No. 17 Utah Utes
Big 12 · UTAH · Morgan Scalley 0–0
- SU
- 2–0
- ATS
- 2–0
- O/U
- 1–1
- SP+
- #22
Ratings
- SP+
- 14.8
- SP rank
- #22
- FPI
- 15.1
- Elo (pts)
- 15.0
- CORE
- 9.7
- WEPA
- —
- SRS
- —
- Off PPA
- 0.43
- Def PPA
- 0.10
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsIdaho | 14–12–2 | W 66–14 | -38.0 / 60.5 | W | O |
| 2 | vsArkansas | — | W 43–10 | -13.0 / 55.5 | W | U |
| 3 | vsUtah State | 73–28–4 | Sep 19 | -28.5 / 57.0 | — | — |
| 4 | @Iowa State | 1–5 | Sep 25 | — | — | — |
| 6 | vsKansas | 3–2 | Oct 9 | — | — | — |
| 7 | @Colorado | 36–33–3 | Oct 16 | — | — | — |
| 8 | vsHouston | 0–5 | Oct 23 | -6.5 / 50.5 | — | — |
| 9 | @Cincinnati | 1–0 | Oct 30 | — | — | — |
| 10 | vsBYU | 59–34–4 | Nov 6 | -3.0 / 51.5 | — | — |
| 11 | @Arizona | 26–21–2 | Nov 13 | — | — | — |
| 12 | @TCU | 5–4 | Nov 20 | — | — | — |
| 13 | vsWest Virginia | 3–0 | Nov 27 | — | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 2–0
- Away ATS
- 0–0
- Over lean
- 1–1
Option Country predictions vs Utah: 1–0 ATS
- W2 Arkansas · pick Utah+5.3 · W
- W3 Utah State · pick Utah-3.7
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA99th · #3 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA84th · #23 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate95th · #8 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate80th · #28 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness62nd · #52 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness15th · #116 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
Devon Dampier
- Comp
- 31/42
- Cmp%
- 73.8%
- aDOT
- 10.9
- Air yards
- 458
- YAC
- 210
- INT
- 1
- Success
- 66.7%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Byrd Ficklin
- Comp
- 6/12
- Cmp%
- 50.0%
- aDOT
- 16
- Air yards
- 176
- YAC
- 49
- INT
- 0
- Success
- 50.0%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
71.4%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- 115.1 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 20.4 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Devon Dampier · QB199.9
- Byrd Ficklin · QB55.9
- Wayshawn Parker · RB45.3
- Larry Simmons · WR24.4
- Nate Johnson · RB12.8
- Hunter Andrews · TE10.2
- Daniel Bray · RB9.7
- Semi Taulanga · TE1.7
In
2025 PPA- Braden Pegan · WR · Utah State58.0
- Kyri Shoels · WR · San José State45.2
- Steve Chavez-Soto · RB · San José State10.6
- Will Monney · TE · Oklahoma State2.3
- Brandon Rose · QB · Massachusetts-1.6
- Ricky Johnson · WR · Mississippi State0.6
- Cedric Jefferson · OL · Montana State—
- Elijah Reed · CB · Akron—
Out
2025 PPA- JJ Buchanan · WR · Michigan23.1
- Isaac Wilson · QB · Colorado-2.6
- Raycine Guillory Jr. · RB · LSU-0.1
- Brendan Zurbrugg · QB · Walsh—
- Christian Thatcher · LB · Memphis—
- Dallas Vakalahi · DT · Penn State—
- Diezel Kamoku · WR · Hawai'i—
- Don Saunders · DB · Purdue—
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsDevon Dampier437
- Passing yardsByrd Ficklin133
- Passing TDsDevon Dampier5
- Passing TDsByrd Ficklin2
- Rushing yardsWayshawn Parker124
- Rushing yardsByrd Ficklin94
- Rushing yardsLaMarcus Bell87
- Rushing TDsWayshawn Parker3
- Rushing TDsDevon Dampier2
- Rushing TDsBraden Pegan1
- Receiving yardsNoah Bennee148
- Receiving yardsBraden Pegan113
- Receiving yardsWayshawn Parker88
- Receiving TDsWayshawn Parker3
- Receiving TDsNoah Bennee2
- Receiving TDsBraden Pegan1
- Total tacklesNate Ritchie9
- Total tacklesJohnathan Hall9
- Total tacklesElijah Elliss8
- SacksJohnathan Hall1
- SacksKarson Kaufusi1
- SacksElijah Elliss1
- Tackles for lossJireh Moe2
- Tackles for lossNate Ritchie1.5
- Tackles for lossKarson Kaufusi1.5
- InterceptionsTrey Reynolds1
- InterceptionsJackson Bennee1
