Cyrus Polu holds the ROVER · Starter spot in Utah Utes’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Cyrus Polu is a 6'1", 225-pound rover from St. George, Utah who attended Desert Hills High School. A four-star recruit ranked 472nd nationally in the 2025 class, Polu earned All-State honors and was named Linebacker MVP at the 2024 Under Armour Next Camp Series. In his high school career, he recorded 46 tackles and two interceptions as a senior and logged 59 tackles with four interceptions as a junior. During the 2025 season, Polu appeared in all 13 games on defense and special teams, accumulating 14 tackles with a four-tackle performance against Arizona State. He returned one kickoff for 6 yards against the Sun Devils. Polu is a returning sophomore for the Utes.

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