2025 BYU Cougars football team

2025 BYU Cougars football
2025 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Kalani Sitake (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Roderick (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hill (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by tenth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Offseason

Coaching changes

2025 recruits

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Notes
Tucker Kelleher	TE	6'6"	225	Alpharetta, Georgia	^[1]
Tyler Payne	LB	6'1"	220	Pleasant View, Utah	^[2]
Will Walker	K	6'5"	210	Riverton, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[3]
Andrew Williams	OL	6'8"	280	Kirksville, Missouri	^[4]
Austin Pay	OL	6'7"	295	Highland, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[5]
Sale Fano	DL	6'4"	225	Saratoga Springs, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[6]
Kendal Wall	DL	6'5"	215	Herriman, Utah	^[7]
Bryce Blake	TE	6'5"	235	Camarillo, California	Mission prior to enrolling^[8]
Jackson Doman	TE	6'6"	220	Canby, Oregon	Mission prior to enrolling^[9]
Ulavai Fetuli	DL	6'4"	245	Laie, Hawaii	^[10]
Kelepi Finau	DL	6'5"	250	Oakland, California	^[11]
Kingston Keanaaina	RB	6'0"	205	Union City, California	Mission prior to enrolling^[12]
Nolan Keeney	QB	6'5"	226	Tualatin, Oregon	Mission prior to enrolling^[13]
Lamason Waller III	WR	6'1"	178	Hesperia, California	^[14]
Siosiua Finau	OL	6'6"	295	Oakland, California	^[15]
Taani Makasini	LB	6'1"	200	Provo, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[16]
Vincent Tautua	DL	6'3"	250	Ewa Beach, Hawaii	^[17]
Cale Breslin	RB	5'11"	186	Las Vegas, Nevada	^[18]

2024 returned missionaries

Cannon Devries	DB	6'0"	165	Freshman	^[19]
Cooper Ross	DL	6'5"	245	Freshman	^[20]
Pierson Watson	LB	6'3"	210	Freshman	^[21]
Ethan Thomason	OL	6'8"	320	Freshman	^[22]

2024 other additions

2024 departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Reason
Isaiah Bagnah	DE	6'4"	245	Senior	Graduation
Mory Bamba	DB	6'3"	195	Senior	Graduation
Tyler Batty	DE	6'5"	275	Senior	Graduation
Gerry Bohanon	QB	6'3"	225	Senior	Graduation
Marque Collins	DB	5'11"	175	Senior	Graduation
Sam Dawe	OL	6'3"	310	Sophomore	Graduation
Caleb Etienne	OL	6'8"	320	Senior	Graduation
Mason Fakahua	TE	6'2"	245	Senior	Graduation
Keanu Hill	TE	6'4"	240	Senior	Graduation
Brayden Keim	OL	6'9"	315	Senior	Graduation
Darius Lassiter	WR	6'2"	210	Senior	Graduation
Logan Lutui	DL	6'2"	255	Senior	Graduation
Blake Mangelson	DL	6'5"	275	Senior	Graduation
John Nelson	DL	6'4"	290	Senior	Graduation
Ray Paulo	TE	6'3"	255	Senior	Graduation
Connor Pay	OL	6'5"	315	Senior	Graduation
Jakob Robinson	DB	5'11"	170	Senior	Graduation
Hinckley Ropati	RB	5'9"	220	Senior	Graduation
Mata'ava Ta'ase	TE	6'3"	255	Senior	Graduation
Miles Davis	RB	6'0"	215	Junior	Transfer
Micah Harper	DB	5'10"	195	Junior	Transfer
Kody Epps	WR	5'11"	187	Junior	Transfer
Jackson Bowers	TE	6'3"	245	Freshman	Transfer
Dalton Riggs	LS	6'3"	230	Sophomore	Transfer
Crew Wakley	DB	6'0"	200	Junior	Transfer
Tyler West	WR	5'10"	165	Freshman	Transfer
Dallin Havea	DL	6'2"	275	Freshman	Transfer
Ryner Swanson	TE	6'4"	245	Freshman	Mission

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Kalani Sitake	Head coach
Jay Hill	Associate head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Kelly Poppinga	Special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach
Aaron Roderick	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
TJ Woods	Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake	Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Justin Ena	Linebackers coach
Kevin Gilbride	Tight ends coach
Jernaro Gilford	Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga	Running backs coach
Sione Po'uha	Defensive tackles coach