Player PPA
- Devon Dampier · QB36.6 · 0.632/play
- Wayshawn Parker · RB20.7 · 0.713/play
- Noah Bennee · TE10.7 · 1.790/play
- Byrd Ficklin · QB9.4 · 0.410/play
- Braden Pegan · WR8.4 · 0.700/play
- LaMarcus Bell · RB6.9 · 0.983/play
- Larry Simmons · WR6.1 · 1.524/play
- Steve Chavez-Soto · RB3.5 · 0.350/play
- Hunter Andrews · TE2.7 · 0.543/play
- Ricky Johnson · WR1.4 · 0.239/play
Commits
- Jaxton Itaaehau · ATH3★ #506
- Ian Aloisio · IOL3★ #554
- Jaden Bibbs · CB3★ #554
- Darrod Jacobs · S3★ #733
- Aiden Martin · S3★ #753
- Fui Vakapuna · LB3★ #921
- Darnell Jackson Jr. · WR3★ #944
- Monson Tukuafu · EDGE3★ #993
- Jackson West · ATH3★ #988
- Kaleb Hall · S3★ #988
- Damian Anyasodo · IOL3★ #1065
- Tiki Teeples · DL3★ #1166
- Diesel Dart · ATH3★ #1238
- Jack Henderson · EDGE3★ #1238
- Braxton Daniel · TE3★ #1275
- Dillon Sykes · WR3★ #1325
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rock Caldwell | CB | 4 | Belleville, MI |
| 4 | JC Hart | CB | 4 | Loachapoka, AL |
| 5 | James Chenault Jr. | CB | 3 | Orlando, FL |
| 9 | Elijah Davis | CB | 4 | Winter Haven, FL |
| 11 | Elijah Reed | CB | 4 | Louisville, KY |
| 13 | Nick Brown | CB | 2 | Orem, UT |
| 13 | Nick Brown | CB | 2 | Cypress, TX |
| 18 | Earl Parker | CB | 3 | Fairbanks, AK |
| 19 | Dylan Waters | CB | 1 | Missouri City, TX |
| 20 | King Long | CB | 1 | |
| 27 | Brandon Holmes | CB | 2 | Tempe, AZ |
| 29 | Major Hinchen | CB | 1 | La Quinta, CA |
| 8 | Ethan Day | DE | 3 | Ripon, CA |
| 15 | Lance Holtzclaw | DE | 4 | Boston, MA |
| 16 | PJ Takitaki | DE | 1 | Lehi, UT |
| 40 | Paul Fitzgerald | DE | 4 | Idaho Falls, ID |
| 46 | Mauka Bernard | DE | 1 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 47 | Jared Fredrick | DE | 1 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 48 | Alex Cloward | DE | 1 | Salem, UT |
| 58 | Fameitau Siale | DE | 1 | Seattle, WA |
| 92 | Nicholas Igwe | DE | 2 | Houston, TX |
| 93 | Kash Dillon | DE | 3 | Draper, UT |
| 45 | Pupu Sepulona | DT | 2 | Kalihi, HI |
| 51 | Karson Kaufusi | DT | 2 | Holladay, UT |
| 57 | Stanley Raass | DT | 1 | Laie, HI |
| 90 | Jireh Moe | DT | 2 | Westminster, CA |
| 94 | Mike Tauteoli | DT | 3 | Midvale, UT |
| 96 | Dilan Battle | DT | 2 | Arlington, TX |
| 97 | Lucas Samsula | DT | 2 | Plano, TX |
| 99 | Jamal Wallace | DT | 4 | Kansas City, MO |
| 0 | Cyrus Polu | LB | 2 | St. George, UT |
| 7 | Johnathan Hall | LB | 4 | Katy, TX |
| 10 | Trey Reynolds | LB | 4 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 35 | Preston Pitts | LB | 1 | League City, TX |
| 41 | LaGary Mitchell | LB | 1 | Meridian, ID |
| 43 | Grady Mareko | LB | 3 | Leone |
| 53 | Brock Fonoimoana | LB | 2 | Laie, HI |
| 53 | Jed Judkins | LB | 1 | |
| 54 | Tayson Reid | LB | 2 | Spanish Fork, UT |
| 83 | Elijah Elliss | LB | 3 | Farmington, UT |
| 65 | Logan Castor | LS | 4 | Cottonwood Heights, UT |
| 69 | Gage Victor | LS | 2 | Rio Rancho, NM |
| 54 | Milz Asiata | OL | 1 | Melbourne, VIC |
| 55 | Kelvin Obot | OL | 1 | Fruitland, ID |
| 56 | Isaiah Kema | OL | 1 | Lubbock, TX |
| 57 | Moses Sparks | OL | 1 | Rio Rancho, NM |
| 61 | Cyrus Nielsen | OL | 1 | Sandy, UT |
| 62 | Solatoa Moea'i | OL | 4 | Laie, HI |
| 63 | Devin Entsminger | OL | 1 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 64 | Reece Parmenter | OL | 3 | St. George, UT |
| 66 | Will Fry | OL | 1 | Fairview, TX |
| 67 | Soren Shinofield | OL | 2 | Greenwood Village, CO |
| 70 | Mataalii Benjamin | OL | 1 | Lehi, UT |
| 71 | Rowdy Pearce | OL | 1 | Midland, TX |
| 72 | Isaiah Garcia | OL | 3 | Magna, UT |
| 73 | Cedric Jefferson | OL | 3 | Temecula, CA |
| 74 | Keith Olson | OL | 4 | Napavine, WA |
| 75 | Roger Alderman | OL | 4 | Sonora, CA |
