Teams Utah 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Utah roster 122 players: 34 freshmen, 6 sophomores, 10 juniors, 9 seniors, 63 with no class listed. From 17 states and 7 other countries; the most from Utah (39) and California (28). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 11 Receivers 14 Tight ends 12 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 6
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Tavion Thomas RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 238 Dayton, OH 1,108 rushing yards, 21 TD 5 T.J. Pledger RB Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 193 Pacoima, CA 694 rushing yards, 6 TD 2 Micah Bernard RB 6′0″ 206 Long Beach, CA 523 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Chris Curry RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Lehigh Acres, FL 80 rushing yards 37 Faysal Aden RB 5′8″ 208 Salt Lake City, UT 3 tackles 22 Ja’Quinden Jackson RB Transfer from Texas 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 233 Dallas, TX 30 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Ricky Parks RB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 210 Tampa, FL 8 Braedon Wissler RB RS 5′8″ 192 South Jordan, UT 26 Charlie Vincent RB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Salt Lake City, UT 27 Elvis Vakapuna RB Fr. 5′7″ 215 Kahuku, HI 39 Joe Ludwig FB Jr. 6′1″ 236 Middleton, WI
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 18 Britain Covey WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′8″ 172 Provo, UT 52 catches, 514 yards, 3 TD 17 Devaughn Vele WR 6′5″ 210 San Diego, CA 23 catches, 389 yards, 1 TD 21 Solomon Enis WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 206 Phoenix, AZ 22 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD 15 Zach Vaughn WR Fr. 6′1″ 173 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 1 Theo Howard WR Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Westlake Village, CA 10 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD 23 Kyrese Rowan WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Ogden, UT 4 tackles 25 Jaylen Dixon WR 5′9″ 170 Frisco, TX 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD 10 Money Parks WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Aledo, TX 1 catch, 12 yards, 1 TD 4 Munir McClain WR Transfer from USC 6′4″ 220 San Juan Capistrano, CA 19 Ben Renfro WR 6′1″ 199 Magnolia, TX 23 Dominique Thompson WR Fr. 5′11″ 193 Buena Park, CA 26 Maxwell Cotton WR Fr. 5′8″ 169 Los Angeles, CA 29 Dawson Tanner WR Fr. 5′10″ 159 Gilbert, AZ 33 Tyrone Smith WR Sr. 6′4″ 218 Fresno, CA
Tight ends 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 80 Brant Kuithe TE 6′2″ 236 Katy, TX 50 catches, 611 yards, 6 TD 86 Dalton Kincaid TE Jr. 6′4″ 240 Las Vegas, NV 36 catches, 510 yards, 8 TD 89 Cole Fotheringham TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 San Clemente, CA 15 catches, 128 yards 83 Miki Suguturaga TE 6′4″ 256 Kaneohe, HI 4 tackles, 1 sack 87 Thomas Yassmin TE 6′5″ 251 Sydney, NSW 1 catch, 6 yards 35 Isaac Vaha TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 268 Pleasant Grove, UT 40 Ali’i Niumatalolo TE Sr. 6′2″ 220 Annapolis, MD 46 Hayden Erickson TE RS 6′2″ 245 Lehi, UT 48 Deven Johnson TE RS 6′4″ 240 Salem, UT 84 Taniela Pututau TE RS 6′3″ 246 Salt Lake City, UT 85 Soa Rosales TE Fr. 6′3″ 237 Provo, UT 88 Branden Anderson TE Fr. 6′5″ 242 Boise, ID
