BYU quarterback commit Ryder Lyons has been in the spotlight plenty over the past several months after the Folsom (California) High product committed to the Cougars on “The Pat McAfee Show” back in June.
In the first game of his senior season, Lyons led his Bulldogs squad to a dominant 51-13 victory over defending CIF Division 2-AA state champion Grant Union in a game televised nationally on ESPN.
In Week 2, he accounted for all seven of his team’s touchdowns in a wild 56-42 victory over Junipero Serra.
On Thursday, Lyons announced he has signed a deal with Under Armour.
On Friday, he’ll have the stage to again make headlines, as Folsom faces national power Mission Viejo, from Southern California.
Mission Viejo is ranked No. 11 in MaxPreps’ national high school rankings, while Folsom comes in at No. 30.
The latest California prep rankings from SBLive Sports have this as a No. 3 vs. No. 5 matchup.
There will be a star-studded QB matchup in this one, as Mission Viejo is captained by Ohio State commit Luke Fahey.
It will be the first meeting between the programs, according to SBLive Sports’ Mitch Stephens.
It headlines what should be another busy week of action for recruits committed to either BYU or Utah.
Here’s a rundown of how last week went for both BYU and Utah recruits and who’s on their schedule this week.
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Ryder Lyons, QB
Folsom High (Folsom, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9862 composite rating)
- Last week: W, 56-42 over Junipero Serra — 24 of 37 passing, 389 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception; 13 carries, 67 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
- Season totals: 56 of 75 passing, 797 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, 1 interception; 24 carries, 78 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns
- This week: Friday at Mission Viejo
Lyons had another big-time performance to help Folsom rally past Junipero Serra in a back-and-forth contest.
He accounted for 456 yards of offense and seven touchdowns — four through the air and three on the ground, including the go-ahead score with under five minutes to play — while throwing three touchdowns to Ole Miss commit Jameson Powell.
Brock Harris, TE
Pine View High (St. George)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9620 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 38-14 over Maple Mountain — 8 receptions, 102 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 1 carry, 2 rushing yards
- Season totals: 25 receptions, 407 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns; 2 carries, 8 rushing yards
- This week: Friday vs. Timpanogos
Harris had a touchdown reception for the third-straight game to start the season, this time coming from 5 yards out to begin the night’s scoring.
Harris has over 100 yards receiving in every game so far this season.
Bott Mulitalo, IOL
Lone Peak High (Highland)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9405 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-10 over Timpview
- This week: Friday at Bishop Gorman, Nevada
Mulitalo, the No. 1 offensive line recruit from the state of Utah, helped the Knights roll up 188 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the blowout win. Lone Peak is averaging 180.3 rushing yards per game this season.
Jax Tanner, IOL
Rocky Mountain High (Meridian, Idaho)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8967 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 39-37 over Orem
- This week: Friday vs. Provo
Tanner and Rocky Mountain relied on their rushing attack to beat Orem, as the Grizzlies ran the ball 42 times for 204 yards and three touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.
Ty Goettsche, TE
Cherry Creek High (Englewood, Colorado)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8889 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 24-21 over Cardinal Mooney, Florida — 1 reception, 7 receiving yards
- Season totals: 3 receptions, 64 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- This week: Friday vs. Millard North
Goettsche caught just one pass last week, as Cherry Creek leaned on its rushing attack — which put up 249 yards and three touchdowns — to get past its opponent from Florida, according to MaxPreps.
Legend Glasker, WR
Lehi High (Lehi)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8878 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 36-0 over Kuna, Idaho — 2 receptions, 16 receiving yards; 1 carry, 47 rushing yards
- Season totals: 8 receptions, 164 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 carry, 47 rushing yards
- This week: Friday vs. Desert Hills
Glasker had his quietest receiving game of the young season, but he did have a 47-yard carry to help Lehi in its shutout victory over Kuna.
Braxton Lindsey, LB
Rogers High (Rogers, Arkansas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8867 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 41-3 over North Little Rock
- This week: Friday at Muskogee
There are no statistics on MaxPreps for this game.
Thanks to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, a couple of his highlights — mostly on offense — can be seen in the video below (Lindsey wears No. 14). He recently told Varsity Vibe he’s already talked with BYU coaches about playing both ways in college.
Kaue Akana, WR
Orem High (Orem)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8856 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 39-37 to Rocky Mountain, Idaho
- This week: Friday vs. Springville
Akana has missed the first three weeks of the season.
Jaxson Gates, CB
Damien High (La Verne, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 34-31 over JSerra Catholic
- This week: Friday vs. St. Paul
Gates hasn’t recorded any statistics over his team’s first two games, according to MaxPreps.
Matthew Mason, S
Faith Lutheran High (Las Vegas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-14 over Damonte Ranch — 4 tackles (2 solo), 1 pass deflection
- Season totals: 20 tackles (13 solo), 1 pass deflection, 1 blocked field goal, 1 blocked punt
- This week: Saturday vs. Valor Christian
Mason had his first pass deflection of the season among another solid effort as Faith Lutheran picked up its first victory of the year.
