Teams BYU 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 BYU roster 126 players: 17 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 5 juniors, 16 seniors, 73 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Utah (57) and California (25). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 13 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 21 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 210 Draper, UT 3,651 passing yards, 32 TD 16 Baylor Romney QB 6′2″ 195 El Paso, TX 261 passing yards, 1 TD 3 Jacob Conover QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Chandler, AZ 3 Jaren Hall QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Spanish Fork, UT 15 Rhett Reilly QB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Valley Center, CA
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 25 Tyler Allgeier RB 5′11″ 220 Fontana, CA 1,131 rushing yards, 13 TD 4 Lopini Katoa RB 6′1″ 210 American Fork, UT 444 rushing yards, 5 TD 26 Morgan Pyper RB 6′2″ 215 Idaho Falls, ID 7 tackles Miles Davis RB 5′11″ 215 Las Vegas, NV 96 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Sione Finau RB 5′11″ 185 Kearns, UT 48 rushing yards 21 Jackson McChesney RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Highland, UT 56 rushing yards, 1 TD 45 Chase Wester RB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Hoschton, GA 4 rushing yards 7 Hinckley Ropati RB RS 5′9″ 220 Downey, CA 11 Bruce Garrett RB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Texarkana, TX 23 Theo Dawson RB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Jackson, WY 30 Luc Andrada RB RS 5′10″ 175 Pueblo, CO
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 WR Jr. 6′0″ 190 South Jordan, UT 70 catches, 1,189 yards, 8 TD 2 Neil Pau’u WR 6′4″ 215 Santa Ana, CA 44 catches, 602 yards, 3 TD 18 Gunner Romney WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Chandler, AZ 39 catches, 767 yards, 2 TD 23 Hobbs Nyberg WR 5′10″ 195 Saint George, UT 11 returns, 60 yards 29 Chris Jackson WR So. 5′10″ 184 Pomona, CA 6 catches, 22 yards 0 Kody Epps WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 187 Los Angeles, CA 5 catches, 47 yards 20 Brayden Cosper WR Fr. 6′3″ 205 South Jordan, UT 4 catches, 36 yards 36 Talmage Gunther WR 5′11″ 190 Cedar Hills, UT 2 tackles 88 Terence Fall WR 6′3″ 185 Paris, France 2 rushing yards 13 Joe Nelson WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Issaquah, WA 27 Chayce Bolli WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Cave Creek, AZ 29 Tevita Ika WR 5′8″ 186 Provo, UT 89 Kade Moore WR 5′11″ 185 Lehi, UT
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 83 Isaac Rex TE 6′6″ 255 San Clemente, CA 37 catches, 429 yards, 12 TD 13 Masen Wake TE So. 6′1″ 260 Cedar Hills, UT 8 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD 1 Keanu Hill TE 6′4″ 240 Euless, TX 4 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD 96 Carter Wheat TE 6′4″ 236 Mesa, AZ 4 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD 32 Hank Tuipulotu TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Fort Mill, SC 1 catch, 20 yards 42 Kyle Griffitts TE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Windermere, FL 1 catch, 29 yards 15 Bentley Hanshaw TE RS 6′4″ 245 Moorpark, CA 22 Mason Fakahua TE RS 6′2″ 245 Cedar City, UT 35 Ben Tuipulotu TE RS 6′3″ 230 Fort Mill, SC 80 Lane Lunt TE So. 6′4″ 235 Pima, AZ 89 Matt Bushman TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 240 Tucson, AZ
