2019 BYU Cougars football team

2019 BYU Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 34–38 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Grimes (2nd season)
Offensive schemePower spread
Defensive coordinatorIlaisa Tuiaki (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Notre Dame   –     11 – 2  
Liberty   –     8 – 5  
BYU   –     7 – 6  
Army   –     5 – 8  
New Mexico State   –     2 – 10  
UMass   –     1 – 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kalani Sitake, and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the eighth year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent.

Before the season

Coaching changes

On January 14, 2019 Ryan Pugh was announced as the new offensive coordinator at Troy leaving a vacancy on the offensive staff. On February 14, 2019, Eric Mateos was named the offensive line coach.

2019 recruits

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes
Brooks Maile DL 6'4" 285 St. George, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[1]
Jacob Conover QB 6'1" 205 Chandler, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[2]
Keanu Hill WR 6'3" 190 Euless, Texas [3]
Carter Wheat TE 6'4" 225 Mesa, Arizona [4]
Blake Freeland OL 6'8" 260 Herriman, Utah [5]
Bruce Mitchell DL 6'4" 265 Kamas, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[6]
Ethan Erickson TE 6'4" 265 Kahuku, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[7]
Michael Daley LB 6'3" 220 Highland, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[8]
Chase Roberts WR 6'4" 195 American Fork, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[9]
Brock Gunderson OL 6'4" 265 Cypress, Texas Mission prior to enrolling[10]
George Udo DB 6'1" 210 Walnut Creek, California [11]
Eli Unutoa OL 6'5" 290 Kapa'a, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[12]
Cade Albright DL 6'5" 215 San Juan Capistrano, California Mission prior to enrolling[13]
Javelle Brown WR 6'1" 180 San Diego, California [14]
Luc Andrada RB 5'10" 175 Pueblo, Colorado [15]
Kimball Henstrom DB 6'0" 170 Draper, Utah [16]
Tevita Gagnier DB 6'1" 170 Tooele, Utah [17]
Masen Wake RB 6'1" 235 Cedar Hills, Utah [18]
Chapman Beaird RB 6'3" 200 Franklin, Tennessee [19]

2018 returned missionaries

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Chaz Ah You LB 6'2" 205 Sophomore [20]
Solofa Funa LB 6'2" 245 Freshman [21]
Caden Haws OL 6'2" 315 Freshman [22]
Freddy Livai DL 6'4" 256 Freshman [23]
Jake Oldroyd K 6'1" 170 Freshman [24]
Keenan Pili LB 6'2" 215 Freshman [25]
Hayden Livingston DB 6'1" 185 Freshman [26]
Ammon Hannemann DB 6'2" 190 Freshman [27]
Seleti Fevaleaki DL 6'3" 290 Freshman [28]
Ben Bywater LB 6'3" 210 Freshman [29]
Jackson McChesney RB 6'0" 187 Freshman [30]
Alema Pilimai TE 6'4" 205 Freshman [31]
Isaac Rex TE 6'5" 235 Freshman [32]
Talmage Gunther WR 6'0" 195 Freshman [33]
Rhett Reilly QB 6'2" 175 Sophomore [34]
Brayden Keim OL 6'7" 259 Freshman [35]
Tevita Ika WR 5'8" 160 Freshman [36]
Brevan Ward OL 6'5" 270 Sophomore [37]
Will Watanabe DB 5'10" 175 Freshman [38]
Gabe Summers DL 6'2" 250 Sophomore [39]
Jacob Talbot WR 6'3" 205 Sophomore [40]
Kade Pupunu LB 6'3" 205 Freshman [41]
Britton Hogan DS 6'3" 220 Freshman [42]
Chase Wester RB 5'11" 195 Sophomore [43]
Jacob Boren WR 5'9" 180 Freshman [44]
Dallin Lee DB 6'2" 200 Freshman [45]

