Teams BYU 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 BYU roster 123 players: 20 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 2 juniors, 1 senior, 80 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Utah (46) and California (27). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 13 Receivers 17 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 13 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 21 RB 6′2″ Fontana, CA 1,375 rushing yards, 12 TD 2 Matt Hadley RB So. 6′0″ 215 Connell, WA 24 tackles 22 Squally Canada RB So. 5′11″ 210 Milpitas, CA 315 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 K.J. Hall RB So. 5′9″ 182 Spanish Fork, UT 184 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ South Jordan, UT 79 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Algernon Brown RB 6′1″ Magna, UT 43 rushing yards 42 Johnny Tapusoa RB Fr. 5′10″ 225 Laie, HI 4 tackles 30 Colby Hansen RB 5′11″ Clarkston, WA 10 rushing yards 35 Brayden El-Bakri RB So. 6′0″ 240 Salt Lake City, UT 2 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 Trey Dye RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 180 Abilene, TX 5 Ula Tolutau RB Fr. 6′1″ 242 Glendale, UT 34 Riley Burt RB 6′1″ 215 Mantua, UT 36 Creed Richardson RB 6′1″ 235 Provo, UT
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 5 Nick Kurtz WR 6′6″ El Cajon, CA 49 catches, 541 yards, 2 TD 23 Garrett Juergens WR 5′10″ Houston, TX 20 returns, 186 yards 3 Colby Pearson WR 6′0″ Blackfoot, ID 38 catches, 384 yards, 4 TD 87 Mitchell Juergens WR 5′10″ Houston, TX 34 catches, 333 yards, 2 TD 3 Jonah Trinnaman WR 6′0″ 190 Highland, UT 28 catches, 321 yards, 1 TD 15 Aleva Hifo WR Fr. 5′10″ 187 Menifee, CA 11 catches, 58 yards 21 Talon Shumway WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 South Jordan, UT 3 catches, 49 yards 1 Akile Davis WR 6′2″ 200 DeSoto, TX 2 Neil Pau’u WR 6′4″ 215 Santa Ana, CA 13 Micah Simon WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Dallas, TX 20 Rickey Shumway WR 6′2″ 200 Provo, UT 22 Nephi Stevens WR 5′11″ 190 Aiea, HI 23 Batchlor Johnson WR Fr. 5′9″ 160 Katy, TX 23 Dylan Collie WR 5′10″ 175 El Dorado Hills, CA 25 Taggart Krueger WR 6′3″ 190 Sammamish, WA 83 Inoke Lotulelei WR 5′9″ 190 Midvale, UT 86 Mack Richards WR 6′1″ 190 Sandy, UT
Tight ends 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 17 Moroni Laulu-Pututau TE 6′5″ 240 Hyrum, UT 27 catches, 277 yards, 2 TD 88 Tanner Balderree TE 6′3″ 250 Sherwood, OR 13 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD 87 Hunter Marshall TE 6′3″ 230 Acworth, GA 7 catches, 66 yards, 1 TD 95 David Weekes TE 6′5″ 220 Provo, UT
Offensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 78 Tuni Kanuch OL 6′3″ 320 South Jordan, UT 1 tackle 51 Quin Ficklin OL Sr. 6′2″ 290 Mesa, AZ 1 catch, 2 yards 73 Ului Lapuaho OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′7″ 340 West Valley City, UT 1 catch, 4 yards 54 Parker Dawe OL 6′3″ 307 Pleasant Grove, UT 56 Tejan Koroma OL 6′0″ 290 Allen, TX 57 LeRoy Sitake-Tanoai OL 6′4″ 320 Sherman Oaks, CA 59 Thomas Shoaf OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 300 Columbus, IN 62 Jacob Jimenez OL 6′5″ 300 Pflugerville, TX 67 Kyle Johnson OL 6′4″ 319 Sandy, UT 71 Austin Hoyt OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′8″ 315 Ione, CA 72 Addison Pulsipher OL Fr. 6′5″ 293 Temecula, CA 76 Keyan Norman OL 6′3″ 305 Alpine, UT 79 Andrew Eide OL 6′5″ 301 Orem, UT
