2023 Utah State Football Signing Day Release

Utah State Football Announces 2023 Signing Class
 
LOGAN, Utah (Wednesday, Feb. 1) – Utah State head football coach Blake Anderson announced his third signing class on Wednesday, as part of the NCAA National Signing Day. The class, which includes 42 total players, is comprised of 23 high school athletes, 16 junior college transfers and a trio of four-year transfers.
 
Of the 42 players, 23 signed with Utah State in December and 19 are currently enrolled at Utah State for the 2023 spring semester. 
 
The state of Utah produced the most signees with 20, followed by 10 players from California, three players from Florida, two players from both Georgia and Texas, and one player each from Alabama, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada and Italy.
 
Twenty-one of Anderson's signees are defensive players with nine defensive backs, eight defensive linemen and four linebackers. Of the 20 offensive players that signed, seven are wide receivers, five are offensive linemen and four are running backs, to go along with three tight ends and one quarterback. USU also added one kicker to the group.
 
The national letter-of-intent signing period for football began on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and runs through Saturday, April 1, 2023.
 

HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES (23)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown (High School/Last School)
Zion Andreasen+^	DE	6-4	225	Fr.	HS	Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)
Jaydon Bailey+	RB	5-10	185	Fr.	HS	Cibolo, Texas (Steele HS)
Zakkarii Black+	RB	5-9	140	Fr.	HS	Covina, California (Charter Oak HS)
David Calvert$	TE	6-6	230	Fr.	HS	Farr West, Utah (Fremont HS)
Cole Christensen	WR	5-10	165	Fr.	HS	Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)
Chase Davis	CB	6-2	185	Fr.	HS	Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm HS)
Hyrum Dewsnup+$	OL	6-3	270	Fr.	HS	Naples, Florida (Gulf Coast HS)
Charlie Ebeling$	S	6-0	180	Fr.	HS	Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon HS)
Justice Ena+^	DT	6-4	280	Fr.	HS	Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)
Noah Flores	CB	5-10	170	Fr.	HS	Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
Reggie Foster	RB	5-10	200	Fr.	HS	North Lauderdale, Florida (American Heritage HS)
Jarvis Griffiths	OL	6-3	280	Fr.	HS	American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS)
McCae Hillstead+^	QB	5-10	185	Fr.	HS	Lehi, Utah (Skyridge HS)
Charlie Holbrook$	WR	6-2	180	Fr.	HS	Salt Lake City, Utah (West HS)
Jed Judkins$	LB	6-2	215	Fr.	HS	Farmington, Utah (Farmington HS)
Will Monney+^	TE	6-4	210	Fr.	HS	Springville, Utah (Springville HS)
Jackson Olsen+	WR	6-3	175	Fr.	HS	Millville, Utah (Ridgeline HS)
Jr Sia+	OL	6-6	310	Fr.	HS	Herriman, Utah (Mountain Ridge HS)
Faimafili Snuka$	LB	6-1	230	Fr.	HS	Salt Lake City, Utah (West HS)
Kadiyon Sweat+	S	6-1	180	Fr.	HS	Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)
Taliafi Taala+	OL	6-7	290	Fr.	HS	Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
Bryan Vogl	DT	6-2	250	Fr.	HS	Eagle Mountain, Utah (Cedar Valley HS)
Jaeden Wright	LB	6-0	190	Fr.	HS	Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)

 

JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (16)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown (High School/Last School)
Isaiah Alonzo+^	TE	6-5	250	Jr.	JC	Irvine, California (Mater Dei HS/Orange Coast College)
Davon Booth+^	RB	5-10	200	Jr.	JC	North Las Vegas, Nevada (El Monte (CA) HS/Cerritos College)
Kahanu Davis+^	WR	5-11	185	Jr.	JC	Kapa'a, Hawaii (Kapa'a HS/Soutwestern College)
Micah Davis+^	WR	5-11	185	Jr.	JC	Atlanta, Georgia (Harrison HS/Iowa Western CC)
Devin Dye^	S	6-1	185	So.	JC	San Diego, California (Cathedral Catholic HS/Palomar College)
Ronald Fuselier+^	CB	6-0	180	Jr.	JC	Richmond Hill, Georgia (Richmond Hill HS/ Allan Hancock College)
Jake Hellmann^	OL	6-6	300	Jr.	JC	Pleasant View, Utah (Weber HS/College of San Mateo)
Arcelles Johnson Jr.	WR	6-5	190	Jr.	JC	Woodland Hills, California (El Camino Real HS/Moorpark College)
Vaughn Mamea^	DT	6-2	335	Jr.	JC	San Jose, California (Independence HS/College of San Mateo)
Jaylen Martin+	CB	6-2	175	Jr.	JC	Los Angeles, California (Roosevelt HS/East Los Angeles College)
Falepouono Mosley^	DT	6-1	290	Jr.	JC	East Palo Alto, California (Menlo-Atherton HS/College of San Mateo)
Clifton Mosley+	DT	6-4	325	So.	JC	Shreveport, Louisiana (Calvary Baptist Academy/Navarro CC)
Cian Slone+^	DE	6-4	220	Jr.	JC	Rocklin, California (Rocklin HS/American River College)
Javar Strong+^	S	6-3	185	So.	JC	Cherokee, Alabama (Muscle Shoals HS/Hutchinson CC)
William Testa^	K	5-11	190	Jr.	JC	Bergamo, Italy (Bergamo HS/New Mexico Military Institute)
Maka Tu'akoi+^	DE	6-5	210	So.	JC	West Jordan, Utah (Alta HS/Independence CC)

 

FOUR-YEAR TRANSFERS (3)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown (High School/Last School)
Gavin Barthiel+^	LB	6-2	210	So.	TR	Lakeland, Florida (Lake Gibson (FL) HS/Washington State)
Colby Bowman	WR	6-2	200	Jr.	TR	Orange, California (St. John Bosco HS/Stanford)
Malone Mataele+^	S	5-11	185	Sr.	TR	Placentia, California (Santa Margarita Catholic HS/Utah)

Bold refers to new signee.
+ Announced during December signing period.
^ Enrolled at Utah State for the 2023 spring semester.
$ Will serve a two-year LDS Church Mission before enrolling at Utah State. 

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Zion Andreasen	Ann-dray-sen
Gavin Barthiel	Bar-theel
Zakkarii Black	Zuh-car-ee
Davon Booth	Duh-von
Kahanu Davis	Kuh-huh-new
Charlie Ebeling	Eh-beh-ling
Justice Ena	Eh-nuh
Ronald Fuselier	Few-zuh-leer
Arcelles Johnson Jr.	Are-sell-us
Vaughn Mamea	Ma-meh-ah
Malone Mataele	Man-tah-elle
Will Monney	Money
Falepouono Mosley	Fah-lay-po-ono
Jr Sia	See-yuh
Cian Slone	Key-un
Faimafili Snuka	Fah-muh-fee-lee Snew-kuh
Javar Strong	Juh-var
Kadiyon Sweat	Kay-dee-un Ss-wet
Taliafi Taala	Tuh-lee-uh-fee Tuh-uh-luh
Maka Tu'akoi	Muh-kuh Two-uh-koy
Bryan Vogl	Vo-gul
Jaeden Wright	Jay-den

 

2023 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL SIGNEES BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

ISAIAH ALONZO • TE • 6-5 • 250 • JR • JC • Irvine, California (Mater Dei HS/Orange Coast College)
Junior College: Had 21 receptions for 261 yards and two touchdowns during his sophomore season at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.. Had a season-high five catches for a season-best 64 yards against Santa Barbara College.
High School: Prepped at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California... Helped the Monarchs to a perfect 15-0 record during his senior season.
Personal: Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester.