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 55 Nick Ford OL Jr. 6′5″ 315 San Pedro, CA 1 tackle 71 Braeden E. Daniels OL So. 6′4″ 297 Carrollton, TX 1 tackle 51 Keaton Bills OL Fr. 6′4″ 316 Draper, UT 52 Michael Mokofisi OL RS 6′4″ 310 Woods Cross, UT 53 Johnny Maea OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Salt Lake City, UT 54 Paul Maile OL 6′2″ 300 Salt Lake City, UT 59 Falcon Kaumatule OL Fr. 6′8″ 302 Las Vegas, NV 60 Shintaro Mann OL Fr. 5′11″ 294 Provo, UT 61 Koli Faaiu OL RS 6′3″ 333 Edmonds, WA 61 Marist Talavou OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 338 Norwalk, CA 68 Jaren Kump OL RS 6′6″ 315 Riverton, UT 69 Simi Moala OL 6′7″ 310 Hawthorne, CA 70 Hunter Lotulelei OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 323 West Valley City, UT 72 Luke Felix-Fualalo OL Fr. 6′8″ 310 Brisbane, QLD 73 Tanoa Togiai OL RS 6′6″ 307 Rigby, ID 74 Jaxon Garcia OL Fr. 6′2″ 329 West Valley City, UT 76 Zereoue Williams OL 6′8″ 305 Phoenix, AZ 77 Bamidele Olaseni OL Sr. 6′7″ 335 London, England 78 Sataoa Laumea OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 311 Rialto, CA 79 Alex Harrison OL 6′5″ 309 Bountiful, UT
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 42 Mika Tafua DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 250 Laie, HI 48 tackles, 9.5 sacks 7 Van Fillinger DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 265 Draper, UT 41 tackles, 5.5 sacks 58 Junior Tafuna DT Fr. 6′3″ 308 Taylorsville, UT 33 tackles, 4.5 sacks 41 Hauati Pututau DT Sr. 6′3″ 310 Salt Lake City, UT 18 tackles, 3 sacks 83 DE Fr. 6′2″ 246 Moscow, ID 16 tackles, 1 sack 95 Aliki Vimahi DT 6′4″ 296 Kahuku, HI 12 tackles, 2 sacks 90 Devin Kaufusi DT 6′7″ 283 Provo, UT 13 tackles 81 Connor O’Toole DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 250 Albuquerque, NM 10 tackles 99 Tennessee Pututau DT 6′2″ 277 West Valley City, UT 4 tackles, 1 sack 98 Viane Moala DT Sr. 6′6″ 304 Ili’ili, American Samoa 4 tackles 50 Fua Pututau DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 292 Salt Lake City, UT 1 tackle 11 Jonny Fanaika DE Fr. 6′3″ 224 Pleasant Grove, UT 15 Tyler Wegis DE Fr. 6′6″ 257 Ladera Ranch, CA 43 Gavin Nawahine DE RS 6′2″ 245 Meridian, ID 66 Kennan Aiono DE Fr. 6′0″ 251 Salt Lake City, UT 77 Simonte Pepa DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 350 South Jordan, UT 91 Tevita Pahulu DT Fr. 6′0″ 307 San Jose, CA 93 Taka Lautaha DT RS 6′2″ 302 Ewa Beach, HI 94 David Fotu DT So. 6′5″ 301 Herriman, UT
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 LB Jr. 6′3″ 232 Chula Vista, CA 111 tackles, 8 sacks, 4 INT 1 Nephi Sewell LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 St. George, UT 89 tackles, 1 INT 21 Karene Reid LB Fr. 6′0″ 226 American Fork, UT 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 44 Xavier Carlton LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 275 Herriman, UT 18 tackles, 1 sack 54 Hayden Furey LB 6′2″ 232 Saratoga Springs, UT 14 tackles 10 Trey Reynolds LB 6′1″ 231 Queen Creek, AZ 5 tackles 55 Andrew Mata’afa LB 6′3″ 225 San Diego, CA 5 tackles 3 Ethan Calvert LB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 215 Westlake Village, CA 10 Mason Tufaga LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 240 Honolulu, HI 11 Sione Tuha LB RS 6′2″ 220 Provo, UT 36 Dylan Brooks LB Fr. 6′2″ 226 Bountiful, UT 42 Elijah Shelton LB 6′2″ 235 Salt Lake City, UT 44 Jeremy Mercier LB So. 6′3″ 245 Chandler, AZ 46 Lolani Langi LB RS 6′2″ 212 South Jordan, UT 46 Porter Phillips LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 219 Albany, OR 48 Carson Danner LB Fr. 6′2″ 209 Cypress, TX 54 Rob Bonar LB 6′1″ 206 Houston, TX 93 Shuhei Mitsumoto LB Fr. 5′9″ 218 Osaka, Japan
