LOGAN, Utah - A new era of Utah State football will be ushered in during the 2025 season following the hiring of veteran Bronco Mendenhall, who brings 18 years of head coaching experience with him to USU.
 
Mendenhall, who owns a 140-88 (.614) career record, has led 16 of his 18 teams to bowl eligibility, which ranks third among active FBS coaches, while his 140 career wins rank as the sixth-most. Combine that success with a USU program that has played in 11 bowls games, won two conference championships and five bowl games in the past 14 years, and has notched four 10-win seasons and been nationally ranked three times (2012, 2018, 2021) during that time as well, and Utah State football is positioned well for sustained success.
 
Mendenhall, who hired an entirely new coaching staff upon his arrival, has transformed the roster with the addition of 69 newcomers (O-26, D-36, S-7) to the program, which includes 29 four-year transfers (O-11, D-14, S-4), 13 junior college transfers (O-2, D-9, S-2) and 27 high school players (O-13, D-13, S-1). Collectively, the 29 four-year transfers have combined for 416 games played and 115 starts during their careers.
 
Mendenhall welcomes back four starters (O-1, D-3) and 18 letterwinners (O-10, D-8) from last year's squad in addition to seven returning redshirts (O-4, D-3) and 14 more players (O-8, D-6) that were members of the program in 2024.
 
Highlighting Utah State's returners in 2025 are three players that have garnered previous All-Mountain West recognition in graduate TE Broc Lane, senior DT Gabriel Iniguez Jr. and senior S Ike Larsen. Iniguez earned honorable mention All-MW honors last season, while Lane was an honorable mention MW selection in 2023. Larsen garnered first-team All-MW accolades in 2023 and was named a College Football News Honorable Mention All-American. In 2022, he was named second-team All-MW and a College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American.
 
Other starters returning for Utah State in 2025 include graduate TE Josh Sterzer and senior ILB John Miller.
 
Utah State returns six more players who have made starts with the Aggies in junior OL Tavo Motu'apuaka (7), senior OLB Enoka Migao (5), senior QB Bryson Barnes (3), senior OL Trey Andersen (2), senior DT Bo Maile (1) and junior OL George Maile (1).
 
In addition to the players mentioned above, Utah State has nine newcomers on its roster with at least five career starts at the Division I level in senior CB Dylan Tucker (23), senior CB Noah Avinger (20), senior DT Naki Fahina (19), senior S Bryson Taylor (14), sophomore S Brevin Hamblin (14), junior DT Tyree Morris (12), senior OL Jake Eichorn (11), junior WR Corey Thompson Jr. (7) and senior WR Demick Starling (5).
 
With a disciplined, physical approach rooted in toughness and execution, Mendenhall's Utah State football team is built to outlast and outwork its opponents. Emphasizing ball control, situational awareness, and a relentless, gap-sound defense, the Aggies are poised to bring a hard-nosed brand of football back to Logan, one capable of contending for a Mountain West Championship this fall.
 
QUARTERBACKS
Utah State returns one of the most electric dual-threat quarterbacks in the Mountain West in graduate Bryson Barnes. In his first year in the program in 2024, Barnes appeared in nine games, including three starts, and accounted for 1,386 yards of total offense. Barnes completed 77-of-126 (.611) passes for 856 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions and threw multiple touchdown passes in five games, including three in each of his final two contests. He also rushed for 530 yards and five touchdowns on 68 carries (7.8 ypc). Barnes was named the MW Offensive Player of the Week and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week following his performance against San Diego State (11/23) as he accounted for four touchdowns and had 332 yards of total offense as he came off the bench in the second quarter. Against the Aztecs, he set the single-game school record for rushing yards by a quarterback as he gained a career-high 193 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown for his first career 100-yard rushing game. The following weekend, he rushed for 185 yards on a career-high 24 carries and one touchdowns at Colorado State (11/29) to become the first quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards in consecutive games.
 