ZION ANDREASEN • DE • 6-4 • 225 • FR • HS • Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-state and all-region honors as a prep senior at East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah... Had 93 tackles, including 18.5 sacks, to go along with 11 pass breakups... Had a career-high 10 tackles against Skyline HS and posted a career-best 4.0 sacks against Brighton HS... Overall, he had multiple sacks in five games during his senior season... Added 35 tackles as a junior... Also competes in track & field.
Personal: Son of Kory Andreasen and Angela Waller... Has two sisters... His dad played football at Kansas State... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... Last name is pronounced Ann-dray-sen.

JAYDON BAILEY • RB • 5-10 • 185 • FR • HS • Cibolo, Texas (Steele HS)
High School: Three-star recruit by both ESPN.com and 247Sports.com... Was named the Texas Class 6A Region IV District 27 Offensive MVP following his senior season at Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas, as he helped the Knights to an 11-1 record, including a 5-0 league mark... Rushed for 1,778 yards on 262 carries (6.8 ypc) and 31 touchdowns as a prep senior... Added six receptions for 102 yards... Had nine 100-yard games, including a career-high 212 yards on a career-best 42 carries with a career-high five touchdowns against Judson HS... Also had a pair of two-point conversions against Judson HS to set the school record for points scored in a game with 34, while his five touchdowns tied the school record... Rushed for 201 yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns against Brennan HS and 201 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns against Johnson HS... Had four rushing touchdowns in two other games... Earned first-team all-district honors as a junior, rushing for 1,000 yards on 182 carries (5.5 ypc) and nine touchdowns, to go along with four receptions for 54 yards and another score... Had five 100-yard rushing games during the season, including a season-best 201 yards on 25 carries against Judson HS... Rushed for 137 yards on 27 carries and a season-best three touchdowns against Hendrickson HS... Carried the ball 49 times for 278 yards (5.7 ypc) and four touchdowns as a freshman... Helped the Knights win back-to-back district titles during his junior and senior seasons... Also competes in track & field.
Personal: Son of Andre and Jennifer Bailey... Has three sisters... His uncle, Eddie Anderson, played football for Fort Valley State and in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, while his uncle Dominko Anderson, played football at Auburn... Signed with Utah State in December.

GAVIN BARTHIEL • LB • 6-2 • 210 • SO • TR • Lakeland, Florida (Lake Gibson HS/Washington State)
Previous School: Spent two seasons at Washington State as he redshirted in 2021 and appeared in five games this past season, primarily on special teams.
High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.Com and 247Sports.com... Rated as the No. 49 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com... Named to the Sports Illustrated All-America Watch List during his senior season at Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida... Was a Super 16 selection as a prep senior, as he recorded 72 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception that he returned 99 yards for a touchdown... Earned third-team all-county honors following his junior season as he recorded 79 tackles, which included 4.0 tackles for loss, to go along with six pass breakups, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception... Made 30 tackles, including 7.0 tackles for loss, as a sophomore.
Personal: Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... Last name is pronounced Bar-theel.

ZAKKARII BLACK • RB • 5-9 • 140 • FR • HS • Covina, California (Charter Oak HS)
High School: Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first-team all-Mountain West League honors as a prep senior at Charter Oak High School in Covina, California... Helped the Chargers win league titles in his sophomore and senior seasons... Produced 1,123 all-purpose yards during his senior season, as he rushed for 685 yards on 110 carries (6.2 ypc) and seven touchdowns, caught 33 passes for 438 yards (13.3 ypr) and five touchdowns, and had 121 return yards as he returned three kickoffs for 83 yards (27.7 ypr) and three punts for 38 yards (12.7 ypr)... Rushed for a season-high 157 yards on 11 carries and one touchdown against Los Altos HS... Had a season-best 94 receiving yards on three receptions and one touchdown against Northview HS... Had a season-high seven receptions against Bonita HS... Also competed in track & field.
Personal: Son of John Black and Genevieve Patterson... First name is pronounced Zuh-car-ee... Signed with Utah State in December.

DAVON BOOTH • RB • 5-10 • 200 • JR • JC • North Las Vegas, Nevada (El Monte (CA) HS/Cerritos College)
Junior College: Earned California Community College Football Coaches Association All-America honors as a sophomore at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California, as he rushed for 1,442 yards on 223 carries (6.5 ypc) and eight touchdowns, to go along with 22 receptions for 179 yards (8.1 ypr) and two scores... Was also named first-team all-Central League as he led the Falcons to an 8-3 record... Was named the MVP of the Western State Bowl Game as he rushed for 118 yards on 34 carries in a 35-28 win against Long Beach City College... Had eight 100-yard rushing games during the season, including a career-high 286 yards on 39 carries and two touchdowns, against Riverside College... Rushed for 564 yards on 122 carries (4.6 ypc) and seven touchdowns, to go along with 11 receptions for 171 yards (15.5 ypr) and one touchdown as a freshman... Gained a season-high 115 yards on 14 carries (8.2 ypc) and one touchdown against San Diego Mesa College.
High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... A two-time first-team all-Southern Section all-state selection at El Monte (California) High School, helping the Lions to a California Interscholastic Federation State Championship during his senior season... Was named the Mid Valley Sports Player of the Year as both a junior and senior... Also named the Mission Valley League and Division 12 MVP as both a junior and senior... Was named the LA Times Back of the Year as a prep senior, rushing for 2,935 yards on 239 carries (12.3 ypc) and 36 touchdowns, and catching 22 passes for 627 yards (28.5 ypr) and 11 touchdowns... Overall, he had eight 200-yard rushing games, which included a career-best 315 yards against Serra HS... Rushed for 2,429 yards on 161 carries (15.1 ypc) and 31 touchdowns as a junior... Also competed in track & field.
Personal: Son of Patrice Booth... Has seven brothers and four sisters... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... First name is pronounced Duh-von.

