The first offensive line commitment for BYU football’s 2023 recruiting class is a big one, literally.
Colorado offensive tackle Ethan Thomason announced on live television Wednesday morning that he’ll join Kalani Sitake’s program.
.@EthanThomason77, the 6’8 325 lb lineman from Rocky Mountain HS, has made his choice!! He announced live on @9NEWS with @Scotty_G6 he's headed to @BYUfootball! 👏🏈👏 pic.twitter.com/vkyNFHck95
— 9NEWS Sports Denver (@9NEWSSports) September 14, 2022
The final five schools Thomason considered included BYU, Utah, Stanford, Nebraska and Oklahoma State.
Thomason stands a towering 6-foot-8, 325 pounds, and preps at Rocky Mountain High in Fort Collins, Colorado.
He is rated a three-star prospect, the fifth-best recruit in Colorado and 61st at his position, according to the 247 Sports composite rankings.
Awesome move by #BYUFootball 🏈
— Scotty Gange (@Scotty_G6) September 14, 2022
Here’s the video they made for Ethan’s commitment that was able to play on the @RMHSLOBOS Jumbotron in Sri t of his family and friends! 🤩🎥 @BYUfootball @EthanThomason77 pic.twitter.com/JX4QOinHOC
He will graduate in December in order to begin serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to a recent profile on Thomason from the Coloradoan’s Kelly Lyell.
“He’s got a lot of genetic tools other kids don’t have, but Ethan is a lot bigger than that,” Mark Brook, his coach at Rocky Mountain High, told the Coloradoan. “He’s a competitor, he’s an athlete, he’s a student of the game, and he cares about his teammates.”