Utah State returns two more players here that were part of the program last season in graduate Jacob Conover and sophomore CJ Tiller. Conover appeared in two games for the Aggies in 2024 and was 2-of-4 passing for 22 yards as he played against Utah (9/14) and San Diego State (11/23). Tiller did not appear in any games last year.
 
Joining the quarterback room are a pair of newcomers in sophomore transfer Anthony Garcia (Sacramento, Calif./Capital Christian HS/Arizona) and freshman Kaden Cox (Millville, Utah/Ridgeline HS). Garcia appeared in one game last season at Arizona and redshirted the previous year at San José State. As a prep senior, he completed 146-of-250 (.584) passes for 2,689 yards with 34 touchdowns and four interceptions and rushed for 553 yards (8.3 ypr) and scored eight touchdowns. Cox completed 638-of-941 (.678) passes for 8,492 yards with 98 touchdowns and 20 interceptions from his sophomore to senior season at Ridgeline HS. As a senior in 2021, Cox was named the Utah Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year as he was 253-of-356 (.711) passing for 3,774 yards with 55 touchdowns and two interceptions.
 
WIDE RECEIVERS
Utah State's wide receivers room returns just three players from last season in senior Kahanu Davis, sophomore Jackson Olsen, and redshirt freshman Tate Kjar. However, none of those players had a reception in 2024. Davis appeared in eight games, mostly on special teams, while Olsen played in two games and Kjar did not appear in any games. During his redshirt season in 2023, Davis appeared in four games and had two catches.
 
To offset the lack of production returning from this group, Utah State brought in a wealth of experience with 11 newcomers, including five four-year transfers and one junior college player, to go along with three high school signees.
 
Senior Demick Starling (Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS/Western Kentucky) is the most experienced transfer to the program as he has played in 36 games with four starts at both Western Kentucky (2024) and Virginia (2020-23) and has caught 14 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Senior Brady Boyd (Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS/Texas Tech) has appeared in 34 games with three starts at Texas Tech (2022-24) and Minnesota (2021) and has caught 21 passes for 191 yards (9.1 ypr) and one touchdown.
 
Junior Corey Thompson Jr. (San Diego, Calif./Abraham Lincoln HS/UNLV) joins the Aggies after spending the past two seasons at UNLV (2023-24), where he appeared in 21 games with seven starts and caught eight passes for 115 yards and one touchdown.
 
Junior Braden Pegan (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./San Juan Hills HS/UCLA) is another four-year transfer who will look to make an immediate impact at USU after spending the past two  years at UCLA (2022-24) as he appeared in 13 games with one start across three seasons.
 
The final four-year transfer to join the wide receivers group is redshirt freshman Carlos Orr-Gillespie (Etowah, Tenn./Gatlinburg-Pittman HS/Illinois) who redshirted during the 2024 season at Illinois and did not appear in any games.
 
Newcomers here include sophomore Cade Baker (Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS/Saddleback College) and freshmen Nikko Boncore (Peoria, Ariz./Centennial HS), Kaleb Mitchell (Dallas, Texas/First Baptist Academy) and Ty Olsen (San Diego, Calif./Lincoln HS). Highlighting this group is Mitchell, who caught 46 passes for 959 yards (20.8 ypr) and eight touchdowns as a prep senior to earn first-team All-State honors, while Olsen caught 53 passes for 903 yards (17.0 ypr) and 12 touchdowns during his senior season to earn first-team All-State accolades.
 
OFFENSIVE LINE
Despite returning 11 players along the offensive line from the 2024 campaign, only two of those players saw significant playing time last season in senior Trey Andersen and junior George Maile. Andersen played in 10 games with two starts in his first season with the program a year ago as he played a total of 185 snaps and had eight knockdowns. Overall, he has played in 31 career games as he spent his first three seasons at Pittsburgh (2021-23).
 
Maile appeared in all 12 games with one start in his first year with the program in 2024 and finished the season playing in 354 snaps with 20.0 knockdowns. In all, Maile has played in 33 collegiate games as he spent two seasons at Baylor (2022-23), appearing in 13 contests.
 
