BYU added another commitment to its 2026 football recruiting class this week, when star Lehi running back Devaughn Eka made his pledge to the Cougars.
He is the first running back commit in the class.
Eka is off to a stellar senior season so far, having rushed for 577 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 224 receiving yards and three more scores.
3 things to know about Devaughn Eka
At the time Eka committed to BYU, he had 10 scholarship offers, according to 247 Sports. It’s a group that includes Utah State, San Diego State, San Jose State and UNLV, as well as Weber State.
Thus far, BYU is the lone power conference scholarship offer for Eka, who is rated a three-star recruit with an 0.8544 grade in 247 Sports’ composite rankings.
Eka, who is listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, is closing in on 3,000 rushing yards in his high school career. He sits at 2,829 yards and has scored 33 career rushing touchdowns, with four more regular-season games (and the playoffs) this season.
Eka has 12 100-plus-yard rushing games in his high school career.
He’s also a receiving threat. Eka has 77 career receptions for 762 yards and eight touchdowns.
Eka has shown a big-play ability throughout his time at Lehi.
He has five touchdowns this season of 20 or more yards, or 38.4% of his touchdowns as a senior. Four of those are runs.
Over his high school career, Eka has 16 touchdowns of 20 yards or more, 11 of which are runs.
During his junior season, he had eight such touchdowns, including runs of 61, 46, 77, 46, 48 and 62 yards, in addition to touchdown receptions of 36 and 37 yards.
Of his 41 career touchdowns (both rushing and receiving), 39% have come from 20 or more yards and 26.8% (11 in total) from 40 or more yards.
Tracking 2026 BYU commits in the 2025 season
Ryder Lyons, QB
Folsom High (Folsom, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9857 composite rating)
- Last week: W, 34-21 over Rocklin — 18 of 23 passing, 192 passing yards, 1 touchdown; 3 carries, 19 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns
- Season totals: 97 of 128 passing, 1,191 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 2 interceptions; 37 carries, 21 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns
- This week: Bye
Lyons returned to the field after missing the previous week with a nagging ankle injury. He accounted for 211 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, helping Folsom improve to 4-1 on the season. The Bulldogs have a bye before facing Oak Ridge next week.
Brock Harris, TE
Pine View High (St. George)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9620 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 35-21 to Snow Canyon — 7 receptions, 144 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 sacks
- Season totals: 37 receptions, 740 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns; 2 carries, 8 rushing yards; 2 sacks
- This week: Friday vs. Hurricane
Harris had another multi-score game, catching touchdown passes of 36 and 13 yards and helping Pine View take a 21-14 halftime lead, before Snow Canyon rallied to win.
Six games into the season, Harris is averaging a touchdown catch on 35% of his receptions this season, while averaging 123.3 receiving yards and 2.2 touchdowns per game.
Bott Mulitalo, IOL
Lone Peak High (Highland)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9405 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-21 over Corner Canyon
- This week: Friday at American Fork
Mulitalo helped Lone Peak put up 415 yards of total offense, including 192 rushing yards and 223 passing yards, as the Knights beat Corner Canyon, who was ranked No. 15 nationally by MaxPreps going into the contest.
Jax Tanner, IOL
Rocky Mountain High (Meridian, Idaho)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8967 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 55-49 over Capital
- This week: Friday at Centennial
Tanner helped Rocky Mountain put up more than 500 yards of total offense in the win, including 449 yards on the ground, according to MaxPreps.
Legend Glasker, WR
Lehi High (Lehi)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8916 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 42-38 to Skyridge — 6 receptions, 120 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 2 carries, 86 rushing yards
- Season totals: 20 receptions, 364 yards, 7 touchdowns, 2 carries, 86 rushing yards
- This week: Friday vs. Herriman
Glasker had his best statistical game of the season, accounting for more than 200 yards of total offense, including season highs of six receptions for 120 yards. His 75-yard touchdown catch near the end of the first quarter gave Lehi a 21-7 lead.
Ty Goettsche, TE
Cherry Creek High (Englewood, Colorado)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8889 composite ranking)
- Last week: Bye
- Season totals: 10 receptions, 125 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns
- This week: Thursday at Pine Creek
Goettsche and Cherry Creek had a bye last week. They take a 4-0 record and 17-game winning streak into their next contest on Thursday night.
Braxton Lindsey, LB
Rogers High (Rogers, Arkansas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8867 composite ranking)
- Last week: Bye
- This week: Friday at Northside
Lindsey and Rogers take a 3-0 record into their next contest following a bye week.
Kaue Akana, WR
Orem High (Orem)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 45-3 over Wasatch — 6 receptions, 101 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 solo tackle, 1 tackle for loss
- Season totals: 12 receptions, 176 yards, 4 touchdowns; 3 tackles (all solo), 1 tackle for loss
- This week: Friday vs. Timpview
Akana had his best game of the season after missing the first three weeks due to a hamstring injury. For the first time this season, he had over 100 yards receiving in a game and scored on touchdown catches of 30 and 11 yards for his first multi-TD game of the year.