COLBY BOWMAN • WR • 6-2 • 200 • JR • TR • Orange, California (St. John Bosco HS/Stanford)
Previous School: Spent four years (2019-22) at Stanford and appeared in 26 games, including one start... Played in 11 games during the 2022 season, including starting against BYU... Had seven receptions for 44 yards (6.3 ypr) on the year, including a career-high four receptions for 21 yards against BYU... Had a career-long 10-yard reception against Oregon... Appeared in nine games in 2021 and in six games in 2020... Redshirted his first season... Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021.  
High School: Four-star recruit by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and PrepStar at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, where he totaled 82 receptions for 1,538 receiving yards (18.8 ypr) and 15 touchdowns during his prep career... Ranked as the nation's 26th-best wide receiver by 247Sports.com, the 35th-best wide receiver by PrepStar and ESPN.com, and the 57th-best wide receiver by Rivals.com... Ranked as the 195th-best recruit by 247Sports.com, 231st by PrepStar and 245th by ESPN.com… Named a PrepStar All-American in 2019… Invited to 2019 Polynesian Bowl… Earned all-Trinity League first-team honors as a senior as he played in 13 games and had 46 catches for 920 yards (20.0 ypc) and eight touchdowns… Led St. John Bosco to the 2018 league title and the 2018 Opening Finals... Played in 12 games as a junior and caught 29 passes for 564 yards (19.4 ypc) and seven touchdowns… Helped the Braves to the 2016 state title during his sophomore season… Also competed in track & field as he won the 2018 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship in the 200 meters (21.47) and 4x100 meter relay (40.94), setting school records in both events... Helped his track team win a league championship in 2016... Earned the 2019 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award and was on the Principal's Honor Roll.
Personal: One of four children of Richard and Robin Bowman... Earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford in science, technology and society, with a concentration in innovation and organization... Plans on pursuing his master's in business administration at Utah State.

DAVID CALVERT • TE • 6-6 • 230 • FR • HS • Farr West, Utah (Fremont HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-region honors as both a junior and senior at Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah... As a prep senior, he caught 33 passes for 410 yards (12.4 ypr) and one touchdown... Had a career-high-tying six receptions for 88 yards against Farmington HS and two receptions for a season-high 91 yards, including a career-long 74-yard reception for a touchdown, against Skyridge HS... Caught 30 passes for 400 yards and six touchdowns during his junior campaign... Had a career-high six receptions for a career-best 98 yards and one touchdown against Weber HS... Helped the Silverwolf earn the academic state championship following his senior season... Also plays basketball for Fremont HS and is averaging 10.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game thus far this year... Earned second-team all-region honors following his junior season as he averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds, and earned honorable mention all-region honors following his sophomore campaign as he averaged 10.2 points and 4.0 rebounds... A member of the honor society.
Personal: One of four children of Jon and Diane Calvert... His sister, Emma, plays basketball at BYU... Will serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU.

COLE CHRISTENSEN • WR • 5-10 • 165 • FR • HS • Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors at wide receiver as a prep senior at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah... As a senior, he had 919 all-purpose yards, which included 51 receptions for 682 yards (13.4 ypr) and eight touchdowns... Had a career-high 171 yards on four catches with a career-high three touchdowns against Westlake HS... Had a career-best eight receptions for 93 yards and two touchdowns against Skyridge HS... Had two touchdown catches, to go along with an 81-yard punt return for a score against Alemany HS... Was named his team's MVP as he added three punt returns for 127 yards and three kickoff returns for 94 yards... Earned second-team all-state honors as a junior, as well, as he helped the Knights to a 10-2 record and a state championship... Caught 42 passes for 735 yards (17.5 ypr) and five touchdowns... Had three 100-yard games during the season, including six catches for 129 yards and one score against Bingham HS... Had five catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns against Herriman HS... And, had three catches for 105 yards against Corner Canyon HS... Added three catches for 78 yards and a touchdown against Corner Canyon in the state championship game.
Personal: Son of McKay Christensen and Stephanie Teeples... Has one brother and one sister... His dad played professional baseball from 1999 to 2002 with the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State.

CHASE DAVIS • CB • 6-2 • 185 • FR • HS • Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm HS)
High School: Consensus three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com... Ranked as the 57th-best safety in the country by ESPN.com... Appeared in just three games during his senior season at Little Elm (Texas) High School and recorded two interceptions.

KAHANU DAVIS • WR • 5-11 • 185 • JR • JC • Kapa'a, Hawaii (Kapa'a HS/Southwestern College)
Junior College: Spent two seasons at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California... Caught 25 passes for 498 yards (19.9 ypr) and five touchdowns as a sophomore... Had three 100-yard receiving games, including a season-high-tying five receptions for 102 yards and a career-best two touchdowns against Chaffey College... Had three receptions for 105 yards, including a 92-yard touchdown, against Canyons College... And, had two receptions for a career-best 115 yards, including a career-long 96-yard touchdown, against Saddleback College... Also returned five kickoffs for 100 yards... Played quarterback during the last four games of his freshman campaign and was 60-of-127 (.472) passing for 597 yards and six touchdowns... Also rushed for 71 yards on 33 carries (2.2 ypc) and one touchdown, and had 11 receptions for 85 yards (7.7 ypr)... Had three touchdown passes against San Bernardino Valley College, as he was 16-of-26 for 147 yards.
High School: Was named the Kauai Interscholastic Federation Offensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-state honors following his senior season in 2019 at Kapa'a High School in Kapa'a, Hawaii... Helped the Warriors to a 9-2 record, including a 7-0 mark in the Kauai League, as he scored 24 touchdowns during the year... Was a member of the National Honor Society... Also competed in track & field.
Personal: One of two children of Kaimi and Marla Davis... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... First name is pronounced Kuh-huh-new.

MICAH DAVIS • WR • 5-11 • 185 • JR • JC • Atlanta, Georgia (Harrison HS/Iowa Western CC)
Junior College: Spent the 2022 season at Iowa Western Community College and led the nation with 326 yards on 29 punt returns (11.2 ypr) as he earned first-team all-conference accolades... Helped the Reivers to a 10-2 record and a National Junior College Athletics Association National Championship after posting a 31-0 win against Hutchinson CC in the title game... Had 33 receptions for 289 yards (8.8 ypr) and two touchdowns on the season... Also carried the ball 10 times for 117 yards... Added 11 kickoff returns for 229 yards (20.8 ypr)... Had a season-high five receptions for a season-best 70 yards against Garden City CC... Also had three receptions for 67 yards against Coffeyville CC.
Previous School: Spent two seasons (2020-21) at the United States Air Force Academy... Played in eight games during the 2021 campaign, as he rushed for 360 yards on 47 carries (7.7 ypr) and four touchdowns, and caught 10 passes for 221 yards (22.1 ypr) and two touchdowns... Carried the ball four times for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and had two receptions for 27 yards, against Lafayette in the season opener... Had four receptions for 110 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown, to go along with seven carries for 32 yards and another score, in a loss to Utah State... Carried the ball 12 times for 93 yards and one touchdown, and added one reception for 24 yards, against Florida Atlantic... Appeared in four games in 2020, recording one tackle on special teams.
High School: A three-time all-region selection as a return specialist and two-time all-region selection as a wide receiver at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia... Helped the Hoyas to three-straight 6A region championships and a 28-9 record... Finished his high school career with 72 catches for 1,374 yards and 19 touchdowns, to go along with 401 rushing yards and four touchdowns, as he averaged 19.1 yards per catch and 6.3 yards per carry... Also returned kicks and punts as he had 1,923 all-purpose yards... Played with current NFL quarterback Justin Fields... Was an Underclass All-American in baseball, along with earning all-region honors... Participated with Nine Inning Baseball for seven years... Was also a member of the East Cobb Braves... Initially committed to Georgia to play baseball... Also played basketball in high school.
Personal: Son of Dexter and LaShea Davis... His father played football at Clemson and spent five years in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester.