Adam Bywater, LB
Olympus High (Holladay)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 14-9 to Skyline — 14 tackles
- Season totals: 27 tackles, 1 interception, 1 blocked field goal; 1 reception, 24 receiving yards
- This week: Friday vs. Park City
Bywater had a team-high 14 tackles, but it wasn’t enough as Olympus gave up the go-ahead touchdown just minutes into the fourth quarter in a defensive struggle. It was his first game with double-digit tackle totals this season.
Lopeti Moala, Edge
Orem High (Orem)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 39-37 to Rocky Mountain, Idaho — 5 tackles (4 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 QB hurry
- Season totals: 19 tackles (14 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 1 QB hurry, 2 pass deflections
- This week: Friday vs. Springville
Moala had another dominant night in a loss, with four of his five tackles resulting in a loss. He also had multiple sacks for the second time in three games, while adding a QB hurry for the first time this season.
Nehemiah Kolone, DL
Stillwater High (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8650 composite ranking)
- Last week: Season hadn’t started
- This week: Friday at Union
Kolone and Stillwater will open their season this week after playing three scrimmages over the past couple of weeks.
Sefanaia Alatini, ATH
Saint Francis High (Mountain View, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8650 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 35-7 to Cathedral Catholic — 1 reception, 28 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 4 tackles (2 solo)
- Season totals: 1 reception, 28 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 4 tackles (2 solo)
- This week: Friday at McClymonds
Alatini made the most of his limited offensive output, scoring Saint Francis’ only touchdown of the game — a second-quarter score — on his only catch of the day. As seen in the video below, Alatini made a diving, back-shoulder catch for the score.
He also had four tackles defensively.
Antonio Johnson, CB
Arlington Heights High (Fort Worth, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8633 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 60-0 over Everman — 5 tackles (all solo), 1 interception; 2 receptions, 29 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- Season totals: 5 tackles (all solo), 1 interception; 2 receptions, 29 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- This week: Thursday vs. Pinkston
Johnson made a big impact on both sides of the ball for Arlington Heights in its season opener.
The cornerback prospect finished with five solo tackles and returned the team’s only interception of the night 20 yards.
He also caught a pair of passes and had 29 receiving yards and a touchdown on offense.
Terrance Saryon, WR
Evergreen High (Vancouver, Washington)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8622 composite ranking)
- Last week: Season hadn’t started
- This week: Friday at Union
Saryon and Evergreen get their season started this week. Saryon, a former Washington commit, had 39 receptions for 818 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games played last season, according to MaxPreps, while adding eight carries for 36 yards.
Parker Ord, TE
Panther Creek High (Frisco, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 63-0 over Lake Worth — 1 reception, 17 receiving yards
- Season totals: 1 reception, 17 receiving yards
- This week: Friday at Carter
Ord had one reception as Panther Creek rolled up 334 passing yards in its blowout win to start the season. The Dallas Morning News highlighted Ord as one of the Dallas-area 4A high school players to watch in the 2025 season.
Justice Brathwaite, CB
Higley High (Gilbert, Arizona)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8556 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 20-6 over Highland
- This week: Friday at Coronado
There are no stats for Higley entered into MaxPreps for this game.
Graham Livingston, WR
Ridgeline High (Millville)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8300 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 41-0 over Brighton — 8 receptions, 135 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns; 2 tackles (both solo), 1 interception
- Season totals: 29 receptions, 433 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns; 4 tackles, 2 interceptions
- This week: Friday vs. Mountain Crest
Livingston is off to a phenomenal start to the season.
Last week, he added eight more receptions for 135 yards and a season-best three touchdown catches, including scoring grabs of 40, 14 and 38 yards.
On defense at free safety, he had another pair of tackles and an interception for the second straight week.
BYU recruiting news: Lehi edge PJ Takitaki, who was previously committed to BYU, announced on social media Monday that he is re-opening his recruitment.
Takitaki, a three-star recruit in 247 Sports’ composite rankings with an 0.8678 ranking, also currently holds offers from California, Colorado, Minnesota and San Diego State, according to 247 Sports.
With his de-commitment, BYU’s 2026 recruiting class currently stands at 19 commits.
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Kelvin Obot, OT
Fruitland High (Fruitland, Idaho)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9587 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 28-20 over Emmett — 9 tackles (1 solo)
- Season totals: 17 tackles, 1 QB hurry
- This week: Friday vs. New Plymouth
Obot is ranked a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-star recruit and the No. 7 overall player in the 2026 class by Rivals. He also plays on the defensive line and had nine tackles last week, according to MaxPreps.
In two weeks this season, the Fruitland offense is averaging 38.5 points and 386.5 yards per game.
Jaron Pula, WR
Lone Peak High (Highland)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8894 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-10 over Timpview
- Season totals: 11 receptions, 184 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns
- This week: Friday at Bishop Gorman, Nevada
Pula sat out the Knights’ game against Timpview, according to the Daily Herald, for an undisclosed reason.
Kennan Pula, WR
Lone Peak High (Highland)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8856 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-10 over Timpview — 5 receptions, 82 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- Season totals: 14 receptions, 263 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 tackles, 4 pass deflections
- This week: Friday at Bishop Gorman, Nevada
Kennan Pula, with his brother on the sidelines, led the Lone Peak receiving group with a team-high five receptions and 82 receiving yards.