Utah State does return another proven starter here in junior Tavo Motu'apuaka, who missed the 2024 season due to injury. As a redshirt freshman in 2023, Motu'apuaka started all seven games he played in as he appeared in 397 snaps and had 12.0 knockdowns.
 
Other players who saw playing time in 2024 include seniors Elia Migao and Jared Pele and junior Adam Pond. Migao is the most experienced player among this group with 22 career appearances, while Pele played in 11 games in his first year with the program in 2024 and Pond appeared in four games.
 
Five more players with experience in the program are back for the 2025 campaign in sophomores Jarvis Griffiths, K'leyone Iosua and Jr Sia, and redshirt freshmen Camden Jury and Caysen Whittaker.
 
In addition to the 11 returners listed above, Utah State added seven newcomers to the offensive line, including a trio of four-year transfers, to go along with one junior college player and three high schoolers.
 
Highlighting this group is senior Jake Eichorn (Beaver, Utah/Beaver HS/BYU), who spent two seasons at BYU (2023-24) and two seasons at Weber State (2021-22) and appeared in a combined 23 games with 11 starts.
 
Sophomore Jimmy Liston (Hinsdale, Ill./Fenwick HS/Purdue) is another player who could see significant playing time after spending the past two seasons at Purdue (2023-24), appearing in four games.
 
The four freshmen joining this group are Jackson Nelson (Salem Hills, Utah/Salem Hills HS/BYU), Sam Brousseau (Salt Lake City, Utah/Murray HS), Kauasi Hansen (Herriman, Utah/Herriman HS) and Jared Smith (Alpine, Utah/Lone Peak HS).
 
RUNNING BACKS
Utah State has several talented running backs heading into the 2025 campaign. Highlighting this group is a pair of four-year transfers in senior Miles Davis (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS/BYU) and junior Javen Jacobs (Chandler, Ariz./Saguaro HS/New Mexico.
 
Davis spent five seasons at BYU (2020-24) as he appeared in 27 career games with one start. During his career, he has rushed for 468 yards on 90 carries (3.3 ypc) and two touchdowns and caught 16 passes for 131 yards (8.2 ypr) and one score. Jacobs appeared in seven games during the 2024 season at New Mexico and rushed for 277 yards on 40 carries (6.9 ypc) and three touchdowns and caught 17 passes for 130 yards (7.6 ypr) and one score. Prior to New Mexico, he spent two seasons at Arizona State (2022-23) and appeared in 15 games.
 
Utah State does return two players that were members of the program in 2024 in junior Derrick Jameson and redshirt freshman Tre Kofe. Jameson appeared in each of the final four games of the season and finished the year with 15 carries for 140 yards (9.3 ypc) and two touchdowns.
 
The four high school players added here include Ravian Larry (Idabel, Okla./Idabel HS), Clyde Taulapapa (Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS), Nehemiah Washington (Federal Way, Wash./Decatur HS) and Noah White (Millville, Utah/Ridgeline HS). White was named the Region 11 Offensive MVP following his senior season at Ridgeline HS in 2021 as he rushed for 2,002 yards on 248 carries (8.1 ypr) and 19 touchdowns.
 
TIGHT ENDS
Utah State's most experienced position heading into the 2025 campaign is at tight end as it returns a pair of proven starters here in graduates Broc Lane and Josh Sterzer.
 
Lane, who earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors in 2023, has played in 33 career games with 16 starts and has caught 48 passes for 444 yards (9.3 ypr) and four touchdowns.
 
Sterzer has played in 41 games with 18 starts in his career and has caught 37 passes for 363 yards (9.8 ypr) and five touchdowns.
 
Utah State returns another experienced player here in junior Chase Tuatagaloa, who has played in 10 games in his career.
 