Jaxson Gates, CB
Damien High (La Verne, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 40-18 over Salesian — 4 tackles (2 solo), 1 pass deflection
- Season totals: 10 tackles (6 solo), 1 pass deflection
- This week: Bye
Gates had a season-high four tackles and his first pass deflection of the year, helping Damien improve to 5-0 on the season, according to MaxPreps.
Matthew Mason, S
Faith Lutheran High (Las Vegas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8778 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 49-32 to Arbor View — 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 pass deflection; 4 kickoff returns, 88 yards
- Season totals: 36 tackles (26 solo), 2 pass deflections, 1 blocked field goal, 1 blocked punt; 5 kickoff returns, 133 yards
- This week: Friday at Desert Oasis
Mason was third on the team in tackles and contributed on special teams with four kickoff returns, according to MaxPreps.
Nehemiah Kolone, DL
Stillwater High (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 28-19 to Carl Albert — 6 tackles (4 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack
- Season totals: 15 tackles (11 solo), 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks
- This week: Friday at Eisenhower
Kolone and Stillwater came up short against Carl Albert, which was ranked 10th in Oklahoma going into the game, according to MaxPreps. He had another strong outing, finishing with a sack for the third straight game while tying his season high with six tackles.
Sefanaia Alatini, ATH
Saint Francis High (Mountain View, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)
- Last week: Bye
- Partial season totals (incomplete reporting): 1 reception, 28 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 11 tackles (6 solo)
- This week: Friday vs. Archbishop Riordan
Alatini and Saint Francis take an 0-3 record on the season into their matchup with Archbishop Riordan this week.
Graham Livingston, WR
Ridgeline High (Millville)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8667 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 70-0 over Deseret Peak
- Season totals: 41 receptions, 744 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns; 4 tackles, 2 interceptions
- This week: Friday at Sky View
Livingston did not record a statistic for the first time in a game this season.
Lopeti ‘Juni’ Moala, Edge
Orem High (Orem)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8644 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 45-3 over Wasatch — 7 tackles (3 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 2 QB hurries
- Season totals: 33 tackles (19 solo), 15 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, 7 QB hurries, 3 pass deflections
- This week: Friday vs. Timpview
Moala had another disruptive night for Orem on the defensive line, helping the Tigers rout Wasatch.
Parker Ord, TE
Panther Creek High (Frisco, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8644 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 56-17 over Kennedale — 3 receptions, 62 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 3 tackles (all solo)
- Season totals: 9 receptions, 159 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns; 3 tackles (all solo)
- This week: Friday at Celina
For the second time in three weeks, Ord had three receptions and more than 60 receiving yards while scoring a touchdown, according to MaxPreps.
Adam Bywater, LB
Olympus High (Holladay)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 45-22 over Alta — 11 tackles, 2 interceptions; 6 receptions, 60 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- Season totals: 73 tackles, 3 interceptions, 1 blocked field goal; 15 receptions, 154 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
- This week: Friday at Brighton
Bywater had arguably his best game of the season, making big impacts on both sides of the ball. He had a season-high six receptions for 60 yards and caught an 18-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Defensively, Bywater again led the Titans in tackles and intercepted a pair of passes, helping Olympus snap a three-game losing streak.
Antonio Johnson, CB
Arlington Heights High (Fort Worth, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8589 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 56-0 over South Hills — 3 tackles (all solo), 1 interception; 4 receptions, 42 receiving yards,
- Season totals: 12 tackles (all solo), 4 interceptions; 13 receptions, 130 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns
- This week: Thursday vs. Chisholm Trail
Johnson returned an interception of 45 yards in the blowout win. He’s had one interception in each game for Arlington Heights this year. Johnson also had a season-high 42 receiving yards offensively.
Terrance Saryon, WR
Evergreen High (Vancouver, Washington)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8589 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 42-13 over North Thurston — 2 receptions, 80 receiving yards
- Partial season totals (incomplete reporting): 12 receptions, 165 receiving yards, 1 carry, 5 rushing yards
- This week: Friday vs. All Saints
Saryon had a pair of receptions for Evergreen in its blowout win, according to MaxPreps.
Justice Brathwaite, CB
Higley High (Gilbert, Arizona)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8522 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 41-11 to Pinnacle
- This week: Friday vs. Mountain View
No defensive statistics for Higley were entered onto MaxPreps for this game.
Devaughn Eka, RB
Lehi High (Lehi)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8400 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 42-38 to Skyridge — 20 carries, 137 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 reception, 32 receiving yards
- Season totals: 70 carries, 577 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns, 11 receptions, 224 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns
- This week: Friday vs. Herriman
BYU’s newest commit had a strong night in a losing effort as Skyridge rallied past Lehi. Eka broke off scoring runs of 7 and 45 yards as the Pioneers held a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and 38-28 in the third before falling in a thriller.