The University of Utah will add to its 2025 roster today, signing over 20 high school football players as the early signing period opens.
Below is the list of official signings for Utah. Follow along for live updates throughout the day.
High school commits
Sione Motuapuaka, DL
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-1, 280 pounds.
Bishop Gorman High (Las Vegas, Nevada).
- Ranked as the No. 9 prospect from Nevada by 247Sports composite, Motuapuaka chose Utah over offers from Hawaii, Utah State and Washington State, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 137 defensive lineman nationally by 247Sports composite.
- This season, Motuapuaka had 40 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble.
Raycine Guillory, RB
★★★★ (247Sports composite).
5-foot-10, 180 pounds.
Aledo High (Aledo, TX).
- Ranked as the No. 65 prospect in Texas by 247Sports composite, Guillory chose Utah over Ole Miss. He also held offers from numerous schools, including Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Texas and USC.
- Ranked as the No. 30 running back nationally by 247Sports composite.
- Rushed for 1,299 yards and 24 touchdowns this season, averaging 8.1 yards per carry.
Pupualii Sepulona, DE
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-2, 260 pounds.
St. Louis High (Honolulu, Hawaii).
- Ranked as the No. 8 prospect in Hawaii by 247Sports, Sepulona chose Utah over Boise State on signing day.
- Ranked as the No. 51 edge player nationally by 247Sports.
- A multi-sport player, he was named MaxPreps’ High School Basketball Player of the Year for Hawaii, winning the award for the second year in a row.
Nick Hallock, OL
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-5, 250 pounds.
Bingham High (South Jordan, Utah).
- Ranked as the No. 13 prospect in Utah by 247Sports, Hallock committed to Utah on Wednesday, choosing the Utes over an offer list that included Washington State and Utah State.
- Ranked as the No. 80 offensive tackle in the nation by 247Sports.
Karson Kaufusi, DL
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-4, 252 pounds.
Skyline High (Salt Lake City, Utah).
- Ranked as the No. 6 prospect in Utah by 247Sports composite, Kaufusi chose the Utes over an offer list that included Washington, BYU and Arizona.
- Ranked as the No. 79 defensive lineman nationally by 247Sports composite.
- Had 26 tackles (three for loss), a sack and a forced fumble last year for Skyline, according to his MaxPreps page.
JJ Buchanan, athlete
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-4, 200 pounds.
Coronado High (Henderson, Nevada).
- Ranked as the No. 6 prospect from Nevada by 247Sports composite, Buchanan chose Utah over offers from BYU, Penn, Iowa State, Dartmouth, Cornell and Cal, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 31 athlete nationally by 247Sports composite.
- Can play both offense and defense. At Coronado this season, he had 58 receptions for 1,009 yards and 11 touchdowns, plus 61 tackles, two sacks, one interception and two pass breakups.
- Told 247Sports’ Blair Angulo that Utah is open to him playing both sides of the ball, and that he will likely be on offense to start off.
Mana Carvalho, S
★★★ (247Sports composite).
5-foot-11, 165 pounds.
Kahuku High (Kahuku, Hawaii).
- Ranked as the No. 7 prospect from Hawaii by 247Sports composite Carvalho chose Utah over Harvard, Hawaii, Arizona, Cal, Cornell, Dartmouth and Princeton.
- Ranked as the No. 77 safety nationally by 247Sports composite.
Daniel Bray, RB
★★★ (247Sports composite).
5-foot-9, 165 pounds.
North Crowley High (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Ranked as the No. 124 prospect from Texas by 247Sports composite, Bray was originally committed to SMU before flipping his commitment to Utah on Monday.
- Ranked as the No. 64 running back nationally by 247Sports composite.
- Last season, Bray rushed for 1,359 yards and 22 touchdowns on 154 carries. Bray competed on the track team in addition to football, running a 10.38-second 100-meter time, according to his athletic.net profile page.
Nathan Tilmon, S
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot, 185 pounds.
Mansfield Timberview High (Arlington, Texas).
- Ranked as the No. 131 prospect from Texas by 247Sports composite, Tilmon chose Utah over offers from Texas, TCU, Texas Tech and Michigan State, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 75 safety nationally.
Semi Taulanga, DL
★★★ (247Sports composite).
5-foot-11, 300 pounds.
Mater Dei High (Santa Ana, California).
- Ranked as the No. 133 player from California by 247Sports composite, Taulanga chose Utah over offers from BYU, UCLA, Houston and Pittsburgh.
- Ranked as the No. 183 defensive lineman in the country 247Sports composite.
- This season, he has 28 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and an interception for the No. 1 high school team in the nation, Mater Dei.
Wyatt Becker, QB
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-1, 180 pounds.
Sierra Canyon High (Chatsworth, California).
