Utah Utes Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

4Devon Dampier

QB14-SR86% snaps '25

PORTAL 15Byrd FicklinQB22-SO13% snaps '25 14Brandon RoseQB3GR

PORTAL 9Kane ArcherQB4FR (3)

13Michael JohnsonQB5

×7

1Wayshawn Parker

RB13-JR—

PORTAL 25Steve Chavez-SotoRB22-SO—

PORTAL 21LaMarcus BellRB3FR (3)5Daniel BrayRB42-SOALSO KR

20Mateaki HeluRB5

X×4

12Larry SimmonsX15-SR—

PORTAL 18Tobias MerriweatherX25-SR—

PORTAL 6Daidren ZippererX34-JR 37Peyton RiceX44-SR

Z×4

7Braden Pegan

Z15-SR—

PORTAL 11Ricky JohnsonZ23-SO—

PORTAL 80Bryson BakerZ32-SO 30Matt ClarkZ43-JR

SLOT×5

0Kyri Shoels

SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 2Creed WhittemoreSLOT24-JR—

PORTAL 3Nate JohnsonSLOT3GR 39Junior CoughlinSLOT42-SO

82Max AusmusSLOT5

×9

10Hunter AndrewsTE13-SO—89Noah BenneeTE25-SR—

PORTAL 86Will MonneyTE34-JR

PORTAL 99Semi TaulangaTE42-FR

44Sione MotuapuakaTE5

LT×4

76Zereoue WilliamsLT1GR—55Kelvin ObotLT2FR (5)—54Milz AsiataLT3FR (3)71Rowdy PearceLT4FR (3)

LG×4

62Solatoa Moea'iLG14-SR—64Reece ParmenterLG23-SO—67Soren ShinofieldLG32-SO 61Cyrus NielsenLG4FR

C×4

79Alex HarrisonC1GR—56Isaiah KemaC22-FR—

PORTAL 77Nick HallockC32-SO 66Will FryC4FR

RG×4

75Roger AldermanRG14-JR—74Keith Olson

RG25-SR—70Mataalii BenjaminRG3FR (4)57Moses SparksRG4FR (3)

RT×3

73Cedric JeffersonRT14-JR—

PORTAL 72Isaiah GarciaRT23-SO—63Devin EntsmingerRT3FR

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×5

51Karson KaufusiLDT12-SO—90Jireh MoeLDT22-SO—

PORTAL 99Jamal WallaceLDT35-SR

PORTAL 96Dilan BattleLDT42-SO

57Stanley RaassLDT5

RDT×4

45Pupu SepulonaRDT12-SO—97Lucas SamsulaRDT24-JR—

PORTAL 94Mike TauteoliRDT33-SO 47Jared FredrickRDT4FR

EDGE

LDE×4

15Lance Holtzclaw

LDE15-SR—

PORTAL 40Paul FitzgeraldLDE25-SR—

PORTAL 92Nicholas IgweLDE32-SO 46Mauka BernardLDE4FR

EDGE

RDE×5

8Ethan DayRDE15-SR—

PORTAL 93Kash DillonRDE23-SO—16PJ TakitakiRDE3FR (3)48Alex ClowardRDE43-SO

58Fameitau SialeRDE5

MAC×3

7Johnathan Hall

MAC14-SR—83Elijah EllissMAC23-SO—42Tayson ReidMAC32-SOPORTAL

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35Preston PittsRES

LCB×5

9Elijah Davis

LCB15-SR—4JC HartLCB24-JR—

PORTAL 19Dylan WatersLCB3FR (3)18Earl ParkerLCB43-JR

29Major HinchenLCB5

RCB×5

11Elijah Reed

RCB15-SR—

PORTAL 5James ChenaultRCB23-JR—

PORTAL 26Nick BrownRCB32-SO

PORTAL 27Brandon HolmesRCB42-SO

20King LongRCB5

NB×4

2Rock CaldwellNB15-SR—PORTAL 25Manny FullerNB22-SO—31Jack EvansNB32-SO 32Josh SovereignNB42-SO

ROVER×4

0Cyrus PoluROVER12-SO—10Trey ReynoldsROVER24-SR—36Brock FonoimoanaROVER32-SO 14Cole StandageROVER42-SO

FS×5

6Nate RitchieFS14-SR—23Jackson Bennee

FS23-SO—24Marcus WimberlyFS32-FR

PORTAL 34Ashton OlevaoFS42-SO

28Luke BryantFS5

SS×4

1Rabbit EvansSS15-SR—PORTAL 21Nate TilmonSS22-SO—38Tommy NelsonSS32-SO 12Davis AndrewsSS4FR (3)

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

17Dillon CurtisKO12-SO—88Tanner CragunKO24-JR—

PORTAL

—open

×1

5Daniel BrayKR12-SO—ALSO RB

—open

×2

65Logan CastorLS15-SR—47Charlie KingLS22-FR—

—open

×1

8Mana CarvalhoPR12-SO—

—open

×1

92Orion PhillipsPT14-JR—

PORTAL

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB4Devon Dampier 15Byrd Ficklin 14Brandon Rose 9Kane Archer13Michael Johnson

RB1Wayshawn Parker 25Steve Chavez-Soto 21LaMarcus Bell 5Daniel Bray20Mateaki Helu28Anthony Hernandez84Jojo Ward

