LOGAN, Utah (Wednesday, Dec. 20) – Utah State head football coach Blake Anderson announced portions of his fourth signing class on Wednesday, as part of the NCAA Early Signing Day. The class, which includes 19 total players, is comprised of four high school athletes, eight junior college transfers and seven four-year transfers.

Of the 19 players, 13 will enroll at Utah State in January for the 2024 spring semester.

Overall, 12 of Utah State's signees are rated as at least a three-star recruit, which includes two players being rated as a four-star recruit.

The states of Utah and California each produced the most signees with five, followed by three players from Arizona, two players from Texas, and one player each from Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi and Ohio.

Eleven of Anderson's signees are defensive players with five defensive linemen, three defensive backs and three linebackers. Of the eight offensive players that signed, four are linemen, two are wide receivers, one is a quarterback and one is a tight end.

Utah State will announce its complete 2024 signing class on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES (4)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown	High School/Last School
Grayson Brousseau	TE	6-5	230	Fr.	HS	Lehi, Utah	Lehi HS
Camden Jury	OL	6-7	315	Fr.	HS	Gilbert, Arizona	Casteel HS
Tate Kjar	WR	5-10	150	Fr.	HS	Draper, Utah	Corner Canyon HS
Tanner Williams	LB	6-1	210	Fr.	HS	Orange, California	Mater Dei HS

 

JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (8)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown	High School/Last School
Braydon Bailey	DT	6-2	280	Jr.	JC	Kahuku, Hawaii	Kahuku HS/Golden West College
Marlin Dean^	DE	6-5	230	Jr.	JC	Elberton, Georgia	IMG Academy/Butler CC
Mason Edwards^	DB	6-2	175	Jr.	JC	Denham Springs, Louisiana	Denham Springs HS/Hutchinson CC
EJ Fisk^	DB	5-11	175	Jr.	JC	Tupelo, Mississippi	Saltillo HS/East Central College
Robert Freeman IV^	WR	5-8	165	Jr.	JC	El Cerrito, California	El Cerrito HS/American River College
Carl Nesmith	DE	6-4	220	Jr.	JC	Jacksonville, Florida	Baldwin HS/Fullerton College
Jared Pele	OL	6-3	310	Jr.	JC	Gorman, Texas	Azle HS/Navarro College
Terrell Taylor^	DB	5-11	205	Jr.	JC	Compton, California	Paramount HS/Golden West College

 

FOUR-YEAR  TRANSFERS (7)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown	High School/Last School
Trey Anderson^	OL	6-6	300	Jr.	TR	Eagle Mountain, Utah	Lehi HS/Pittsburgh
Ricky Lolohea^	DT	6-3	330	R-Fr.	TR	Euless, Texas	Trinity HS/Oklahoma State
Geroge Maile^	OL	6-3	305	So.	TR	West Valley City, Utah	Bingham HS/Baylor
Jadon Pearson^	LB	6-3	200	G-Jr.	TR	Gilbert, Arizona	Williams Field HS/Utah
Spencer Petras^	QB	6-5	230	G-Sr.	TR	San Rafael, California	Marin Catholic HS/Iowa
Will Shaffer^	LB	6-1	235	G-Jr.	TR	Tempe, Arizona	Saguaro HS/Arizona State
Macyo Williams^	DT	6-3	275	Sr.	TR	Akron, Ohio	St. Vincent-St. Mary's HS/Kent State

^Will enroll at Utah State for the 2024 spring semester.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Tate Kjar --- Care
Ricky Lolohea --- Lo-lo-hey-uh\
George Maile --- My-leh
Carl Nesmith --- Knee-smith
Jared Pele --- Peh-leh
Spencer Petras --- Pee-trus
Terrell Taylor --- Tuh-rell
Macyo Williams --- May-see-o
 

2024 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL SIGNEES BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

TREY ANDERSEN OL • 6-6 • 300 • JR • TR • Eagle Mountain, Utah (Lehi HS/Pittsburgh)

Previous School: Spent three seasons (2021-23) at Pittsburgh and played in 21 games on special teams and as a reserve offensive tackle... Redshirted during the 2021 campaign and then played in nine games in 2022 and in all 12 games this past season.