Along with the three players mentioned above, Utah State added three newcomers in junior Kache Kaio (Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS/Snow College), and freshmen Alex Faiivae (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone HS) and Kyle Lively (Bluffdale, Utah/Summit Academy HS). Lively had 53 receptions for 985 yards and 12 touchdowns as a prep senior, while Faiivae played in 27 games during his prep career and had 2,310 all-purpose yards with 56 career receptions and scored 32 touchdowns.
 
DEFENSIVE LINE
Utah State's defensive line will look different this fall as it returns just two players here from last season in seniors Gabriel Iniguez Jr. and Bo Maile.
 
Iniguez earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors in his first season with the program in 2024, as he started all 12 games and finished the year with 29 tackles (4 solo), including 0.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, while adding two quarterback hurries. In all, Iniguez has played in 27 games with 16 starts at Hawai'i (2020-21), New Mexico State (2023) and Utah State (2024). For his career, he has recorded 53 tackles (14 solo), including 2.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, while adding one pass breakup.
 
Maile has played in 33 games with one start during his four years at USU and has 40 career tackles (19 solo), which includes 1.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss.
 
Utah State has two more players here with experience in the program in sophomores Cole Keele and Bryan Vogl. Keele spent the 2024 season as an offensive lineman and appeared in one game, while Vogl has not played in his first two years in the program.
 
Seven newcomers were added to the roster, including a trio of four-year transfers, to go along with two junior college players and two high school athletes.
 
The most experienced player among the newcomers is senior Naki Fahina (Hawthorne, Calif./Lawndale HS/New Mexico State), who has played in 39 games with 19 starts during his collegiate career at UNLV (2019-23) and New Mexico State (2024). In his career, Fahina has 65 tackles (25 solo), which includes 1.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup, one forced fumble, one blocked field goal and two quarterback hurries.
 
Another player joining this group with extensive experience is junior Tyree Morris (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg HS/Lafayette). In three seasons at Lafayette (2022-24), he appeared in 22 games with 12 starts and recorded 77 tackles (38 solo), including 3.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, while adding four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked kick. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, Morris earned second-team All-Patriot League honors.
 
The two junior college players joining this group are junior Kone Aumua-Uiagalelei (Auburn, Wash./Auburn Riverside HS/Mt. San Antonio College) and redshirt freshman Joshua Papu (Fagatogo, American Samoa/Tafuna HS/Snow College). Aumua-Uiagalelei played in 11 games as a sophomore this past season at Mt. San Antonio College and recorded 22 tackles (9 solo), which included 1.5 sacks.
 
Another transfer here is redshirt freshman Carson Tujague (Crozet, Va./Western Albemarle HS/BYU), while the two incoming freshmen are Stockton Pyne (Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp HS) and Iverson Report (Layton, Utah/Layton Christian Academy). Report concluded his prep career with 206 tackles, which included 40.0 sacks.
 
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
Utah State returns two proven players at inside linebacker in senior John Miller and junior Bronson Olevao Jr.
 
Miller appeared in all 12 games and made seven starts a season ago and finished the year fourth on the team with 52 tackles (29 solo), which included 2.0 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss, while adding two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries. Miller, who spent his previous four seasons at Oregon State (2020-23), has played in 47 career games with seven starts and has 74 tackles (39 solo), which includes 2.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss, to go along with four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble.
 
Olevao played in all 12 games in 2024 and finished the season with 23 tackles (15 solo), which included 3.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three quarterback hurries. For his career, he has played in 15 games and has 29 tackles, which includes 3.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss.
 
Along with the two players mentioned above, Utah State welcomes 10 newcomers here with four junior college players and six high school athletes. The four incoming junior college additions include juniors Sampson Alofipo (Henderson, Nev./Liberty HS/New Mexico Military Institute) and Diego Grateron (South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS/Snow College) and sophomores Mataira Brown (Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS/Snow College) and Tymere Burton (Atlanta Ga./South Gwinnett HS/East Mississippi CC).
 