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 95 Logan Taele DL 6′2″ Columbus, OH 37 tackles, 3 sacks 90 Corbin Kaufusi DL So. 6′9″ 280 Provo, UT 31 tackles, 2.5 sacks 48 Tomasi Laulile DL 6′4″ Westlake, CA 13 tackles, 3 sacks 94 Kesni Tausinga DL 6′1″ 300 South Jordan, UT 16 tackles 52 Trajan Pili DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 255 Las Vegas, NV 8 tackles, 2.5 sacks 50 Tevita Mo’unga DL Fr. 6′3″ 340 Murrieta, CA 14 tackles 49 Moses Kaumatule DL 6′2″ South Jordan, UT 6 tackles, 2.5 sacks 92 Handsome Tanielu DL 6′2″ 315 Waianae, HI 11 tackles 54 Merrill Taliauli DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 305 Salt Lake City, UT 7 tackles 91 Travis Tuiloma DL 6′2″ Topeka, KS 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Solomone Wolfgramm DL 6′5″ 285 Menlo Park, CA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 88 J.J. Nwigwe DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Rockwall, TX 1 tackle 49 Langi Tuifua DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 227 South Jordan, UT 78 Kamalani Kaluhiokalani DL So. 6′0″ 290 Kane’ohe, HI 95 Cody Savage DL 6′6″ 265 Lovell, WY 96 David Low DL 6′2″ 250 Philadelphia, PA 98 Maurice Maxwell DL 6′4″ 260 Las Vegas, NV
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 230 San Marcos, CA 86 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT 13 LB 6′0″ 240 Herriman, UT 79 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT 38 Butch Pau’u LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 225 Anaheim, CA 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 31 LB 6′4″ Alpine, UT 49 tackles, 6 sacks 34 Kavika Fonua LB 6′0″ 205 Syracuse, UT 24 tackles 41 Adam Pulsipher LB So. 6′1″ 220 Temecula, CA 16 tackles 23 Zayne Anderson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Stansbury Park, UT 11 tackles 42 Austin Heder LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Pleasant Grove, UT 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 39 Phillip Amone LB 6′0″ 235 Orlando, FL 7 tackles 37 Grant Jones LB 6′6″ 205 Concord, CA 3 tackles, 1 sack 51 Morgan Unga LB Jr. 6′5″ 220 Ogden, UT 6 tackles 35 Nate Sampson LB So. 6′2″ 236 Pleasant Grove, UT 1 INT 50 Sam Baldwin LB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Rexburg, ID 3 tackles 35 Va’a Niumatalolo LB 6′2″ 235 Annapolis, MD 1 tackle 46 Rhett Sandlin LB So. 6′3″ 235 Sandy, UT 1 tackle 16 LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 231 Fontana, CA 43 Rylee Gautavai LB 6′1″ 225 Bountiful, UT 44 Riggs Powell LB So. 6′2″ 215 Aptos, CA 44 Troy Hinds LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Kaysville, UT 47 Scott Huntsman LB 6′4″ 227 Coppell, TX 51 Lene Lesatele LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Artesia, CA 52 Sam Morell LB 6′1″ 223 Plano, TX
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 DB 6′2″ Las Vegas, NV 48 tackles, 6 INT 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku DB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Layton, UT 48 tackles, 3 INT 7 Micah Hannemann DB 6′0″ 190 Alpine, UT 28 tackles, 1 INT 15 DB 6′2″ Glendale, CA 23 tackles, 1 INT 4 Troy Warner DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 200 San Marcos, CA 21 tackles 33 Eric Takenaka DB 5′10″ Salt Lake City, UT 19 tackles 27 Austin McChesney DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Highland, UT 7 tackles, 1 INT 32 Chris Wilcox DB 6′2″ 195 