Teams BYU 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 BYU roster 124 players: 30 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 15 juniors, 3 seniors, 61 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Utah (61) and California (22). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 12 Receivers 12 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Jaren Hall QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Spanish Fork, UT 2,583 passing yards, 20 TD 16 Baylor Romney QB So. 6′2″ 195 El Paso, TX 779 passing yards, 6 TD 3 Jacob Conover QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Chandler, AZ 45 passing yards 15 Rhett Reilly QB So. 6′2″ 180 Valley Center, CA 16 Jake Jensen QB RS 6′1″ 212 Pleasant Grove, UT
Running backs 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 25 Tyler Allgeier RB So. 5′11″ 220 Fontana, CA 1,606 rushing yards, 23 TD 26 Morgan Pyper RB 6′2″ 215 Idaho Falls, ID 32 tackles 4 Lopini Katoa RB 6′1″ 210 American Fork, UT 242 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Jackson McChesney RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Highland, UT 64 rushing yards, 1 TD 7 Hinckley Ropati RB Fr. 5′9″ 220 Downey, CA 15 rushing yards 26 Beau Robinson RB 6′1″ 219 Hyrum, UT 1 tackle Miles Davis RB 5′11″ 215 Las Vegas, NV −7 rushing yards 22 Sione Finau RB 5′11″ 185 Kearns, UT 23 Theo Dawson RB So. 6′0″ 225 Jackson, WY 30 Luc Andrada RB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Pueblo, CO 30 Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 200 Hauula, HI 52 Faka’osi Nasilai RB Fr. 6′2″ 245 Hot Springs, AR
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 23 Hobbs Nyberg WR 5′10″ 195 Saint George, UT 24 returns, 235 yards 2 Neil Pau’u WR Jr. 6′4″ 215 Santa Ana, CA 46 catches, 526 yards, 6 TD 12 WR Transfer from Washington 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Provo, UT 43 catches, 805 yards, 6 TD 18 Gunner Romney WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Chandler, AZ 34 catches, 594 yards, 3 TD 45 Samson Nacua WR Transfer from Utah Sr. 6′3″ 195 Provo, UT 21 catches, 329 yards, 3 TD 29 Chris Jackson WR Jr. 5′10″ 184 Pomona, CA 4 catches, 39 yards 36 Talmage Gunther WR 5′11″ 190 Cedar Hills, UT 2 tackles 0 Kody Epps WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 187 Los Angeles, CA 20 Brayden Cosper WR So. 6′3″ 205 South Jordan, UT 29 Tevita Ika WR Fr. 5′8″ 186 Provo, UT 88 Terence Fall WR 6′3″ 185 Paris, France 89 Kade Moore WR RS 5′11″ 185 Lehi, UT
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Keanu Hill TE 6′4″ 240 Euless, TX 18 catches, 343 yards, 2 TD 83 Isaac Rex TE 6′6″ 255 San Clemente, CA 18 catches, 191 yards, 3 TD 5 Dallin Holker TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 235 Lehi, UT 14 catches, 200 yards, 1 TD 13 Masen Wake TE Jr. 6′1″ 260 Cedar Hills, UT 14 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD 96 Carter Wheat TE 6′4″ 236 Mesa, AZ 1 catch, 5 yards 15 Bentley Hanshaw TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Moorpark, CA 22 Mason Fakahua TE Fr. 6′2″ 245 Cedar City, UT 32 Hank Tuipulotu TE So. 6′3″ 240 Fort Mill, SC 35 Ben Tuipulotu TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Fort Mill, SC 80 Lane Lunt TE Jr. 6′4″ 235 Pima, AZ 90 Lokana Enos TE Fr. 6′2″ 220 Kahuku, HI
