BYU Cougars

Big 12 · LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT

12-2 2025 record (8-1 conf)
#11 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#12 board)
Win total (O -120)
49% Returning starter games
39th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Kalani Sitake Head Coach · 11th year
84–45 Career · 11 seasons, all at BYU
Multiple Offense
Multiple Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 35%27 / 787 / 1267%
Offensive line 42%28 / 668 / 1557%
Defensive front 58%56 / 9616 / 2159%
Secondary 60%39 / 659 / 1572%

Back 45

Bear Bachmeier QB · 3,563 yds · 14g 41%
Evan Johnson CB · 11 INT+PD · 14g 38%
Faletau Satuala SAF · 6 INT+PD · 13g 21%
LJ Martin RB · 1,560 yds · 13g 18%
Isaiah Glasker LB · 12 havoc · 14g 13%
Trevin Ostler OL · 14g 10%

Gone 25

Jack Kelly LB · 30 havoc · 12g · gone 31%
Tanner Wall SAF · 8 INT+PD · 12g · gone 28%
Parker Kingston WR · 1,069 yds · 14g · gone 12%
Isaiah Jatta OT · 14g · gone 10%
Austin Leausa OL · 14g · gone 10%
Chase Roberts WR · 802 yds · 13g · gone 9%

New 8

Walker Lyons TE · 223 yds · 12g · from USC
Kyler Kasper WR · 51 yds · 4g · from ORE
Roger Saleapaga II TE · 26 yds · 15g · from ORE
Cade Uluave LB · 17 havoc · 12g · from CAL
Jr Sia OL · 13g · from USU
Paki Finau OL · 12g · from WASH

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 31.4 76
Explosive play rate 12.3% 71
Red zone TD rate 67.6% 38
Line yards per carry 2.8 80
Sack rate allowed 4.0% 87

Defense

Points allowed per game 19.1 86
Explosive rate allowed 9.4% 79
Red zone score rate allowed 70.4% 96
Line yards per carry allowed 2.2 71
Sack rate 6.1% 51

2025 Margin by Game

PRST
STAN
ECU
COLO
WVU
ARIZ
UTAH
ISU
TTU
TCU
CIN
UCF
TTU
GT

2026 schedule

39th-hardest path in FBS · 2 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sun 12:00 AMvs Utah Tech Trailblazers 8W 63-7ESPN+
W2Sat 7:30 PMvs Arizona9-4 41W 28-17FOX
W3Sun 12:15 AM@ Colorado State2-10 27W 41-23CBS/Paramount+
W5Sat 11:00 PM@ TCU9-4 49W 17-10ESPN
W6Sat 2:15 AMvs Iowa State8-4 41W 24-10ESPN
W7Sat 11:30 PMvs Notre Dame10-2 72W 28-24ABC
W8Sat 5:00 PM@ UCF5-7 33
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Arizona State8-5 41
W10Sat 6:00 PM@ Utah11-2 57
W11Sat 6:00 PMvs Baylor5-7 29
W12Sat 6:00 PM@ Kansas5-7 36
W13Sat 6:00 PMvs Cincinnati7-6 34

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Bear Bachmeier SO · #47 Treyson Bourguet SR · #10 Enoch Watson FR · #17
RB LJ Martin SR · #4 Preston Rex SR · #12 Journee Tonga FR · #20
WR-X Kyler Kasper JR · #3 Reggie Frischknecht SO · #18
WR-Z Jojo Phillips JR · #13 Tei Nacua SO · #0 Jaron Pula FR · #5
WR-SL Legend Glasker FR · #1 Tiger Bachmeier SR · #19 Terrance Saryon FR · #23
TE Walker Lyons JR · #7 Roger Saleapaga II JR · #2 Keayen Nead SR · #45
LT Paki Finau SO · #58 Siosiua Latu-Finau FR · #59
LG Sonny Makasini SR · #51 Trevin Ostler SR · #74
C Bruce Mitchell SR · #63 Trevor Pay SO · #67
RG Kyle Sfarcioc SR · #64 Joe Brown SO · #72 Zak Yamauchi SO · #56
RT Siosiua Latu-Finau FR · #59 Bott Mulitalo FR · #52