2019 other additions

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Spencer Romney WR 5'10" 180 Sophomore Transfer from Snow College[46]
Emmanuel Esukpa RB 5'11" 232 Senior Transfer from Rice University[47]
Ty'Son Williams RB 6'0" 219 Senior Transfer from University of South Carolina[48]
Mo Unutoa OL 6'5" 304 Sophomore Transfer from University of Utah[49]
Shamon Willis DB 5'10" 180 Freshman Transfer from Weber State University[50]
Pepe Tanuvasa LB 6'1" 226 Sophomore Transfer from Naval Academy[51]
Dimitri Gallow DB 6'0" 190 Junior Transfer from Mt. San Jacinto College[52]
Alec Wyble-Meza RB 5'11" 195 Sophomore Transfer from Scottsdale Community College[53]
Batchlor Johnson IV WR 5'9" 160 Senior Transfer from University of Utah[54]
Alex Miskela LB 6'1" 240 Freshman Originally Signed 2018 [55]
Joe Tukuafu OL 6'4" 275 Sophomore Return after sitting out 2018 [56]
Beau Tanner DB 6'0" 189 Senior Return after sitting out 2018 [57]
Sam Baldwin LB 6'3" 205 Senior Return after sitting out 2018 [58]
Nephi Stevens WR 5'11" 190 Senior Return after sitting out 2018 [59]

2019 departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Rhett Almond P 6'4" 200 Senior Graduation
Squally Canada RB 5'11" 210 Senior Graduation
Dylan Collie WR 5'10" 180 Senior Graduation
Brayden El-Bakri RB 6'0" 245 Senior Graduation
Matt Foley LS 6'1" 210 Senior Graduation
Gavin Fowler DB 6'0" 191 Senior Graduation
Matt Hadley RB 6'0" 210 Senior Graduation
Austin Hoyt OL 6'8" 315 Senior Graduation
Tanner Jacobson DB 5'10" 185 Senior Graduation
Kamalani Kaluhiokalani DL 6'0" 290 Senior Graduation
Corbin Kaufusi DL 6'9" 275 Senior Graduation
Ului Lapuaho OL 6'7" 330 Senior Graduation
Tanner Mangum QB 6'3" 205 Senior Graduation
Andrew Mikkelsen K 6'0" 200 Senior Graduation
Butch Pau'u LB 6'0" 225 Senior Graduation
Riggs Powell LB 6'2" 220 Senior Graduation
Adam Pulsipher LB 6'1" 220 Senior Graduation
Nate Sampson LB 6'2" 230 Senior Graduation
Rhett Sandlin LB 6'3" 230 Senior Graduation
Michael Shelton DB 5'8" 175 Senior Graduation
Sione Takitaki LB 6'2" 230 Senior Graduation
Merrill Taliauli DL 6'2" 310 Senior Graduation
Langi Tuifua DL 6'3" 235 Sophomore Medical
Motekiai Langi DL 6'7" 400 Sophomore Medical
Benjamin Ward TE 6'5" 235 Freshman LDS mission
Dallin Holker TE 6'5" 225 Freshman LDS mission
Michael Thorson OL 6'5" 290 Freshman LDS mission
Jaylen Vickers DB 5'10" 183 Freshman LDS mission
Akile Davis WR 6'2" 205 Junior Transfer
Isaiah Armstrong DB 6'2" 195 Junior Transfer
Riley Burt RB 6'1" 210 Junior Transfer
Jacob Jimenez OL 6'5" 305 Junior Transfer
Tevita Mo'unga DL 6'3" 340 Junior Transfer
Johnny Tapusoa RB 5'10" 225 Sophomore Transfer
Christian Folau LB 6'1" 237 Freshman
Wayne Tei-Kirby DL 6'3" 315 Sophomore
Stacy Conner QB 6'6" 190 Freshman
Trevion Greene DB 6'3" 194 Junior
Michael Bruno OL 6'5" 240 Freshman
Brach Davis DB 6'1" 170 Freshman
Michael Biagi LB 6'3" 205 Freshman
Tanner Leishman TE 6'6" 245 Freshman
Joshua Buhler DB 6'1" 205 Junior
Inoke Lotulelei WR 5'9" 190 Sophomore
Brock Bastian LB 6'2" 205 Freshman
Austin McChesney DB 6'1" 180 Sophomore
Hayden Griffitts QB 6'2" 205 Sophomore
AJ Lolohea LB 6'3" 235 Freshman
Beau Hoge RB 6'1" 209 Junior
Hirkley Latu DL 6'3" 240 Freshman

