Utah State Aggies

Pac-12 · Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium · Logan, UT

6-7 2025 record (4-4 conf)
Win total (O +114)
50% Returning starter games
72nd Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach · 2nd year
6–7 At USU
146–95 Career · 20 seasons
Spread Option Offense
Multiple 3-4 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 34%26 / 773 / 1018%
Offensive line 62%38 / 617 / 1453%
Defensive front 59%52 / 889 / 1852%
Secondary 46%26 / 567 / 1430%

Back 27

D'Angelo Mayes CB · 4 INT+PD · 13g 20%
Bronson Olevao Jr. LB · 14 havoc · 13g 16%
Chris Joe LB · 12 havoc · 13g 14%
Tyree Morris DT · 12 havoc · 13g 14%
Jimmy Liston OL · 13g 13%
Javen Jacobs RB · 808 yds · 13g 9%

Gone 31

Bryson Barnes QB · 3,550 yds · 13g · gone 42%
Noah Avinger CB · 6 INT+PD · 12g · gone 30%
John Miller LB · 25 havoc · 13g · gone 29%
Jr Sia OL · 13g · to BYU 13%
William Holmes OLB · 10 havoc · 10g · to ILL 12%
Braden Pegan WR · 937 yds · 12g · to UTAH 11%

New 14

Javon Robinson WR · 613 yds · 12g · from GAST
Eli Wood WR · 208 yds · 14g · from UVA
Sesi Vailahi RB · 206 yds · 12g · from OKST
McCae Hillstead QB · 61 yds · 5g · from BYU
Ta'avili Tuitama DT · 7 havoc · 11g · from NMSU
Harrison Taggart LB · 2 havoc · 13g · from CAL

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 30.9 74
Explosive play rate 13.3% 82
Red zone TD rate 74.6% 76
Line yards per carry 2.1 21
Sack rate allowed 9.9% 4

Defense

Points allowed per game 28.7 34
Explosive rate allowed 11.3% 51
Red zone score rate allowed 83.7% 51
Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 20
Sack rate 5.3% 30

2025 Margin by Game

UTEP
TXAM
AFA
MCNS
VAN
HAW
SJSU
UNM
NEV
UNLV
FRES
BSU
WSU

2026 schedule

72nd-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road
W1Sat 11:00 PMvs Idaho State Bengals 8L 17-29CBS Sports Network
W2Sat 7:30 PM@ Washington9-4 46L 14-16BTN
W3Sat 7:30 PM@ Utah11-2 57L 0-33FOX
W4Sat 11:30 PMvs Troy8-6 33W 21-10CBS Sports Network
W5Sat 11:30 PM@ Boise State9-5 47L 18-37CBS Sports Network
W6Sat 1:00 AMvs Washington State7-6 36W 17-16The CW
W8Sat 11:30 PM@ Texas State7-6 37 CBS Sports Network
W9Sat 7:30 PMvs Colorado State2-10 21USA
W10Sun 2:30 AMvs Fresno State9-4 33USA
W11Sun 2:30 AM@ San Diego State9-4 44USA
W12Sun 3:30 AM@ Oregon State2-10 28CBS Sports Network

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB McCae Hillstead JR · #2 Grady Brosterhous GR · #9
RB Javen Jacobs GR · #8 Noah White SO · #23 Nehemiah Washington FR · #28
WR-X Eli Wood GR · #7 Demick Starling GR · #6
WR-Z Anthony Garcia GR · #1 Rex Haynes JR · #5 Kaina Watson FR · #12
TE Collin Remenowsky SR · #11 Kauasi Hansen FR · #45 Kache Kaio JR · #18
LT K'leyone Iosua JR · #61 Evan Nesmith GR · #70
LG George Maile GR · #72 Kadin Lynch GR · #69
C Jimmy Liston GR · #52 Chantz Chargualaf FR · #57
RG Tavo Motu'apuaka GR · #65 Cole Keele JR · #59
RT Seth Wilfred JR · #56 Easton Hammond FR · #51
WR-H Javon Robinson SR · #0 Nikko Boncore FR · #4