High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Was rated Utah's No. 16 overall prospect by 247Sports.com and No. 22 by ESPN...  As a senior tight end at Lehi (Utah) High School, averaged 17.4 yards per reception, totaling 28 catches for 487 yards and two touchdowns… Was also a two-time Utah Class 6A state champion in the shot put… Also played basketball.

Personal: Son of Jason and Suni Anderson... Has two brothers and one sister... His brother, Teague, is a redshirt freshman offensive lineman at USU... His father was a four-year letterman on the offensive line at BYU from 1994-97 and was selected by the New England Patriots in the 1998 NFL Draft, spending two seasons with the Patriots (1999-2000) and one with the Kansas City Chiefs (2002)... Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fresno, California... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in communications.

BRAYDON BAILEY DT • 6-2 • 280 • JR • JC • Kahuku, Hawaii (Kahuku HS/Golden West College)

Junior College: Earned Southern California Football Association (SCFA) Central League second-team honors during his sophomore season at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California... Helped the Rustlers to an 8-3 record this past season, including a 6-1 conference mark, and an appearance in the Beach Bowl Game... As a sophomore in 2023, he recorded 23 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss... Had a season-high five tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, against Cerritos College... Had a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss, including 1.0 sacks, as part of his four total stops against San Diego Mesa College... Also had four tackles, including 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, against Orange Coast College... During the 2023 season, Golden West College allowed just 19.9 points and 279.9 yards of total offense per game, including just 165.3 passing yards... Posted 10 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, during his freshman season in 2022.   

High School: Prepped at Kahuku High School in Hawaii.

GRAYSON BROUSSEAU TE • 6-5 • 230 • FR • HS • Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)

High School: Three-star recruit that is rated the No. 23 prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Was a four-year starter for Lehi (Utah) High School, recording 92 receptions for 1,151 yards (12.5 ypr) and 11 touchdowns... Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-state honors following his senior season as he had 46 receptions for 612 yards (13.3 ypr) and eight touchdowns... Had five receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown against Corner Canyon HS... Also had five receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown against Davis HS... Had five catches for 67 yards and a career-high two touchdowns against Rigby HS... Caught 27 passes for 325 yards (12.0 ypr) and one touchdown during his junior season and 19 passes for 214 yards (11.3 ypr) and two touchdowns as a sophomore... Helped the Pioneers to back-to-back state championships in football during his sophomore and junior seasons, along with a state championship in basketball during his freshman campaign... Is a four-year starter on the basketball team... Earned academic all-region honors four times.

Personal: Son of Matthew and Katie Brousseau... Has one brother and two sisters... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State... Last name is pronounced Brew-so.

MARLIN DEAN DE • 6-5 • 230 • JR • JC • Elberton, Georgia (IMG Academy/Butler CC)

Junior College: Four-star recruit by 247Sports.com… Rated the No. 2 junior college defensive end and the No. 7 junior college recruit in the nation by 247Sports.com… Earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors following his sophomore season at Butler  Community College in Kansas… Also earned first-team all-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors this past season as he played in nine games and finished the year with 25 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, to go along with two forced fumbles… Had a season-high seven tackles, which included a season-best 2.5 sacks, to go along with a forced fumble against Iowa Central CC… Had at least half a sack in seven games on the season.

Previous School: Redshirted during the 2021 season at Georgia as he appeared in one game and had two tackles.

High School: Three-start prospect by 247Sports.com... As a senior, helped lead IMG Academy to a No. 1 national ranking and an 8-0 record... Finished the 2020 season with 18 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks, and an interception and fumble recovery as he earned all-region honors… Played his first three years of high school at Elbert County High School in Georgia.

Personal: Son of Marvin and Millicent Dean... Has one brother and one sister... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester.

MASON EDWARDS CB • 6-2 • 175 • JR • JC • Denham Springs, Louisiana (Denham Springs HS/Hutchinson CC)

Junior College: Spent two seasons at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College... Helped the Blue Dragons to a 10-1 record during his sophomore season in 2023 and an appearance in the NJCAA Semifinals... Hutchinson CC also won the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) with a perfect 6-0 league record... Played in just five games during the season due to injury and finished the year with seven tackles and four pass breakups... As a freshman in 2022, he helped the Blue Dragons advance to the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) National Championship game... Hutchinson also posted a 6-0 record in the KJCCC to win the league title.

