2026 Utah Utes football team

2026 Utah Utes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Head coach	Morgan Scalley (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin McGiven (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Colton Swan (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
Uniform
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2026 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 4, 2026
As of January 21, 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	Idaho *	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
September 12	Arkansas *	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
September 19	Utah State *	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBD	BYU	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBD	Houston	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBD	Kansas	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBD	West Virginia	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
TBD	Arizona	Casino Del Sol Stadium Tucson, AZ
TBD	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH
TBD	Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
TBD	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
TBD	TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Ft. Worth, TX
*Non-conference game Source: [2]

Rankings

Further information: 2026 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	15	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																Not 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 7 Justin Stevenson  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 14 Brendan Zurbrugg  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 55 Spencer Fano Jr OL 58 Kalolo Ta'aga Fr OL 62 Solatao Moeai Jr OL 64 Reece Parmenter So OL 67 Soren Shinofield Fr OL 68 Jaren Kump  Sr OL 71 Caleb Lomu  So 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 84 Drew Clemens Fr TE 85 Broderick Redden Fr WR 86 Jackson Bolender Fr TE 88 Dallen Bentley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 0 Logan Fano  Jr S 1 Rabbit Evans Sr LB 3 Levani Damuni GS S 5 Tao Johnson  Jr S 6 Nate Ritchie Jr LB 7 Johnathan Hall Jr LB 8 Lander Barton Sr 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 CB 29 LaTristan Thompson  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 Morgan Scalley 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 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)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 1, 2025
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 44    247Sports: 36
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]
Nicholas Igwe	SO	6'4"	255	SO	Kilgore, Texas	Kilgore College	[16]

References

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