Roster 113

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Harrison Taggart LBSR6'1"235Draper, UT
0 Javon Robinson WRSR5'6"160Florida City, FL
1 Anthony Garcia WRGR6'2"200Sacramento, CA
2 Kye Stokes CBGR6'0"195Tampa, FL
2 McCae Hillstead QBJR5'10"190Lehi, UT
3 Charger Doty SAFSO5'11"210South Jordan, UT
3 Landon Rehkow PJR6'1"195Veradale, WA
4 Brevin Hamblin SAFSR6'5"205Syracuse, UT
4 Nikko Boncore WRFR5'11"190Peoria, AZ
5 Rex Haynes WRJR6'5"215San Diego, CA
5 Markie Grant CBSO5'11"170Houston, TX
6 Luke Durfey LBSO5'11"230Salt Lake City, UT
6 Demick Starling WRGR6'0"195Nashville, TN
7 Bobby Arnold CBGR5'9"185Newark, DE
7 Eli Wood WRGR6'2"210Lynchburg, VA
8 David Kabongo SAFSO5'11"190Fort Worth, TX
8 Javen Jacobs RBGR5'10"210Chandler, AZ
9 Grady Brosterhous QBGR6'3"210Charlotte, NC
9 Tyree Morris DTSR6'5"305Mechanicsburg, PA
10 Sesi Vailahi RBJR5'9"210Salt Lake City, UT
10 Paxton Naegle DTFR6'4"275Draper, UT
11 Asher Cunningham LBJR6'2"240Asheville, NC
11 Collin Remenowsky TESR6'1"250Pleasant Plain, OH
12 Chika Ebunoha SAFGR5'11"190Tucson, AZ
12 Kaina Watson WRFR6'2"190Las Vegas, NV
13 Talan Arnett WRFR5'10"190Mesa, AZ
13 Diego Grateron LBJR5'9"220South Jordan, UT
14 Charlie Holbrook WRFR6'2"200Salt Lake City, UT
14 Bronson Olevao Jr. LBGR6'1"225Salt Lake City, UT
15 D'Angelo Mayes CBJR6'1"190Syracuse, UT
15 Ty Olsen WRFR6'1"205San Diego, CA
16 Mataira Brown LBJR6'2"230Pleasant Grove, UT
16 LJ Johnson Jr. WRSO5'10"180Madisonville, TX
17 Crew Cacciacarne QBFR6'0"200Pleasant View, UT
17 Jordan Pendleton OLBSR6'4"240Memphis, TN
18 Kache Kaio TEJR6'3"250Laie, HI
18 James Jennette OLBGR6'5"225Durham, NC
19 Kian Afrookhteh KSR5'7"195Laguna Niguel, CA
19 Kaleb Maryland QBFR5'11"185Houston, TX
20 Tre Kofe RBSO5'9"220Idaho Falls, ID
20 Dontae Dyson CBFR6'0"185Layton, UT
21 Tyler Haley KSO5'10"180Santee, CA
21 Chapman Lewis SAFJR6'1"175Fort Worth, TX
22 John Shepard CBJR6'3"215Oak Park, IL
22 Bronco Winterton WRFR6'0"195Pleasant Grove, UT
23 Noah White RBSO5'9"195Millville, UT
23 BJ Diakite OLBGR6'4"240Birmingham, AL
24 JT White RBFR5'10"190Providence, UT
24 Bryson Taylor SAFSR6'1"190Hoschton, GA
25 Chris Joe OLBSO6'4"235Brentwood, CA
26 D'Andre Barnes SAFJR6'1"200Aurora, CO
27 Blake Barnes OLBSO6'1"200Milford, UT
28 Carson Tujague DTSO6'3"280Crozet, VA
28 Nehemiah Washington RBFR6'0"225Federal Way, WA
29 Brycen Edwards LBGR6'1"220Fredericksburg, VA