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 77 Donovan Hanna OL 6′4″ 307 Queen Creek, AZ 6 tackles 50 Burke Parker OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Honolulu, HI 52 Ben Ward OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Washington, DC 52 Joe Tukuafu OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Glendale, UT 53 Campbell Barrington OL Fr. 6′6″ 303 Spokane, WA 56 Clark Barrington OL Jr. 6′5″ 308 Spokane, WA 61 Keanu Saleapaga OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Lakewood, CA 64 Brayden Keim OL Fr. 6′9″ 315 Sandy, UT 65 Chandler Bird OL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Ocean City, NJ 66 James Empey OL Jr. 6′4″ 303 American Fork, UT 68 Mo Unutoa OL Jr. 6′5″ 290 Kapaa, HI 70 Connor Pay OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 315 Highland, UT 71 Blake Freeland OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 305 Herriman, UT 72 Seth Willis OL Fr. 6′6″ 290 Newtown, CT 73 Tysen Lewis OL Fr. 6′5″ 270 Eden, UT 76 Harris LaChance OL So. 6′8″ 310 Herriman, UT
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 45 Pepe Tanuvasa DL 6′1″ 245 Tigard, OR 42 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 92 Tyler Batty DE 6′5″ 275 Payson, UT 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks 95 Caden Haws DT 6′2″ 305 Little Rock, AR 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks 58 Uriah Leiataua DL Sr. 6′4″ 265 Compton, CA 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks 62 Atunaisa Mahe DT 6′1″ 315 West Jordan, UT 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL 6′4″ 288 Topeka, KS 25 tackles, 1 sack 98 Gabe Summers DL 6′2″ 295 Saratoga Springs, UT 24 tackles 94 John Nelson DT Fr. 6′4″ 290 Spanish Fork, UT 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Alden Tofa DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 277 West Jordan, UT 7 tackles, 1 sack 93 Blake Mangelson DE Fr. 6′5″ 270 Nephi, UT 5 tackles 55 Lorenzo Fauatea DL 6′4″ 310 West Valley, UT 4 tackles 99 Alema Pilimai DT Jr. 6′4″ 275 Tustin, CA 2 tackles 57 Josh Larsen DT Fr. 6′4″ 292 North Salt Lake, UT 1 tackle 90 Jacob Palu DT Fr. 6′2″ 295 Provo, UT 1 tackle 97 Hunter Greer DL 6′5″ 275 Orem, UT 1 tackle 42 Mikey Petty DL RS 6′3″ 240 Draper, UT 48 Alex Muti DL Fr. 6′3″ 210 Kailua Kona, HI 56 Tanner Baker DL So. 6′5″ 260 Moorpark, CA 75 J.T. Gentry DL So. 6′5″ 304 Littleton, CO 78 Andrew Slack DL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Springville, UT 94 Freddy Livai DL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Fontana, CA 97 Seleti Fevaleaki DT Jr. 6′3″ 270 Corona, CA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Ben Bywater LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Salt Lake City, UT 102 tackles, 1 sack 31 Max Tooley LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Bountiful, UT 68 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 49 Payton Wilgar LB 6′3″ 235 St. George, UT 57 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 3 Chaz Ah You LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Saratoga Springs, UT 39 tackles, 1 INT 46 Drew Jensen LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 215 Salt Lake City, UT 31 tackles, 1 INT 11 Keenan Pili LB 6′3″ 240 Provo, UT 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks 22 Ammon Hannemann LB 6′2″ 211 Highland, UT 28 tackles 13 Jackson Kaufusi LB 6′2″ 226 Cottonwood Heights, UT 15 tackles 53 Fisher Jackson LB 6′5″ 230 South Jordan, UT 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 34 Josh Wilson LB 6′0″ 215 Draper, UT 2 tackles 54 Kade Pupunu LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Draper, UT 1 tackle 27 Tavita Gagnier LB 6′2″ 225 Tooele, UT 30 Truman Andrus LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 El Dorado Hills, CA 37 Isaac Matua LB Fr. 6′3″ 205 Kearns, UT 37 Wes Wright LB So. 6′1″ 200 Manti, UT 50 Preston Lewis LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Alpine, UT
