2025 BYU Cougars football team

2025 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kalani Sitake (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Roderick (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Hill (3rd season)
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of March 4, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

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

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]
Jacob Nye	TE	6'5"	240	Melissa, Texas	[19]
Jordyn Criss	DB	6'2"	165	Arlington, Texas	[20]
Landan Goff	DB	6'3"	185	Highland, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling [21]
McKay Madsen	DB	6'1"	228	Clovis, California	Mission prior to enrolling [22]
Fuller Shurtz	P	5'11"	179	Katy, Texas	[23]
Kila Keone	WR	6'3"	175	Honolulu, Hawaii	[24]

2024 returned missionaries

Cannon Devries	DB	6'0"	165	Freshman	[25]
Cooper Ross	DL	6'5"	245	Freshman	[26]
Pierson Watson	LB	6'3"	210	Freshman	[27]
Ethan Thomason	OL	6'8"	320	Freshman	[28]
Hunter Clegg	DL	6'4"	240	Freshman	[29]
Logan Payne	RB	5'10"	215	Freshman	[30]
Liutai Kinikini	DB	6'3"	200	Freshman	[31]
Crew Clark	DB	6'1"	195	Freshman	[32]
Luke Hanchett	TE	6'2"	248	Freshman	[33]
Berkley Alfrey	LB	6'0"	235	Freshman	[34]
Boyd Sorensen	DL	6'4"	245	Freshman	[35]
Porter Small	DL	6'4"	255	Freshman	[36]
Cooper McMullin	OL	6'6"	275	Freshman	[37]
Brigham Alexander	OL	6'8"	320	Freshman	[38]
Justice Ena	OL	6'4"	310	Freshman	[39]
Jeff Lewis	OL	6'6"	295	Freshman	[40]
Cole Clement	TE	6'4"	240	Freshman	[41]
Saimone Davis	DL	6'4"	235	Freshman	[42]

2024 other additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
Carsen Ryan	TE	6'4"	256	Senior	Transfer from University of Utah [43]
Kyle Sfarcioc	OL	6'4"	295	Senior	Transfer from Southern Utah University [44]
Anisi Purcell	DL	6'3"	266	Junior	Transfer from Southern Utah University [45]
Tausili Akana	DL	6'4"	220	Sophomore	Transfer from University of Texas [46]
Andrew Gentry	OL	6'7"	327	Junior	Transfer from University of Michigan [47]
Keanu Tanuvasa	DL	6'4"	301	Junior	Transfer from University of Utah [48]
Max Alford	LB	6'1"	245	Sophomore	Transfer from Utah State University [49]
Joseph Douglas	DB	6'2"	208	Freshman	Transfer from Utah State University [50]
Garrison Grimes	LS	6'4"	225	Senior	Transfer from University of Baylor [51]
Ty Smith	LS	6'0"	195	Freshman	Transfer from Boise State University [52]
Naki Tuakoi	DL	6'3"	230	Freshman	Originally Signed in 2024 [53]
Corey Johnson	DB	6'1"	180	Junior	Originally signed with Track [54]
Carson Su'esu'e	LB	6'5"	240	Freshman	Originally signed in 2024 [55]
Kason Krebs	RB	6'0"	220	Junior	Not on roster in 2024 [56]

2024 departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Reason
Isaiah Bagnah	DE	6'4"	245	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
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
Ethan Slade	DB	6'0"	195	Junior	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
Aisea Moa	LB	6'2"	235	Sophomore	Transfer
Dallin Johnson	DL	6'3"	295	Freshman	Transfer
Prince Zombo	WR	6'0"	190	Freshman	Transfer
Noah Lugo	QB	6'2"	195	Freshman	Transfer
David Latu	DL	6'4"	305	Junior	Transfer
Sione Moa	LB	6'1"	230	Junior	Transfer
Jake Eichorn	OL	6'5"	300	Junior	Transfer
Salae Tanuvasa	DB	6'0"	190	Sophomore	Transfer
Ryner Swanson	TE	6'4"	245	Freshman	Mission
Cannon Skidmore	DS	6'2"	200	Freshman	Mission
David Clifford	OL	6'4"	285	Freshman	Mission
Cole Hagen	QB	6'1"	190	Freshman

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Portland State *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
September 6	Stanford *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
September 20	at East Carolina *	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
September 27	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
October 3	West Virginia	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
October 11	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
October 18	Utah	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)
October 25	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
November 8	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 15	TCU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
November 22	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH
November 29	UCF	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Game summaries

vs Portland State

Pregame line	Over/under

Portland State Vikings (0–0) vs BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Vikings			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PSU	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Stanford

See also: 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Stanford Cardinal (0–0) vs BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinal			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under

BYU Cougars (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Pirates			0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