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 71 Blake Freeland OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′8″ 305 Herriman, UT 2 tackles 67 OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Bountiful, UT 1 tackle 50 Burke Parker OL RS 6′4″ 275 Honolulu, HI 52 Joe Tukuafu OL So. 6′4″ 300 Glendale, UT 56 Clark Barrington OL So. 6′5″ 308 Spokane, WA 61 Keanu Saleapaga OL So. 6′6″ 310 Lakewood, CA 64 Brayden Keim OL RS 6′9″ 315 Sandy, UT 65 Chandler Bird OL RS 6′1″ 285 Ocean City, NJ 66 James Empey OL So. 6′4″ 303 American Fork, UT 68 Mo Unutoa OL So. 6′5″ 290 Kapaa, HI 69 Tristen Hoge OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 310 Pocatello, ID 70 Connor Pay OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 315 Highland, UT 71 Elijah Unutoa OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 290 Kapaa, HI 72 Seth Willis OL RS 6′6″ 290 Newtown, CT 74 Kieffer Longson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 315 San Ramon, CA 76 Harris LaChance OL Fr. 6′8″ 310 Herriman, UT 77 Chandon Herring OL Sr. 6′7″ 310 Gilbert, AZ
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 93 Bracken El-Bakri DL Sr. 6′3″ 286 Cottonwood Heights, UT 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks 99 Zac Dawe DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 271 Pleasant Grove, UT 43 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Khyiris Tonga DL Sr. 6′4″ 321 West Valley, UT 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks 45 Pepe Tanuvasa DL 6′1″ 245 Tigard, OR 24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 92 Tyler Batty DE 6′5″ 275 Payson, UT 13 tackles, 4 sacks 98 Gabe Summers DL 6′2″ 295 Saratoga Springs, UT 15 tackles, 1 sack 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL 6′4″ 288 Topeka, KS 11 tackles, 2 sacks 58 Uriah Leiataua DL 6′4″ 265 Compton, CA 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Caden Haws DT 6′2″ 305 Little Rock, AR 15 tackles 97 Seleti Fevaleaki DT So. 6′3″ 270 Corona, CA 6 tackles, 1 sack 51 Alden Tofa DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 277 West Jordan, UT 8 tackles 51 Jeddy Tuiloma DL Sr. 6′1″ 300 Topeka, KS 2 tackles 48 Alex Muti DL RS 6′3″ 210 Kailua Kona, HI 48 Solofa Funa DL Fr. 6′2″ 245 Spanish Fork, UT 55 Lorenzo Fauatea DL 6′4″ 310 West Valley, UT 56 Tanner Baker DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Moorpark, CA 62 Atunaisa Mahe DT 6′1″ 315 West Jordan, UT 75 J.T. Gentry DL Fr. 6′5″ 304 Littleton, CO 78 Andrew Slack DL RS 6′5″ 300 Springville, UT 90 Jacob Palu DT RS 6′2″ 295 Provo, UT 93 Darius McFarland DE Fr. 6′1″ 235 Brigham City, UT 94 Freddy Livai DL RS 6′3″ 260 Fontana, CA 99 Alema Pilimai DT So. 6′4″ 275 Tustin, CA
Linebackers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 53 Isaiah Kaufusi LB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Cottonwood Heights, UT 83 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 11 Keenan Pili LB 6′3″ 240 Provo, UT 72 tackles 49 Payton Wilgar LB 6′3″ 235 St. George, UT 57 tackles 31 Max Tooley LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Bountiful, UT 44 tackles, 1 INT 23 Zayne Anderson LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 210 Stansbury Park, UT 41 tackles 46 Drew Jensen LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Salt Lake City, UT 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 34 Kavika Fonua LB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Syracuse, UT 28 tackles 13 Jackson Kaufusi LB 6′2″ 226 Cottonwood Heights, UT 12 tackles 2 Ben Bywater LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Salt Lake City, UT 7 tackles 34 Josh Wilson LB 6′0″ 215 Draper, UT 5 tackles 27 Tavita Gagnier LB 6′2″ 225 Tooele, UT 4 tackles 3 Chaz Ah You LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Saratoga Springs, UT 2 tackles 37 Wes Wright LB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Manti, UT 2 tackles 90 Hirkley Latu LB So. 6′3″ 250 Kahuku, HI 1 tackle 22 Ammon Hannemann LB 6′2″ 211 Highland, UT 30 Truman Andrus LB RS 6′2″ 215 El Dorado Hills, CA 50 Preston Lewis LB RS 6′2″ 240 Alpine, UT 50 Sam Lee LB Sr. 6′0″ 220 Escondido, CA 53 Fisher Jackson LB 6′5″ 230 South Jordan, UT 54 Chase Hughes LB So. 6′1″ 214 Nashua, NH 54 Kade Pupunu LB RS 6′3″ 225 Draper, UT