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Clark Phillips III CB 5′10″ 183 Lakewood, CA 61 tackles, 2 INT 9 Vonte Davis S Sr. 6′0″ 195 Rosenberg, TX 63 tackles, 1 INT 28 Brandon McKinney S Transfer from Washington 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 200 Orange, CA 64 tackles, 1 sack 8 Cole Bishop S Fr. 6′2″ 207 Peachtree City, GA 54 tackles, 3 sacks 15 Malone Mataele CB 5′11″ 184 Placentia, CA 28 tackles, 1 INT 23 Faybian Marks CB 5′10″ 193 Richmond, TX 24 tackles 5 Zemaiah Vaughn CB 6′2″ 187 Beaumont, TX 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Kamo’i Latu DB 6′0″ 195 Honolulu, HI 19 tackles 13 JaTravis Broughton CB 5′11″ 190 Tulsa, OK 9 tackles 1 Caine Savage DB 5′11″ 187 Buena Park, CA 3 tackles 22 Aaron Lowe CB So. 6′0″ 181 Mesquite, TX 3 tackles 31 LaCarea Pleasant-Johnson DB 6′1″ 175 Phoenix, AZ 3 tackles 19 Bryson Reeves S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Montrose, CA 2 tackles 8 Kenzel Lawler CB RS 6′0″ 190 Corona, CA 11 R.J. Hubert S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 198 Logandale, NV 15 Drew Rawls CB 6′0″ 184 Beaumont, TX 29 Elisha Lloyd CB RS 5′10″ 176 San Marcos, CA 30 Jordan McMillan S So. 5′10″ 188 Los Angeles, CA 36 Stone Azarcon S Jr. 6′0″ 197 Draper, UT
Charlie Vincent, Faysal Aden, Hauati Pututau, Elijah Shelton, Fua Pututau, Johnny Maea, Paul Maile, Junior Tafuna, Kennan Aiono, Hunter Lotulelei, Jaxon Garcia, Taniela Pututau, Tennessee Pututau Van Fillinger, Braedon Wissler, Stone Azarcon, Lolani Langi, Keaton Bills, Jaren Kump, Simonte Pepa Jonny Fanaika, Karene Reid, Isaac Vaha, Hayden Erickson, Hayden Furey Sione Tuha, Britain Covey, Shintaro Mann, Soa Rosales, Devin Kaufusi Solomon Enis, LaCarea Pleasant-Johnson, Michael Williams, Zereoue Williams Caine Savage, Malone Mataele, Dominique Thompson Clark Phillips III, Micah Bernard, Marist Talavou Mason Tufaga, Kamo’i Latu, Miki Suguturaga Elvis Vakapuna, Mika Tafua, Aliki Vimahi Dylan Brooks, Michael Mokofisi, Alex Harrison Theo Howard, Ethan Calvert Munir McClain, Tyler Wegis Zemaiah Vaughn, Drew Rawls Trey Reynolds, Dawson Tanner Devaughn Vele, Andrew Mata’afa Maxwell Cotton, Jordan McMillan Xavier Carlton, David Fotu Falcon Kaumatule, Dalton Kincaid Nephi Sewell T.J. Pledger Ricky Parks Cameron Rising Cole Bishop Kenzel Lawler Tavion Thomas Vonte Davis Money Parks R.J. Hubert JaTravis Broughton Bryson Barnes Charlie Brewer Ben Renfro Aaron Lowe Ja’Quinden Jackson Faybian Marks Kyrese Rowan Chris Curry Jaylen Dixon Brandon McKinney Elisha Lloyd Tyrone Smith Joe Ludwig Ali’i Niumatalolo Gavin Nawahine Jeremy Mercier Porter Phillips Carson Danner Deven Johnson Rob Bonar Nick Ford J.T. Greep Koli Faaiu Simi Moala Braeden E. Daniels Tanoa Togiai Sataoa Laumea Brant Kuithe Connor O’Toole Jonah Elliss Branden Anderson Cole Fotheringham Tevita Pahulu Taka Lautaha Jadon Redding Devin Lloyd UT 39 CA 28 TX 14 AZ 7 HI 7 Hometowns of the 2021 Utah 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 39 California 28 Texas 14 Hawaii 7 Arizona 7 Idaho 4 Nevada 3 Florida 2 Top counties Salt Lake County, Utah pop. 1.2 million 22 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 11 Utah County, Utah pop. 705,000 11 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 7 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 7 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.
Jonah Elliss DE
Devin Lloyd LB