2026 Football Roster Choose a Player: Afrookhteh, Kian Arnold, Bobby Baird, Jonathan Barnes, Blake Barnes, D'Andre Bell, Tiki Bluiett, Antonio Boncore, Nikko Brosterhous, Grady Brown, Mataira Cacciacarne, Crew Cunningham, Asher Doty, Charger Durfey, Luke Ebunoha, Chika Edwards, Owen Egbert, Brevin Faiivae, Alex Flores, Brody Garcia, Anthony Grant, Markie Grateron, Diego Haley, Tyler Hamblin, Brevin Hansen, Kauasi Hatch, Hyrum Haynes, Rex Hillstead, McCae Holbrook, Charlie Holmes, Jeremiah Howell, Dakota Iosua, K'leyone Jackson, Adonis Jacobs, Javen Jennette, James Joe, Chris Johnson Jr., LJ Jolley, Tanner Kabongo, David Kaio, Kache Keele, Cole Kofe, Tre Larry, Ravian Lewis, Chapman Liston, Jimmy Long, Kasen Mageo, Ronnie Maile, George Maryland, Kaleb Mayes, D'Angelo McDaniel, Preston McKenzie, Marcus Mendenhall, Breaker Morris, Tyree Motu'apuaka, Tavo Naegle, Paxton Nelson, Jackson Nelson, Jude Odhran , Kenny Olevao Jr., Bronson Olsen, Ty Papu, Joshua Pendleton, Jordan Pyne, Fisher Pyne, Stockton Randle Jr., John Rehkow, Landon Remenowksy, Collin Robinson, Javon Shepard, John Smith, Jared Sprague, Dylan Starling, Demick Stokes, Kye Taggart, Harrison Taylor, Bryson Tuha, Tevita Tuitama, Ta'avili Tujague, Carson Vailahi, Lava Vailahi, Sesi Vogl, Bryan Wade, Chewy Washington, Nehemiah White, Noah Wilfred, Seth Wood, Eli Wright, Quincy Zent, Joshua Go Profile Stats Profile QB Position Junior Class Lehi, Utah Hometown 5'10 Height 190 Weight Skyridge HS / BYU High School McCae Hillstead QB Position Junior Class Lehi, Utah Hometown Season Career Season Stats There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. 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Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography PREVIOUS SCHOOL Spent two seasons at BYU (2024-25) ... appeared in five games as a redshirt sophomore in 2025 ... was 4-of-5 passing for 33 yards against Portland State (8/30) ... rushed five times for 28 yards during the year ... redshirted the 2024 campaign as he did not appear in any games. 2023 (FRESHMAN SEASON) Started four of the eight games he played in during his freshman season at Utah State in 2023 … was 94-of-158 (.595) passing for 1,062 yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions … carried the ball 44 times for 36 yards (0.8 ypc)… was 3-of-5 passing for 18 yards in his collegiate debut against Idaho State (9/9) … in the first extended playing time of his career at Air Force (9/15), he was 18-of-27 passing for 202 yards and three touchdowns … was the eighth true freshman to start at quarterback for the Aggies in school history against James Madison (9/23) and set a freshman passing record as he was 25-of-47 (.532) for 399 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions, all of which are career highs … those 399 passing yards are the most by a freshman in program history and tied for the 15th-most in school history … was 6-of-11 passing for 111 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions at UConn (9/30), before missing the second half due to an injury … was 17-of-29 passing for 160 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in a start at San José State (10/21) … was 12-of-16 passing for 62 yards in the first half at San Diego State (11/4), before missing the second half due to an injury … was 6-of-12 passing for 53 yards against Boise State (11/18) … was 7-of-11 passing for 57 yards and one touchdown against Georgia State (12/23) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl … was eighth in the Mountain West and 93rd in the nation in touchdown passes with 11 (1.4 pg) … earned academic All-MW honors. HIGH SCHOOL Three-star recruit that was rated as the No. 15 prospect from the state of Utah and the 60th-best quarterback in the nation by 247Sports ... three-year starter at Skyridge High School in Lehi ... 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 ... 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 passing with three touchdowns against Orem HS ... had a career-high six touchdown passes against Jordan HS ... 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 Son of David and Kara Hillstead ... has three brothers ... is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2026 semester ... majoring in business.
