 Pleasant Grove, UT 88 Tanner Balderree TE 6′3″ 250 Sherwood, OR 89 Steven Richards TE 6′3″ 247 Sandy, UT
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 51 Quin Ficklin OL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Mesa, AZ 54 Parker Dawe OL 6′3″ 307 Pleasant Grove, UT 56 Tejan Koroma OL 6′0″ 290 Allen, TX 57 LeRoy Tanoai OL 6′5″ 290 Sherman Oaks, CA 58 Demetrius Davis OL 6′4″ 275 Pleasant Grove, UT 59 Thomas Shoaf OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 300 Columbus, IN 60 Darren Denucci OL 6′4″ 306 Bountiful, UT 62 Jacob Jimenez OL 6′5″ 300 Pflugerville, TX 64 Forrest Quinn OL 6′8″ 315 Pleasanton, CA 65 Landon Simonsen OL 6′4″ 294 Farmington, UT 66 Manu Mulitalo OL 6′4″ 368 West Valley City, UT 67 Kyle Johnson OL 6′4″ 319 Sandy, UT 68 Brian Rawlinson OL 6′7″ 285 Oologah, OK 69 Jordan Franks OL 6′7″ 280 Roseville, CA 71 Austin Hoyt OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 315 Ione, CA 72 Addison Pulsipher OL RS 6′5″ 293 Temecula, CA 72 OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 322 American Fork, UT 73 Ului Lapuaho OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 340 West Valley City, UT 74 Figgs Hofheins OL 6′4″ 280 Provo, UT 75 Brad Wilcox OL 6′7″ 287 Edmond, OK 77 Jaterrius Gulley OL 6′2″ 340 Hoover, AL 78 Tuni Kanuch OL 6′3″ 320 South Jordan, UT
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 90 DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ Provo, UT 1 INT 44 Remington Peck DL 6′4″ South Jordan, UT 7 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD 48 Tomasi Laulile DL 6′4″ Westlake, CA 49 Moses Kaumatule DL 6′2″ South Jordan, UT 50 Tevita Mo’unga DL RS 6′3″ 340 Murrieta, CA 54 Merrill Taliauli DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 305 Salt Lake City, UT 55 Felesi Tofi DL 6′3″ 280 Perris, CA 59 Roman Andrus DL 6′4″ 265 El Dorado Hills, CA 78 Kamalani Kaluhiokalani DL Fr. 6′0″ 290 Kane’ohe, HI 90 Corbin Kaufusi DL Fr. 6′9″ 280 Provo, UT 91 Travis Tuiloma DL 6′2″ Topeka, KS 92 Graham Rowley DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 280 Waialua, HI 94 Kesni Tausinga DL 6′1″ 300 South Jordan, UT 95 Cody Savage DL 6′6″ 265 Lovell, WY 95 Logan Taele DL 6′2″ Columbus, OH 96 Adam Ingersoll DL 6′5″ 262 Boise, ID 97 Theodore King DL 6′3″ 265 San Jose, CA 98 Maurice Maxwell DL 6′4″ 260 Las Vegas, NV
Linebackers 27 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 13 LB 6′0″ 240 Herriman, UT 334 rushing yards, 7 TD 4 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 230 San Marcos, CA 2 INT 22 Manoa Pikula LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ South Jordan, UT 1 return, 9 yards 37 Grant Jones LB 6′6″ 205 Concord, CA 1 return, 4 yards 16 LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 231 Fontana, CA 25 Teu Kautai LB 6′1″ 228 Arlington, TX 31 LB 6′4″ Alpine, UT 35 Nate Sampson LB Fr. 6′2″ 236 Pleasant Grove, UT 35 Va’a Niumatalolo LB 6′2″ 235 Annapolis, MD 36 Nathan DeBeikes LB 6′2″ 196 Thousand Oaks, CA 38 Butch Pau’u LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 225 Anaheim, CA 39 Phillip Amone LB 6′0″ 235 Orlando, FL 41 Adam Pulsipher LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Temecula, CA 41 Paul Langi LB 6′1″ 200 South Jordan, UT 42 Austin Heder LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Pleasant Grove, UT 43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere LB 6′0″ 230 Garden Grove, CA 43 Rylee Gautavai LB 6′1″ 225 Bountiful, UT 44 Riggs Powell LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Aptos, CA 44 Troy Hinds LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Kaysville, UT 46 Rhett Sandlin LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Sandy, UT 47 Scott Huntsman LB 6′4″ 227 Coppell, TX 51 Lene Lesatele LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Artesia, CA 51 Morgan Unga LB So. 6′5″ 220 Ogden, UT 52 Sam Morell LB 6′1″ 223 Plano, TX 53 Ryan Jensen LB 6′4″ 216 Alta, UT 56 Zach Newman LB 6′3″ 229 Alpine, UT 88 Tyler Cook LB 6′3″ 220 Murrieta , CA