Brown led Snow College with 47 tackles a year ago, which included 0.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss, while adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup.
 
Alofipo appeared in 22 games across two seasons at New Mexico Military Institute and recorded 106 tackles, which included 11.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.
 
The six high school additions include redshirt freshman Blake Barnes (Milford, Utah/Milford HS), and true freshmen Luke Durfey (Salt Lake City, Utah/Lone Peak HS), Dakota Howell (Crozet, Va./Western Albemarle HS), Chris Joe (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS), Ryker Lotulelei (Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland HS) and Beau McGiven (St. George, Utah/Dixie HS).
 
Durfey highlights this group as he recorded 132 tackles, which included 4.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss, to go along with six quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, two blocked field goals and one interception during his prep career.
 
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
One of the most experienced positions on the field for Utah State in 2025 will be at outside linebacker as it returns five players here with experience in the program in seniors Enoka Migao and Carl Nesmith, and sophomores Zion Andreasen, William Holmes and Tanner Jolley.
 
Migao has played in 22 games with five starts during his four years in the program and has 27 career tackles (8 solo), which includes 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss.
 
Nesmith appeared in three games a year ago in his first season with the program. Andreasen has appeared in six games in his two seasons as an Aggie and has two career tackles. Holmes appeared in nine games as a true freshman in 2024 and finished the season with six tackles (2 solo), including 1.5 sacks, to go along with one quarterback hurry. Jolley has appeared in one game in his first two seasons at USU.
 
Four newcomers join this group in senior Nu'uletau Sellesin (Woods Cross, Utah/Woods Cross HS/BYU), juniors John Gayer (Sherman Oaks, Calif./Notre Dame HS/California) and Tevita Tuha (Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland HS/Snow College), and freshman Paxton Naegle (Draper, Utah/Draper HS).
 
Sellesin has appeared in 15 games with two starts during his collegiate career, which includes two seasons at BYU (2023-24) and three seasons at Weber State (2020-22). Overall, he has posted 25 tackles (13 solo), which includes 4.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss, while adding one forced fumble.
 
Gayer spent this past spring at California. Prior to that, he spent four years (2021-24) at the College of San Mateo and earned All-America Defensive Player of the Year honors and was named the NCFC Bay 6 League Defensive MVP as he posted 53 tackles (33 solo) during his sophomore season in 2024, which included 15.5 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one forced fumble.
 
CORNERBACKS
Utah State's cornerbacks room returns three players from last season in sophomore Noah Flores, and juniors EJ Fisk and Courage Ugo, who both redshirted during their first season in the program and did not appear in any games.
 
Flores appeared in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2024 and finished the season with nine tackles (8 solo), including 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one interception.
 
Six newcomers join this group including a trio of four-year transfers in senior Noah Avinger (Cerritos, Calif./Servite HS/New Mexico), senior Dylan Tucker (Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance HS/Elon) and sophomore D'Angelo Mayes (Syracuse, Utah/Syracuse HS/New Mexico).
 
Avinger spent the 2024 season at New Mexico and earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors as he started all 12 games and finished the season second on the team and third in the MW with 91 tackles (45 solo), which included 2.5 tackles for loss, to go along with five pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one interception. Prior to that, Avinger spent three season at San Diego State (2021-23) as he played in 25 games with eight starts and recorded 51 tackles (35 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with five pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble.
 
Tucker spent five years at Elon (2020-24) as he appeared in 32 games with 23 starts and posted 96 tackles (75 solo), which included 1.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 13 pass breakups, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
 
Mayes appeared in eight games in his lone season at New Mexico and posted two tackles.
 
The one junior college player joining the group is junior John Shepard (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park & River Forest HS/San Diego Mesa College), who spent two seasons at San Diego Mesa College (2023-24). As a sophomore in 2024, he earned California Community College Athletic Association First-Team All-American honors and College Football Network Third-Team All-American accolades as he had 22 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt.
 