Roster

2025 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`10`	Treyson Bourguet	Jr
QB	`16`	Cole Hagen	So
QB	`15`	McCae Hillstead	So
QB	`19`	Noah Lugo	Fr
QB	`12`	Jake Retzlaff	Sr
OL	`72`	Joe Brown	Fr
OL	`79`	Kaden Chidester	So
OL	`52`	David Clifford	Fr
OL	`56`	Jake Eichorn	Sr
OL	`77`	Jake Griffin	So
OL	`66`	Sione Hingano	Fr
OL	`50`	Isaiah Jatta	Sr
OL	`73`	Weston Jones	So
OL	`61`	Weylin Lapuaho	Sr
OL	`55`	Austin Leausa	Sr
OL	`51`	Sonny Makasini	Jr
OL	`63`	Bruce Mitchell	Jr
OL	`54`	Jackson Nelson	Fr
OL	`74`	Trevin Ostler	Jr
OL	`67`	Trevor Pay	Fr
OL		Ethan Thomason	Fr
OL	`71`	Ikinasio Tupuo	Fr
OL		Andrew Williams	Fr
RB		Cale Breslin	Fr
RB	`28`	Jovesa Damuni	Fr
RB	`23`	Pokaiaua Haunga	Fr
RB	`27`	LJ Martin	Jr
RB	`34`	Charles Miska	Fr
RB	`30`	Sione I Moa	So
RB	`21`	Enoch Nawahine	Sr
TE	`49`	Nason Coleman	So
TE	`87`	Ethan Erickson	Sr
LB		Tucker Kelleher	Fr
TE	`82`	Noah Moeaki	Fr
TE	`85`	Anthony Olsen	Jr
TE	`32`	Will Zundel	Fr
WR	`83`	Weston Covey	Fr
WR	`18`	Cody Hagen	So
WR	`11`	Parker Kingston	Jr
WR	`17`	Keelan Marion	Sr
WR	`89`	Dominque McKenzie	Fr
WR	`20`	Marquis Taliulu	Sr
WR	`45`	Tei Nacua	Fr
WR	`13`	Jojo Phillips	So
WR	`29`	Rowan Reay	Fr
WR	`2`	Chase Roberts	Sr
WR		Lamason Waller III	Fr
WR	`84`	Prince Zombo	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`24`	Therrian Alexander	Fr
DB	`25`	Talan Alfrey	Sr
DB	`3`	Raider Damuni	Jr
DB		Cannon Devries	Fr
DB	`31`	Kevin Doe	So
DB	`29`	Jayden Dunlap	Sr
DB	`15`	Chika Ebunoha	Jr
DB	`20`	Koa Eldredge	So
DB	`21`	Evan Johnson	Jr
DB	`23`	Jonathan Kabeya	Fr
DB	`35`	Jarinn Kalama	Fr
DB	`27`	Matthias Leach	Fr
DB	`32`	Marcus Mckenzie	So
DB	`22`	Tommy Prassas	So
DB	`12`	Preston Rex	Jr
DB	`10`	Faletau Satuala	So
DB	`26`	Ethan Slade	Sr
DB	`37`	Malae Tanuvasa	So
DB	`38`	Payton VanSteenkiste	Fr
DB	`28`	Tanner Wall	Sr
DL	`97`	Kini Fonohema	Fr
DL	`91`	Dallin Johnson	Fr
DL	`90`	David Latu	Sr
DL	`96`	Iosefa Letuli	Fr
DL	`53`	Orion Maile-Kaufusi	Fr
DL	`45`	Viliami Po'uha	So
DL		Cooper Ross	Fr
DL	`48`	Bodie Schoonover	Jr
DL	`56`	Nuuletau Sellesin	Sr
DL	`99`	Joshua Singh	Sr
DL	`55`	John Taumoepeau	Sr
DL	`98`	Sani Tauala	So
DL	`95`	Luke Toomalatai	Sr
DL	`36`	Carson Tujague	Fr
LB	`44`	Ephraim Asiata	Fr
LB	`33`	Choe Bryant-Strother	Sr
LB	`54`	Siale Esera	Jr
LB	`49`	Lucky Finau	So
LB	`16`	Isaiah Glasker	Jr
LB	`30`	Miles Hall	So
LB	`46`	Nathan Hoke	Fr
LB	`18`	Ace Kaufusi	So
LB	`34`	Maika Kaufusi	So
LB	`17`	Jack Kelly	Sr
LB	`58`	Aisea Moa	Jr
LB	`41`	Sione Moa	Sr
LB		Tyler Payne	Fr
LB		Pierson Watson	Fr
LB	`11`	Harrison Taggart	Jr
LB		Vincent Tautua	Fr
LB	`42`	Petey Tuipulotu	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DS	`43`	Cannon Skidmore	Fr
P	`39`	Landon Rehkow	So
P	`35`	Sam Van Der Haar	Jr
K	`97`	Matthias Dunn	So
K	`44`	Will Ferrin	Sr