High School: Prepped at Denham Springs High School in Louisiana and helped the Yellow Jackets to the second round of the state playoffs during his senior season... Played in just five games as a senior due to injury as he recorded 10 tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown... Played in the 2021 Louisiana Gridiron All-Star Game... Also participated in track & field in the 400 meters as he was named the MVP of the 2021 All-Star Classic... During his senior season in 2022, he placed first in the district in the 400 meters with a time of 48.52 to qualify for the state championships.

Personal: Son of Melvin and Letreche Edwards... Has one brother... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in computer engineering.

EJ FISK DB • 5-11 • 175 • JR • JC • Tupelo, Mississippi (Saltillo HS/East Central College)

Junior College: Rated the eighth-best junior college cornerback and the 56th-best junior college player in the nation by 247Sports.com... Earned all-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) South Division honorable mention honors following his sophomore season at East Central College in Decatur, Mississippi, as he played in nine games and recorded 36 tackles, which included 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups... Had a season-high six tackles against Northeast Mississippi CC... Had 2.0 tackles for loss as part of his four total tackles against Southwest Mississippi CC... Recorded pass breakups against Coahoma CC and Holmes CC... Spent his freshman season at Northeast Mississippi CC, where he recorded 10 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with four pass breakups and one interception... A two-time President's List honoree.   

High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Earned Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Class 5A second-team all-state honors following his senior season at Saltillo High School as he finished the year with 25 tackles and accounted for seven takeaways, including 13 pass breakups, six interceptions and a fumble recovery, with one touchdown... Offensively, he caught 37 passes for 634 yards and added 268 kickoff return yards as a senior... Recorded 81 tackles, 27 pass breakups, nine interceptions and two fumble recoveries over three seasons for the Tigers... Also competed in basketball and track & field... Placed fourth at the state championships in the high jump during his senior season.

Personal: Son of Eddie and Markezzy Fisk... Has two sisters... His sister, Markeela, played basketball at Northeast Mississippi CC... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in kinesiology.

ROBERT FREEMAN IV WR • 5-8 • 165 • JR • JC • El Cerrito, California (El Cerrito HS/American River College)

Junior College: Named a California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) Region 1 All-American as a wide receiver during his sophomore season and an All-American as a kick returner during his freshman season at American River College in North Highlands, California... Also earned Northern California Football Association (NCFA) Big 8 League first-team honors as both a freshman and sophomore as he helped the Beavers to consecutive Northern California championship game appearances and back-to-back league titles... During his two years at American River College, he had 90 receptions for 1,329 yards and 14 touchdowns, and 3,034 all-purpose yards, as he led the Big 8 League in all-purpose yards as both a freshman and sophomore... At American River College, he returned 39 kickoffs for 1,113 yards and two touchdowns, and 32 punts for 499 yards and two touchdowns... During his sophomore season in 2023, he had 55 receptions for 845 yards and 10 touchdowns, to go along with six rushes for 49 yards... Had four catches for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns against Sierra College and eight receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns against San Mateo College in the Northern California championship game... Also had two touchdowns against San Mateo College earlier in the year... On special teams, he returned 15 kickoffs for 383 yards (25.5 ypr) and 18 punts for 345 yards (19.2 ypr) and two touchdowns... Returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown against Butte College and another 81 yards for the score against Santa Rosa College, as he returned a season-high four punts for a season-best 151 yards in that game... Had a 71-yard kickoff return against Feather River College... Finished the year with 1,622 all-purpose yards (135.2 ypg)... Had 35 receptions for 484 yards and four touchdowns during his freshman season, while adding 17 rushes for 44 yards... Had a season-high eight catches for a season-best 153 yards and one touchdown against Sierra College... Caught six passes for 104 yards and one touchdown against Santa Rosa College... On special teams, he returned 24 kickoffs for 730 yards (30.4 ypr) and two touchdowns and 14 punts for 154 yards (11.0 ypr)... Had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Shasta College and a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Laney College... Finished the year with 1,412 all-purpose yards (128.4 ypg).

