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#14 Josh Calvert, Sophomore LB, 6-2 225
Josh is a transfer from Washington where he suffered an injury in 2019, redshirted, and did not see action in 2020.  He joined the Utes in fall 2021 and appeared in one game, versus Stanford.  Calvert is originally from Oaks Christian HS in Westlake Village (NW of Los Angeles), California.  At Oaks…[Read more]

Still catching-up on the countdown…  number 15 today…
#15 Tiquan Gilmore, Junior WR, 5-11 180
Gilmore is a JUCO transfer from College of the Canyons, in Santa Clarita, California (North Los Angeles County).  He logged 45 catches for 950 yards (21.1 ypc) and 15 TDs over two seasons for the Cougars.  He was rated the #7 JUCO WR in 2022 by…[Read more]

Utah Jersey #16: Bryson Barnes and Zemaiah Vaughn
Belated daily countdown from Thursday (sorry, real life tasks are kicking me hard right now)…
16 Bryson Barnes, Sophomore QB, 6-1 206
Ute fans will remember Bryson coming in for Cam Rising in the 4th Q during the Rose Bowl; he did a great job leading that drive for the Utes’ final TD (2-2…[Read more]

#17 Devaughn Vele and Clayton Isbell
Devaughn Vele, Sophomore WR, 6-5, 205
Vele is one the most electric returning members of the Ute offense.  He played in 14 games in 2021, starting in 6, after playing in all 5 games of 2020, was originally a walk-on from Rancho Bernardo HS in San Diego, California.  Although he hasn’t had a large number of…[Read more]

#18 Luke Bottari, Junior QB, 5-10 205
Luke is a JUCO transfer from the College of San Mateo (CSM) in San Mateo, California.   While at CSM Luke set the school record for career passing TDs (46) while throwing for 4673 yards and leading the Bulldogs to the Conference Championship in his first year (2019).   He also set 8 passing records as a high…[Read more]

#19 Luca Caldarella and Bryson Reeves
Luca Caldarella, Sophomore WR, 6-3, 194
Luca is a JUCO transfer from Cerritos College in California.  He played one season, 2021, at Cerritos, grabbing 35 receptions for 482 yards and 7 TDs.  He had 3-TD, 109 yard game vs Southwestern.  As a newcomer to Utah, I expect he will be on the scout team or perhaps…[Read more]

#20 Lander Barton and Jett Meine
#20 Lander Barton, Freshman LB, 6-4, 230
Lander comes from an all-Ute all-star athlete family, from his parents to his brothers Cody (Utah LB 2015-19, Seattle Seahawks) and Jackson (Utah OL 2014-18, LV Raiders) and sister Dani (Utah Volleyball star 2017-21).  He is a 4-star recruit, High School All-American from…[Read more]

3 weeks!  #21 Solomon Enis and Karene Reid
#21 Solomon Enis, Senior WR, 6-3 203
Solomon has grown into one of the Utes’ leading WR.  In 2021 he had 22 receptions for 248 yards (11.3 ypc) and 1 TD.  Over his career at Utah he has caught 60 passes and scored 3 TDs.  He’s also been on Pac-12 honor roll since his sophomore year.  He graduated in May…[Read more]

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#23 Faybian Marks, Sophomore CB, 5-10 189
While Faybian’s brothers played football at Alabama (Xavian reserve WR, KR 2015-18, Torin scout team DB 2015-16), he chose to come to Utah from Richardson, Texas (outlying suburb of Houston).   At George Rach HS he competed as a DB, WR and KR as well as on the track team.   His senior year he caught 2…[Read more]

Two-fer today … going to become a regular feature…
#24 Chris Curry, Junior RB, 5-11 220
Chris is a transfer from LSU (SEC, SEC, SEC …)  who had a reserve role with the Utes last year, playing in 9 games with 18 carries for 90 yards (4.4 ypc).   At LSU (2018-20) he logged 91 career carries for 336 yards (3.7 ypc) with four catches for 33…[Read more]

#25 Jaylen Dixon, Senior WR, 5-9 170
Jaylen is a senior from Frisco, Texas who has seen playing time since 2018 (ex 2020 COVID year) as a reserve RB and WR; he’s played in 38 games with 9 starts.  In 2021 he had 5 catches for 79 yds, 1 TD, and 2 rushes for 17 yards.   I expect Jaylen will see more playing time and starts at WR along with fellow…[Read more]

#26 Charlie Vincent, Freshman RB, 5-10 199
Charlie is a local all-around athlete who played football, basketball and baseball at East High including playing on the 2015 and 2016 4A State Championship teams.  Over his East career he had 10 100-yard rushing games.  His personal stats peaked in 2017 with 110 carries for 1,215 yards (14 TD) and 7…[Read more]

#27 Elvis Vakapuna, Sophomore RB, 5-7 215
Vakapuna played for Bingham HS, then Elvis left the building, in fact he left the state for Hawaii where he played his senior season for Kahuku HS.  He was all-state his senior season, in 2016, then went on a 2-year mission to Bolivia. He walked-on at Utah in 2020 and has not seen gmae action.   Likely…[Read more]

Grateful for you Ute Nation thanks for everything! Knoxville I’m on my way! pic.twitter.com/4hILtJ1wLP

— Coach Dogg (@AaronAmaama) August 1, 2022

Belated, from Saturday…
#28 Sione Vaki, Freshman Safety, 6-0 208
Sione comes to the Utes from Liberty HS in Brentwood, Calif (east of Oakland) after a two-year mission.  At Liberty Sione was a 3-star recruit who played DB, WR and kick returner and was the MVP of the Bay Valley region his senior year (2018) as his team won the region…[Read more]

#29 Elisha Lloyd, RS Freshman CB, 5-10 176
Elisha is a 3-star recruit from Mission Hills HS in San Marcos, CA, where he played RB and CB.  Played two years prior at Cathedral Catholic in San Diego.   He is a speedy guy who excelled at track, the 4th fastest in the state at 60 m.  Also ran a 10.8 100 and 22.54 200 m.  There are three main Utah CBs…[Read more]

#30 Nick Howe, RS Freshman CB, 5-10 176
Nick is a local from Woods Cross HS, where he led the state with 10 interceptions in his senior season, 2017; he was named to Deseret News All-State team, and Salt Lake Trib All 4A/5A/6A and Region 5 Defensive MVP.  He served a two year mission in Chicago, then joined the Utes last year.   He did not see…[Read more]

#32 Logan Kendall, Junior TE, 6-3 263
Logan “The Rhino” is a newcomer TE, transferring in from the Univ of Idaho.  He’s originally from Cheney, Washington.  At Idaho he was twice an All-Big-Sky selection at fullback in the period 2018-21.  In his last season there, Fall 2021, he started in 7 games and had 4 rushes for 31 yards and 2 receptions…[Read more]

#33 Jocelyn Malaska, Freshman CB, 6-1 180
Jocelyn (Joe-sil-len) Malaska is a rare Utah recruiting win in the state of Oklahoma, winning a battle with Texas Tech, KSU and Okla State.  The Haiti-born Bethany HS product played WR, punter, kick returner and safety for the Bronchos for four years while also competing in track.  On ohfense he recorded…[Read more]