Utah Utes Depth Chart 2026

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Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

15Byrd FicklinQB12-SO24% snaps '26 14Brandon RoseQB2GR13% snaps '26

9Kane ArcherQB3FR (3)13Michael JohnsonQB4FR (3)

×6

1Wayshawn Parker

RB13-JR72% snaps '26

25Steve Chavez-SotoRB22-SO8% snaps '26

26LaMarcus BellRB3FR (3)20Mateaki HeluRB42-SO

28Anthony HernandezRB5 84Jojo WardRB6

WR×8

4Devon Dampier

WR14-SR93% snaps '26

2Creed WhittemoreWR24-SR40% snaps '26 12Larry SimmonsWR34-SR 18Tobias MerriweatherWR44-SR

37Peyton RiceWR5

WR2×5

7Braden Pegan

WR215-SR85% snaps '26

5Daniel BrayWR222-SO21% snaps '26 0Kyri Shoels

WR234-SR

80Bryson BakerWR242-SO

30Matt ClarkWR25

WR3×1

11Ricky Johnson

WR313-SO70% snaps '26

—open

×9

89Noah BenneeTE15-SR68% snaps '26

99Semi TaulangaTE22-FR23% snaps '26 44Sione MotuapuakaTE32-FR 10Hunter AndrewsTE43-SO

86Will MonneyTE5

LT×3

76Zereoue WilliamsLT1GR96% snaps '26 54Milz AsiataLT2FR (3)—71Rowdy PearceLT3FR (3)

—open

LG×5

75Roger AldermanLG14-JR56% snaps '26 55Kelvin ObotLG2FR (5)58% snaps '26 64Reece ParmenterLG33-SO 67Soren ShinofieldLG42-SO

61Cyrus NielsenLG5

C×4

79Alex Harrison

C1GR94% snaps '26 56Isaiah KemaC22-FR16% snaps '26

77Nick HallockC32-SO 66Will FryC4FR

RG×4

74Keith Olson

RG15-SR60% snaps '26 62Solatoa Moea'iRG24-SR65% snaps '26 70Mataalii BenjaminRG3FR (4)57Moses SparksRG4FR (3)

RT×3

73Cedric JeffersonRT14-JR97% snaps '26

72Isaiah GarciaRT23-SO16% snaps '26 63Devin EntsmingerRT3FR

—open

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×5

51Karson KaufusiDT12-SO58% snaps '26 45Pupu SepulonaDT22-SO30% snaps '26 94Mike TauteoliDT33-JR 96Dilan BattleDT42-SO

57Stanley RaassDT5

DT2×4

90Jireh MoeDT212-SO67% snaps '26

97Lucas SamsulaDT222-SO19% snaps '26

98Jamal WallaceODT234-SR

47Jared FredrickDT24FR

EDGE

DE×4

15Lance Holtzclaw

DE15-SR60% snaps '26

48Alex ClowardDE2FR9% snaps '26 92Nicholas IgweDE32-SO 58Fa SialeDE4FR

EDGE

DE2×5

8Ethan DayDE213-JR65% snaps '26

40Paul FitzgeraldDE225-SR37% snaps '26

93Kash DillonDE233-JR 16PJ TakitakiDE24FR (3)

46Mauka BernardDE25

LB×5

7Johnathan Hall

LB14-SR73% snaps '26 0Cyrus PoluLB22-SO51% snaps '26 43Grady MarekoLB33-JR 35Preston PittsLB4FR (3)

41LaGary MitchellLB5

LB2×4

10Trey Reynolds

LB214-SR71% snaps '26 53Brock FonoimoanaLB222-SO10% snaps '26 52Jed JudkinsLB23FR 54Tayson ReidLB242-SO

LB3×1

83Elijah EllissLB313-SO57% snaps '26

—open

LC×5

9Elijah Davis

LC15-SR65% snaps '26 2Rock CaldwellLC2GR20% snaps '26 13Nick BrownLC32-SO

27Brandon HolmesLC42-SO

20King LongLC5

RC×6

11Elijah Reed

RC14-SR61% snaps '26

5James ChenaultRC23-JR50% snaps '26

4JC HartRC34-SR 19Dylan WatersRC4FR (3)