Head coach

Kalani Sitake (BYU)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jay Hill (Utah)
Associate head coach, Defensive coordinator/safeties
Aaron Roderick (BYU)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
Special teams coordinator/defensive ends
TJ Woods (Azusa Pacific)
Offensive line/Run game coordinator
Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah)
Passing Game Coordintor/wide receivers
Kevin M. Gilbride(Hawaiʻi)
Tight ends
Harvey Unga (BYU)
Running backs
Justin Ena (BYU)
Linebackers
Jernaro Gilford (BYU)
Cornerbacks
Sione Po'uha (Utah)
Defensive tackles

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Depth Chart

Defense

^[24]

FS
Tanner Wall
Tommy Prassas
Faletau Satuala

WLB	MLB	SLB
Jack Kelly	Harrison Taggert	Isaiah Glasker
Ace Kaufusi	Sione Moa	Choe Bryant-Strother
Miles Hall	Siale Esera	Aisea Moa

SS
Raider Damuni
Talan Alfrey
Ethan Slade

CB
Evan Johnson
Jayden Dunlap
Kevin Doe

DE	DT	DT	DE
Viliami Po'uha	Luke Toomalatai	Joshua Singh	Ephraim Asiata
Bodie Schoonover	John Taumoepeau	David Latu	Orion Maile-Kaufusi
Nuulletau Seellesin	Isoefa Letuli	Dallin Johnson	Sani Tuala

CB
Therrian Alexander III
Marcus McKenzie
Jonathan Kabeya

Offense

^[24]

X-Receiver
Chase Roberts
Keelan Marion
Cody Hagen

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Isaiah Jatta	Weylin Lapuaho	Bruce Mitchell	Sonny Makasini	Austin Leausa
Jake Griffin	Sione Hingano	Jake Eichorn	Weston Jones	Kaden Chidester
Joe Brown	Trevin Ostler	Trevor Pay	David Clifford	Ikinasio Tupou

TE
Ethan Erickson
Anthony Olsen
Will Zundel

Z-Receiver
Jojo Phillips
Parker Kingston
Tei Nacua

QB
Jake Retzlaff
Treyson Bourguet
McCae Hillstead

Key reserves
LB Petey Tuipulotu
RB Jovesa Damuni
DB Chika Ebunoha
WR Dominique McKenzie
DB Preston Rex
WR Jarinn Kalama
DB Koa Eldredge
DB Matthias Leach

RB
LJ Martin
Sione I Moa
Pokaiaua Haunga

FB
Enoch Nawahine
Nason Coleman
Noah Moeaki

Special teams
PK Will Ferrin
PK Matthias Dunn
P Sam Vander Haar
P Landon Rehkow
KR Parker Kingston KR Keelan Marion
PR Parker Kingston PR Chase Roberts
LS Cannon Skidmore LS
H Sam Vander Haar H Landon Rehkow

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

References

^ "Tucker Kelleher". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Tyler Payne". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Will Walker". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Andrew Williams". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Austin Pay". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Sale Fano". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Kendal Wall". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Blake Bryce". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Jackson Doman". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Ulavai Fetuli". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Kelepi Finau". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Kingston Keanaaina". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Nolan Keeney". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Lamason Waller III". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Siosiua Finau". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Taaniela Makasini". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Vincent Tautua". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Cale Breslin". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Cannon Devries – 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Cooper Ross – 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Pierson Watson – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Ethan Thomason – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "BYU Men's Football Staff". BYU Athletics. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "BYU Cougars Depth Chart".

[1] "Tucker Kelleher". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[2] "Tyler Payne". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[3] "Will Walker". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[4] "Andrew Williams". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[5] "Austin Pay". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[6] "Sale Fano". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[7] "Kendal Wall". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[8] "Blake Bryce". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[9] "Jackson Doman". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[10] "Ulavai Fetuli". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[11] "Kelepi Finau". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[12] "Kingston Keanaaina". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[13] "Nolan Keeney". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[14] "Lamason Waller III". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[15] "Siosiua Finau". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[16] "Taaniela Makasini". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[17] "Vincent Tautua". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[18] "Cale Breslin". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[19] "Cannon Devries – 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[20] "Cooper Ross – 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[21] "Pierson Watson – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[22] "Ethan Thomason – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[23] "BYU Men's Football Staff". BYU Athletics. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

[depth-24] "BYU Cougars Depth Chart".

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