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2026 Utah Utes football team

2026 Utah Utes football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorColton Swan (1st season)
Home stadiumRice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
2026 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Baylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
BYU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cincinnati   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Houston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Utah   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of February 19, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Utah Utes football team is an American football team that will represent the University of Utah as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will play its home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah and be led by first-year head coach Morgan Scalley.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Idaho*
September 12Arkansas*
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
September 19Utah State*
September 26at Iowa State
October 10Kansas
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
October 17at Colorado
October 24Houston
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
October 31at Cincinnati
November 7BYU
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
November 14at Arizona
November 21at TCU
November 28West Virginia
  • Rice–Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP
Coaches
CFPNot releasedNot released

Personnel

Roster

2025 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Wayshawn Parker So
WR 2 Creed Whittemore  So
WR 3 Nate Johnson  Jr
QB 4 Devon Dampier Jr
TE 5 Otto Tia  Sr
WR 6 Daidren Zipperer  So
WR 8 Mana Carvalho Fr
WR 9 Ryan Davis  Sr
TE 10 Hunter Andrews  Fr
WR 12 Larry Simmons Jr
RB 13 Daniel Bray Fr
QB 15 Byrd Ficklin Fr
QB 16 Drew Cowart Fr
WR 17 Rayshawn Glover Jr
WR 18 Tobias Merriweather Jr
WR 19 Luca Caldarella  Sr
RB 21 NaQuari Rogers Sr
RB 23 Devin Green So
WR 24 Diezel Kamoku  Fr
RB 25 Bryce Duke Sr
WR 30 Matt Clark So
RB 32 Omar Shah So
RB 35 Frankie Goodson Jr
WR 38 Junior Coughlin Fr
WR 39 Bryan Spotwood So
OL 51 Kamilo Raass  Fr
OL 52 Michael Mokofisi  Sr
OL 54 Milz Asiata Fr
OL 62 Solatao Moeai Jr
OL 64 Reece Parmenter So
OL 67 Soren Shinofield Fr
OL 68 Jaren Kump  Sr
OL 72 Isaiah Garcia  Fr
OL 73 Tanoa Togiai  Sr
OL 74 Keith Olson  Jr
OL 75 Roger Alderman  So
OL 76 Zereoue Williams  Sr
OL 77 Nick Hallock Fr
OL 79 Alex Harrison  Sr
WR 80 Bryson Baker Fr
WR 83 Daylin Caamano Fr
TE 85 Broderick Redden Fr
WR 86 Jackson Bolender Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Rabbit Evans Sr
LB 3 Levani Damuni GS
S 6 Nate Ritchie Jr
LB 7 Johnathan Hall Jr
CB 9 Elijah Davis  Jr
CB 10 Blake Cotton Sr
CB 11 Rock Caldwell  Jr
CB 14 JC Hart  So
DE 15 Lance Holtzclaw  Jr
CB 16 Cole Standage Fr
LB 20 Mateaki Helu Fr
S 21 Nate Tilmon Fr
S 23 Jackson Bennee So
LB 24 Moroni Anae  Sr
S 25 Manny Fuller Fr
CB 26 Isaiah Brown So
S 27 Tommy Nelson Fr
S 31 Jack Evans Fr
S 32 Josh Sovereign Fr
LB 33 Kana'i Lopes  Fr
S 34 Ashton Olevao Fr
LB 35 Cyrus Polu Fr
S 36 Brock Fonoimoana Fr
LB 37 Trey Reynolds Jr
DE 40 Paul Fitzgerald  Jr
DE 41 Ryker Kemp Fr
LB 43 Grady Mareko So
DT 44 Sione Motuapuaka Fr
DT 45 Pupu Sepulona Fr
DE 48 Alex Cloward So
DT 49 Mike Tauteoli So
DT 51 Karson Kaufusi Fr
DT 78 Taniela Pepa Fr
LB 83 Elijah Elliss  Fr
DE 92 John Frank Jr. So
DE 93 Kash Dillon  Fr
DT 95 Aliki Vimahi GS
DT 96 Dilan Battle Fr
DT 99 Semi Taulanga Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Dillon Curtis Fr
SN 44 Logan Castor  Jr
K 46 Robert Petrich So
LS 47 Charlie King Fr
P 92 Orion Phillips So
K 97 Joey Cheek  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kevin McGiven – Offensive coordinator
  • Colton Swan – Defensive coordinator / linebackers
  • Sharrieff Shah – Associate head coach / cornerbacks / special teams coordinator
  • Mark Atuaia – Assistant head coach / running backs
  • Jordan Gross – Offensive Line
  • Chad Bumphis – Wide receivers
  • Luther Elliss – Defensive tackles
  • Inoke Breckterfield - Defensive ends
  • Derrick Odum - Safeties
  • Greg Argust - Director of Football Sports Performance
  • Adam Fry – Director, football operations
  • Sam Morrissette – Director, personnel coordinator
  • Kammy Delp – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jordan Fogal – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Brandon McKinney – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Ryan Blakney – Offensive analyst
  • Vince Conti – Defensive analyst
  • Jake Cookus – Senior special teams analyst/kickers & punters
  • Dom Conti – Special teams analyst
  • Robert Blechen – General manager, personnel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1/19/26