18Earl ParkerRC5 29Major HinchenRC6

S×7

23Jackson Bennee

S13-SO93% snaps '26 25Manny FullerS22-SO15% snaps '26 12Davis AndrewsS3FR (3)38Tommy NelsonS42-SO

32Josh SovereignS5

S2×6

1Rabbit EvansS215-SR87% snaps '26TR 21Nate TilmonS222-SO24% snaps '26 24Marcus WimberlyS23FR (4)

31Jack EvansS242-SO

34Ashton OlevaoS25 14Cole StandageS26

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

17Dillon CurtisKO12-SO67% snaps '26 88Tanner CragunKO24-JR—

—open

×1

5Daniel BrayKR12-SO21% snaps '26

—open

×1

65Logan CastorLS15-SR100% snaps '26

—open

×1

8Mana CarvalhoPR12-SO11% snaps '26

—open

×1

92Orion PhillipsPT14-JR50% snaps '26

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB15Byrd Ficklin 14Brandon Rose 9Kane Archer 13Michael Johnson

RB1Wayshawn Parker

25Steve Chavez-Soto 26LaMarcus Bell 20Mateaki Helu28Anthony Hernandez84Jojo Ward

WRWR4Devon Dampier

2Creed Whittemore 12Larry Simmons 18Tobias Merriweather37Peyton Rice6Daidren Zipperer39Junior Coughlin82Max Ausmus

WRWR27Braden Pegan

5Daniel Bray 0Kyri Shoels

80Bryson Baker30Matt Clark

WRWR311Ricky Johnson

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TE89Noah Bennee 99Semi Taulanga 44Sione Motuapuaka 10Hunter Andrews86Will Monney85Broderick Redden33Kana'i Lopes81Bear Fisher46Teague Matthews

OLLT76Zereoue Williams 54Milz Asiata 71Rowdy Pearce—

OLLG75Roger Alderman 55Kelvin Obot 64Reece Parmenter 67Soren Shinofield61Cyrus Nielsen

OLC79Alex Harrison

56Isaiah Kema 77Nick Hallock 66Will Fry

OLRG74Keith Olson

62Solatoa Moea'i 70Mataalii Benjamin 57Moses Sparks

OLRT73Cedric Jefferson 72Isaiah Garcia 63Devin Entsminger—

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO17Dillon Curtis 88Tanner Cragun——

KR5Daniel Bray———

LS65Logan Castor———

PR8Mana Carvalho———

PT92Orion Phillips———

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Byrd Ficklin#15QB12-SO24% snaps '26 QB214Brandon RoseGR

QB39Kane ArcherFR (3)QB413Michael JohnsonFR (3)

RB6 listed

Wayshawn Parker

#1RB13-JR72% snaps '26

RB225Steve Chavez-Soto2-SO

RB326LaMarcus BellFR (3)RB420Mateaki Helu2-SO

WRWR8 listed

Devon Dampier

#4WR14-SR93% snaps '26

WR22Creed Whittemore4-SR WR312Larry Simmons4-SR WR418Tobias Merriweather4-SR

WRWR25 listed

Braden Pegan

#7WR215-SR85% snaps '26

WR225Daniel Bray2-SO WR230Kyri Shoels

4-SR

WR2480Bryson Baker2-SO

WRWR31 listed

Ricky Johnson

#11WR313-SO70% snaps '26

TE9 listed

Noah Bennee#89TE15-SR68% snaps '26

TE299Semi Taulanga2-FR TE344Sione Motuapuaka2-FR TE410Hunter Andrews3-SO

OLLT3 listed

Zereoue Williams#76LT1GR96% snaps '26 LT254Milz AsiataFR (3)LT371Rowdy PearceFR (3)

OLLG5 listed

Roger Alderman#75LG14-JR56% snaps '26 LG255Kelvin ObotFR (5)LG364Reece Parmenter3-SO LG467Soren Shinofield2-SO

OLC4 listed

Alex Harrison

#79C1GR94% snaps '26 C256Isaiah Kema2-FR

C377Nick Hallock2-SO C466Will FryFR

OLRG4 listed

Keith Olson

#74RG15-SR60% snaps '26 RG262Solatoa Moea'i4-SR RG370Mataalii BenjaminFR (4)RG457Moses SparksFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Cedric Jefferson#73RT14-JR97% snaps '26