Schedule

Following their win over Idaho State on November 16, the Cougars accepted an invitation to the 2019 Hawaii Bowl.[60]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 298:15 p.m.No. 14 Utah
ESPNL 12–3061,626
September 75:00 p.m.at Tennessee
ESPNW 29–26 2OT92,475
September 141:30 p.m.No. 24 USC
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ABCW 30–27 OT62,546
September 211:30 p.m.No. 22 Washington
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ABC/ESPN2L 19–4562,117
September 2810:00 a.m.at Toledo
ESPN+L 21–2824,889
October 121:30 p.m.at South Florida
CBSSNL 23–2735,375
October 198:15 p.m.No. 14 Boise Statedagger
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 28–2558,930
November 28:00 p.m.at Utah State
ESPN2W 42–1425,472
November 95:30 p.m.Liberty
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNUW 31–2454,683
November 161:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtvW 42–1057,379
November 2310:00 a.m.at UMass
NESN/FloSportsW 56–248,204
November 307:00 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNL 3–1328,180
December 246:00 p.m.at Hawaii
ESPNL 34–3821,582

Source:[61]

Game summaries

Utah

See also: Beehive Boot, Holy War (BYU–Utah), Utah Utes football, and 2019 Utah Utes football team
Utah at BYU
1 234Total
• No. 14/15 Utes 3 6714 30
Cougars 0 606 12
  • Date: August 29
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:55
  • Game attendance: 61,626
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Winds NE 4 mph; Partly Cloudy; Thunderstorms
  • Referee: Chris Coyte • Umpire: Bryan Hay • Linesman: Darryl Johnson • Line judge: Jeff Robinson • Back judge: Steve Steichen • Field judge: Steve Currie • Side judge: Jeff Dahle • Center judge: Jim Wharrie
  • TV announcers (ESPN (before delay)/ESPN2 (after delay)): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, and Kris Budden
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.

  • There was a 58-minute weather delay during the fourth quarter (Thunderstorms).

At Tennessee

See also: Tennessee Volunteers football and 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team
BYU at Tennessee
1 234OT2OTTotal
• Cougars 3 07676 29
Volunteers 7 60373 26
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Neyland Stadium
    Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game start: 7:05 EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 92,475
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Winds N 6 mph; Mostly sunny
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Jay Bilbo • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Gabriel DeLeon • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Mike Contreraz
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.

USC

See also: USC Trojans football and 2019 USC Trojans football team
USC at BYU
1 234OTTotal
No. 24/24 Trojans 7 100100 27
• Cougars 10 70103 30
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:49
  • Game attendance: 62,546
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Winds WSW 4 mph; Mostly sunny
  • Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Mario Seneca • Center judge: Tyree Walton
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents

Washington

See also: Washington Huskies football and 2019 Washington Huskies football team
Washington at BYU
1 234Total
• No. 22/21 Huskies 21 3210 45
Cougars 3 970 19
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 62,117
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Winds W 7 mph; Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Strimling • Umpire: Francisco Villar • Linesman: Jon Stabile • Line judge: Michael Feldman • Back judge: John Morton • Field judge: Jeff Yock • Side judge: Clay Renard • Center judge: Jay Edwards
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath
Sources:

Uniform combination: (Throwbacks) white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents

At Toledo

See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2019 Toledo Rockets football team
BYU at Toledo
1 234Total
Cougars 0 7140 21
• Rockets 0 31114 28
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Glass Bowl
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 24,889
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Winds WSW 6 mph; Mostly Cloudy w/ thunderstorms possible
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Bradford Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi and Dustin Fox
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.

At South Florida

See also: South Florida Bulls football and 2019 South Florida Bulls football team
BYU at USF
1 234Total
Cougars 3 1370 23
• Bulls 0 7713 27
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, Florida
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 35,375
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Winds SW 3 mph; Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Carlos Owens • Back judge: Michael Aaronia • Field judge: Scott Melancon • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Ian Malepeai
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, and Keenan Reynolds
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents

Boise State

See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2019 Boise State Broncos football team
Boise State at BYU
1 234Total
No. 14/13 Broncos 7 3015 25
• Cougars 7 0210 28
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 58,930
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Winds N 8 mph; Mostly Cloudy w/ Rain and Possible Snow Flurries
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Jeff Hutcheon • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Bobby Lynn • Field judge: Matt Bonford • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Abram Anaya
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Ryan Leaf, and Taylor McGregor
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

At Utah State

See also: Beehive Boot, BYU–Utah State football rivalry, Utah State Aggies football, and 2019 Utah State Aggies football team
BYU at Utah State
1 234Total
• Cougars 7 14147 42
Aggies 7 700 14
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Maverik Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 8:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 25,472
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Winds N 2 mph; Mostly Clear
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde • Umpire: Rico Orsot • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: Mark Estermyer • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Eric McNally • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Greg Reid
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Liberty