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Troy Warner DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 200 San Marcos, CA 28 tackles, 2 INT 19 George Udo DB 6′0″ 194 Antioch, CA 25 tackles, 3 sacks 4 Micah Harper S 5′10″ 189 Chandler, AZ 25 tackles 32 Chris Wilcox DB Sr. 6′2″ 195 Fontana, CA 18 tackles 4 Caleb Christensen CB 5′10″ 187 Smithfield, UT 16 returns, 330 yards 2 Keenan Ellis DB 6′0″ 181 San Diego, CA 13 tackles 12 Malik Moore S 6′0″ 195 San Diego, CA 6 tackles, 1 INT 43 Jared Kapisi DB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Maui, HI 5 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Isaiah Herron DB 6′1″ 175 Las Vegas, NV 9 tackles 17 Matthew Criddle DB 6′1″ 195 Highland, UT 9 tackles 5 D’Angelo Mandell DB 6′1″ 192 San Diego, CA 6 tackles 28 Hayden Livingston DB 6′1″ 205 Rigby, ID 6 tackles 29 Shamon Willis DB So. 5′10″ 180 Draper, UT 6 tackles 24 Jason Money DB So. 6′1″ 203 2 tackles 7 Mitchell Price S 195 Pleasant Grove, UT 13 Jaques Wilson DB So. 5′11″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 19 Javelle Brown DB RS 6′1″ 187 San Diego, CA 20 Jacob Boren CB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Salt Lake City, UT 25 Samuel Allred DB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Richardson, TX 26 Ethan Slade S 6′0″ 195 Orem, UT
Zach Wilson, Dax Milne, Jackson Kaufusi, Brayden Cosper, Shamon Willis, Josh Wilson, Justen Smith, Alden Tofa, Fisher Jackson, Isaiah Kaufusi, Kade Pupunu, Atunaisa Mahe, Brayden Keim, Bracken El-Bakri Chaz Ah You, Lopini Katoa, Mitchell Price, Masen Wake, Matthew Criddle, Jackson McChesney, Ammon Hannemann, Talmage Gunther, Preston Lewis, James Empey, Connor Pay, Kade Moore, Gabe Summers, Zac Dawe Ben Bywater, Jacob Boren, Sione Finau, Drew Jensen, Britton Hogan Keenan Pili, Ethan Slade, Tevita Ika, Andrew Slack, Jacob Palu Keenan Ellis, D’Angelo Mandell, Malik Moore, Javelle Brown Jacob Conover, Micah Harper, Gunner Romney Hinckley Ropati, Uriah Leiataua, Keanu Saleapaga Tyler Allgeier, Chris Wilcox, Freddy Livai Kody Epps, Jaques Wilson Neil Pau’u, Alema Pilimai Jaren Hall, Solofa Funa Isaiah Herron, Miles Davis Bentley Hanshaw, Tanner Baker Rhett Reilly, Sam Lee Hobbs Nyberg, Payton Wilgar Max Tooley, Brady Christensen Hank Tuipulotu, Ben Tuipulotu Jeddy Tuiloma, Earl Tuioti-Mariner Lorenzo Fauatea, Khyiris Tonga Mo Unutoa, Elijah Unutoa Blake Freeland, Harris LaChance Keanu Hill Caleb Christensen Troy Warner Bruce Garrett Joe Nelson Baylor Romney George Udo Mason Fakahua Theo Dawson Zayne Anderson Ryan Rehkow Samuel Allred Morgan Pyper Chayce Bolli Tavita Gagnier Hayden Livingston Chris Jackson Luc Andrada Truman Andrus Kavika Fonua Wes Wright Jake Oldroyd Kyle Griffitts Jared Kapisi Chase Wester Pepe Tanuvasa Austin Riggs Alex Muti Burke Parker Joe Tukuafu Chase Hughes Clark Barrington Chandler Bird Tristen Hoge Seth Willis Kieffer Longson J.T. Gentry Chandon Herring Lane Lunt Isaac Rex Matt Bushman Hirkley Latu Tyler Batty Darius McFarland Caden Haws Carter Wheat Seleti Fevaleaki UT 57 CA 25 AZ 8 HI 6 TX 5 Hometowns of the 2020 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 57 California 25 Arizona 8 Hawaii 6 Texas 5 Idaho 4 Washington 3 Nevada 2 Top counties Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 22 Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 21 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 6 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 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’ 2020 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.
Zach Wilson QB3-star recruit
Dax Milne WR
Brady Christensen OL