30 Lava Vailahi SAFFR5'11"165Salt Lake City, UT
31 Jeremiah Holmes OLBSR6'2"240Durham, NC
32 Adonis Jackson OLBSR6'3"265Las Vegas, NV
33 Faimafili Snuka LBFR6'0"240Salt Lake City, UT
34 John McClellan LBFR6'2"220Rohnert Park, CA
36 Dakota Howell LBSO5'11"225Crozet, VA
37 Dylan Sprague PSR5'11"185Laguna Beach, CA
38 Clyde Taulapapa RBFR6'0"225Kahuku, HI
40 Viliami Tapa'atoutai LBFR6'2"230Woods Cross, UT
44 Steven Sannieniola SAFGR6'0"205Bowie, MD
45 Kauasi Hansen OLFR6'4"305Herriman, UT
50 John Randle Jr. OLSO6'4"300Horn Lake, MS
51 Easton Hammond OLFR6'3"290Millville, UT
51 Ta'avili Tuitama DTSR6'1"310Mapusaga,, ASM
52 Jimmy Liston OLGR6'4"300Hinsdale, IL
53 Owen Edwards LSSO5'11"205Washougal, WA
54 Jackson Nelson OLSO6'7"290Salem, UT
55 Tevita Tuha OLBSR6'2"285Salt Lake City, UT
55 Hyrum Hatch LSGR6'0"215Buffalo, WY
56 Seth Wilfred OLJR6'6"300Las Vegas, NV
57 Chantz Chargualaf OLFR6'1"295Ewa Beach, HI
59 Cole Keele OLJR6'3"285Morgan, UT
61 K'leyone Iosua OLJR6'3"320Corvallis, OR
64 Evan Nesmith OLGR6'3"290Rochester, NY
65 Tavo Motu'apuaka OLGR6'4"340Honolulu, HI
69 Kadin Lynch OLGR6'3"305Asheville, NC
70 Chewy Wade OLSO6'5"290Edmond, OK
72 George Maile OLGR6'4"310West Valley City, UT
83 Trent Call WRSO6'2"200Lehi, UT
84 Preston McDaniel TEFR6'4"225Idaho Falls, ID
88 Jude Nelson TEFR6'4"230Long Beach, CA
89 Grayson Lytton KSO5'10"170Collierville, TN
90 Ronnie Mageo DTSR6'5"310Daphne, AL
92 Joshua Papu DTSO6'3"305Fagatogo,, ASM
94 Kasen Long DESO6'6"270Lubbock, TX
95 Tyler Masdea TEGR6'0"285Carnegie, PA
97 Bryan Vogl DTJR6'2"260Eagle Mountain, UT
98 Quincy Wright DTSR6'2"320Dallas, TX
99 Brady Goodman QBFR6'4"220Mesa, AZ
Fisher Pyne OLBFR6'2"240Gallatin, TN
Will Evans PJR6'3"190Perth,, AUS
O'Shea Jackson-Webb CBFR5'11"175Clovis, CA
Judd Bowen LBFR6'2"240South Jordan, UT
Kaholi Krau OLFR6'5"315Wailuku, HI
Makai So'o SAFFR6'0"190Layton, UT
Cade McCall WRFR6'0"190Katy, TX
Antonio Bluiett CBGR6'1"205Buffalo, MN
Ravian Larry RBFR5'11"205Idabel, OK
Spencer Scappini OLFR6'2"310Renton, WA
Tiki Bell DTFR6'3"320Hamilton, ON, CAN
Maximus Maile LBFR5'11"215Meridian, ID
Brody Flores OLBFR6'2"210Aurora, CO
Jordan Harris CBFR5'10"170Cypress, TX
Clay Jacobson OLFR6'3"275Buckeye, AZ
Crew DeMartini CBFR6'0"190Provo, UT
Mavrik Chlarson WRFR6'1"205Tooele, UT
Tanner Jolley DTJR6'2"260Fruita, CO
Lucas Neidig OLFR6'6"290South Jordan, UT