HYRUM DEWSNUP • OL • 6-3 • 270 • FR • HS • Naples, Florida (Gulf Coast HS)
High School: Was a two-time first team all-conference, all-area and all-region selection as an offensive lineman for Gulf Coast High School (Naples, Florida)... Recorded 150 pancake blocks and only allowed two sacks during his career... Was named his team's Lineman MVP as he helped the Sharks to an 8-3 record during his senior season, which was the best record in school history, and a Florida Class 4S District 16 league championship... Recorded 80 pancake blocks as a senior and did not allow a single sack all season... Helped Gulf Coast HS average 235.0 yards rushing per game... Also helped his team to back-to-back Catfish Bowl Championships during his junior and senior seasons... Played basketball for two years in high school... Participated in the National Honor Society and was a member of the honor roll. 
Personal: One of five children of Nathan and Andrea Dewsnup... His uncle played football at BYU... Signed with Utah State in December... Will serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU.

DEVIN DYE • S • 6-1 • 185 • SO • JC • San Diego, California (Cathedral Catholic HS/Palomar College)
Junior College: Spent two seasons at Palomar College in San Marcos, California... Recorded 59 tackles this past season, which included 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions that he returned for 74 yards... Also posted one pass breakup... Had two double-digit tackle outings on the season as he recorded a career-high 13 tackles and one interception against Riverside College and had 11 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against El Camino College...  Also had an interception against San Diego Mesa College... Received a medical redshirt during the 2021 season as he played in just three games and recorded six tackles.
High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Rated as the 169th-best linebacker in the country and the 316th-best player in California, while at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California... Helped the Dons to an 8-3 record and an Open Division Championship during his senior campaign, as he recorded 56 tackles, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, returning one fumble 40 yards for a touchdown... Had a season-high 10 tackles against Madison HS... Posted 50 tackles as a junior, to go along with one pass breakup and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown... Had a career-high 12 tackles against Helix HS... Helped Cathedral Catholic HS to a state championship during his freshman season.
Personal: One of three children of Jermaine and Tricia Dye... His dad spent 13 years in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for several teams, including the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox, as he was named World Series MVP... He was a two-time All-Star, a Gold Glove Award recipient in 2000 and a Silver Slugger Award recipient in 2006... Is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2023 semester.

CHARLIE EBELING • S • 6-0 • 180 • FR • HS • Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A first-team all-region honors at defensive back as both a sophomore and junior at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah... Helped the Chargers to four-straight appearances in the state championship game as they won state titles in 2019 and 2020... Finished his prep career with 132 total tackles, which included 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with nine interceptions... Posted 21 tackles and one interception as a senior as he missed half the season due to injury... Recorded 55 tackles, five interceptions and five pass breakups during his junior season in 2021, as he helped the Chargers to a 12-2 record... Had a season-high 10 tackles against both Lone Peak HS and American Fork HS... Had 56 tackles, which included 1.0 sacks, to go along with five pass breakups, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore in 2020, as he helped Corner Canyon to a 14-0 record and a state championship... Had a career-high 11 tackles against Bingham HS and intercepted a career-best two passes against Lone Peak HS in the state championship game... Also earned second-team all-region honors in baseball following his junior season.
Personal: One of three sons of Kerby and Liz Ebeling... His brother, Connor, played football at BYU... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State... Last name is pronounced Eh-beh-ling... Will serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU.

JUSTICE ENA • DT • 6-4 • 280 • FR • HS • Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 4A first-team all-state honors as an offensive lineman during the 2019 season as a prep senior at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah… The 35th-best overall high school recruit in the state of Utah according to 247Sports.com… Helped the Bobcats earn their first-ever state championship with a 13-1 record in 2019… Spent significant time on both the offensive and defensive line during his high school career… Only allowed one sack during his senior season… Anchored a Sky View offense that averaged 38.8 points per contest, and a defense that recorded six shutouts and allowed just 10.7 points per game… Totaled 62 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a senior… Began his prep career at Clearfield (Utah) High School, where he recorded 29 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, in just six games as a junior.
Personal: Son of Justin and Dana Ena... Has one sister... His dad, who is the defensive line coach at San Diego State and spent two years on staff at Utah State (2019-20), played football at BYU and spent four years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans... Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... Last name is pronounced Eh-nuh.

NOAH FLORES • CB • 5-10 • 170 • FR • HS • Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors at cornerback as a prep senior at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah... As a senior, he caught 55 passes for 1,121 yards (20.4 ypr) and 12 touchdowns, while adding 10 kickoff returns for 238 yards... Posted six 100-yard receiving games during the year... Had six catches for a career-high 230 yards and two touchdowns against Orem HS in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs... Caught five passes for 164 yards and a career-best three touchdowns against Bonneville HS... Had seven receptions for 133 yards and one touchdown against Layton HS... Added five receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns against Sandpoint HS... Caught a career-high eight passes for 125 yards and one score against Davis HS... And, had six catches for 107 yards and a touchdown against Timpview HS... Defensively, he recorded 28 tackles, to go along with nine interceptions, nine pass breakups and one fumble recovery... Had a career-high three interceptions, to go along with two pass breakups, against Orem HS in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs and had two picks against Westlake HS... Posted a career-high three pass breakups against Bonneville HS... Caught 31 passes for 631 yards (20.4 ypr) and seven touchdowns as a junior... Had a pair of 100-yard receiving games as he caught five passes for 107 yards against Highland HS and three passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns against Orem HS... Defensively, he recorded 25 tackles, to go along with 10 pass breakups, two interceptions and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown against Davis HS... Also competes in track & field as he helped Alta HS to a region championship as a junior... Placed second at state in the 4x100 meter relay... A member of the honor roll. 
Personal: One of two children of Robb and Katie Flores... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State. 

REGGIE FOSTER • RB • 5-10 • 200 • FR • HS • North Lauderdale, Florida (American Heritage HS)
High School: Prepped at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida... Rushed for 336 yards on 67 carries and six touchdowns during his high school career, including 102 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns as a senior... Rushed for 143 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns as a junior... As a sophomore, he gained 100 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns... Helped the Patriots to a state championship during his sophomore season.
Personal: Son of Reginald Foster and Chanteria Moncur... His uncle, Matthias Askew, played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals... His uncle, Issac Bruce, played in the NFL for the St. Louis Rams... Plans on majoring in kinesiology at Utah State.

RONALD FUSELIER • CB • 6-0 • 180 • JR • JC • Richmond Hill, Georgia (Richmond Hill HS/Allan Hancock College)
Junior College: Earned second-team all-National North League honors at cornerback as a sophomore at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California, as he had 22 tackles and led the team with 12 pass breakups, to go along with one blocked kick... Had a career-high four pass breakups and a blocked kick against Long Beach City College... Earned first-team all-league honors as a freshman as he had 40 tackles and three interceptions, to go along with eight pass breakups and a forced fumble.
High School: Earned Georgia Class 2-A honorable mention all-region honors at cornerback as a prep senior at Richmond Hill High School, as he recorded 27 tackles, to go along with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception...  Also competed in basketball and track & field.
Personal: Son of LaRhonda Fuller... Has four sisters and two brothers... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... Last name is pronounced Few-zuh-leer.