WRX12Larry Simmons 18Tobias Merriweather 6Daidren Zipperer 37Peyton Rice

WRZ7Braden Pegan 11Ricky Johnson 80Bryson Baker 30Matt Clark

WRSLOT0Kyri Shoels 2Creed Whittemore 3Nate Johnson 39Junior Coughlin82Max Ausmus

TE10Hunter Andrews 89Noah Bennee 86Will Monney 99Semi Taulanga44Sione Motuapuaka85Broderick Redden33Kana'i Lopes81Bear Fisher46Teague Matthews

OLLT76Zereoue Williams 55Kelvin Obot 54Milz Asiata 71Rowdy Pearce

OLLG62Solatoa Moea'i 64Reece Parmenter 67Soren Shinofield 61Cyrus Nielsen

OLC79Alex Harrison 56Isaiah Kema 77Nick Hallock 66Will Fry

OLRG75Roger Alderman 74Keith Olson 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 47Charlie King——

PR8Mana Carvalho———

PT92Orion Phillips———

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Devon Dampier

#4QB14-SR86% snaps '25

PORTAL QB215Byrd Ficklin2-SO QB314Brandon RoseGR

PORTAL QB49Kane ArcherFR (3)

RB7 listed

Wayshawn Parker

#1RB13-JR—

PORTAL RB225Steve Chavez-Soto2-SO

PORTAL RB321LaMarcus BellFR (3)RB45Daniel Bray2-SOALSO KR

WRX4 listed

Larry Simmons#12X15-SR—

PORTAL X218Tobias Merriweather5-SR

PORTAL X36Daidren Zipperer4-JR X437Peyton Rice4-SR

WRZ4 listed

Braden Pegan

#7Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z211Ricky Johnson3-SO

PORTAL Z380Bryson Baker2-SO Z430Matt Clark3-JR

WRSLOT5 listed

Kyri Shoels

#0SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT22Creed Whittemore4-JR

PORTAL SLOT33Nate JohnsonGR SLOT439Junior Coughlin2-SO

TE9 listed

Hunter Andrews#10TE13-SO—TE289Noah Bennee5-SR

PORTAL TE386Will Monney4-JR

PORTAL TE499Semi Taulanga2-FR

OLLT4 listed

Zereoue Williams#76LT1GR—LT255Kelvin ObotFR (5)LT354Milz AsiataFR (3)LT471Rowdy PearceFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Solatoa Moea'i#62LG14-SR—LG264Reece Parmenter3-SO LG367Soren Shinofield2-SO LG461Cyrus NielsenFR

OLC4 listed

Alex Harrison#79C1GR—C256Isaiah Kema2-FR

PORTAL C377Nick Hallock2-SO C466Will FryFR

OLRG4 listed

Roger Alderman#75RG14-JR—RG274Keith Olson

5-SR RG370Mataalii BenjaminFR (4)RG457Moses SparksFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Cedric Jefferson#73RT14-JR—

PORTAL RT272Isaiah Garcia3-SO RT363Devin EntsmingerFR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT5 listed

Karson Kaufusi#51LDT12-SO—LDT290Jireh Moe2-SO

PORTAL LDT399Jamal Wallace5-SR

PORTAL LDT496Dilan Battle2-SO

DLRDT4 listed

Pupu Sepulona#45RDT12-SO—RDT297Lucas Samsula4-JR

PORTAL RDT394Mike Tauteoli3-SO RDT447Jared FredrickFR

EDGELDE4 listed

Lance Holtzclaw

#15LDE15-SR—

PORTAL LDE240Paul Fitzgerald5-SR

PORTAL LDE392Nicholas Igwe2-SO LDE446Mauka BernardFR

EDGERDE5 listed

Ethan Day#8RDE15-SR—

PORTAL RDE293Kash Dillon3-SO RDE316PJ TakitakiFR (3)RDE448Alex Cloward3-SO

LBMAC7 listed

Johnathan Hall

#7MAC14-SR—MAC283Elijah Elliss3-SO MAC342Tayson Reid2-SOPORTAL

CBLCB5 listed

Elijah Davis

#9LCB15-SR—LCB24JC Hart4-JR

PORTAL LCB319Dylan WatersFR (3)LCB418Earl Parker3-JR

CBRCB5 listed

Elijah Reed

#11RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB25James Chenault3-JR

PORTAL RCB326Nick Brown2-SO

PORTAL RCB427Brandon Holmes2-SO

CBNB4 listed

Rock Caldwell#2NB15-SR—PORTAL NB225Manny Fuller2-SO NB331Jack Evans2-SO NB432Josh Sovereign2-SO

CBROVER4 listed

Cyrus Polu#0ROVER12-SO—ROVER210Trey Reynolds4-SR ROVER336Brock Fonoimoana2-SO ROVER414Cole Standage2-SO

SFS5 listed

Nate Ritchie#6FS14-SR—FS223Jackson Bennee

3-SO FS324Marcus Wimberly2-FR

PORTAL FS434Ashton Olevao2-SO

SSS4 listed

Rabbit Evans#1SS15-SR—PORTAL SS221Nate Tilmon2-SO SS338Tommy Nelson2-SO SS412Davis AndrewsFR (3)

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Dillon Curtis#17KO12-SO—KO288Tanner Cragun4-JR

PORTAL

KR1 listed

Daniel Bray#5KR12-SO—ALSO RB

LS2 listed

Logan Castor#65LS15-SR—LS247Charlie King2-FR

PR1 listed

Mana Carvalho#8PR12-SO—

PT1 listed

Orion Phillips#92PT14-JR—

PORTAL

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