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 12 Malik Moore S 6′0″ 195 San Diego, CA 32 tackles, 3 INT Jakob Robinson CB Transfer from Utah State 5′11″ 170 Orem, UT 28 tackles, 3 INT 5 D’Angelo Mandell DB 6′1″ 192 San Diego, CA 36 tackles 18 Kaleb Hayes DB Transfer from Oregon State 5′11″ 190 San Bernardino, CA 26 tackles 28 Hayden Livingston DB 6′1″ 205 Rigby, ID 13 tackles, 2 INT 20 Jacob Boren CB So. 5′9″ 180 Salt Lake City, UT 20 tackles 17 Matthew Criddle DB 6′1″ 195 Highland, UT 13 tackles, 1 INT 11 Isaiah Herron DB So. 6′1″ 175 Las Vegas, NV 13 tackles 19 George Udo DB 6′0″ 194 Antioch, CA 5 tackles 4 Caleb Christensen CB 5′10″ 187 Smithfield, UT 4 returns, 70 yards 29 Shamon Willis DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Draper, UT 4 tackles 19 Javelle Brown DB Fr. 6′1″ 187 San Diego, CA 3 tackles 7 Mitchell Price S 195 Pleasant Grove, UT 2 tackles 43 Jared Kapisi DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Maui, HI 2 tackles 13 Jaques Wilson DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 1 tackle 22 Nick Nethercott DB Fr. 6′3″ 210 Hyrum, UT 1 tackle 24 Jason Money DB Jr. 6′1″ 203 1 tackle 26 Ethan Slade S 6′0″ 195 Orem, UT 1 tackle 2 Keenan Ellis DB Jr. 6′0″ 181 San Diego, CA 4 Micah Harper S 5′10″ 189 Chandler, AZ 25 Talan Alfrey S RS 6′2″ 205 Auburn, WA 28 Tanner Wall S RS 6′1″ 205 Arlington, VA 32 Conner Ebeling DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Draper, UT
Chaz Ah You, Lopini Katoa, Dallin Holker, Mitchell Price, Masen Wake, Jake Jensen, Matthew Criddle, Jackson McChesney, Ammon Hannemann, Talmage Gunther, Preston Lewis, James Empey, Connor Pay, Kade Moore, Gabe Summers Jackson Kaufusi, Brayden Cosper, Shamon Willis, Conner Ebeling, Josh Wilson, Justen Smith, Mikey Petty, Alden Tofa, Fisher Jackson, Kade Pupunu, Atunaisa Mahe, Brayden Keim Keenan Pili, Puka Nacua, Ethan Slade, Tevita Ika, Samson Nacua, Andrew Slack, Jacob Palu, Hunter Greer, Jakob Robinson Ben Bywater, Jacob Boren, Sione Finau, Isaac Matua, Drew Jensen, Britton Hogan Keenan Ellis, D’Angelo Mandell, Malik Moore, Javelle Brown Jacob Conover, Micah Harper, Gunner Romney, Cash Peterman Hinckley Ropati, Uriah Leiataua, Keanu Saleapaga Kody Epps, Jaques Wilson Neil Pau’u, Alema Pilimai Jaren Hall, John Nelson Isaiah Herron, Miles Davis Bentley Hanshaw, Tanner Baker Nick Nethercott, Beau Robinson Hobbs Nyberg, Payton Wilgar Tyler Allgeier, Freddy Livai Tanner Wall, Ben Ward Max Tooley, Josh Larsen Hank Tuipulotu, Ben Tuipulotu Campbell Barrington, Clark Barrington Blake Freeland, Harris LaChance Keanu Hill Caleb Christensen Rhett Reilly Baylor Romney Kaleb Hayes George Udo Mason Fakahua Theo Dawson Ryan Rehkow Talan Alfrey Morgan Pyper Tavita Gagnier Hayden Livingston Chris Jackson Luc Andrada Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters Truman Andrus Wes Wright Jake Oldroyd Jared Kapisi Pepe Tanuvasa Austin Riggs Alex Muti Burke Parker Faka’osi Nasilai Joe Tukuafu Lorenzo Fauatea Chandler Bird Mo Unutoa Seth Willis Tysen Lewis J.T. Gentry Donovan Hanna Lane Lunt Isaac Rex Lokana Enos Earl Tuioti-Mariner Tyler Batty Blake Mangelson Caden Haws Carter Wheat Seleti Fevaleaki UT 61 CA 22 AZ 7 HI 6 WA 4 Hometowns of the 2021 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 61 California 22 Arizona 7 Hawaii 6 Washington 4 Texas 3 Idaho 3 Nevada 2 Top counties Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 27 Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 20 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 6 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 6 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 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’ 2021 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.
Puka Nacua WRTransfer from Washington4-star recruit