BYU football releases depth chart for Utah Tech game
Aug 31, 2026, 1:27 PM | Updated: Sep 1, 2026, 12:30 pm
PROVO – The BYU football depth chart is out for the 2026 season opener against Utah Tech.
Here are some quick notes before diving into the first depth chart of the year for the nationally ranked Cougars.
BYU football depth chart for week one against Utah Tech pic.twitter.com/4AmYkYDZbO
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) August 31, 2026
True freshman climbs to the starting lineup
BYU true freshman wide receiver Legend Glasker is in the starting lineup. The former Lehi High standout is listed as a starter at wide receiver, along with Oregon transfer Kyler Kasper and returner Jojo Phillips.
Glasker hit the ground running in spring ball earlier this year, making impactful plays and, perhaps most importantly, learning the playbook so well that Passing Game Coordinator Fesi Sitake placed him on the first team.
Running backs behind LJ Martin
BYU returns the reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in running back LJ Martin. He will be a focal point of BYU’s offense this season, as he has been since arriving on campus in 2023.
There were questions entering fall camp with the depth behind Martin. Those questions began clearing up as Sione Moa, who dealt with compartment syndrome last year, is back to full strength and comfortably at the RB2 spot.
After Moa, it’s former safety, Preston Rex.
Last year, Rex switched from defense to the offensive side of the ball, and it was an adjustment, as he had never played running back. Now, he’s on the depth chart at RB3 after making plays in fall camp.
BYU football depth chart: Game-by-game, 2026 season
Utah Tech | Arizona | Colorado State | TCU | Iowa State | Notre Dame | UCF | Arizona State | Utah | Baylor | Kansas | Cincinnati
Quarterback
#47 Bear Bachmeier
#10 Treyson Bourguet
#17 Enoch Watson
Running Back
#4 LJ Martin
#30 Sione Moa
#12 Preston Rex
Wide Receiver
#3 Kyler Kasper
#18 Reggie Frischknecht
Wide Receiver
#1 Legend Glasker
#19 Tiger Bachmeier
#23 Terrance Saryon
Wide Receiver
#13 Jojo Phillips
#0 Tei Nacua
#5 Jaron Pula
Tight End
#7 Walker Lyons -OR-
#2 Roger Saleapaga
#45 Keayen Nead
#82 Noah Moeaki
Offensive Line
#58 Paki Finau
#59 Siosiua Latu-Finau
Offensive Line
#51 Sonny Makasini
#74 Trevin Ostler
Offensive Line
#63 Bruce Mitchell
#67 Trevor Pay
Offensive Line
#64 Kyle Sfarcioc
#72 Joe Brown -OR-
#56 Zak Yamauchi
Offensive Line
#75 Andrew Gentry
#52 Bott Mulitalo
Defensive End
#45 Viliami Pou’uha -OR-
#48 Bodie Schoonover
#97 Kinilau Fonohema
Nose Tackle
#96 Justin Kirkland -OR-
#94 Anisi Purcell
#99 Ulavai Fetuli
Defensive Tackle
#57 Keanu Tanuvasa
#94 Anisi Purcell
#58 David Tangilanu
Boundary Back
#90 Hunter Clegg
#46 Kendal Wall
#52 Vincent Tautua
Field Back
#13 Tausili Akana
#18 Ace Kaufusi
#10 Orion Maile-Kaufusi
SAM Linebacker
#16 Isaiah Glasker
#5 Nusi Taumoepeau
#30 Braxton Lindsey
MACK Linebacker
#4 Cade Uluave
#21 Miles Hall
#23 Pierson Watson
ROVER Linebacker
#54 Siale Esera -OR-
#31 Jake Clifton
#18 Ace Kaufusi
Strong Safety
#3 Raider Damuni
#22 Tommy Prassas
#17 Jarinn Kalama
Free Safety
#11 Faletau Satuala
#7 Kennan Pula
#24 Payton VanSteenkiste
NICKEL
#32 Cannon DeVries
#22 Tommy Prassas
#28 Crew Clark
Cornerback
#0 Evan Johnson
#20 Kevin Doe
#27 Matthias Leach
Cornerback
#1 Therrian Alexander III
#15 Jayven Williams
#26 Jordyn Criss
Punter
#19 Fuller Shurtz
#36 Cole Shulman
Place Kicker
#97 Matthias Dunn
#99 Brody Laga
Holder
#97 Fuller Shurtz
#36 Cole Shulman
Long Snapper
#43 Ty Smith
#49 Rayden Heintz -OR-
#47 Berkley Alfrey
Punt Returner
#32 Cannon DeVries
#19 Tiger Bachmeier
Kick Returner
#1 Legend Glasker -OR-
#0 Evan Johnson
#32 Cannon DeVries
No. 14 BYU vs. Utah Tech
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MDT)
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSL and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.
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