Roster 118

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Evan Johnson CBSR6'0"185Monterey, CA
0 Tei Nacua WRSO6'2"190Provo, UT
1 Legend Glasker WRFR6'1"175Lehi, UT
1 Therrian Alexander III CBJR6'2"175Ellenwood, GA
2 Roger Saleapaga II TEJR6'4"235Orem, UT
2 Jonathan Kabeya CBSO5'10"180Euless, TX
3 Raider Damuni SAFSR6'1"210Provo, UT
3 Kyler Kasper WRJR6'6"212Chandler, AZ
4 Cade Uluave LBSR6'1"230South Jordan, UT
4 LJ Martin RBSR6'2"225El Paso, TX
5 Jaron Pula WRFR6'3"200Highland, UT
5 Nusi Taumoepeau DESO6'3"242Saratoga Springs, UT
7 Kennan Pula SAFFR6'3"200Highland, UT
7 Walker Lyons TEJR6'4"245Folsom, CA
10 Orion Maile-Kaufusi DESO6'3"242Salt Lake City, UT
10 Treyson Bourguet QBSR6'2"210Tucson, AZ
11 Faletau Satuala SAFJR6'4"215Bountiful, UT
12 Preston Rex RBSR6'0"200San Clemente, CA
13 Jojo Phillips WRJR6'5"205Lancaster, CA
13 Tausili Akana DEJR6'3"235Laie, HI
15 Jayven Williams CBSR6'2"175Mobile, AL
15 John Sanders QBSO6'0"190La Canada Flintridge, CA
16 Isaiah Glasker LBSR6'5"240South Jordan, UT
16 Owen Geilman QBFR6'4"220Bountiful, UT
17 Jarinn Kalama SAFSO6'3"210Honolulu, HI
17 Enoch Watson QBFR6'3"215Queen Creek, AZ
18 Ace Kaufusi LBJR6'4"235Kahuku, HI
18 Reggie Frischknecht WRSO6'4"207Ephraim, UT
19 Tiger Bachmeier WRSR6'1"190Murrieta, CA
19 Fuller Shurtz PJR5'11"185Katy, TX
20 Journee Tonga RBFR5'8"198Lawndale, CA
20 Kevin Doe CBJR6'3"206Salt Lake City, UT
21 Miles Hall LBJR6'1"230St. George, UT
21 Asher Young WRFR6'3"205Orem, UT
22 Trey Roberts WRFR6'1"195American Fork, UT
22 Tommy Prassas SAFSO6'2"200Chandler, AZ
23 Terrance Saryon WRFR5'11"170Portland, OR
23 Pierson Watson LBFR6'3"230Flagstaff, AZ
24 Payton VanSteenkiste SAFSO6'0"195Rigby, ID
24 Ethan Wood TEJR6'5"250Heber City, UT
25 Devaughn Eka RBFR5'11"195Lehi, UT
25 Lance Reynolds SAFFR6'2"190Orem, UT
26 Jordyn Criss CBFR6'2"175Arlington, TX
26 Fisher Ingersoll WRSR6'2"195American Fork, UT
27 Matthias Leach SAFSO6'3"184Fort Worth, TX
28 Jovesa Damuni RBSO6'0"195Providence, UT
28 Crew Clark SAFFR6'1"195Sugar City, ID
29 Justice Brathwaite CBFR6'1"175Gilbert, AZ
30 Braxton Lindsey LBFR6'3"240Rogers, AR
30 Sione Moa RBSO5'10"220Victorville, CA
31 Jake Clifton LBJR6'2"230Owasso, OK
32 Cannon DeVries CBSO6'0"184North Ogden, UT
33 Maika Kaufusi LBJR6'3"235Cottonwood Heights, UT
33 Jared Esplin WRFR6'1"195Provo, UT
34 Charlie Miska RBSO5'11"215Lorton, VA
34 Daniel Taumoepeau LBJR6'0"225Daly City, CA
35 Matthew Mason SAFFR6'3"195Las Vegas, NV
36 Antonio Johnson SAFFR6'3"175Fort Worth, TX