| 76 | Zereoue Williams | OL | 4 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 77 | Nick Hallock | OL | 2 | South Jordan, UT |
| 79 | Alex Harrison | OL | 4 | Bountiful, UT |
| 92 | Orion Phillips | P | 3 | Sandringham, VIC |
| 17 | Dillon Curtis | PK | 2 | Murray, UT |
| 88 | Tanner Cragun | PK | 3 | Frisco, TX |
| 4 | Devon Dampier | QB | 4 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 9 | Kane Archer | QB | 1 | Greenwood, AR |
| 13 | Michael Johnson | QB | 1 | Ellenwood, GA |
| 14 | Brandon Rose | QB | 4 | Temecula, CA |
| 15 | Byrd Ficklin | QB | 2 | Muskogee, OK |
| 1 | Wayshawn Parker | RB | 3 | Richmond, CA |
| 3 | Nate Johnson | RB | 4 | Clovis, CA |
| 5 | Daniel Bray | RB | 2 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 20 | Mateaki Helu | RB | 2 | Tooele, UT |
| 25 | Steve Chavez-Soto | RB | 2 | Chino, CA |
| 26 | LaMarcus Bell | RB | 1 | Portland, OR |
| 28 | Anthony Hernandez | RB | 3 | Park City, UT |
| 84 | Jojo Ward | RB | 1 | |
| 1 | Rabbit Evans | S | 4 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 6 | Nate Ritchie | S | 4 | Cedar Hills, UT |
| 12 | Davis Andrews | S | 1 | Highland, UT |
| 14 | Cole Standage | S | 2 | Mesa, AZ |
| 21 | Nate Tilmon | S | 2 | Arlington, TX |
| 23 | Jackson Bennee | S | 3 | Holladay, UT |
| 24 | Marcus Wimberly | S | 1 | Bauxite, AR |
| 25 | Manny Fuller | S | 2 | El Paso, TX |
| 28 | Luke Bryant | S | 1 | Holladay, UT |
| 31 | Jack Evans | S | 2 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 32 | Josh Sovereign | S | 2 | Chandler, AZ |
| 34 | Ashton Olevao | S | 2 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 38 | Tommy Nelson | S | 2 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 10 | Hunter Andrews | TE | 3 | Magnolia, TX |
| 33 | Kana'i Lopes | TE | 3 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 44 | Sione Motuapuaka | TE | 2 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 46 | Teague Matthews | TE | 1 | Rockland, ID |
| 81 | Bear Fisher | TE | 1 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 85 | Broderick Redden | TE | 2 | San Clemente, CA |
| 86 | Will Monney | TE | 3 | Springville, UT |
| 89 | Noah Bennee | TE | 4 | Holladay, UT |
| 99 | Semi Taulanga | TE | 2 | Santa Ana, CA |
| 0 | Kyri Shoels | WR | 4 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2 | Creed Whittemore | WR | 4 | Gainesville, FL |
| 6 | Daidren Zipperer | WR | 4 | Lakeland, FL |
| 7 | Braden Pegan | WR | 4 | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 8 | Mana Carvalho | WR | 2 | Laie, HI |
| 11 | Ricky Johnson | WR | 2 | Warner Robins, GA |
| 12 | Larry Simmons | WR | 4 | Moss Point, MS |
| 18 | Tobias Merriweather | WR | 4 | Vancouver, WA |
| 30 | Matt Clark | WR | 3 | Mesa, AZ |
| 37 | Peyton Rice | WR | 4 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 39 | Junior Coughlin | WR | 2 | Lehi, UT |
| 80 | Bryson Baker | WR | 2 | Fresno, CA |
| 82 | Max Ausmus | WR | 2 | Redondo Beach, CA |
NFL draft
Recent picks out of Utah.
- 2026 Spencer Fano · Offensive TackleRd 1 · Cleveland
- 2026 Caleb Lomu · Offensive TackleRd 1 · New England
- 2026 Dallen Bentley · Tight EndRd 7 · Denver
- 2025 Caleb Lohner · Tight EndRd 7 · Denver
- 2024 Cole Bishop · SafetyRd 2 · Buffalo
- 2024 Jonah Elliss · Defensive EdgeRd 3 · Denver
- 2024 Sione Vaki · SafetyRd 4 · Detroit
- 2024 Sataoa Laumea · Offensive GuardRd 6 · Seattle
Recruiting classes
- 2026#27 · 226.9
- 2025#40 · 207.8
- 2024#59 · 184.8
- 2023#20 · 236.1
- 2022#34 · 209.7
- 2021#33 · 203.2
- 2020#29 · 212.3
- 2019#42 · 196.6
- 2018#33 · 209.9
- 2017#33 · 205.8
- 2016#37 · 200.7
- 2015#45 · 183.4
- 2014#66 · 160.7
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