- Ranked as the No. 43 2025 recruit from the state of California by 247Sports composite, Becker chose Utah over offers from Georgia, Florida State, Penn State, Oregon and Texas A&M, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 34 QB in the country by 247Sports composite.
- Threw for 1,833 yards, 13 touchdowns with six interceptions on a 60% completion rate, while adding 358 yards and two scores on the ground, according to his MaxPreps stats page.
Christian Thatcher, LB
★★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-2, 205 pounds.
Arbor View High (Las Vegas, Nevada).
- Ranked as the No. 5 2025 recruit from the state of Nevada by 247Sports, Thatcher chose Utah from a final six of USC, Oklahoma, Washington, Kansas, and Colorado.
- Ranked as the No. 47 linebacker in the country by 247Sports, Thatcher became Nevada’s all-time tackles leader this season with 443 career tackles.
- Thatcher recorded 116 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception and three forced fumbles for Arbor View High this season, according to his MaxPreps stats page.
Drew Clemens, TE
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-4, 215 pounds.
Oak Park High (Kansas City, Missouri).
- Ranked as the No. 18 prospect from Missouri by 247Sports composite, Clemens chose Utah over offers from Arkansas, Kansas State and Michigan State, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 70 tight end nationally by 247Sports composite.
- Fourteen receptions for 295 yards and seven touchdowns last season for Oak Park, per his MaxPreps stats page.
Soren Shinofield, OT
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-6, 275 pounds.
Cherry Creek High (Englewood, Colorado).
- Ranked as the No. 1 prospect from Colorado by 247Sports composite, Shinofield chose Utah over offers from Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas, Boston College and Pittsburgh, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 67 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports composite.
Deon Mays, CB
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-1, 175 pounds.
Arlington High (Arlington, Texas).
- Ranked as the No. 89 prospect from Texas by 247Sports composite, Mays chose Utah over offers from BYU and San Diego State, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 54 cornerback nationally by 247Sports composite.
- This season, Mays had 33 tackles, an interception, two pass deflections and a blocked field goal.
Cyrus Polu, LB
★★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-2, 205 pounds.
Desert Hills High (Saint George, Utah)
- Ranked as the third-best recruit from the state of Utah by 247Sports composite, Polu chose Utah over UCLA, BYU, Michigan State, Stanford and Washington, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 48 linebacker in the country by 247Sports composite.
- This season, Polu had 46 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble.
Shelton ‘Manny’ Fuller, S
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot, 185 pounds.
Del Valle High (El Paso, Texas).
- Ranked as the No. 122 prospect from the state of Texas by 247Sports composite, Fuller chose Utah over offers from BYU, Texas Tech, Baylor and Houston, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 68 safety in the nation by 247Sports composite.
- This season, Fuller rushed for 408 yards and six touchdowns, had 109 receiving yards and totaled 31 tackles and an interception on defense, per his MaxPreps stats.
Dillon Curtis, K
No 247Sports composite rating.
6-foot-2, 185 pounds.
Murray High (Salt Lake City, Utah).
- Utah doesn’t usually offer full-ride scholarships to high school kickers, but made an exception for Curtis. Curtis chose Utah over Washington, which also offered him a scholarship.
- Set the Utah state record for made field goal in a game (six) and the longest made field goal in Utah history (63 yards).
- One of only two kickers named to the high school All-American Bowl.
Jamarian Ficklin, QB
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-1, 185 pounds.
Muskogee High (Muskogee, Oklahoma).
- Ranked as the No. 17 prospect from Oklahoma by 247Sports composite, Ficklin was originally committed to Texas State before flipping to Utah on Monday.
- Ranked as the No. 57 quarterback nationally by 247Sports composite.
- In his senior season at Muskogee High, the left-hander threw for 2,218 yards and 28 touchdowns on 62% accuracy.
Malili Asiata, OL
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-5, 330 pounds.
Aquinas High (San Bernardino, California).
- Ranked as the No. 121 recruit in California by 247Sports composite, Asiata’s offer list included Utah, Arizona, Oregon State and Washington State.
- Ranked as the No. 125 interior offensive lineman nationally by 247Sports composite.
- Originally from Australia, Asiata moved to the United State and picked up football.
Jason Stokes Jr., CB
★★★ (247Sports composite).
6-foot-1, 175 pounds.
Weiss High (Pflugerville, Texas).
- Ranked as the No. 113 prospect from Texas by 247Sports composite, Stokes Jr. chose Utah over offers from LSU, TCU, Arizona and Texas Tech, among others.
- Ranked as the No. 68 cornerback by 247Sports composite.
- This season, Stokes Jr. had 50 tackles and seven pass breakups, per his MaxPreps stats page.