JARVIS GRIFFITHS • OL • 6-3 • 280 • FR • HS • American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-state honors as an offensive center following his senior season at American Fork (Utah) High School... Was also named first-team all-region and selected as his team's Most Valuable Lineman two years in a row... Helped the Cavemen to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs during his senior season... Also plays baseball and helped American Fork to the state championship series during his junior season and to a state championship as a sophomore.
Personal: One of three children of Nick and Lindsay Griffiths... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State.

JAKE HELLMANN • OL • 6-6 • 300 • JR • JC • Pleasant View, Utah (Weber HS/College of San Mateo)
Junior College: Spent two seasons at College of San Mateo in California... Started all 13 games along the offensive line as a sophomore as he helped the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and a California Community College Athletic Association state championship... Also helped the team win the NorCal League Championship and the Bay-6 Conference title... Part of an offensive line that averaged 36.2 points and 378.3 yards per game, including 200.9 rushing yards... Helped the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the Northern California Championship Game during his freshman season.
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A honorable mention all-state honors as he was the 6A Offensive Tackle of the Year as a prep senior at Weber (Utah) High School... Started all nine games as he helped the Warriors to a 7-2 record and a region title.
Personal: One of three sons of Marc and Melanie Hellmann... Is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2023 semester.

McCAE HILLSTEAD • QB • 5-10 • 185 • FR • HS • Lehi, Utah (Skyridge HS)
High School: Three-star recruit that is rated as the No. 15 prospect from the state of Utah and the 60th-best quarterback in the nation according to 247Sports.com... Also a three-star recruit by ESPN.com and Rivals.com.. As a three-year starter at Skyridge High School (Lehi, Utah), he was 491-of-816 (.602) passing for 6,898 yards with 73 touchdowns and 24 interceptions, while rushing for 1,791 yards on 327 carries (5.5 ypc) and 35 touchdowns... During his career, he had five 300-yard passing games and five 100-yard rushing outings... Threw three-plus touchdown passes in 13 games and rushed for multiple touchdowns in nine games... Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-state honors as a senior as he led Skyridge HS to the state championship, as he was 102-of-159 (.642) passing for 1,327 yards and 14 touchdowns, to go along with 51 carries for 291 yards (5.7 ypc) and seven touchdowns... Missed six games during the season due to injury... Was 15-of-23 passing for 276 yards and four touchdowns against Davis HS in the first round of the state playoffs... Earned honorable mention all-state and first-team all-region honors as a junior, as he was 195-of-353 (.552) passing for 2,494 yards and 24 touchdowns, while rushing for 814 yards on 122 carries (6.7 ypc) and 13 touchdowns... Passed for a season-high 302 yards against American Fork HS, as he was 24-of-41 with two touchdowns... Had a season-high three touchdowns in five different games... Also had four 100-yard rushing games during the year, including a career-high 172 yards on 10 carries against Pleasant Grove HS... As a sophomore, he was 194-of-304 (.638) passing for 3,077 yards and 35 touchdowns, to go along with 686 rushing yards on 154 carries (4.5 ypc) and 15 touchdowns... Had four 300-yard passing games during the year, including a career-high 379 yards on 19-of-28  with three touchdowns against Orem HS... Had a career-high six touchdown passes against Jordan HS... Also rushed for a season-high 104 yards on 20 carries against American Fork HS, and had a career-high three rushing touchdowns in back-to-back games against Westlake HS and Herriman HS.
Personal: One of four sons of David and Kara Hillstead... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester. 

CHARLIE HOLBROOK • WR • 6-2 • 180 • FR • HS • Salt Lake City, Utah (West HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A first-team all-region honors as a prep senior at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, as he caught 28 passes for 451 yards (16.1 ypr) and five touchdowns... Helped the Panthers to a Utah Class 6A Region 2 title as the team went 6-0 in region play and 9-3 overall, advancing to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs... Had two 100-yard receiving games during the season as he caught a career-high six passes for a career-best 132 yards and one touchdown against Roy HS, and had six receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown against Hunter HS... Had a career-best two touchdowns against Hunter HS as he had five receptions for 57 yards in the game... Had seven receptions for 70 yards as a junior... Also competes in track & field... A member of the honor roll.

Personal: One of four children of Mark and Nikki Holbrook... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State... Will serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU.

ARCELLES JOHNSON JR. • WR • 6-5 • 190 • JR • JC • Woodland Hills, California (El Camino Real HS/Moorpark College)
Junior College: Spent two seasons (2021-22) at Moorpark (California) College and caught 40 passes for 441 yards (11.0 ypr) and six touchdowns...  Caught 22 passes for 244 yards (11.1 ypr) and four touchdowns during his sophomore season and 18 passes for 197 yards (10.9  ypr) and two touchdowns as a freshman... Had a career-high eight receptions for a career-best 111 yards and a career-high two touchdowns, including a career-long reception of 38 yards, against Allan Hancock College during the final game of his sophomore season... Also had two touchdown catches against LA Valley College.
High School: Prepped at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California... Caught 10 passes for 219 yards (21.9 ypr) and three touchdowns during his senior season, which was the only year he played football in high school... Had three receptions for 115 yards, including a career-long 90-yard catch for a touchdown, against Reseda HS in the CIF City Section Division I Championship Game.

JED JUDKINS • LB • 6-2 • 215 • FR • HS • Farmington, Utah (Farmington HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-state and first-team all-region and all-district honors at linebacker as a prep senior at Farmington (Utah) High School... Helped the Phoenix to a 10-3 record, including a 4-2 mark in region play, and an appearance in the semifinals of the state playoffs as he was named his team's Special Teams MVP... Recorded 124 total tackles, including a school-record 19.0 sacks and 38.0 tackles for loss, in 23 games during his prep career... Recorded 68 tackles during his senior season, which included 12.5 sacks and 21.0 tackles for loss, to go along with five blocked punts, two blocked field goals, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two pass breakups and one interception... Returned fumbles for touchdowns against both Maple Mountain HS and Weber HS... Had a pair of double-digit tackle outings during the season as he had a career-high 12 tackles, including 1.0 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, against Bountiful HS, and 10 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, against Weber HS... As a junior, he posted 56 tackles, which included 6.5 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups and one interception as he helped the Phoenix to a second-place region finish and to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs... Had a season-high nine tackles against Layton HS and notched a career-high 4.0 tackles for loss against Davis HS... Also played basketball in high school.
Personal: One of four children of Tyler and Sara Judkins... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State... Will serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU.

VAUGHN MAMEA • DT • 6-2 • 335 • JR • JC • San Jose, California (Independence HS/College of San Mateo)
Junior College: Spent two seasons at College of San Mateo in California... Helped the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record this past season and a California Community College Athletic Association state championship... Appeared in seven games during his sophomore season and recorded 13 tackles,  which included 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss... Tied his career high with three tackles against Riverside College in the state championship game... Had three tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, against American River College, in the Northern California Finals... Also helped the team to a Bay-6 Conference Championship... Posted 16 tackles in nine games during his freshman season, which included 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss, as he helped the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the Northern California Championship Game... Had a career-high five tackles against Fresno City College.
High School: Prepped at Independence High School in San Jose, California... Recorded 29 tackles, including 3.0 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss, during his junior campaign as he helped the team to a perfect 10-0 record and a Santa Teresa League Championship... Had a season-high six tackles against Evergreen Valley HS... Had five tackles, including a season-high 2.0 tackles for loss, against Piedmont Hills HS... Named his team's Lineman of the Year as both a junior and senior, along with being named the Freshman of the Year.
Personal: One of six children of Siauvale and Salataima Mamea... Is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2023 semester.... Last name is pronounced Ma-meh-ah.