That included a 7-yard touchdown late in the first half that helped lift Lone Peak to a 22-3 lead at halftime.
Pula has had at least three receptions and more than 80 yards receiving in every game thus far this season.
Preston Pitts, Edge
Clear Falls High (League City, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8822 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 42-37 to Fort Bend Hightower — 10 tackles (8 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
- Season totals: 10 tackles (8 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
- This week: Saturday at George Ranch
Pitts, who had a monster junior season, was disruptive in a variety of ways in his team’s season opener.
In addition to 10 tackles, he had a sack, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, according to MaxPreps.
LaMarcus Bell, RB
Lake Oswego High (Lake Oswego, Oregon)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8767 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 40-3 over South Medford
- This week: Friday vs. Sheldon
Lake Oswego got off to a 1-0 start to the season after blowing past South Medford. No stats were available for this game on MaxPreps.
Bell missed the season opener but will make his 2025 debut against Sheldon, according to Prep Redzone’s Andrew Nemec.
Moses Sparks Jr., IOL
Cleveland High (Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8750 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 43-3 over Los Lunas
- This week: Friday vs. Clovis
Cleveland, which won the Class 6A state championship last season, is averaging 49 points per game in the season’s early stages.
Cleveland is ranked No. 1 in the state of New Mexico by MaxPreps.
Michael Johnson, QB
Douglas County High (Douglasville, Georgia)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8733 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 27-21 over Newton — 209 passing yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 5 carries, 53 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
- Season totals: 314 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception; 9 carries, 102 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
- This week: Friday at Langston Hughes
Johnson had one of his best performances of the young season in leading Douglas County past Newton in a thriller.
He accounted for 262 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown — in addition, he also ran for a season-high 53 yards and scored twice.
This week, Johnson and Douglas County will face Langston Hughes, a matchup of the No. 6 and No. 8 ranked teams in Georgia, according to Rivals.
Javion Ramon, DL
Monterey High (Lubbock, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 44-23 to Choctaw — 5 tackles (1 solo), 1 tackle for loss
- Season totals: 5 tackles (1 solo), 1 tackle for loss
- This week: Thursday vs. Wylie
Ramon tied for third on his team in tackles while picking up one of Monterey’s three tackles for loss in the game, according to MaxPreps.
LaGary Mitchell, LB
Meridian High (Meridian, Idaho)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 39-14 to Eagle — 2 carries, 13 rushing yards; 1 reception, 2 receiving yards
- Season totals — 2 carries, 13 rushing yards; 1 reception, 2 receiving yards
- This week: Friday at Mountain View
Statistics were not complete for Meridian on MaxPreps and did not include any defensive statistics. For Mitchell, who plays running back and linebacker but is a defensive prospect, that doesn’t give a full view of his impact in the game.
Major Hinchen, CB
La Quinta High (La Quinta, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 33-14 over Yuca Valley — 2 tackles (both solo); 2 receptions, 17 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- Season totals: 2 tackles (both solo); 2 receptions, 17 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- This week: Friday vs. Citrus Valley
Hinchen had a pair of solo tackles defensively and also contributed on offense, scoring one of four passing touchdowns (seen in the video below) for La Quinta in the game, according to MaxPreps.
Perrion Williams, ATH
Archbishop Riordan High (San Francisco)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8650 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 41-18 over McClymonds
- This week: Friday at Monte Vista
Williams did not record any statistics in his team’s season opener, according to MaxPreps.
Aisa Galea’i, S
Orem High (Orem)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 39-37 to Rocky Mountain, Idaho — 4 tackles (all solo), 1 kickoff return for touchdown
- Season totals: 11 tackles, 1 kickoff return for touchdown
- This week: Friday vs. Springville
Galea’i plays a key role on special teams as well for Orem — that includes serving as the team’s punter and returning kicks — and in last week’s game, he broke off a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown near the end of the first half.
That made it a 25-24 game heading into halftime.
Dylan Waters, CB
Fort Bend Marshall High (Missouri City, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 24-14 over Friendswood
- This week: Saturday vs. Skyline
There are no statistics on MaxPreps for this game.
Rowdy Pearce, IOL
Midland Christian High (Midland, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 17-7 to Graham
- This week: Friday at Bishop Lynch
There are no stats for Midland Christian entered into MaxPreps for this game.
Carter Stewart, S
Shadow Creek High (Pearland, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8450 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 37-32 to Summer Creek
- This week: Friday at Clear Creek
There are no stats for Shadow Creek entered into MaxPreps for this game.
Bear Fisher, TE
Queen Creek High (Queen Creek, Arizona)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8350 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-19 over Mojave — 3 receptions, 44 receiving yards; 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
- Season totals: 3 receptions, 44 receiving yards; 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
- This week: Friday vs. Boulder Creek
Fisher made contributions on both sides of the ball for Queen Creek in its opener, including 44 receiving yards on offense and a pair of tackles with a tackle for loss defensively.
He was one of five Queen Creek receivers with three or more catches.