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Recruiting

UtahUtes

Class
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Class of 2026

Class rank

27

226.9 points

Signees

16

10 states

Blue chips

3

1× 5★ · 2× 4★

Average rating

0.8905

13× 3★

Transfers in

17

from 15 schools

33 players16 signed · 17 transferred
Quarterbacks3
  • 3QBKane Archer0.8744
  • 3QBMichael Johnson0.8700
  • 3QBBrandon Rose ← Massachusetts—
Running backs2
  • 3RBLaMarcus Bell0.8867
  • 3RBSteve Chavez-Soto ← San José State0.8800
Receivers3
  • 4WRBraden Pegan ← Utah State0.9200
  • 3WRKyri Shoels ← San José State0.8600
  • 3WRRicky Johnson ← Mississippi State0.8500
Tight ends3
  • 3TEBear Fisher0.8544
  • 3TENoah Bennee ← Weber State0.8500
  • 3TEWill Monney ← Oklahoma State0.8500
Offensive line6
  • 5OTKelvin Obot0.9896
  • 4OTMataalii Benjamin0.8935
  • 3IOLMoses Sparks Jr.0.8833
  • 3IOLRowdy Pearce0.8689
  • 3IOLIsaiah Kema ← Ohio State0.8600
  • 3OTCedric Jefferson ← Montana State0.8500
Defensive line6
  • 3EDGEPJ Takitaki0.8889
  • 3EDGEFameitau Siale0.8811
  • 3DLEthan Day ← North Texas0.8700
  • 3DLJamal Wallace ← Tennessee0.8600
  • 3DLJireh Moe ← San José State0.8600
  • 3DLLucas Samsula ← Wyoming0.8600
Linebackers2
  • 3LBPreston Pitts0.8822
  • 3LBLaGary Mitchell0.8778
Defensive backs7
  • 3SAisa Galea'i0.8811
  • 3CBMajor Hinchen0.8744
  • 3CBDylan Waters0.8600
  • 3CBJames Chenault ← South Florida0.8600
  • 3CBElijah Reed ← Akron0.8500
  • 3SMarcus Wimberly ← Oklahoma0.8500
  • 3CBNick Brown ← Lamar0.8400
Athletes1
  • 4ATHSalesi Moa0.9821

Recruiting footprint

High-school signings only. Hover a state to highlight; click to filter.

Arizona: 1 — TEGeorgia: 1 — QBTexas: 3 — DB, LB, OLNew Mexico: 1 — OLArkansas: 1 — QBCalifornia: 1 — DBOregon: 1 — RBUtah: 4 — ATH, DB, DL, OLWashington: 1 — DLIdaho: 2 — LB, OL4321111111

16 signees · 10 states

Class rank

Lower number is better, so the axis is flipped: higher on the chart is a stronger class.average #38.8 across 16 ranked classes

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