JAYLEN MARTIN • CB • 6-2 • 175 • JR • JC • Los Angeles, California (Roosevelt HS/East Los Angeles College)
Junior College: Had 40 tackles, which included 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with five interceptions, nine pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, a blocked punt and a quarterback hurry as a redshirt freshman at East Los Angeles College... Had a season-high seven tackles, including a season-best 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a season-high two pass breakups against Saddleback College.
Previous School: Spent three seasons at California (2019-21)... Redshirted in 2019 as he appeared in two games... Had two tackles against USC and also played against Arizona State. 
High School: A consensus three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com... Was rated as the 77th-best prospect in the state of California by 247Sports.com... Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) second-team all-league honors as a prep senior at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, California... Had 29 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 12 pass breakups and one interception during his senior season... As a junior, he posted 30 tackles, which included 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions and one fumble recovery.   
Personal: Son of William Martin and LaKia Mozell... His uncle, Maurice Spillers, played basketball at Utah State from 1994-97... Signed with Utah State in December.

MALONE MATAELE • S • 5-11 • 185 • SR • TR • Placentia, California (Santa Margarita HS/Utah)
Previous School: Played in 35 games with 11 starts across five seasons (2018-22) at Utah... Recorded 43 tackles, which included 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with six pass breakups and one interception... His lone interception was against No. 10 Oregon in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship game... Played in eight games with four starts during the 2022 season and finished the year with six tackles... Saw action in 11 games during the 2021 campaign, including five starts... Had 28 tackles, which included 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups and an interception... Tied his career high with five tackles against BYU and had a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss at San Diego State... Also had three tackles against No. 6 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl... Played in five games in 2020, including starting each of the last two... Posted five tackles and three pass breakups on the year... Appeared in eight games during the 2019 season and had four total tackles, including a season-high three against Oregon State... Redshirted during his first season in 2018, as he appeared in four games.
High School: Three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and 247Sports.com... Earned California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first-team all-Trinity League honors and second-team all-county honors following his senior season at Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, as he had 1,576 all-purpose yards and scored 13 total touchdowns... Caught 38 passes for 450 yards (11.8 ypr) and four touchdowns and rushed for 306 yards on 49 carries (6.2 ypc) and nine touchdowns... Had a career-high 115 receiving yards on three catches with one touchdown against JSerra Catholic HS... Also returned 21 kickoffs for 626 yards (29.8 ypr) and 12 punts for 194 yards (16.2  ypr)... Posted 1,341 all-purpose yards and 10 total touchdowns as a junior... Returned 25 kickoffs for 711 yards and two touchdowns and 16 punts for 279 yards (17.4  ypr)... Also rushed for 245 yards on 45 carries (5.4 ypc) and five touchdowns and caught nine passes for 106 yards and one score... Returned five kickoffs for 270 yards (54.0 ypr) and two touchdowns against Mission Viejo HS... Returned two punts for 107 yards (53.5 ypr) and two touchdowns against King HS... Added 31 tackles and five pass breakups on defense... Played at Orange Lutheran HS as a sophomore, recording 46 tackles, which included 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery... Also had 263 all-purpose yards as he rushed for 119 yards on 22 carries, had 78 kick return yards on four attempts and 66 receiving yards on six catches with one touchdown.
Personal: Son of Lodley and Farren Mataele... Has two brothers and one sister... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... Last name is pronounced Mah-tah-elle.

WILL MONNEY • TE • 6-4 • 210 • FR • HS • Springville, Utah (Springville HS)
High School: Three-star recruit that is rated as the No. 24 prospect in the state of Utah and 86th-best tight end in the nation according to 247Sports.com... Earned all-region honors as a prep senior at Springville (Utah) High School, as he caught 31 passes for 443 yards (14.3 ypr) and three touchdowns... Had a career-high eight receptions for a career-best 110 yards and one touchdown against Maple Mountain HS... Had a season-long 39-yard touchdown catch against Riverton HS... An academic all-state selection.
Personal: One of four children of Patrick and Heidi Monney... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... Last name is pronounced Money.

FALEPOUONO MOSLEY • DT • 6-1 • 290 • JR • JC • East Palo Alto, California (Menlo-Atherton HS/College of San Mateo)
Junior College: Spent two seasons at College of San Mateo in California... Played in 11 games as a sophomore as he helped the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and a California Community College Athletic Association state championship... Also helped the team win the NorCal Championship and the Bay-6 Conference title... Recorded 14 tackles on the season, which included 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss... Had a season-high three tackles against Butte College and had 1.0 sacks against Diablo Valley College... Appeared in seven games during his freshman season as he helped the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the Northern California Championship Game... Posted 10 tackles, which included 0.5 tackles for loss, on the year... Had a season-high two tackles in three separate games... A member of the Dean's List.
High School: Prepped at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California... Recorded 26 tackles, which included 0.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss... Had a career-high seven tackles against East HS... Had four tackles, including a career-high 1.0 sacks and a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss, against Folsom HS.
Personal: Son of John Mosley and Caroline Evaimalo... Has two brothers... Is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2023 semester... First name is pronounced Fah-lay-po-ono.

CLIFTON MOSLEY • DT • 6-4 • 325 • SO • JC • Shreveport, Louisiana (Calvary Baptist Academy/Navarro CC)
Junior College: Earned Southwest Junior College Football Conference second-team honors as a freshman at Navarro Community College in Corsicana, Texas, as he recorded 39 tackles, which included 6.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one fumble recovery... Had a career-high 12 tackles against Cisco College and returned a fumble for a touchdown against Northeast Oklahoma A&M.
High School: Was named the Louisiana Class 2A District 1 Defensive MVP as a prep senior at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana, as he had 35 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 19.0 tackles for loss, to go along with nine forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries... Had a career-high 6.0 tackles for loss against Rayville HS, while adding five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries... Played in just two games as a junior... Had a career-high eight tackles against Union Parish HS... Had 106 total tackles during his high school career, which included 10.0 sacks and 21.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 10 forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries... Also played basketball.
Personal: Son of Clifton Mosley Sr. and Renita Morris... Has five brothers and two sisters... His cousin, Robert Rochelle, plays in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams... Signed with Utah State in December.