2026 recruiting class

Main article: 2026 college football recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kelvin Obot
OT 		Fruitland, Idaho Fruitland High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jul 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Nicholas Igwe
DL 		Houston, Texas Kilgore College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jan 18, 2026 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 42    247Sports: 33    ESPN: 40
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2026 Utah football commitments". Rivals. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  • "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  • "2026 Utah football commitments". 247Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

Incoming transfers

Utah incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous team Notes
Braden Pegan WR 6'3" 210 SR San Juan Capistrano, California Utah State [3]
Ethan Day DL 6'4" 250 SR Ripon, California North Texas [4]
Kyri Shoels WR 6'0" 182 SR Las Vegas, Nevada San Jose State [5]
Steve Chavez-Soto RB 6'0" 205 SO Orange, California San Jose State [6]
James Chenault CB 6'0" 180 JR Orlando, Florida South Florida [7]
Lucas Samsula DL 6'4" 306 JR Plano, Texas Wyoming [8]
Isaiah Kema IOL 6'3" 312 SO Wolfforth, Texas Ohio State [9]
Jamal Wallace DL 6'3" 313 SR Kansas City, Missouri Tennessee [10]
Jireh Moe DL 6'0" 280 SO Orange, California San Jose State [10]
Elijah Reed CB 6'3" 200 SR Louisville, Kentucky Akron [11]
Marcus Wimberly S 6'1" 193 SO Bauxite, Arkansas Oklahoma [12]
Cedric Jefferson OT 6'5" 300 JR Temecula, California Montana State [13]
Noah Bennee TE 6'4" 240 GS Salt Lake City, Utah Weber State [14]
Ricky Johnson WR 6'2" 185 SO Warner Robins, Georgia Mississippi State [15]
Will Monney TE 6'4" 230 SR Springville, Utah Oklahoma State [16]

References

  1. ^ Salerno, Cameron (December 13, 2025). "Morgan Scalley to take over as Utah coach as Kyle Whittingham steps down after 21 seasons". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "2026 Football Schedule". utahutes.com.
  3. ^ PREECE, BRIAN (January 7, 2026). "Former Aggie Receiver Leaves Utah State For Utah In Transfer Portal". KSL Sports. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  4. ^ Forsman, Cole (January 6, 2026). "Utah adds experienced edge rusher via transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  5. ^ MORA, SAMMY. "BREAKING: All-Mountain West Receiver Kyri Shoels has Committed to Utah". 247sports. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  6. ^ Forsman, Cole (January 12, 2026). "Utah football signs first running back of 2026 transfer cycle". SI. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  7. ^ Forsman, Cole (January 12, 2026). "Utah lands commitment from 3-star cornerback via the transfer portal". SI. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. ^ Forsman, Cole (January 6, 2026). "How Wyoming transfer Lucas Samsula fits in at Utah". Utah Utes On SI. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  9. ^ Sorensen, Dan (January 7, 2026). "BREAKING: Utah football lands commitment from Ohio State offensive line transfer". 247Sports. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  10. ^ a b Coles, Joe (January 11, 2026). "Report: Utah makes another addition to defensive tackles room". Deseret News. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  11. ^ Coles, Joe (January 10, 2026). "Report: Utah adds to its cornerback room with transfer". Deseret News. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  12. ^ Coles, Joe (January 6, 2026). "3 players transfer to Utah in commitment-heavy day for Utes". Deseret News. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  13. ^ SORENSEN, DAN. "BREAKING: Utah lands commitment from transfer offensive tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  14. ^ Coles, Joe (January 18, 2026). "Report: Utah adds Weber State tight end Noah Bennee". Deseret News. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  15. ^ Coles, Joe (January 20, 2026). "Report: Utes pick up Mississippi State receiver as roster additions continue". Deseret News. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  16. ^ Coles, Joe (January 21, 2026). "Report: Utah adds to its tight ends room with Oklahoma State transfer". Deseret News. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
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