Fontana, CA 9 tackles 25 Tanner Jacobson DB 5′10″ 185 Southlake, TX 8 tackles 3 Isaiah Armstrong DB 6′2″ 195 Redlands, CA 1 tackle, 1 INT 18 Michael Shelton DB So. 5′8″ 175 Raleigh, NC 5 tackles 10 Kamel Greene DB 5′11″ 185 East Palo Alto, CA 4 tackles 28 Sawyer Powell DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 West Richland, WA 3 tackles 22 Hiva Lee DB 5′10″ 190 Ellensburg, WA 1 tackle 29 Cody Stewart DB 6′3″ 185 Mesa, AZ 1 tackle 27 Beau Tanner DB Fr. 6′0″ 189 Gilbert, AZ 1 catch, 5 yards 2 Austin Lee DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Draper, UT 5 Dayan Lake DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Layton, UT 12 Trevion Greene DB Fr. 6′3″ 190 East Palo Alto, CA 16 Gavin Fowler DB So. 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 Austin Kafentzis DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Sandy, UT 24 Young Tanner DB 6′0″ 195 Gilbert, AZ 36 Caden Dortch DB 6′0″ 185 Saratoga Springs, UT
Austin Lee, Harvey Langi, Talon Shumway, Austin Kafentzis, Rhett Sandlin, Langi Tuifua, Moses Kaumatule, Kyle Johnson, Tuni Kanuch, Inoke Lotulelei, Mack Richards, Kesni Tausinga Jonah Trinnaman, Micah Hannemann, Austin McChesney, Sae Tautu, Nate Sampson, Caden Dortch, Austin Heder, Parker Dawe, Keyan Norman Chris Badger, Rickey Shumway, Creed Richardson, Andrew Eide, Corbin Kaufusi, David Weekes Dayan Ghanwoloku, Dayan Lake, Gavin Fowler, Kavika Fonua, Troy Hinds Eric Takenaka, Brayden El-Bakri, Merrill Taliauli, Ului Lapuaho Adam Pulsipher, Tevita Mo’unga, Matt Foley, Addison Pulsipher Kamel Greene, Trevion Greene, Solomone Wolfgramm Kai Nacua, Trajan Pili, Maurice Maxwell Sione Takitaki, Jamaal Williams, Chris Wilcox Young Tanner, Beau Tanner, Mitch Harris Fred Warner, Troy Warner Hayden Griffitts, Phillip Amone Garrett Juergens, Mitchell Juergens Tanner Jacobson, Jake Oldroyd Cody Stewart, Quin Ficklin Akile Davis Matt Hadley Neil Pau’u Colby Pearson Isaiah Armstrong Trey Dye Nick Kurtz Ula Tolutau Beau Hoge Taysom Hill Koy Detmer Jr. Tanner Mangum Francis Bernard Micah Simon Aleva Hifo Michael Davis Moroni Laulu-Pututau Michael Shelton Trevor Brent Hiva Lee Nephi Stevens Squally Canada Batchlor Johnson Dylan Collie Zayne Anderson Algernon Brown K.J. Hall Taggart Krueger Rhett Almond Sawyer Powell Andrew Mikkelsen Colby Hansen Corey Edwards Riley Burt Va’a Niumatalolo Grant Jones Butch Pau’u Johnny Tapusoa Rylee Gautavai Riggs Powell Scott Huntsman Tomasi Laulile Sam Baldwin Lene Lesatele Morgan Unga Sam Morell Tejan Koroma LeRoy Sitake-Tanoai Thomas Shoaf Jacob Jimenez Austin Hoyt Kamalani Kaluhiokalani Hunter Marshall J.J. Nwigwe Tanner Balderree Travis Tuiloma Handsome Tanielu Cody Savage Logan Taele David Low UT 46 CA 27 TX 15 AZ 5 WA 5 Hometowns of the 2016 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 46 California 27 Texas 15 Washington 5 Arizona 5 Idaho 4 Hawaii 4 Nevada 3 Top counties Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 18 Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 16 Davis County, Utah pop. 371,000 6 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 5 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 5 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’ 2016 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
Jamaal Williams RB
Harvey Langi RB4-star recruit
Fred Warner LB4-star recruit
Francis Bernard LB
Sae Tautu LB
Sione Takitaki LB3-star recruit
Kai Nacua DB
Michael Davis DB