Rounding out the cornerbacks room is a pair of freshmen in Jack Hadfield (Lehi, Utah/Skyridge HS) and Abe Jager (Lehi, Utah/Lehi HS).
 
SAFETIES
One of the most talented safeties in the Mountain West returns for his final season at Utah State in senior Ike Larsen. Larsen has played in 37 games with 28 starts and has 217 career tackles (132 solo), including 2.0 sacks and 9.0 tackles for loss, to go along with nine interceptions for 169 return yards, 17 pass breakups, two touchdowns, five blocked kicks (4 punts, 1 extra point), three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. He is a two-time All-Mountain West performer and was named a College Football Network Honorable Mention All-American following his sophomore season along with being named a College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American in 2022.
 
Utah State returns three more players here with experience in the program in junior Jonathan Baird, sophomore Breaker Mendenhall and redshirt freshman Gio Kafentzis. Mendenhall is the only one of these three with game action as he appeared in three games for the Aggies during the 2020 season.
 
Five transfers join this group in senior Bryson Taylor (Hoschton, Ga./Mill Creek HS/New Mexico), redshirt junior Bobby Arnold (Newark, Del./Salem (NJ) HS/New Mexico), juniors Chika Ebunoha (Tucson, Ariz./Marana HS/BYU) and Brevin Hamblin (Syracuse, Utah/Syracuse HS/Utah Tech) and sophomore D'Andre Barnes (Aurora, Colo./Regis Jesuit HS/Nebraska).
 
Taylor spent three years at New Mexico (2022-24) and appeared in 31 games with 14 starts and recorded 68 tackles (35 solo), which included 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 11 pass breakups.
 
Arnold redshirted the 2024 season at New Mexico as he appeared in four games with three starts and recorded 21 tackles (8 solo), which included 2.5 tackles for loss.
 
Ebunoha spent three years (2022-24) at BYU as he appeared in 17 games and had five tackles (3 solo).
 
Hamblin spent two seasons at Utah Tech (2023-24) as he appeared in 23 games with 14 starts and recorded 139 tackles (71 solo), including 1.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one blocked kick.
 
Barnes spent two seasons at Nebraska (2023-24) and appeared in one game.
 
Another addition is junior college transfer Titan Saxton (Smithfield, Utah/Sky View HS/Snow College). During the 2024 season at Snow College, Saxton earned National Junior College Athletic Association Second-Team All-America honors as he recorded 47 tackles, which included 2.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery.
 
Two freshmen round out this group in Charger Doty (South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS) and Lava Vailahi (Salt Lake City, Utah/West HS).
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
Despite having no returners here this fall, Utah State will have plenty of talent within its specialists as it welcomes seven newcomers to the program, which includes four transfers from four-year programs, to go along with two junior college transfers, and one high school player.
 
Two placekickers joined the roster in redshirt junior Carter Brown (Pearland, Texas/Dawson HS/Cincinnati) and junior Tanner Rinker (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County HS/Garden City CC).
 
Brown has appeared in 26 games during his collegiate career and is 29-of-38 (.763) on field goal attempts and a perfect 71-of-71 on extra points as he spent two years at Cincinnati (2023-24) and one year at Arizona State (2022).
 
Rinker tied for fourth nationally in field goals as he was 10-of-13 (.769) and made 46 extra points as a sophomore in junior college. During the 2024 season, Rinker scored a total of 76 points to led the nation among placekickers.
 
Three punters have also joined the program in junior Dylan Sprague (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS/Saddleback College), sophomore Landon Rehkow (Veradale, Wash./Central Valley HS/BYU) and freshman Zachary Robbins (Payson, Utah/Payson HS).
 
Rounding out the specialists are a pair of incoming long snappers in sophomores Owen Edwards (Washougal, Wash./Washougal HS/Hampton) and Hyrum Hatch (Buffalo, Wyo./Buffalo HS/New Mexico).
 
Hatch spent the 2024 season at New Mexico and was named a College Football Network Honorable Mention Freshman All-American.