BYU Extends Official Offers to the Class of 2023
In the modern recruiting era, schools offer scholarships to standout prospects as early as eighth grade. Those scholarship offers are not official, however, until schools send out official offer letters. For the first time on August 1st, BYU could extend official scholarship offers to the class of 2023. Here are a handful of BYU's 2023 targets that posted about their official BYU offers on social media.
Jackson Bowers - TE
Jackson Bowers is a four-star tight end out of Arizona that could have played anywhere in the country. In June, Bowers was in Tuscaloosa visiting Alabama. Bowers committed to BYU over finalists Alabama, Auburn, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Ole Miss.
Saimone Davis - DE
Saimone Davis, a native of Texas, committed to BYU over competing Power Five offers from the likes of Indiana, Kansas State, Kansas, and Virginia. He also held offers from the likes of Utah State, UNLV Memphis, and Arkansas State among others.
Saimone Davis is a versatile prospect from who impressed BYU's staff at camp last month. Following his performance at camp, Davis picked up an offer from BYU.
Davis is listed as a tight end by recruiting services, but he was offered by BYU defensive ends coach Preston Hadley. Hadley was his primary contact throughout the process, and it is anticipated that Davis will start out his BYU career with the defensive ends.
Landen Chambers - RB
Chambers held over one dozen competing scholarship offers when he committed to BYU. Since the end of last season, he racked up competing offers from Colorado State, Air Force, Tulsa, and Navy among others before receiving an offer from BYU. He also heard from a few PAC-12 programs like UCLA and Colorado (the Buffs offered last week), and he visited Utah earlier this year.
Landen preps at Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas. Last season, he ran for a school record 1,757 yards. He also scored 25 rushing touchdowns, another school record. He has great size at 6'0, 210 pounds and he is incredibly strong for a high school player.
Tré Spivey - WR
Tré Spivey is a wide receiver out of Chandler, Arizona who holds various P5 offers. Two weeks ago, Spivey released his top six and BYU made the cut alongside Wisconsin, Kansas State, Arizona, Kansas, and Washington.
Motekiai Mounga - DL
Motekai Mounga is a local Timpview product that projects as a defensive lineman at the next level. Mounga holds competing offers from Utah State and UNLV.
Ryder Burton - QB
Prior to committing to BYU in May, Ryder Burton had been in touch with various in-state schools like BYU, Utah, SUU, and Weber State. Burton has performed well at various camps since committing to BYU and has been promoted to mid three-star status.
Keynan Higgins - DB/WR
Pierson Watson - LB
Watson, listed at 6'3 210 pounds, held competing offers from Nevada, Air Force, Weber State, and Northern Arizona when he committed to BYU. Watson was on BYU's campus a few weeks ago for one of the annual high school summer camps. After showing well at the camp, Watson earned an offer from BYU.
Leo Pulalasi - RB
Leo Pulalasi committed to BYU before taking a visit to Provo. He was offered as a running back, but he could also play defense at the next level. BYU running backs coach Harvey Unga, who has been Pulalasi's primary contact on the staff, was the coach that extended the offer back in April. Pulalasi committed to BYU in June. He held competing offers from various Group of Five schools like Nevada, Army, and Colorado State.
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