High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Was named the MVP of the Tri-County - Rock League during his senior season at El Cerrito High School in California, as he had 2,500 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns, to go along with two interceptions... Was named the Mercury News Top Player and a Tri-County - Rock League special teams performer... Scored 50 touchdowns and produced 4,200 all-purpose yards during his prep career, while intercepting 13 passes... Was named the Tri-County - Rock League MVP during his junior season and was voted the Defensive MVP of the league following his sophomore season as he was named a first-team all-league defensive back... Helped the Gauchos to four-straight Tri-County - Rock League Championships and to the semifinals of the CIF NorCal 2A playoffs during his freshman and senior seasons... Also participated in track & field.

Personal: Son of Imunique Brown... Has two brothers and one sister... His cousin Anthony Freeman plays football at San Mateo College... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in sports management.

CAMDEN JURY OL • 6-7 • 315 • FR • HS • Gilbert, Arizona (Casteel HS)

High School: Three-year varsity letterman at Casteel High School in Queen Creek, Arizona... Earned Arizona 6A Premier Region and Chandler Unified School District first-team honors following his senior season as he helped the Colts to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs... Started at left tackle and helped the team rush for 29 touchdowns and 2,196 yards (5.6 yards per carry)... Earned Arizona 6A Premier Region second-team honors following his junior season as he helped the Colts to a 9-4 record and an appearance in the semifinals of the 6A state playoffs... Started at left tackle and helped the Colts rush for 31 touchdowns and 5.8 yards per carry... Is also a member of the track & field team competing in the shot put and discus.

Personal: Son of John and Jesi Jury... Has two brothers... His cousin, Tyler Shough, is a quarterback at Louisville and also played at Oregon and Texas Tech... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State.

TATE KJAR WR • 5-10 • 150 • FR • HS • Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon HS)

High School: Three-star recruit that is rated the No. 39 prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Posted 225 receptions for 3,585 yards and 35 touchdowns during his prep career at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, which included 17 100-yard receiving games, seven games with 10 or more receptions and 10 games with multiple touchdown catches... Named the Utah Class 6A Player of the Year and a first-team all-state selection following his senior season as he had 112 receptions for 1,813 yards (16.2 ypr) and 15 touchdowns helping the Chargers to a 13-1 record and a 6A state championship... Corner Canyon also won the Region 2 title with a perfect 5-0 record in 2023.... Was named the Region 2 Offensive MVP as he had nine 100-yard receiving games during the season, including a career-high 14 receptions for a career-best 252 yards and two touchdowns against Bishop Gorman HS... Had a career-high-tying three touchdown catches against Copper Hills HS as he caught six passes for 160 yards... Had multiple touchdown receptions in six games during the year and had 10-plus receptions in four outings... Earned Utah Class 6A first-team all-state honors following his junior season in 2022 as he had 103 receptions for 1,664 yards and 19 touchdowns, helping Corner Canyon to an 11-3 record and an appearance in the 2022 state championship game, along with a Region 4 title... Was named the Region 4 Most Outstanding Receiver as he had eight 100-yard games on the year, including a pair of 200-yard outings, highlighted by nine receptions for 231 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns against Pleasant Grove HS... Had three touchdown catches against West Jordan HS as he caught 10 passes for 168 yards... Finished the year with double-digit receptions in three games and multiple touchdown catches in four games...  Also competes in track & field as Corner Canyon has won three-straight state championships... Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior as he was a member of the state champion and record setting 4x400 and 4x200 meter relay teams and placed third in the 400 meters... Also earned first-team all-state honors as a sophomore as he was the runner up in the 400 meters at the state championships and a member of the state champion 4x400 meter relay team... Was a member of the honor roll for four semesters and the high honor roll for three semesters... Received the National Football Foundation Junior Award.

Personal: Son of Eric and Andrea Kjar... Has two brothers and one sister... His dad is the head football coach at Corner Canyon HS and played collegiately at Wayne State... His brother, Noah, signed to play football at Weber State... Last name is pronounced Care.

RICKY LOLOHEA DT • 6-3 • 330 • R-FR • TR • Euless, Texas (Trinity HS/Oklahoma State)

Previous School: Redshirted during the 2023 season at Oklahoma State as he did not appear in any games.

High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Earned Texas District 3-6A unanimous first-team honors as both a junior and senior at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas... Recorded 20 tackles, including 1.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss, during his junior season.

