No. 11 BYU Football Releases the Depth Chart for Road Test at UCF

Casey Lundquist | Oct 22, 2024

Oct 18, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars wide receiver Darius Lassiter (5) celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the last minute of the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images / Rob Gray-Imagn Images

The Cougars are 7-0 and coming off a comeback win over Oklahoma State. BYU has a road test upcoming at UCF. The Knights are coming off an emotional loss to Iowa State. On Monday, BYU unveiled the depth chart for UCF. There were no changes to the depth chart for the UCF compared to Oklahoma State. Below is the complete depth chart.

Quarterback

1. Jake Retzlaff
2. Gerry Bohanon

No changes to the quarterback depth chart. Jake Retzlaff is BYU's starting quarterback moving forward.

Running Back

1. LJ Martin OR Hinckley Ropati OR Miles Davis OR Sione Moa OR Enoch Nawahine OR Pokai Haunga

BYU still lists six starters at running back. LJ Martin and Hinckley Ropati will play the most until Sione Moa is healthy. It remains to be seen if Moa will take reps from Ropati once he's healthy.

Tight End

1. Keanu Hill
2. Mata'ava Ta'ase OR Ethan Erickson OR Ryner Swanson

No changes to the depth chart at tight end.

Wide Receiver

1. Chase Roberts
2. Parker Kingston

1. Keelan Marion OR Jojo Phillips

1. Darius Lassiter
2. Cody Hagen

Kody Epps was removed from the depth chart after suffering an injury against Baylor. Kalani Sitake said they hope to have Epps back for the Oklahoma State game originally, but he has not been added back to the depth chart. Tei Nacua has also been removed from the depth chart. He is expected to redshirt this season.

Offensive Line

Left Tackle

1. Caleb Etienne
2. Isaiah Jatta

Left Guard

1. Weylin Lapuaho
2. Bruce Mitchell

Center

1. Sonny Makasini OR Bruce Mitchell
2. Jake Eichorn

Right Guard

1. Bruce Mitchell OR Sonny Makasini OR Austin Leausa

Bruce Mitchell got his first career start for BYU against Kansas State and also played against Baylor. He started at center against Arizona and Oklahoma State and played well. He has the makings of the center of the future in Provo.

Right Tackle

1. Brayden Keim
2. Austin Leausa

No changes to the depth chart at offensive line.

Defensive Line

Defensive Ends

1. Tyler Batty
2. Bodie Schoonover OR Viliami Po'uha

1. Logan Lutui OR Isaiah Bagnah
2. Ephraim Asiata

At defensive end, Viliami was promoted to the co-backup role last week. He played 18 snaps against Arizona and played well.

Defensive Tackles

1. John Nelson
2. Joshua Singh
3. David Latu

1. Blake Mangelson
2. Luke Toomalatai John Taumoepeau

No changes to the depth chart at defensive tackle.

Linebacker

1. Jack Kelly
2. Ace Kaufusi
3. Miles Hall

1. Harrison Taggart
2. Siale Esera OR Sione Moa

1. Isaiah Glasker
2. Aisea Moa OR Choe Bryant-Strother

No changes to the depth chart at linebacker.

Secondary

Cornerback

1. Jakob Robinson
2. Evan Johnson
3. Jayden Dunlap

1. Marque Collins OR Mory Bamba
2. Tre Alexander

No changes to the depth chart at cornerback.

Strong Safety

1. Crew Wakley OR Raider Damuni OR Micah Harper
2. Talan Alfrey OR Ethan Slade

No changes to the depth chart at safety.

Free Safety

1. Tanner Wall
2. Tommy Prassas OR Faletau Satuala

Nickel

1. Jakob Robinson
2. Jonathan Kabeya
3. Ethan Slade

No changes to the depth chart at nickel. True freshman Jonathan Kabeya played a few critical snaps for BYU against Oklahoma State.

Special Teams

Punter

1. Sam Vander Haar
2. Landon Rehkow

Placekicker

1. Will Ferrin
2. Matthias Dunn

Kick Return

1. Parker Kingston OR Keelan Marion OR Chase Roberts

No changes to the depth chart at special teams.