BYU Football Roster Comings And Goings

PROVO, Utah – BYU football opened up spring practices on Monday in the Indoor Practice Facility. With spring ball now upon us, it’s the unofficial kickoff to a new BYU football season so that means a new roster.

BYU released its 2020 spring football roster to open up camp and there were some new names along with some absences from last year’s roster.

2020 BYU Football roster comings and goings

New faces on BYU’s 2020 roster

• Bentley Hanshaw, TE (Returned Missionary)
• Lane Lunt, TE (JUCO transfer)
• Hirkley Latu, DL (Pulled name out of transfer portal)
• Theo Dawson, RB (Transfer from Wyoming)
• Truman Andrus, LB (walk-on)
• Seth Willis, OL (Returned Missionary)
• Andrew Slack, OL (Returned Missionary)
• Fisher Jackson, ATH (Returned Missionary)
• Tyler Batty, DE (Returned Missionary)
• Preston Lewis, LB (Returned Missionary)
• Caleb Christensen, CB (Greyshirt)
• Mason Fakahua, ATH (Returned Missionary)
• Ryan Rehkow, K/P (Returned Missionary)
• Austin Riggs, LS (Returned Missionary)
• Nathan Upham, WR (Preferred Walk-On)
• Joe Nelson, WR (Preferred Walk-On)

Departures from last year’s roster that are not due to graduation

• Joe Critchlow, QB (Transfer Portal)
• Danny Jones, P (Withdrew from school)
• Dallin Lee, DB (Quit football)
• Jacob Smith, OL (Undisclosed)
• Skyler Southam, K/P (Transfer Portal – Utah)
• Austin Whetzel, WR/DB

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.