Personal: Son of Selonia and Koloni Lolohea.... Has four brothers... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in sports management... Last name is pronounced Lo-lo-hey-uh.

GEORGE MAILE OL • 6-3 • 305 • SO • TR • West Valley City, Utah (Bingham HS/Baylor)

Previous School: Spent two seasons (2022-23) at Baylor, appearing in 13 games... Played in all 12 games this past season as a reserve offensive guard and on special teams... Redshirted during the 2022 season as he appeared in one game.

High School: Four-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports.com... Rated as the No. 7 offensive guard in the country by ESPN.com and the No. 7 prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com… Rated as the No. 16 interior offensive lineman in the country by 247Sports.com... Earned Utah Class 6A honorable mention all-state honors following his senior season at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah… Helped the Miners to a 7-5 record and the second round of the playoffs in 2021… Selected to participate in the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame's Polynesian Bowl.

Personal: Son of George and Ema Maile.... Has three brothers and two sisters...  His brother, Bo, is a sophomore defensive tackle for Utah State... His uncle, Frank Maile, played football at Utah State (2004-07) and later served as an assistant coach for the Aggies for 10 years... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester... Last name is pronounced My-leh.

CARL NESMITH DE • 6-4 • 220 • JR • JC • Jacksonville, Florida (Baldwin HS/Fullerton College)

Junior College: Earned California Community College Football Coaches Association First-Team All-American honors following his sophomore season at Fullerton College... Also earned Southern California Football Association (SCFA) National Southern League first-team honors as a sophomore as he helped the Hornets to a 10-1 record and a second-straight conference championship... During his sophomore season in 2023, he recorded 31 tackles, including 9.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups and one forced fumble... Had a season-high nine tackles, including a season-best 2.0 sacks and a season-high 4.5 tackles for loss, against Riverside College to win the National Southern Conference championship... Had five tackles, including 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, and a pass breakup against Saddleback College... During his freshman season in 2022, he posted seven tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss.

Previous School: Redshirted at Florida A&M during the 2021 season.

High School: Earned Florida 2S District 5 honorable mention honors as a prep senior at Baldwin High School in Jacksonville, Florida... Helped the Indians to a 9-1 record and their first undefeated regular season since 1968... Recorded 21 tackles, including 8.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss, to go along with a pass breakup during his senior season... Had 14.0 sacks and 23.0 tackles for loss as part of his 60 total tackles during his high school career... Also played basketball.

Personal: Son of Lashanda Nesmith... Has six brothers and sisters... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in psychology... Last name is pronounced Knee-smith.

JADON PEARSON LB • 6-3 • 200 • G-JR • TR • Gilbert, Arizona (Williams Field HS/Utah)

Previous School: Spent two seasons at Utah (2022-23) as he appeared in 16 games and recorded nine tackles... Redshirt the 2023 season as he appeared in three games and had four tackles... Played in 13 games as a sophomore in 2022 and posted five tackles, including a career-high three stops against Colorado.

Junior College: Rated the seventh-best junior college safety and 34th-best junior college player in the nation by 247Sports.com... Appeared in 11 games for Reedley College in California during the 2021 season as he recorded 74 tackles, including 9.0 tackles for loss, to go along with four pass breakups and three interceptions... Had a career-high eight tackles against both Modesto College and Fresno City College... Added seven stops against Laney College.

Previous School: Spent the 2020 season at the United States Air Force Academy as he appeared in two games.

High School: Three-star prospect by 247Sports.com...Prepped at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona... Recorded 75 tackles, 19 pass breakups and four interceptions during his senior season... Also competed in track and field, earning All-Arizona honorable mention honors in the hurdles in 2019.

Personal: Son of Stephanie Pearson... Has two brothers... Earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from Utah in the fall of 2023... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on pursuing his master's degree in sports management.

JARED PELE OL • 6-3 • 310 • JR • JC • Gorman, Texas (Azle HS/Navarro College)

Junior College: Earned first-team all-Southwest Junior College Conference honors as a sophomore at Navarro (Texas) College... Anchored an offensive line that averaged 162.7 rushing yards and 221.9 passing yards... Spent his freshman season at New Mexico Military Institute as a defensive lineman, helping the Broncos win a national championship.    

