BYU Unveils the Jersey Numbers of the 2023 Newcomers
As part of this week's Big 12 Media Days, the BYU football program released the first official roster for the 2023 football season. Included on the roster were 58 newcomers. Below are the uniform numbers for the newcomers on the 2023 roster.
2023 Signing Class
10 members of BYU's 2023 signing class have enrolled right away and will be on the roster this Fall. A few notable additions to the Fall roster, that didn't participate in the Spring, include Jojo Phillips, LJ Martin, Jackson Bowers, and Siale Esera. Linebacker Miles Hall is one of two players on the roster that has not been assigned a jersey number.
- 12 - Jake Retzlaff (Quarterback)
- 18 - Ryder Burton (Quarterback)
19 - Jojo Phillips (Wide Receiver)
27 - LJ Martin (Running Back)
29 - Jayden Dunlap (Cornerback)
41 - Jackson Bowers (Tight End)
42 - Ray Paulo (Tight End)
54 - Siale Esera (Linebacker)
90 - David Latu (Defensive Tackle)
- Miles Hall (Linebacker)
2023 Transfers
In total, 23 transfers have joined the program since the end of last season. A lot of them already participated in Spring camp, but there will be another important group that will join in time for Fall camp. Notable additions include wide receivers Darius Lassiter and Keelan Marion. Lassiter will wear no. 5 while Marion will wear no. 17.
Additionally, linebacker transfers AJ Vongphachanh and Harrison Taggart will wear no. 10 and no. 11 respectively.
Running back Deion Smith will wear no. 20 and defensive back Kamden Garrett will wear no. 7.
- 3 - Aidan Robbins (Running Back)
- 5 - Eddie Heckard (Cornerback)
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- 5 - Darius Lassiter (Wide Receiver)
- 7 - Kamden Garrett (Cornerback)
- 10 - Kedon Slovis (Quarterback)
- 10 - AJ Vongphachanh (Linebacker)
- 11 - Harrison Taggart (Linebacker)
- 13 - Isaiah Bagnah (Defensive End)
- 17 - Keelan Marion (Wide Receiver)
20 - Deion Smith (Running Back)
21 - Dylan Flowers (Cornerback)
38 - Crew Wakley (Safety)
41 - Sione Moa (Linebacker)
44 - Will Ferrin (Kicker)
54 - Paul Maile (Offensive Line)
56 - Nuuletau Sellesin (Defensive End)
56 - Jake Eichorn (Offensive Line
61 - Weylin Lapuaho (Offensive Line)
65 - Ian Fitzgerald (Offensive Line)
69 - Simi Moala (Offensive Line)
76 - Caleb Etienne (Offensive Line)
91 - Jackson Cravens (Defensive Tackle)
98 - Wyatt Dawe (Defensive Tackle)
Prior Signees
Former coveted recruits like Raider Damuni and John Henry Daley will bolster the BYU defense. They will wear no. 33 and no. 46 respectively.
- 19 - Ace Kaufusi (Linebacker)
- 20 - Nukuluve Helu (Running Back)
- 27 - Marcus McKenzie (Cornerback)
- 32 - Ty Burke (Safety)
33 - Raider Damuni (Safety)
34 - Maika Kaufusi (Linebacker)
42 - Petey Tuipulotu (Safety)
46 - John Henry Daley (Defensive End)
73 - Weston Jones (Offensive Line)
77 - Jake Griffin (Offensive Line)
79 - Kaden Chidester (Offensive Line)
80 - Koa Eldredge (Wide Receiver)
88 - Devin Downing (Wide Receiver)
Other Newcomers
- 16 - Cole Hagen (Quarterback)
- 29 - Jake Hill (Wide Receiver)
- 31 - Kevin Doe (Wide Receiver)
- 32 - Chase Hopkins (Running Back)
- 39 - Landon Rehkow (Punter, Kicker)
49 - Nason Coleman (Tight End)
49 - Lucky Finau (Linebacker)
50 - Kason Krebs (Linebacker)
96 - Nic Harris (Deep Snapper)
97 - Matthias Dunn (Kicker)
99 - Mata'ava Ta'ase (Tight End)
- Naseri Danielson (Defensive Back)
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