JACKSON OLSEN • WR • 6-3 • 175 • FR • HS • Millville, Utah (Ridgeline HS)
High School: Three-star recruit that is rated as the No. 22 prospect in the state of Utah according to 247Sports.com... Played in just six games due to injury during his senior season at Ridgeline High School in Millville, Utah... Caught 25 passes for 328 yards (13.1 ypc) with three touchdowns, rushed for 136 yards (54.7 ypr) on 13 carries and one touchdown, and completed 13-of-14 passes for 94 yards (22.7 ypc)... Had a season-high nine receptions for a season-best 137 yards against Snow Canyon HS... Rushed for a season-high 133 yards on 12 carries (11.1 ypr) and one touchdown, while completing all 12 of his passes for 88 yards, against Bonneville HS... Returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown against Stansbury HS... Earned Utah Class 4A first-team all-state honors following his junior season as he helped led the Riverhawks to a 13-0 record and a state championship... Had 63 receptions for 1,125 yards (17.9 ypr) and 17 touchdowns, returned four kickoffs for 222 yards (55.5 ypr) and two touchdowns, and rushed for 55 yards on four carries (13.8 ypr) and one touchdown... Had three 100-yard receiving games during the year... Had five receptions for a career-high 144 yards and two touchdowns against Logan HS, a career-high seven receptions for 109 yards and one touchdown against Box Elder HS, and four receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown against Mountain Crest HS... Also had seven receptions against Stansbury HS and Dixie HS... Caught at least one touchdown pass in all but one game and had multiple touchdown receptions in four games... Returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown against Crimson Cliffs HS... Also had a kickoff return for a touchdown against Mountain Crest HS.
Personal: Son of Jared Olsen and Jill Douglas... Has one brother and one sister... Signed with Utah State in December.

JR SIA • OL • 6-6 • 310 • FR • HS • Herriman, Utah (Mountain Ridge HS)
High School: Three-star recruit that is rated as the No. 11 prospect in the state of Utah and 84th-best tackle in the nation according to 247Sports.com... Three-star recruit by Rivals.com, as well... Earned Utah Class 6A first-team all-state and all-region honors following his senior season at Mountain Ridge High School in Herriman, Utah... Started every game of his high school career (43) along the offensive line... Scored a rushing touchdown in the final game of the season... Earned first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state honors as a junior... Also plays basketball.
Personal: Last name is pronounced See-yuh... Signed with Utah State in December.

CIAN SLONE • DE • 6-4 • 220 • JR • JC • Rocklin, California (Rocklin HS/American River College)
Junior College: Named a California Community College Football Coaches Association All-American and the state's Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2022, as he helped American River College (North Highlands, California) to an 8-4 overall record, including a league title with a 5-0 record... Finished the season with 84 tackles, which included 12.0 sacks and 22.0 tackles for loss, to go along with a forced fumble, as he led the team in both sacks and tackles for loss, and ranked second in total tackles... Had a season-high 12 tackles against both Sacramento City College and Laney College... Posted four double-digit tackle games during the year... Added a season-best 4.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss against Sacramento City College, and had 4.5 tackles for loss against Laney College... Had at least 1.0 tackles for loss in 10 of the 11 games he played in... Recorded 39 tackles as a freshman, which included 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup... Had a season-high nine tackles against San Francisco City College and seven tackles against Laney College.
High School: Had 77 tackles, which included 6.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup as a prep junior at Rocklin (California) High School... Had two double-digit tackle games... Posted a career-high 11 stops, including a career-best 3.0 tackles for loss, against Folsom HS... Did not play during his senior season due to injury.  
Personal: One of three sons of Tim and Susan Slone... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester... First name is pronounced Key-un.

FAIMAFILI SNUKA • LB • 6-1 • 230 • FR • HS • Salt Lake City, Utah (West HS)
High School: Spent his senior season at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah... Recorded 55 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss, to go along with 11 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and two fumble recoveries... Had a season-high nine tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, against Cyprus HS... Also had nine tackles, to go along with 2.0 sacks and a season-high 7.5 tackles for loss, against Taylorsville HS... Added a season-high 3.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss as part of his seven tackles against Hunter HS... Helped the Panthers to a Region 2 title with a 6-0 record and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs as they finished the season with a 9-3 record... Earned Arizona Class 6A first-team all-state honors as a junior at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona, as he helped the Black Hawks to a 10-3 record... Posted 128 tackles, which included 6.5 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble... Had six double-digit tackle outings during the season, including a career-high 17 stops against Queen Creek HS... Also had 17 tackles against Boulder Creek HS... Added 14 tackles, including 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, against Red Mountain HS... And had 10 tackles, which included a career-high 4.0 sacks and a career-best 8.0 tackles for loss, against Desert Ridge HS... Recorded 35 tackles during his sophomore season... Also competes in wrestling and track & field... Finished fifth at the 2022 Arizona state championships in the shot put.
Personal: One of six children of Jimmy and Heka Snuka... Name is pronounced Fah-muh-fee-lee Snew-kuh... Will serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU. 

JAVAR STRONG • S • 6-3 • 185 • SO • JC • Cherokee, Alabama (Muscle Shoals HS/Hutchinson CC)
Junior College: Earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention honors as a freshman at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College, as he recorded 48 tackles, which included 0.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Helped the Blue Dragons to an 11-1 record and a National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) National Championship runner-up finish... Also won the Jayhawk Conference title with a perfect 6-0 record... Had a season-high 10 tackles, to go along with a forced fumble and fumble recovery, against Coffeyville CC... Had nine tackles against Iowa Central CC and intercepted a pass against Ellsworth CC.
Previous School: Spent the 2020 season at Arkansas State, as he appeared in nine games and recorded 20 tackles, which included 1.0 tackles for loss... Had a season-high five tackles against both Louisiana and South Alabama.
High School: Three-star recruit by both 247Sports and Rivals.com... Earned Alabama Class 6A first-team all-state honors at defensive back as a prep senior at Muscle Shoals (Alabama) High School as he helped the Trojans to a 12-1 record and the state playoffs.
Personal: Son of Ryan Harry and Ashlee Strong... Has one brother and one sister... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester.

KADIYON SWEAT • S • 6-1 • 180 • FR • HS • Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)
High School: Three-star recruit that is rated as the No. 26 prospect from the state of Utah according to 247Sports.com... Helped lead Lehi (Utah) High School to back-to-back 5A state championships... Concluded his prep career with 217 tackles, 26 interceptions, 29 pass breakups, 2,882 all-purpose yards and 11 total touchdowns, including four pick-sixes... As a prep senior, he earned first-team all-state honors, was the Utah Valley Player of the Year, and was named the Utah Class 5A Region 8 MVP as he had 57 tackles, which included 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 10 interceptions and eight pass breakups... Also had 876 all-purpose yards as he returned 14 kickoffs for 321 yards (22.9 ypr), 35 punts for 374 yards (10.7 ypr) and 10 interceptions for 180 yards... Scored four touchdowns during the season as he had a 76-yard interception return against Orem HS, a 22-yard interception return against Jordan HS, a 93-yard kickoff return against Orem HS and a 1-yard scoring run against Stansbury HS... Had a career-high 14 tackles against Timpview HS in the state championship game and 10 tackles against Alta HS... Earned first-team all-state honors following his junior season as he had 73 tackles, nine interceptions and 10 pass breakups... Had a season-high 10 tackles against Timpview HS... Had a career-high four pass breakups against Davis HS and two interceptions against both Fremont and Orem HS... Offensively, he caught 12 passes for 194 yards (16.2 ypr) and three touchdowns, while returning 23 kickoffs for 789 yards (34.3 ypr) and 38 punts for 422 yards (11.1 ypr)... Scored seven total touchdowns on the year, including an 87-yard kickoff return against Copper Hills HS and a 62-yard punt return against Alta HS...  Had an interception return and a receiving touchdown against Fremont HS, and both a rushing and receiving touchdown against Salem Hills HS... Also had a touchdown catch against Davis HS... Recorded 60 tackles during his sophomore season, while adding five pass breakups and two interceptions... Also returned 26 punts for 210 yards (8.1 ypr) and nine kickoffs for 221 yards (24.6 ypr)... Returned an interception 60 yards for the score against Orem HS... Had 27 tackles as a freshman, while adding five interceptions and six pass breakups.
Personal: One of three children of Dane and Cassy Sweat... Signed with Utah State in December... Name is pronounced Kay-dee-un Ss-wet.