High School: Played football just his senior season at Azle (Texas) High School, posting 43 tackles, including 2.0 sacks... Also competed in wrestling and track & field, in addition to being a powerlifter.

Personal: Son of Vaeao and Janice Pele... Has five brothers and three sisters... His uncle, Lance Sopoaga, played football at Utah State in 1998-99... His uncle, Isaac Sopoaga, played in the NFL... Has numerous cousins that has played professional football, including Chuck Filiaga (New Orleans Saint), Nephi Sewell (New Orleans Saints), Penei Sewell (Detroit Lions) and Noah Sewell (Chicago Bears)... His cousin Tiaoalii Savea plays college football for Arizona and his cousin Gabriel Sewell played college football at Nevada and in the USFL... Last name is pronounced Peh-leh.

SPENCER PETRAS QB • 6-5 • 230 • G-SR • TR • San Rafael, California (Marin Catholic HS/Iowa)

Previous School: Spent six seasons (2018-23) at Iowa as he played in 37 career games with 31 starts, compiling a 20-11 record as the Hawkeyes starting quarterback... Completed 468-of-825 (.567) passes for 5,199 yards with 24 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, while also rushing for 11 touchdowns during his career... Had 10 career 200-yard passing games and threw multiple touchdown passes in six games, including a career-high three touchdowns twice... Sat out the 2023 season due to injury... Started all 12 games during the 2022 campaign, as he helped Iowa to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the Music City Bowl... Was 157-of-281 (.559) passing for 1,725 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions... Started 11 of the 12 games he played in during the 2021 season, as he was 165-of-288 (.573) passing for 1,880 yards with 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions as he helped Iowa to a 10-4 record and an appearance in the Citrus Bowl... Tied his career-high with three touchdown passes at Maryland as he was 21-of-30 passing for 259 yards... Started all eight games in the 2020 season as he helped the team to a 6-2 record... Was 140-of-245 (.571) passing for 1,569 yards with nine touchdowns and five interceptions... Was 26-of-50 passing, both career highs, for 216 yards against Northwestern... Threw for a career-high 265 yards at Purdue as he was 22-of-39 passing... Had a career-high three touchdown passes at Illinois as he was 18-of-28 passing for 220 yards.

High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Helped Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California, to a 35-5 record as a three-year letterman... Holds school records for passing yards in a game (502) and season (4,157), passing touchdowns in a game (5) and season (50), and single-game completion percentage (100 percent)... Previous school records for passing yards and touchdowns were held by NFL quarterback Jared Goff... Named the Metro and Conference Player of the Year following his senior season as he completed 199-of-312 (.638) passes for 4,157 yards and 50 touchdowns with two interceptions... Also rushed for 223 yards and nine touchdowns... Passed for 502 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-56 win in sectional championship game... Earned first-team all-conference honors following his junior season and was named his team's Offensive MVP as he completed 172-of-305 (.564) passes for 3,036 yards and 33 touchdowns with eight interceptions... Also rushed for 310 yards and seven touchdowns... Also earned four varsity letters in track & field, competing in the sprints, hurdles and shot put.

Personal: Son of Adam and Sarah Petras... Graduated from Iowa with his bachelor's degree in entrepreneurial health... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on pursuing his master's degree in sports management... Last name is pronounced Pee-trus.

WILL SHAFFER LB • 6-1 • 235 • G-JR • TR • Tempe, Arizona (Saguaro HS/Arizona State)

Previous School: Spent four seasons (2020-23) at Arizona State, as he appeared in 32 career games with one start... Recorded 21 tackles during his career, including 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup... Redshirted the 2023 season as he played in the first four games of the year for the Sun Devils and had five tackles, all against Fresno State... Played in all 12 games during the 2022 season and made his first-career start against Washington... Had nine tackles on the season, including 1.0 tackles for loss... Posted a career-high six tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, at Washington State... Also played 195 special teams snaps, which were the 19th-most in the Pac-12... Played in 12 games during the 2021 season, mostly on special teams, as he had four tackles... Finished the season as the seventh-highest graded special teams player in the Pac-12 as he played the seventh-most special teams snaps in the league... Played in four games during the 2020 campaign and had three tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, while adding one pass breakup and one blocked kick... Was selected as the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking a punt, scooping it up and returning it 22 yards against Oregon State as a true freshman.