RT272Isaiah Garcia3-SO RT363Devin EntsmingerFR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT5 listed

Karson Kaufusi#51DT12-SO58% snaps '26 DT245Pupu Sepulona2-SO DT394Mike Tauteoli3-JR DT496Dilan Battle2-SO

DLDT24 listed

Jireh Moe#90DT212-SO67% snaps '26

DT2297Lucas Samsula2-SO

DT2398Jamal WallaceO4-SRO

DT2447Jared FredrickFR

EDGEDE4 listed

Lance Holtzclaw

#15DE15-SR60% snaps '26

DE248Alex ClowardFR DE392Nicholas Igwe2-SO DE458Fa SialeFR

EDGEDE25 listed

Ethan Day#8DE213-JR65% snaps '26

DE2240Paul Fitzgerald5-SR

DE2393Kash Dillon3-JR DE2416PJ TakitakiFR (3)

LBLB5 listed

Johnathan Hall

#7LB14-SR73% snaps '26 LB20Cyrus Polu2-SO LB343Grady Mareko3-JR LB435Preston PittsFR (3)

LBLB24 listed

Trey Reynolds

#10LB214-SR71% snaps '26 LB2253Brock Fonoimoana2-SO LB2352Jed JudkinsFR LB2454Tayson Reid2-SO

LBLB31 listed

Elijah Elliss#83LB313-SO57% snaps '26

CBLC5 listed

Elijah Davis

#9LC15-SR65% snaps '26 LC22Rock CaldwellGR LC313Nick Brown2-SO

LC427Brandon Holmes2-SO

CBRC6 listed

Elijah Reed

#11RC14-SR61% snaps '26

RC25James Chenault3-JR

RC34JC Hart4-SR RC419Dylan WatersFR (3)

SS7 listed

Jackson Bennee

#23S13-SO93% snaps '26 S225Manny Fuller2-SO S312Davis AndrewsFR (3)S438Tommy Nelson2-SO

SS26 listed

Rabbit Evans#1S215-SR87% snaps '26TR S2221Nate Tilmon2-SO S2324Marcus WimberlyFR (4)

S2431Jack Evans2-SO

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Dillon Curtis#17KO12-SO67% snaps '26 KO288Tanner Cragun4-JR

KR1 listed

Daniel Bray#5KR12-SO21% snaps '26

LS1 listed

Logan Castor#65LS15-SR100% snaps '26

PR1 listed

Mana Carvalho#8PR12-SO11% snaps '26

PT1 listed

Orion Phillips#92PT14-JR50% snaps '26

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OCT 28

5:55 AM

Devon Dampier

WR

CHART MOVE

Now first-team WR

WAS BRADEN PEGAN

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OCT 28

5:55 AM

Roger Alderman

LG

CHART MOVE

Now first-team LG

WAS KELVIN OBOT

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OCT 28

5:55 AM

Noah Bennee

TE

CHART MOVE

Now first-team TE

WAS SEMI TAULANGA

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OCT 28

5:55 AM

Byrd Ficklin

QB

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team QB

QB2 → QB1

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OCT 27

5:52 AM

Braden Pegan

WR

CHART MOVE

Now first-team WR

WAS RICKY JOHNSON

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OCT 27

5:52 AM

Daniel Bray

WR2

CHART MOVE

Now first-team WR2

WAS BRADEN PEGAN

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OCT 27

5:52 AM

Semi Taulanga

TE

CHART MOVE

Now first-team TE

WAS SIONE MOTUAPUAKA

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OCT 27

5:52 AM

Ethan Day

DE

CHART MOVE

Now first-team DE

WAS LANCE HOLTZCLAW

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OCT 27

5:52 AM

Paul Fitzgerald

DE2

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team DE2

DE22 → DE21

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Program & Venue

Program

Utah Utes

University of Utah

Conference Big 12Football began 1892Location Salt Lake City, Utah

Home

Rice–Eccles Stadium

51,444Listed capacity

Location Salt Lake City, Utah

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Swoop (red-tailed hawk)

Red Primary

White Secondary