TALIAFI TAALA • OL • 6-7 • 290 • FR • HS • Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
High School: Four-star recruit by ESPN.com and three-star recurit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com... Rated as the No. 6 prospect from the state of Utah and the 38th-best offensive tackle in the nation according to 247Sports.com... Was a four-year starter on the offensive line, recording 40 pancake blocks, for Alta High School in Sandy, Utah... Earned Utah Class 5A first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors following his senior season as he helped the Hawks advance to the second round of the state playoffs... Earned first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state honors as a junior.
Personal: Signed with Utah State in December... Name is pronounced Tuh-lee-uh-fee Tuh-uh-luh. 

WILLIAM TESTA • K • 5-11 • 190 • JR • JC • Bergamo, Italy (Bergamo HS/New Mexico Military Institute)
Junior College: Spent three seasons (2020-22) at New Mexico Military Institute as he appeared in 31 games... Scored 232 career points as he was 34-of-52 (.654) on field goal attempts and 130-of-133 (. 977) on extra points... Was 14-of-23 (.609) on field goals and 26-of-28 (.929) on extra points during the 2022 season as he helped the Broncos to a 9-3 record and an HF Sinclair Wool Bowl win against Lackawanna College by a final score of 28-26... Scored a season-high 12 points against Tyler JC as he was 4-of-4 on field goals, including a long of 41 yards... Was 3-of-3 on field goals and 2-for-2 on PATs against Navarro College as he scored 11 points... Made a career-long 52-yard field goal against Blinn College... During the 2021 season, he was 13-of-17 (.765) on field goals and 61-of-62 (.984) on PATs as he scored 100 points and helped New Mexico Military Institute to a 12-1 record and an NJCAA National Championship with a 31-13 win against Iowa Western CC... Scored a career-high 16 points against Trinity Valley CC as he was 3-for-3 on field goals and 7-for-7 on extra points... Scored 13 points against Kilgore JC as he was 3-of-4 on field goals and 4-for-4 on PATs... Made a season-long 44-yard field goal against Tyler JC... Converted 7-of-12 (.583) field goals and 43-of-43 extra points during his first season at New Mexico Military Institute in 2020 as he scored 64 points... Scored a season-high 12 points against Tyler JC as he was a perfect 9-for-9 on PATs and 1-of-2 on field goals... Had a season-long 42-yard field goal against Cisco College.
Personal: Son of Giovanni Testa and Lorena Bedussi... Has one brother and one sister... Is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2023 semester.

MAKA TU'AKOI • DE • 6-5 • 210 • SO • JC • West Jordan, Utah (Alta HS/Independence CC)
Junior College: Recorded 26 tackles, which included 6.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a redshirt freshman at Independence (Kansas) Community College... Had a season-high eight tackles against Iowa Western CC and posted a season-best 3.0 tackles for loss against Garden City CC... Redshirted during the 2021 season.
High School: Earned honorable mention all-region honors as a prep senior at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah... As a prep senior, he recorded 43 tackles, which included 2.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, to go along with four pass breakups... Had a season-best eight tackles against Mountain Ridge HS... Also played basketball.
Personal: One of four children of Paula and Shayla Tu'akoi... His cousin, Zach Meyer, is a member of Utah State's track & field team... Name is pronounced Muh-kuh Two-uh-koy... Signed with Utah State in December and is enrolled for the spring 2023 semester.

BRYAN VOGL • DT • 6-2 • 250 • FR • HS • Eagle Mountain, Utah (Cedar Valley HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 5A honorable mention all-state honors and was named the Region 7 Defensive Line MVP as a prep senior at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain, Utah... Helped the Aviators to an 8-4 record, including a 6-1 mark in region play, and to the second round of the state playoffs... Finished his career with 196 tackles, which included 31.0 sacks and 62.0 tackles for loss, to go along with eight pass breakups, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three blocked punts, two safeties and one interception... As a prep senior, he recorded 50 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two blocked punts, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble... Had a season-high seven tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and a season-high 4.0 tackles for loss, against Payson HS... Also had seven tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss, against Viewmont HS... As a junior, he posted 49 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, to go along with four pass breakups, one interception, one blocked punt, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one safety...  Returned his lone interception 65 yards for a touchdown against Timpanogos HS... Had a career-high nine tackles against Hillcrest HS, which included 2.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss... Added seven stops, including 1.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, against Payson HS...  Offensively, he added a 5-yard touchdown catch against Payson HS... During his sophomore campaign, he recorded 52 tackles, which included 10.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... Had a season-high seven tackles against both Ogden HS and Park City HS... Also had a 6-yard touchdown reception against Park City HS... Had 52 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a safety as a freshman... Had a season-high eight tackles against Canyon View HS, which included a career-high 5.0 sacks and a career-best 6.0 tackles for loss... Added seven stops, including 4.0 tackles for loss, against Ben Lomand HS... Also competes in basketball, baseball and track & field, earning all-state honors in the shot put.
Personal: One of four children of Zachary and Jeannette Vogl.

JAEDEN WRIGHT • LB • 6-0 • 190 • FR • HS • Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-region honors as both a junior and senior as a linebacker at Pleasant Grove (Utah) High School... For his career, he recorded 126 tackles, which included 10.0 sacks and 20.0 tackles for loss, to go along with five pass breakups, one blocked field goal and one fumble recovery... Also scored 17 total touchdowns... During his senior season, he recorded 70 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, two interceptions and one fumble recovery, as he was named his team's Linebacker of the Year... Had a career-high 10 tackles, which included a career-best 3.0 tackles for loss, and an interception against Lone Peak HS... Offensively, he rushed for 319 yards on 67 carries (4.8 ypr) and eight touchdowns, while catching 12 passes for 161 yards (13.4 ypr) and two touchdowns... Scored a career-high three touchdowns against Orem HS as he rushed for 33 yards on four carries with two scores and added a 21-yard touchdown reception... As a junior, he posted 56 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble... Offensively, he rushed for 237 yards on 50 carries (4.7 ypr) and seven touchdowns and caught 12 passes for 124 yards (10.3 ypr)... Rushed for a career-high 112 yards on 18 carries and a career-best three touchdowns against Maple Mountain HS... Also competes in track & field.
Personal: Son of Jamie Anton and Lacie Hadlock... Has five brothers and sisters... Plans on majoring in business management at Utah State.