36 Cole Shulman PFR6'0"175Nashville, TN
37 Joseph Douglas SAFSO6'2"210Tooele, UT
38 Logan Payne RBFR5'10"210Pleasant View, UT
39 Seth Shigg CBFR5'10"182Los Angeles, CA
41 Nehemiah Kolone DTFR6'4"265Stillwater, OK
41 Lucky Finau RBJR5'11"220Sandy, UT
42 Micah Beckstead RBFR5'10"238Provo, UT
42 Adney Reid DEFR6'5"238Spanish Fork, UT
43 Owen Borg LBFR6'2"225Draper, UT
44 Josh Davis TEFR6'4"240Highland, UT
45 Keayen Nead TESR6'5"260Sugar City, ID
45 Viliami Po'uha DTJR6'3"278South Jordan, UT
46 Kendal Wall DEFR6'5"240Herriman, UT
47 Berkley Alfrey LSFR6'0"225Auburn, WA
47 Bear Bachmeier QBSO6'2"230Murrieta, CA
48 Bodie Schoonover DESR6'3"275American Fork, UT
49 Rayden Heintz LSSO6'0"212Brighton, CO
50 Maverick McManus DTFR6'5"272Saratoga Springs, UT
51 Gage Tanner LBFR6'1"225Meridian, ID
51 Sonny Makasini OLSR6'4"315Provo, UT
52 Vincent Tautua DEFR6'3"250Ewa Beach, HI
52 Bott Mulitalo OLFR6'5"310Lehi, UT
53 Strantz Mangisi OLFR6'4"300Provo, UT
54 Siale Esera LBJR6'3"250Provo, UT
54 Jake Alexander OLFR6'6"270San Tan Valley, AZ
55 Blake Lowe LBFR6'3"225Temecula, CA
56 Zak Yamauchi OLSO6'4"315Las Vegas, NV
57 Talitu'i Pututau OLFR6'5"270Salt Lake City, UT
57 Keanu Tanuvasa DTSR6'4"300Mission Viejo, CA
58 David Tangilanu DTFR6'5"280East Palo Alto, CA
58 Paki Finau OLSO6'5"310Hesperia, CA
59 Siosefa Brown DEFR6'4"240Salt Lake City, UT
59 Siosiua Latu-Finau OLFR6'5"310Oakland, CA
62 Jr Sia OLSO6'5"330Herriman, UT
63 Bruce Mitchell OLSR6'4"305Kamas, UT
64 Kyle Sfarcioc OLSR6'4"305Peoria, AZ
66 Brigham Alexander OLFR6'5"320San Tan Valley, AZ
67 Trevor Pay OLSO6'3"295Highland, UT
72 Joe Brown OLSO6'4"310Cedar Hills, UT
73 Caden McKee OLFR6'6"275Corona, CA
74 Trevin Ostler OLSR6'4"320Bountiful, UT
75 Andrew Gentry OLSR6'8"310Littleton, CO
76 Jeff Lewis OLFR6'6"295Orem, UT
78 Ethan Thomason OLFR6'8"315Fort Collins, CO
80 Jacob Nye TEFR6'5"245Melissa, TX
82 Noah Moeaki TESO6'3"245American Fork, UT
83 Will Zundel TESO6'5"240Highland, UT
84 Kila Keone WRFR6'4"185Pacific Palisades, HI
87 Matthew Fredrick TEFR6'5"242Salt Lake City, UT
88 Ty Smith LSSO6'0"205Gilbert, AZ
89 Jett Nelson WRFR6'4"212American Fork, UT
90 Hunter Clegg DESO6'4"250American Fork, UT
93 Kelepi Latu-Finau DTFR6'5"290Oakland, CA
94 Anisi Purcell DTSR6'3"305West Bountiful, UT
96 Justin Kirkland DTSR6'3"310West Haven, UT
97 Kinilau Fonohema DESO6'5"250Springville, UT
97 Matthias Dunn KSR6'0"205Heber City, UT
98 Devoux Tuataga DEFR6'6"265Eagle Mountain, UT
99 Brody Laga KFR5'11"170Herriman, UT
99 Ulavai Fetuli DTFR6'4"285Laie, HI