See also: Liberty Flames football and 2019 Liberty Flames football team
Liberty at BYU
1 234Total
Flames 7 0107 24
• Cougars 7 1077 31
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 5:32 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 54,683
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Winds NNE 3 mph; Mostly Clear
  • Referee: Char Lamertina • Umpire: Mike Wooten • Linesman: Mat Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Peter Buchanan • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: Rick Santilli • Center judge: Jeff Tomlin
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents

Idaho State

See also: Idaho State Bengals football and 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team
Idaho State at BYU
1 234Total
Bengals 0 370 10
• Cougars 7 21140 42
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 57,379
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Winds N 8 mph; Sunny with a few clouds
  • Referee: Char Lamertina • Umpire: Mike Wooten • Linesman: Mat Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Rick Santilli • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: Peter Buchanan • Center judge: Jeff Tomlin
  • TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Carla Haslam
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

At UMass

See also: UMass Minutemen football and 2019 UMass Minutemen football team
BYU at UMass
1 234Total
• Cougars 7 4270 56
Minutemen 0 01014 24
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
    Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Game start: 12:04 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 8,204
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), Winds NW 11 mph; Sunny with a few clouds
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde • Umpire: Rico Orsot • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: Mark Estermyer • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Eric McNally • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Greg Reid
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Josh Maurer, Andy Gresh, and Matt Goldstein
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, navy pants w/ white accents

At San Diego State

See also: San Diego State Aztecs football and 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
BYU at San Diego State
1 234Total
Cougars 3 000 3
• Aztecs 0 733 13
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: SDCCU Stadium
    San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 28,180
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Winds SW 2 mph; Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Stephen Baron • Umpire: Bill Bishop • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: John Kilmer • Back judge: David Baldwin • Field judge: John Wisnewski • Side judge: Richard Ockey • Center judge: Timothy Davis
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous & Amanda Guerra
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents

Hawai'i

See also: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football, 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, and 2019 Hawaii Bowl
Hawai'i vs. BYU
1 234Total
• Rainbow Warriors 14 1707 38
Cougars 7 1773 34
  • Date: December 24
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Honolulu, HI
  • Game start: 3:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:58
  • Game attendance: 21,582
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Winds N 11 mph; Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey • Umpire: Tony Smith • Linesman: Nick Brigati • Line judge: John Swartz • Back judge: Paul Stout • Field judge: John Masterson • Side judge: Steve Verbridge • Center judge: Ron Kay
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich (ESPN)
    Kevin Winter, Brad Edwards, and Trevor Matich (ESPN Radio)
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Media

Football Media Day

Affiliates[62]
See also: 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, and 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
  • BYU Radio – Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
  • KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah and ksl.com)
  • KSNA – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games)
  • KSPZ – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows)
  • KMXD – Monroe / Manti, Utah
  • KSVC – Richfield / Manti, Utah
  • KDXU – St. George, Utah

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position
Kalani Sitake Head coach
Ed Lamb Assistant head coach/special teams/linebackers coach
Jeff Grimes Offensive coordinator
Eric Mateos Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake Wide receivers coach
Steve Clark Tight end coach
Aaron Roderick Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Ilaisa Tuiaki Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach
Preston Hadley Safeties coach
Jernaro Gilford Cornerbacks coach
A.J. Seward Running backs coach

