Utah Utes

Head Coach: Morgan Scalley (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Kevin McGiven (1st year)

Defensive Coordinator: Colton Swan

Spring Game: No spring game. Practice concludes on 19-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 8-4(expected 8.0)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

IdahoSep 3W

ArkansasSep 1274% -17.5

Utah StateSep 1978% -21.5

@ Iowa StateSep 2667% -12.0

KansasOct 1069% -13.5

@ ColoradoOct 1769% -13.0

HoustonOct 2457% -5.0

@ CincinnatiOct 3166% -10.5

BYUNov 7⚡ 46% +3.0

@ ArizonaNov 1441% +6.0

@ TCUNov 21⚡ 52% -1.5

West VirginiaNov 2879% -22.0

The Utes enter 2026 with new head coach Morgan Scalley and new offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven.

Morgan Scalley takes over as head coach after Kyle Whittingham departed for Michigan (taking five players with him). The roster lost both elite LBs — Lander Barton (Pac-12 Freshman DPOY, NFL Combine) and Levani Damuni (graduated) — but retains Big 12 Offensive Newcomer QB Devon Dampier (178 score), Pac-12 FOY RB Wayshawn Parker, and a solid OL. The defense rebuilds around LB Johnathan Hall and experienced DB Jackson Bennee. Utah went 5-7 in 2025 but the skill position talent gives Scalley a foundation.

Key Games

Toss-up: edges TCU (Big 12)52% win

Toss-up: trails BYU (Big 12)46% win

Toss-up: edges Houston (Big 12)57% win

Toss-up: trails Arizona (Big 12)41% win

122Total Players

21Transfers

84Returning

17Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(5)

#4Devon Dampier

5'11" · 204 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kane Archer

6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#16Drew Cowart

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#15Byrd Ficklin

6'1" · 181 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Michael Johnson

5'11" · 165 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(7)

#1Wayshawn Parker

5'10" · 206 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#25Bryce Duke

6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Steve Chavez-Soto

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#35Frankie Goodson

6'0" · 213 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

LaMarcus Bell

5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#32Omar Shah

5'9" · 203 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#13Daniel Bray

5'10" · 171 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(20)

Braden Pegan

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kyri Shoels

6'0" · 182 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#12Larry Simmons

6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#3Nate Johnson

6'1" · 202 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#18Tobias Merriweather

6'5" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#80Creed Whittemore

5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#19Luca Caldarella

6'4" · 199 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#9Ryan Davis

5'11" · 181 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#39Bryan Spotwood

5'10" · 170 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#6Daidren Zipperer

6'0" · 171 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#31Matt Clark

5'11" · 186 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#17Rayshawn Glover

5'8" · 163 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Ricky Johnson

6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Freshman

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#80Bryson Baker

6'1" · 189 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#37Peyton Rice

5'10" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#83Daylin Caamano

6'3" · 175 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#24Diezel Kamoku

5'9" · 184 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#86Jackson Bolender

6'1" · 175 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#38Junior Coughlin

6'1" · 169 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Mana Carvalho

5'9" · 153 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(7)

Noah Bennee

6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#89Otto Tia

6'4" · 220 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#10Hunter Andrews

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Will Monney

6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

1 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Bear Fisher

6'5" · 235 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#85Broderick Redden

6'5" · 219 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#87Mitch Nielsen

6'1" · 232 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(19)

#79Alex Harrison

6'5" · 314 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#74Keith Olson

6'6" · 311 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#62Solatoa Moea'i

6'4" · 344 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Cedric Jefferson

6'5" · 300 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Isaiah Kema

6'3" · 312 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Kelvin Obot

6'5" · 265 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#64Reece Parmenter

6'5" · 323 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#75Roger Alderman

6'4" · 298 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#73Tanoa Togiai

6'6" · 307 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#76Zereoue Williams

6'8" · 305 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#72Isaiah Garcia

6'5" · 304 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Mataalii Benjamin

6'7" · 315 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#54Milz Asiata

6'5" · 331 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Moses Sparks Jr.

6'4" · 280 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#66Brennan Molina

6'1" · 260 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Rowdy Pearce

6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#67Soren Shinofield

6'6" · 285 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#51Kamilo Raass

5'11" · 243 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#77Nick Hallock

6'4" · 245 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(22)

#95Aliki Vimahi

6'4" · 296 lbs · Age 23

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Ethan Day

6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Junior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#15Lance Holtzclaw

6'3" · 227 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#40Paul Fitzgerald

6'4" · 251 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#48Alex Cloward

6'3" · 240 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Jamal Wallace

6'3" · 313 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

1 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Jireh Moe

6'0" · 280 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#92John Frank Jr.

6'2" · 238 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Lucas Samsula

6'4" · 306 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#49Mike Tauteoli

6'4" · 297 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#96Dilan Battle

6'2" · 313 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#51Karson Kaufusi

6'6" · 286 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#93Kash Dillon

6'5" · 241 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

Nicholas Igwe

6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

PJ Takitaki

6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#41Ryker Kemp

6'6" · 240 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Fameitau Siale

6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Preston Pitts

6'4" · 213 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#99Semi Taulanga

5'11" · 336 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#44Sione Motuapuaka

5'11" · 268 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#45Pupu Sepulona

6'2" · 274 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#78Taniela Pepa

6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(12)

#24Moroni Anae

6'2" · 224 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#7Johnathan Hall

6'1" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#37Trey Reynolds

6'1" · 226 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#43Grady Mareko

6'1" · 229 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#30Kaden Kelley

6'0" · 189 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tayson Reid

6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 21

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#83Elijah Elliss

6'2" · 220 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#33Kana'i Lopes

6'3" · 220 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

LaGary Mitchell

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Anthony Hernandez

5'10" · 192 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#35Cyrus Polu

6'1" · 218 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#20Mateaki Helu

6'1" · 208 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(23)

#9Elijah Davis

6'0" · 182 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#6Nate Ritchie

6'2" · 206 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#1Rabbit Evans

6'1" · 197 lbs · Age 23

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Earl Parker

6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#14JC Hart

6'2" · 199 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#23Jackson Bennee

6'2" · 189 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

James Chenault

6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#11Rock Caldwell

6'3" · 172 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Aisa Galea'i

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#36Brock Fonoimoana

6'1" · 191 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#26Isaiah Brown

5'9" · 172 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#25Manny Fuller

6'0" · 182 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Marcus Wimberly

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Freshman

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Nicholas Brown

6'0" · 170 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Brandon Holmes

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#16Cole Standage

6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Dylan Waters

6'1" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#31Jack Evans

6'2" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Major Hinchen

6'2" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#27Tommy Nelson

6'4" · 185 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Ashton Olevao

6'0" · 208 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#32Josh Sovereign

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#21Nate Tilmon

6'1" · 186 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(4)

#97Joey Cheek

5'11" · 192 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#46Robert Petrich

6'3" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tanner Cragun

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

1 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#17Dillon Curtis

6'2" · 187 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Punters(1)

#92Orion Phillips

6'3" · 168 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(2)

#44Logan Castor

6'6" · 229 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#47Charlie King

6'5" · 205 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve