LOGAN, Utah (Wednesday, Dec. 4) – Utah State interim head football coach Nate Dreiling announced portions of USU's signing class on Wednesday, as part of the NCAA Early Signing Day. The class, which includes 22 total players, is comprised of 19 high school athletes and three junior college transfers.

Of the 22 players, six will enroll at Utah State in January for the 2025 spring semester, and 12 are rated as a three-star recruit.

The state of Utah produced the most signees with 14, followed by two players from Oklahoma, and one player each from Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Washington and American Samoa.

Thirteen of Utah State's signees are offensive players with five linemen, three tight ends, two running backs, one quarterback, one wide receiver and one offensive lineman/tight end. Of the nine defensive players that signed, three are linebackers, three are defensive backs and three are linemen.

Utah State will announce its complete 2025 signing class on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES (19)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown	High School
Dalton Anderson	QB	6-2	200	Fr.	HS	Seattle, Wash.	Roosevelt HS
Nikko Boncore	WR	6-0	175	Fr.	HS	Peoria, Ariz.	Centennial HS
Sam Brousseau	OL	6-9	270	Fr.	HS	Salt Lake City, Utah	Murray HS
Charger Doty	S	6-0	195	Fr.	HS	South Jordan, Utah	Bingham HS
Alexander Faiivae	TE	6-3	215	Fr.	HS	Pago Pago, American Samoa	Leone HS
Filimone Fangupo	OL	6-1	280	Fr.	HS	Lehi, Utah	Skyridge HS
Beckam Featherstone	DL	6-5	240	Fr.	HS	Saratoga Springs, Utah	Westlake HS
Joakim Green	OL	6-5	325	Fr.	HS	West Jordan, Utah	Copper Hills HS
Eric Harris^	CB	5-11	175	Fr.	HS	Owasso, Okla.	Owasso HS
Feleti Longi Jr.*	RB	5-10	175	Fr.	HS	Orem, Utah	Orem HS
Ravian Larry	RB	6-0	190	Fr.	HS	Idabel, Okla.	Idabel HS
Toby Mealer^	LB	6-0	210	Fr.	HS	Highland, Utah	Lone Peak HS
Ryker Mikkelsen*	LB	6-2	215	Fr.	HS	Orem, Utah	Orem HS
Paxton Naegle^	OL/ TE	6-4	235	Fr.	HS	Draper, Utah	Corner Canyon HS
Reed Olsen*	TE	6-6	220	Fr.	HS	Logan, Utah	Logan HS
Rock Olsen	OL	6-6	275	Fr.	HS	Lehi, Utah	Lehi HS
Iverson Report	DT	6-0	260	Fr.	HS	Layton, Utah	Layton Christian Academy
Jackson Saterfield	DT	6-2	305	Fr.	HS	Palm Coast, Fla.	Matanzas HS
Lava Vailahi	CB	6-1	175	Fr.	HS	Salt Lake City, Utah	West HS

 

JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (3)

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown	High School/Last School
Mataira Brown^	LB	6-3	230	So.	JC	Pleasant Grove, Utah	Pleasant Grove HS/Snow College
Tymere Burton^	LB	6-2	225	So.	JC	Atlanta, Ga.	South Gwinnett HS/East Mississippi CC
Kache Kaio^	TE	6-3	235	So.	JC	Laie, Hawaii	Kahuku HS/Snow College

 
^Will enroll at Utah State for the 2025 spring semester
*Will serve a two-year LDS Church Mission before enrolling at Utah State.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Nikko Boncore --- Knee-coe / Bon-cor-ee
Sam Brousseau --- Brew-so
Mataira Brown --- Muh-tie-ruh
Tymere Burton --- Tie-mer
Charger Doty --- Doe-tee
Alex Faiivae --- Phy-va-he
Filimone Fangupo --- Fee-lee-moh-neh / Fang-ooh-po
Joakim Green --- Joe-uh-kim
Feleti Iongi Jr. --- Feh-leh-tee / Ee-ong-ee
Kache Kaio --- Cash / Kuh-ee-oo
Ravian Larry --- Ray-vee-on
Toby Mealer --- Me-lur
Paxton Naegle --- Nah-glee
Lava Vailahi --- Lah-vuh / Vy-lah-he
 

2025 UTAH STATE FOOTBALL SIGNEES BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DALTON ANDERSON  •  QB • 6-2 • 200 • FR • HS • Seattle, Wash. (Roosevelt HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 29th-best prospect in the state of Washington by 247Sports.com... Two-year varsity starter at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Wash... Completed 227-of-362 (.627) passes for 4,949 yards (260.5 ypg) with 54 touchdowns and six interception during his prep career... Was 104-of-163 (.638) passing for 2,245 yards with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions as a senior... Also rushed for 313 yards on 33 carries (9.5 ypr) and three touchdowns on the season... Was 21-of-33 passing for 340 yards and two touchdowns against O'Dea HS... Completed 123-of-199 (.618) passes for 2,704 yards with 32 touchdowns and two interceptions as a junior... Had four or more touchdowns in six games during the season... Threw for a career-high 477 yards against Bishop Blanchet HS, as he was 20-of-37 with four touchdowns... Completed 15-of-17 passes for 374 yards and a career-high six touchdowns against West Seattle HS. 
Personal: Son of Dustin and Monica Anderson... Has two sisters and one brother... Plans on majoring in music therapy at Utah State.


NIKKO BONCORE • WR • 6-0 • 175 • FR • HS • Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 19th-best prospect in the state of Arizona by 247Sports.com... Earned Arizona Class 6A first-team all-region honors following his senior season at Centennial High School in Peoria, Ariz., despite playing in just six games... Had 29 receptions for 508 yards (17.5 ypr) and five touchdowns and five rushes for 53 yards and another score in eight games during his senior season for the Coyotes... Had a season-high 135 receiving yards on four catches with two touchdowns against Chaparral HS... Earned first-team all-conference honors following his junior season as he caught 92 passes for 1,214 yards (13.2 ypr) and 15 touchdowns... Had six 100-yard receiving games and four double-digit reception outings during the year... Caught a career-high 12 passes for a career-best 195 yards and one touchdown against Sunnyslope HS... Had 10 catches for 150 yards and a career-high three touchdowns against Verrado HS... Finished the season with 1,904 all-purpose yards as he also  returned 14 kickoffs for 298 yards and had 11 punt returns for 301 yards... Had 62 receptions for 1,207 yards (19.5 ypr) and nine touchdowns as a sophomore... Caught eight passes for a season-high 171 yards and one touchdown against Millennium HS and had a season-high 10 receptions for 93 yards against Snowflake HS... Had six catches for 80 yards and one touchdown as a freshman.
Personal: One of three children of Carl and Sonya Boncore... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State... Name is pronounced Knee-coe Bon-cor-ee.


SAM BROUSSEAU • OL • 6-9 • 270 • FR • HS • Salt Lake City, Utah (Murray HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 25th-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Started all 11 games along the offensive line during his senior season at Murray (Utah) High School as he helped the team advance to the state playoffs for the first time in five  years... Earned all-region and all-state honors following his senior season as he helped the Spartans average 319.1 total yards per game, including 163.9 on the ground (4.9 yards per carry) and 42 total touchdowns, including 26 on the ground... Also plays baseball and basketball... Earned all-region, all-state and academic all-region honors as a baseball player as he helped his team to a region championship during his junior season. 
Personal: One of four sons of Mark and Alisa Brousseau... His brother, Daniel, plays baseball at Salt Lake Community College... His cousin, Grayson Brousseau, plays football at Utah State and his cousin, Jackson Brousseau, plays football at Colorado State... Plans on majoring in business management at Utah State... Last name is pronounced Brew-so.


MATAIRA BROWN • LB • 6-3 • 230 • SO • JC • Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS/Snow College)
Junior College: Played in all 11 games this season for Snow College in Ephraim, Utah... Helped the Badgers to a 9-2 record and a No. 5 national ranking... Led the team with 47 tackles, which included 0.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss, while adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup... Had a season-high six tackles against both Butler College and Georgia Military College... Had a season-high 2.0 tackles for loss against Air Force Prep, Lackawanna College and Pacific Northwest Christian College.
High School: Recorded 88 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss, during his senior season at Pleasant Grove (Utah) High School... Also forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and blocked one punt... Helped the Vikings to a 9-3 record... Had four double-digit tackle outings during his senior season, including a career-high 13 stops against Herriman HS... Had 10 tackles, including a season-high 2.0 sacks, against Lehi HS... Returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown against Westlake HS.
Personal: Son of Sasha and Kohlyne Brown... Has three sisters... His dad played football at Dixie State and his mom played basketball at Hawai'i and Utah Valley... His uncle, Ray Holdcraft, played football at Utah... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2025 semester... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State... First name is pronounced Muh-tie-ruh.


TYMERE BURTON • LB • 6-2 • 225 • SO • JC • Atlanta, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS/East Mississippi CC)
Junior College: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com... Spent the 2024 season as a redshirt freshman at East Mississippi Community College and appeared in seven games... Posted 22 tackles, which included 1.0 tackles for loss... Had a season-high six stops against both Hinds CC and Northwest Mississippi CC... Also had 0.5 tackles for loss in each of those games.
Previous School: Redshirted during the 2023 season at Charlotte.
High School: Earned Georgia Class 7A Region 4 first team honors following his senior season at South Gwinnett High School in Snellville, Ga... Also earned honorable mention all-county accolades... Recorded 37 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks, to go along with two fumble recoveries and one interception as a senior... Helped the Comets to the first round of the state playoffs during his sophomore season.
Personal: Son of Nakia Burton and Monica Jackson... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2025 semester... Undeclared on a college major... First name is pronounced Tie-mer.


CHARGER DOTY • S • 6-0 • 195 • FR • HS • South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 32nd-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Earned Utah Class 6A second-team all-state honors and was named the Region 2 Defensive MVP following his senior season at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah, as he recorded 47 tackles and four interceptions, to go along with four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Returned one of his interceptions for a touchdown... Had a season-high eight tackles against Weber HS and had six stops against Lone Peak HS... Had an 89-yard interception return against Copper Hills HS and an 80-yard interception return against Herriman HS... Also had picks against Skyridge HS and Lehi HS that he returned 50 and 32 yards, respectively... Recorded 48 tackles as a junior, which included 1.0 tackles for loss, while adding five interceptions and three pass breakups... Had 34 tackles as a sophomore to go along with two interceptions and five pass breakups... A member of the honor roll.
Personal: Son of Kevan Hemmings and Chantel Doty... Has one brother and one sister... His dad played football at Weber State... Undecided on a college major...  Last name is pronounced Doe-tee.


ALEX FAIIVAE • TE • 6-3 • 215 • FR • HS • Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone HS)
High School: Prepped at Leone High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa... Played in 27 games during his prep career and had 2,310 all-purpose yards... Had 56 career receptions and scored 32 touchdowns... Defensively, he posted 34 tackles during his career... As a senior, he was named his team's MVP as he had 1,056 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 20 passes.
Personal: Son of Tausaafia Faiivae and Lupe Vienna... His brother, Anthony, has signed to play football at North Alabama... Undeclared on a college major... Last name is pronounced Phy-va-he.


FILIMONE FANGUPO • OL • 6-1 • 280 • FR • HS • Lehi, Utah (Skyridge HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 47th-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Four-year varsity starter at Skyridge High School in Lehi, Utah... Earned first-team all-region honors and was named his team's varsity lineman of the year following his senior season as he helped the Falcons to a Region 3 Championship and an appearance in the 6A state championship game... Finished the year with a 10-3 record... Graded out at 97.3 percent during his senior season and had 39 pancakes... Earned second-team all-region honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior... Helped Skyridge HS to the state championship game during his junior season, as well... A member of the honor roll. 
Personal: One of four children of Ovaleni and Monica Fangupo... His uncle, Maake Kemoeatu, played football at Utah and in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders... His uncle, Chris Kemoeatu, also played football at Utah and in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers... Undeclared on a college major... Name is pronounced Fee-lee-moh-neh Fang-ooh-po.


BECKAM FEATHERSTONE • DL • 6-5 • 240 • FR • HS • Saratoga Springs, Utah (Westlake HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 42nd-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Earned Utah Class 6A Region 3 first team honors following his senior season at Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, Utah... As a senior, he recorded 41 tackles, which included 10.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss, while adding one fumble recovery and one interception... Had a season-high six tackles, which included a season-best 2.5 sacks, against Cedar Valley HS... Also had 2.5 sacks as part of his five tackles against Copper Hills HS... Had a season-high 3.0 tackles for loss against Alta HS... Returned a fumble recovery 47 yards for a touchdown against Herriman HS... Returned his lone interception of the season 20 yards against Weber HS... Also had six receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown on the year... Earned honorable mention all-region honors as a junior.
Personal: One of five children of Jeff and Amber Featherstone... Plans on serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU... Intended major is business management. 


JOAKIM GREEN • OL • 6-5 • 325 • FR • HS • West Jordan, Utah (Copper Hills HS)
High School: Three-year letter winner at Copper Hills High School in West Jordan, Utah... Started along the offensive line at tackle and guard in all 11 games during his senior season for the Grizzlies... Played offense and defense during his junior season and recorded 25 tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss... Had 10 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, during his sophomore campaign... Had one tackle as a freshman... A three-year honor roll member.
Personal: One of three sons of Charlie and Jennifer Green... His cousin, Sione Hala, plays football at Boston College and his cousin, Keahnist Thompson, plays football at Weber State... Undecided on a college major... First name is pronounced Joe-uh-kim.


ERIC HARRIS • CB • 5-11 • 175 • FR • HS • Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS)
High School: Earned Oklahoma Class 6A-I District 2 honors following his junior season at Owasso High School as he had 34 tackles, which included 6.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 15 pass breakups... As a sophomore, he recorded 42 tackles, nine pass breakups and one interception... He also scored three touchdowns... Missed his senior season due to injury... Also competed in basketball and track & field.
Personal: Son of Jason Harris and Erica Gahagan... Has one brother and one sister... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2025 semester... Plans on majoring in business.


FELETI IONGI JR. • RB • 5-10 • 175 • FR • HS • Orem, Utah (Orem HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 45th-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Had 4,010 all-purpose yards during his prep career at Orem (Utah) HS as he scored 37 touchdowns in 34 games... Rushed for 2,153 yards on 246 carries (8.8 ypc) and 23 touchdowns, caught 131 passes for 1,700 yards (13.0 ypr) and 12 touchdowns, and returned two kickoffs for 157 yards and two touchdowns... Rushed for 1,389 yards on 165 carries (8.4 ypc) and 15 touchdowns as a prep senior... Had six 100-yard rushing games during the year, which included a pair of 200-yard games... Rushed for a career-high 282 yards on 24 carries and three touchdowns against Sky View HS... Gained 212 yards on 13 carries and scored a career-high four touchdowns against Cedar Valley HS... Also had 52 receptions for 854 yards (16.4 ypr) and seven touchdowns as he posted four 100-yard receiving games during the year... Caught a career-high nine passes for 155 yards and one touchdown against American Fork HS... Had a career-high 184 receiving yards on five receptions and one touchdown against West HS... Returned a kickoff 67 yards for a touchdown against Sky View HS... As a junior, he rushed for 355 yards on 38 carries (9.3 ypc) and three touchdowns and caught 27 passes for 323 yards (12.0 ypr) and three touchdowns... Gained a season-high 189 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns against Cedar Valley HS... Also served as the team's placekicker during his junior season and was 24-of-25 on extra points and 2-for-2 on field goals... As a sophomore, he rushed for 409 yards on 43 carries (9.5 ypc) and five touchdowns and caught 48 passes for 492 yards and two touchdowns... Had a career-high 12 receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown against  Timpview HS and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown against the Thunderbirds... Had four receptions for 31 yards as a freshman... Defensively, he posted six tackles and had one interception as a senior and had three tackles as a junior.
Personal: Son of Mosese and Natalie Iongi... Has six sisters and two brothers... His sister, Kalo, plays soccer at Portland State... Plans on serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU... Intended major is business finance... Name is pronounced Feh-leh-tee Ee-ong-ee.


KACHE KAIO • TE • 6-3 • 235 • SO • JC • Laie, Hawaii (Kahuku HS/Snow College)
Junior College: Played in nine games during his freshman season at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah... Helped the Badgers to a 9-2 record and a No. 5 national ranking... Finished the season with 13 receptions for 173 yards (13.3 ypr) and two touchdowns... Had a season-high four receptions for a season-best 96 yards and a 46-yard touchdown against Lackawanna College.
High School: Two-year varsity starter at Kahuku High School in Laie, Hawaii... Helped the Red Raiders to back-to-back state championships during his junior and senior seasons... Played in just four games as a senior and had 10 receptions for 123 yards (12.3  ypr) and three touchdowns... Had a career-high four receptions for a career-best 47 yards and one touchdown against Kapolei HS... As a junior, he had 17 receptions for 182 yards (16.5 ypr) and five touchdowns... Had a career-high three touchdowns on three receptions for 33 yards against Moanalua HS... Had three catches for 35 yards against Kapolei HS... Spent his freshman season at St. Louis School in Honolulu and had 33 receptions for 527 yards and nine touchdowns... Also played basketball and was named second-team all-state as a senior and the OIA East Player of the Year.
Personal: Son of Kealoha and Pania Kaio... Has two brothers and one sister... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2025 semester... Plans on majoring in kinesiology and physical education teaching... Name is pronounced Cash Kuh-ee-oo.


RAVIAN LARRY • RB • 6-0 • 190 • FR • HS • Idabel, Okla. (Idabel HS)
High School: Earned Oklahoma Class 2A-6 all-district honors as both a junior and senior at Idabel High School... Was named his team's offensive MVP following his senior season as he helped the Warriors to a district championship... Rushed for 3,371 yards and 43 touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 208 yards and seven more scores during his prep career... Had nine-career 100-yard rushing games... Gained 672 yards on 115 carries and 10 touchdowns as a senior as he had three 100-yard games... Gained a season-high 151 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns against Valliant HS... Rushed for 388 yards on 32 carries and two touchdowns as a junior and gained 1,011 yards on 128 carries and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore... During his junior campaign, he rushed for a season-high 163 yards on 13 carries against Ashdown HS and gained 160 yards on 12 carries and scored a career-high four touchdowns against Kingston HS... During his sophomore season, he rushed for a season-high 236 yards on seven carries and scored a season-high three touchdowns against Heavener HS... Best game of his high school career was during his freshman season as he rushed for 400 yards and three touchdowns... Also competes in track & field.
Personal: Son of Raymond Larry and Monica Smith... Plans on majoring in sports administration at Utah State... First name is pronounced Ray-vee-on.


TOBY MEALER • OL • 6-5 • 340 • FR • HS • Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 26th-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Started just nine games due to injury along the offensive line during his senior campaign at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah... Earned Utah Class 6A first-team all-region honors as a senior as he helped the Knights to an 11-2 record, including a 4-1 region mark, and an appearance in the state championship game... Was also a two-year starter along the offensive line at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., earning first-team all-state and all-region honors as a junior, and honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore... As a freshman at Casa Grande Union HS, he helped the Cougars to the Arizona 5A state championship... Also competed in track & field and placed fifth at state in the shot put as a junior.
Personal: Son of George and Stacey Mealer... Has one sister... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2025 semester... Undecided on a college major... Last name is pronounced Me-lur.


RYKER MIKKELSEN • LB • 6-2 • 215 • FR • HS • Orem, Utah (Orem HS)
High School: Three-year varsity starter... Played in 47 games during his prep career and had 430 tackles, which included 11.0 sacks and 28.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 22 pass breakups, three interceptions and three forced fumbles... Had a career-high 30 tackles against West HS... Posted 180 tackles during his senior season at Orem (Utah) HS, which included 6.0 sacks and 20.0 tackles for loss, to go along with eight pass breakups, two interceptions and one fumble recovery... Also scored three touchdowns on the season... Spent his freshman, sophomore and junior campaigns at Pleasant Grove (Utah) High School... Recorded 130 tackles as a junior, which included 5.0 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss, while adding two forced fumbles, nine pass breakups and one interception that he returned for a touchdown... Notched 85 tackles to go along with four pass breakups and one interception as a sophomore... Recorded 37 tackles as a freshman, which included 1.0 tackles for loss, while adding one pass breakup... Also plays basketball.
Personal: Son of Matt Mikkelsen and Kallie Saxton... Has two brothers and two sisters... Plans on serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU... Intended major is business finance.


PAXTON NAEGLE • OL/TE • 6-4 • 235 • FR • HS • Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 23rd-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Three-year varsity starter at Corner Canyon HS in Draper, Utah... Helped the Chargers to back-to-back Utah Class 6A state championships during his junior and senior seasons, along with a runner-up finish during his sophomore and freshman seasons... Helped Corner Canyon to a No. 17 national ranking in 2024... Posted 45 tackles as a senior, including 1.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble... Had a season-high eight tackles against both Lone Peak HS and Skyridge HS... Was also a three-year starter on the offensive line... Played basketball and helped Corner Canyon HS to the 2023 Utah Class 6A state championship.
Personal: One of four children of Jared and Sharon Naegle... His cousin, Carson Naegle, plays football at Southern Utah... Will enroll at Utah State for the spring 2025 semester... Plans on majoring in business... Last name is pronounced Nah-glee.


REED OLSEN • TE • 6-6 • 220 • FR • HS • Logan, Utah (Logan HS)
High School: Earned Utah Class 4A Region 11 first-team honors as both a junior and senior at Logan (Utah) High School... Was named his team's offensive and defensive MVP following his senior campaign... Earned second-team all-state honors as a senior and junior and second-team all-region honors as a sophomore... Played in 25 games during his prep career and caught 93 passes for 1,073 yards and 11 touchdowns... Played 18 career games on defense and had 75 tackles, which included 15.0 sacks and 20.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions... Also had 10 blocked kicks during his prep career... As a senior, he caught 62 passes for 750 yards (12.1 ypr) and seven touchdowns... Had four 100-yard receiving games on the year, including a career-high 13 receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns against Mountain Crest HS... Had eight receptions for a season-high 143 yards and one touchdown against Timpanogos HS... Had seven receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns against Hillcrest HS... Defensively, he posted 39 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks, to go along with two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one interception... Also had seven blocked field goals on the year... Had 10 receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns in just four games as a junior, while adding 17 tackles, which included 7.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception and one fumble recovery... As a sophomore, he caught 21 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown... Also plays basketball and baseball.
Personal: Son of Kendall Olsen and April Aston... Has one brother... His dad played football at Utah State... Plans on serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before enrolling at USU... Undeclared on a college major.


ROCK OLSEN • OL • 6-6 • 275 • FR • HS • Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and the 36th-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com... Three-year varsity starter at Lehi (Utah) High School, as he helped the Pioneers to back-to-back Utah Class 6A state championships in 2021 and 2022... Recorded 48 pancakes during his senior season as the helped Lehi HS to a 9-3 record and to the semifinals of the state playoffs... Part of an offensive line that helped the team average 373.2 yards and 33.7 points per game during his senior season.
Personal: Son of Hans and Amanda Olsen... Has three sisters... His father played football at BYU (1996-2000) and spent three years in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts... His uncle, Merlin Olsen, played football at Utah State (1959-61) and was a consensus All-American and the Outland Trophy winner in 1961... Merlin Olsen was the third overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and spent 15 years in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams... He is in the Pro Football and College Football Hall of Fame... His uncle, Phil Olsen, played football at Utah State (1967-69) and was a consensus All-American in 1969... Phil Olsen was the fourth overall pick by the Boston Patriots in the 1970 NFL Draft and spent nine years in the NFL... His uncle, Orrin Olsen, played football at BYU (1973-75) and was an eighth-round selection by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1976 NFL Draft... Undeclared on a college major.


IVERSON REPORT • DT • 6-0 • 260 • FR • HS • Layton, Utah (Layton Christian Academy)
High School: Earned Utah Class 2A - North Region all-state honors following his freshman and junior seasons at Layton (Utah) Christian Academy... Was named his team's MVP three times during his high school career as he helped the Eagles win a state championship during his sophomore campaign and to a runner-up finish during his freshman season... Recorded 206 tackles, which included 40.0 sacks, during his prep career... During his senior campaign, he had 48 tackles, which included 14.0 sacks and 20.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three forced fumbles, two passes defended and one safety... Had 88 tackles as a junior, which included 9.0 sacks... Posted 42 tackles, including 12.0 sacks, during his sophomore season and had 28 tackles, including 5.0 sacks, as a freshman.
Personal: Grandson of Maua Maua and Nellie Maua... Has seven brothers and two sisters... Plans on majoring in business management at Utah State.


JACKSON SATERFIELD • DT • 6-2 • 305 • FR • HS • Palm Coast, Fla. (Matanzas HS)
High School: Two-year starter on the defensive line for Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Fla... As a senior, he recorded 42 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss, while adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup... Had a career-high seven tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, against Belleview HS... Had seven tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss, against Seabreeze HS... Earned honorable mention all-region honors following his junior season as he recorded 42 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss... Helped the Pirates to the state playoffs during his junior campaign.
Personal: Son of Tyrone Saterfield and Halona Pourier... Has three sisters and one brother... Plans on majoring in business at Utah State.


LAVA VAILAHI • CB • 6-1 • 175 • FR • HS • Salt Lake City, Utah (West HS)
High School: Three-star recruit and 47th-best prospect in the state of Utah by 247Sports.com… Had 226 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss, to go along with five interceptions, 46 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles during his prep career at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah… Recorded 123 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three interception, 28 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior… Had seven double-digit tackle outings during the year, including a season-high 14 stops against East HS… Returned an interception 50 yards against Highland HS and had a career-high seven pass breakups against Alta HS… Offensively, he caught 25 passes for 491 yards (19.6 ypr) and four touchdowns and returned five kickoffs for 175 yards… Had two receptions, both touchdowns, for 70 yards against Taylorsville HS and had a season-high five receptions for 91 yards against Orem HS… Had 82 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions and 15 pass breakups, as a junior… Posted a career-high 17 tackles and had a season-high four pass breakups against Alta HS… Returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown against East HS… Offensively, he had six receptions for 184 yards (30.7 ypr) and one touchdown… Had 20 tackles and three pass breakups as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Sione and Sela Vailahi… Has three sisters and two brothers… His brother, Sesi, plays football at Oklahoma State… Undeclared on a college major… Name is pronounced Lah-vuh Vy-lah-he.