Roster

2019 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Joe Critchlow So
QB 3 Jaren Hall Fr
QB 19 Rhett Reilly  Fr
QB 16 Baylor Romney Fr
QB 1 Zach Wilson So
OL 65 Ethan Atagi Fr
OL 56 Clark Barrington Fr
OL 67 Brady Christensen So
OL 66 James Empey So
OL 71 Blake Freeland Fr
OL 68 JT Gentry Fr
OL 73 Caden Haws  Fr
OL 77 Chandon Herring Jr
OL 69 Tristen Hoge Injured Jr
OL 64 Brayden Keim  Fr
OL 76 Harris LaChance Fr
OL 74 Kieffer Longson Injured Jr
OL 72 Addison Pulsipher Sr
OL 61 Keanu Saleapaga So
OL 59 Thomas Shoaf Injured Sr
OL 79 Jacob Smith Fr
OL 63 Joe Tukuafu Fr
OL 68 Mo Unutoa  So
OL 70 Brevan Ward  So
RB 25 Tyler Allgeier Fr
RB 33 Emmanuel Esukpa Sr
RB 35 Sione Finau Injured Fr
RB 4 Lopini Katoa So
RB 27 Jackson McChesney  Fr
RB 28 Masen Wake Fr
RB 29 Chase Wester So
RB 5 Ty'Son Williams Injured Sr
RB 30 Alec Wyble-Meza  So
TE 89 Matt Bushman Jr
TE 42 Kyle Griffitts Jr
TE 80 Nate Heaps So
TE 17 Moroni Laulu-Pututau Sr
TE 88 Alema Pilimai  Fr
TE 83 Isaac Rex  Fr
TE 32 Hank Tuipulotu Injured  Fr
TE 99 Carter Wheat Fr
WR 24 Luc Andrada  Fr
WR 31 Jacob Boren  Fr
WR 85 Brayden Cosper Fr
WR 82 Talmage Gunther  Fr
WR 80 Koy Harris Fr
WR 15 Aleva Hifo Sr
WR 12 Keanu Hill Fr
WR 84 Tevita Ika Fr
WR 23 Batchlor Johnson IV Jr
WR 82 Dax Milne So
WR 2 Neil Pau'u  Jr
WR 18 Gunner Romney So
WR 26 Spencer Romney So
WR 21 Talon Shumway Sr
WR 13 Micah Simon Sr
WR 22 Nephi Stevens Sr
WR 86 Jacob Talbot So
WR 83 Austin Whetzel Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 23 Zayne Anderson Injured  Sr
DB 43 Chapman Beaird  Fr
DB 10 Javelle Brown  Fr
DB 30 Keenan Ellis  So
DB 34 Tavita Gagnier  Fr
DB 15 Dimitri Gallow Injured Jr
DB 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku Sr
DB 35 Ammon Hannemann  Fr
DB 37 Kimball Henstrom  Fr
DB 11 Isaiah Herron Fr
DB 43 Jared Kapisi Jr
DB 2 Austin Lee Sr
DB 2 Dallin Lee  Fr
DB 22 Hayden Livingston Fr
DB 16 D'Angelo Mandell So
DB 12 Malik Moore So
DB 28 Sawyer Powell Sr
DB 26 Mitchell Price So
DB 36 Morgan Pyper Fr
DB 27 Beau Tanner Sr
DB 7 George Udo Fr
DB 1 Troy Warner  Sr
DB 25 Will Watanabe Fr
DB 32 Chris Wilcox Injured  Sr
DB 29 Shamon Willis Fr
DL 97 Austin Chambers Jr
DL 99 Zac Dawe Jr
DL 93 Bracken El-Bakri Jr
DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea So
DL 44 Seleti Fevaleaki  Fr
DL 90 Devin Kaufusi So
DL 58 Uriah Leiataua Jr
DL 94 Freddy Livai  Fr
DL 45 Darius McFarland Fr
DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe Fr
DL 88 JJ Nwigwe Sr
DL 52 Trajan Pili Sr
DL 94 Gabe Summers So
DL 59 Alden Tofa So
DL 95 Khyiris Tonga Jr
DL 51 Jeddy Tuiloma So
DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner Injured So
LB 3 Chaz Ah You So
LB 50 Sam Baldwin Sr
LB 35 Ben Bywater  Fr
LB 17 Matthew Criddle So
LB 34 Kavika Fonua Jr
LB 48 Solofa Funa  Fr
LB 46 Drew Jensen Fr
LB 24 Austin Kafentzis Sr
LB 53 Isaiah Kaufusi Jr
LB 38 Jackson Kaufusi Fr
LB 21 Sam Lee Jr
LB 48 Alex Miskela  Fr
LB 41 Keenan Pili Fr
LB 46 Pepe Tanuvasa  So
LB 36 Kade Pupunu  Fr
LB 31 Max Tooley Fr
LB 49 Payton Wilgar Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 98 Mitch Harris Sr
DS 54 Britton Hogan Fr
P 19 Danny Jones Jr
K 39 Jake Oldroyd So
K 20 Skyler Southam So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[63]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———RV——————————
Coaches———RV——————————
CFPNot released————Not released

References

  1. ^ "Brooks Maile - 2019 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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