• Date: September 20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BYU	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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 3 McCae Hillstead So QB 12 Jake Retzlaff Sr OL 65 Brigham Alexander Fr OL 72 Joe Brown Fr OL 79 Kaden Chidester So DL 69 Justice Ena Fr OL 75 Andrew Gentry Jr OL 77 Jake Griffin So OL 66 Sione Hingano Fr OL 71 Isaiah Jatta Sr OL 73 Weston Jones So OL 61 Weylin Lapuaho Sr OL 55 Austin Leausa Sr DL 76 Jeff Lewis Fr OL 51 Sonny Makasini Jr OL 62 Cooper McMullin Fr OL 63 Bruce Mitchell Jr OL 54 Jackson Nelson Fr OL 74 Trevin Ostler Jr OL 67 Trevor Pay Fr OL 64 Kyle Sfarcioc Jr OL 78 Ethan Thomason Fr OL 70 Ikinasio Tupuo Fr OL 68 Andrew Williams Fr RB 25 Cale Breslin Fr RB 28 Jovesa Damuni Fr RB 45 Lucky Finau So RB 17 Pokaiaua Haunga Fr RB 36 Kason Krebs Jr RB 4 LJ Martin Jr RB 34 Charles Miska Fr RB 30 Sione Moa So RB 21 Enoch Nawahine Sr RB 38 Logan Payne Fr TE 86 Cole Clement Fr TE 49 Nason Coleman So TE 87 Ethan Erickson Sr TE 41 Luke Hanchett Fr TE 88 Tucker Kelleher Fr TE 82 Noah Moeaki Fr TE 85 Anthony Olsen Jr TE 20 Carsen Ryan Sr TE 32 Will Zundel Fr WR 83 Weston Covey Fr WR 22 Koa Eldredge So WR 18 Cody Hagen So WR 84 Kila Keone Fr WR 11 Parker Kingston Jr WR 1 Keelan Marion Sr WR 89 Dominque McKenzie Fr WR 0 Tei Nacua Fr WR 13 Jojo Phillips So WR 29 Rowan Reay Jr WR 2 Chase Roberts Sr WR 80 Marquis Taliulu Sr WR 15 Lamason Waller III Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Therrian Alexander So DB 25 Talan Alfrey Sr DB 4 Mory Bamba Sr DB 39 Crew Clark Fr DB 3 Raider Damuni Jr DB 20 Cannon Devries Fr DB 31 Kevin Doe So DB 37 Joseph Douglas Fr DB 29 Jayden Dunlap Sr DB 15 Chika Ebunoha Jr DB 19 Corey Johnson Jr DB 0 Evan Johnson Jr DB 2 Jonathan Kabeya So DB 35 Jarinn Kalama Fr DB 38 Liutai Kinikini Fr DB 27 Matthias Leach Fr DB 32 Marcus Mckenzie So DB 22 Tommy Prassas So DB 12 Preston Rex So DB 10 Faletau Satuala So DB 24 Payton VanSteenkiste Fr DB 28 Tanner Wall Sr DL 13 Tausili Akana So DL 44 Ephraim Asiata So DL 90 Hunter Clegg Fr DL 92 Saimone Davis Fr DL 97 Kini Fonohema Fr DL 46 Nathan Hoke Fr DL 96 Iosefa Letuli Fr DL 59 Logan Lutui Sr DL 53 Orion Maile-Kaufusi Fr DL 45 Viliami Po'uha So DL 94 Anisi Purcell Jr DL 91 Cooper Ross Fr DL 48 Bodie Schoonover Jr DL 56 Nuuletau Sellesin Sr DL 99 Joshua Singh Sr DL 58 Porter Small Fr DL 49 Boyd Sorensen Fr DL 57 Keanu Tanuvasa Jr DL 55 John Taumoepeau Sr DL 98 Sani Tauala So DL 52 Vincent Tautua Fr DL 95 Luke Toomalatai Sr DL 36 Carson Tujague Fr LB 47 Berkley Alfrey Fr LB 33 Choe Bryant-Strother Sr LB 54 Siale Esera So LB 16 Isaiah Glasker Jr LB 30 Miles Hall So LB 18 Ace Kaufusi So LB 34 Maika Kaufusi So LB 17 Jack Kelly Sr LB 41 Tyler Payne Fr LB 21 Carson Suesue Fr LB 11 Harrison Taggart Jr LB 43 Naki Tuakoi Fr LB 42 Petey Tuipulotu Jr LB 23 Pierson Watson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 26 Garrison Grimes Fr DS 43 Ty Smith Fr P 39 Landon Rehkow So P 39 Fuller Shurtz So P 35 Sam Van Der Haar Jr K 97 Matthias Dunn Jr 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 [58] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football 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

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