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 12 DB 6′2″ Las Vegas, NV 6 INT 7 Micah Hannemann DB 6′0″ 190 Alpine, UT 2 INT 18 Michael Shelton DB Fr. 5′8″ 175 Raleigh, NC 10 returns, 110 yards 20 Jordan Preator DB 6′0″ Plain City, UT 1 INT 33 Eric Takenaka DB 5′10″ Salt Lake City, UT 4 returns, 56 yards 5 Dayan Lake DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Layton, UT 12 Trevion Greene DB RS 6′3″ 190 East Palo Alto, CA 15 DB 6′2″ Glendale, CA 16 Gavin Fowler DB Fr. 6′0″ 191 Kaysville, UT 17 Chris Badger DB 6′0″ 200 Provo, UT 19 Trevor Brent DB 5′10″ 180 Balch Springs, TX 24 B.J. Fifita DB 6′0″ 182 Westlake Village, CA 27 Austin McChesney DB RS 6′1″ 180 Highland, UT 29 Cody Stewart DB 6′3″ 185 Mesa, AZ 30 Michael Wadsworth DB 6′2″ 221 Orem, UT 34 A.J. Moore DB 5′10″ Murrieta, CA
Harvey Langi, Manoa Pikula, McCoy Hill, Bryan Engstrom, Paul Langi, Remington Peck, Toloa’i Ho Ching, Rhett Sandlin, Moses Kaumatule, Kyle Johnson, Tuni Kanuch, Anthony Armstrong, Steven Richards, Kesni Tausinga Micah Hannemann, Austin McChesney, Zachary Saunders, Sae Tautu, Nate Sampson, Austin Heder, Parker Dawe, Zach Newman, Demetrius Davis, Ryker Mathews, Bryan Sampson Chris Badger, Colby Jorgensen, Rickey Shumway, Michael Wadsworth, Creed Richardson, Figgs Hofheins, Bronson Kaufusi, Corbin Kaufusi A.J. Moore, Adam Pulsipher, Tevita Mo’unga, Matt Foley, Addison Pulsipher, Tyler Cook Eric Takenaka, Brayden El-Bakri, Merrill Taliauli, Manu Mulitalo, Ului Lapuaho Kurt Henderson, Elliot Knox, Nate Carter, Adam Hine Sione Takitaki, Devon Blackmon, Jamaal Williams, David Kessler Rylee Gautavai, Darren Denucci, Landon Simonsen, Travis Frey Dayan Lake, Gavin Fowler, Troy Hinds Mitch Mathews, Tanner Balderree Kai Nacua, Maurice Maxwell Hayden Griffitts, Phillip Amone Jordan Preator, Morgan Unga Squally Canada, Theodore King Dylan Collie, Roman Andrus Garrett Juergens, Mitchell Juergens Cody Stewart, Quin Ficklin Corey Edwards, Taylor Parker Johnny Tapusoa, Jackson Kaka Brad Wilcox, Austin Brasher Akile Davis Matt Hadley Colby Pearson Fred Warner Trey Dye Nick Kurtz Beau Hoge Taysom Hill Koy Detmer Jr. Tanner Mangum Trevion Greene Francis Bernard Michael Davis Terenn Houk Moroni Laulu-Pututau Michael Shelton Trevor Brent Nephi Stevens Algernon Brown B.J. Fifita K.J. Hall Taggart Krueger Teu Kautai Rhett Almond Trevor Samson Andrew Mikkelsen Colby Hansen Peter Welsh Riley Burt Va’a Niumatalolo Nathan DeBeikes Grant Jones Butch Pau’u Jherremya Leuta-Douyere Riggs Powell Scott Huntsman Tomasi Laulile Lene Lesatele Sam Morell Ryan Jensen Felesi Tofi Tejan Koroma LeRoy Tanoai Thomas Shoaf Jacob Jimenez Forrest Quinn Brian Rawlinson Jordan Franks Austin Hoyt Jaterrius Gulley Kamalani Kaluhiokalani Jake Ziolkowski Josh Weeks Travis Tuiloma Graham Rowley Cody Savage Logan Taele Adam Ingersoll Mitch Harris UT 59 CA 34 TX 11 HI 5 AZ 4 Hometowns of the 2015 BYU roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Utah 59 California 34 Texas 11 Hawaii 5 Washington 4 Idaho 4 Arizona 4 Oregon 3 Top counties Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 22 Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 20 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 7 Davis County, Utah pop. 371,000 7 Washington County, Utah pop. 196,000 6 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2015 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Taysom Hill QB
Harvey Langi RB4-star recruit
Jamaal Williams RB
Mitch Mathews WR3-star recruit
Ryker Mathews OL3-star recruit
Bronson Kaufusi DL4-star recruit
Francis Bernard LB
Fred Warner LB4-star recruit
Sione Takitaki LB3-star recruit
Sae Tautu LB
Kai Nacua DB
Michael Davis DB