High School: Consensus three-star recruit that was ranked the No. 15 overall prospect in Arizona and the No. 23 inside linebacker nationally by 247Sports.com... Recorded 139 tackles, which included 3.5 sacks and 24.5 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble in 37 career games for Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona... Helped the Sabercats to a 36-5 record during his three seasons at the varsity level... Offensively, he rushed for 440 yards on 51 carries with nine touchdowns and caught 46 passes for 804 yards and 13 touchdowns during his high school career... Earned Arizona Class 4A first-team all-state and all-conference honors following his senior season in 2019 as he led Saguaro HS to its first-ever Arizona High School Open Division Championship game... Was an all-district and all-state linebacker following his senior season as he had 77 tackles, including 2.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception... Added 427 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, to go along with 83 receiving yards and two more scores... Ran for two touchdowns and added another touchdown catch in the 2019 state championship game, as he also collected six tackles and broke up a pass on defense... Helped Saguaro HS win the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) 4A state championship during his junior year, hauling in four catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game... Had 29 receptions for 569 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior... Defensively, he had 52 tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss... Caught 10 passes for 152 yards with two touchdowns, to go along with 10 tackles on defense, as a sophomore... Was a three-sport athlete in high school as he was an all-district basketball player and competed as a sprinter on the track & field team.

Personal: Son of Ravel and Kimberly Shaffer... Has one brother and one sister... Earned his bachelor's degree from Arizona State in sociology... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on pursuing his master's degree in sports management.

TERRELL TAYLOR DB • 5-11 • 205 • JR • JC • Compton, California (Paramount HS/Golden West College)

Junior College: Named to the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) Central League second-team following his sophomore season at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California... During his two seasons at Golden West College, he recorded 61 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery... As a sophomore in 2023, he posted 42 tackles, which included 2.5 tackles for loss, and an interception as he helped the Rustlers to an 8-3 record, including a 6-1 conference mark, and an appearance in the Beach Bowl Game... During the 2023 season, Golden West allowed just 19.9 points and 279.9 yards of total offense per game, including just 165.3 passing yards... Had 19 tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup during his freshman season at Golden West College in 2022.   

Previous School: Redshirted during the 2021 season at Army as he did not appear in any games.

High School: Three-star recruit according to 247Sports.com... A three-time first-team all-league honoree at Paramount High School in California, as he helped the Pirates to three-straight league championships... Recorded 95 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one blocked punt during his senior season.

Personal: Son of Terrell and Katrina Taylor... Has one brother and one sister... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester... First name is pronounced Tuh-rell.

MACYO WILLIAMS DT • 6-3 • 275 • SR • TR • Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary's HS/Kent State)

Previous School: Spent three seasons at Kent State (2021-23) as he played in 31 career games with one start... During his career, he had 36 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup... Played in all 12 games during the 2023 season and recorded 18 tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss... Had a career-high five tackles, which included 0.5 sacks, against Akron... Had 1.0 sacks against Miami (Ohio)... Played in nine games during the 2022 season and finished the year with 13 tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss... Had a career-high 1.5 sacks as part of his three stops against Akron... Played in 10 games as a true freshman in 2021 as he had five tackles and one pass breakup.   

High School: Three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com... Earned second-team all-state honors following his senior season at St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School in Akron, Ohio... Had 50 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss, during his senior season that was shortened due to COVID-19... Had 56 tackles, including 1.0 sacks during his junior campaign.   

Personal: Son of Pariece and Serena Williams... Has two brothers and one sister... His brother, Myles, plays football at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2024 semester and plans on majoring in physical education... First name is pronounced May-see-o.

TANNER WILLIAMS LB • 6-1 • 210 • FR • HS • Orange, California (Mater Dei HS)

High School: Three-star recruit according to 247Sports.com... Prepped at Mater Dei High School in Orange, California, helping the Monarchs to a 13-1 record during his senior season and the 2023 California Open Division Championship... Earned first-team all-Trinity League honors following his senior season as he recorded 51 tackles, which included 4.5 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss, while adding three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Missed his junior season due to injury... Helped Mater Dei HS to a national championship in 2021 as he was named a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American.   

Personal: Son of Dustin and Nikki Williams... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State.