Lehi plays Lone Peak in a football game at Lone Peak High School in Highland on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Pioneers wide receiver Legend Glasker (6) is a BYU commit and one of the Cougars' top-rated recruits in their 2026 recruiting class. Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Brandon Judd
By Brandon Judd

Not only is this Saturday’s matchup between No. 15 BYU and No. 23 Utah important in the Big 12 race, it can mean a lot on the recruiting trail.

What does BYU’s 2026 recruiting class look like going into the contest, and where does it stack up both in the Big 12 and nationally?

Let’s take a look, using the 247 Sports’ composite team rankings for reference.

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  • BYU 2026 class recruiting rank nationally: No. 22 overall
  • BYU 2026 class recruiting rank vs. rest of Big 12: 1st out of 16

Here’s the latest on each of the BYU’s 2026 commits and how their current season is going.

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, 35-20 over Del Oro — 19 of 28 passing, 321 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 2 interceptions; 9 carries, 15 rushing yards
  • Reported season totals: 135 of 164 passing, 1,816 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 4 interceptions; 51 carries, 21 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns
  • This week: Friday vs. Whitney

Lyons threw four touchdowns for the second straight week in helping Folsom beat Del Oro.

After the Golden Eagles took a 7-0 first-quarter lead, Lyons tossed three touchdown passes in the second quarter to give his team the lead for good, according to MaxPreps.

Brock Harris, TE

Pine View High (St. George)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9620 composite ranking)

  • Last week: Bye
  • Reported season totals: 43 receptions, 825 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns; 6 carries, 42 rushing yards; 6 tackles (5 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks
  • This week: Friday at Crimson Cliffs

Harris and Pine View wrap up the regular season with a game at Crimson Cliffs. There’s a share of the region title on the line: the Panthers, at 3-1 in region play, are one game behind the Mustangs (4-0) in Region 9 going into the matchup.

The game is sure to have implications on the 4A playoff bracket. Pine View went into the week ranked No. 4 in the 4A RPI from UHSAA, while Crimson Cliffs was No. 2.

Bott Mulitalo, IOL

Lone Peak High (Highland)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9405 composite ranking)

Statistics for Lone Peak were not entered into either Deseret News or MaxPreps for this game.

The Knights are off this week and now await their playoff fate, which will be revealed Saturday.

Jax Tanner, IOL

Rocky Mountain High (Meridian, Idaho)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8967 composite ranking)

Tanner helped Rocky Mountain improve to 7-0 while rolling up 363 yards of offense in the blowout victory.

Legend Glasker, WR

Lehi High (Lehi)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8916 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 34-6 over Lone Peak — 3 receptions, 55 receiving yards; 1 carry, 20 rushing yards, 1 touchdown; 1 kickoff return for 94-yard touchdown
  • Reported season totals: 31 receptions, 533 receiving yards, 7 receiving touchdowns; 8 carries, 202 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns
  • This week: Wednesday vs. Corner Canyon

Glasker came up big yet again in helping Lehi stun Lone Peak in a 28-point blowout after the Knights took an early 6-0 lead.

His 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown broke the game wide open, and Glasker added a 20-yard touchdown run in the second half as the Pioneers pulled away.

Ty Goettsche, TE

Cherry Creek High (Englewood, Colorado)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8889 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 56-0 over Arapahoe — 2 receptions, 14 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown
  • Reported season totals: 15 receptions, 273 receiving yards, 7 receiving touchdowns
  • This week: Thursday vs. Eaglecrest

Goettsche got into the end zone for the fifth straight game as Cherry Creek improved to 7-0 on the year.

Braxton Lindsey, LB

Rogers High (Rogers, Arkansas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8867 composite ranking)

No statistics were entered onto MaxPreps for this game.

Kaue Akana, WR

Orem High (Orem)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 49-0 over Payson — 1 reception, 10 receiving yards; 1 tackle, 1 interception, 1 interception return for touchdown
  • Reported season totals: 21 receptions, 334 receiving yards, 6 receiving touchdowns; 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 QB hurry, 1 interception, 1 interception return for touchdown
  • This week: Wednesday at Maple Mountain

Akana scored on defense this past week, taking a pick back 10 yards for a score during the second quarter of the Tigers’ blowout win over Payson.

Jaxson Gates, CB

Damien High (La Verne, California)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 49-31 over Atiwanda — 3 tackles (2 solo), 2 pass deflections
  • Reported season totals: 17 tackles (11 solo), 3 pass deflections
  • This week: Thursday vs. Upland

Gates and Damien bounced back after the team’s first loss of the season by taking care of business against Atiwanda.

Matthew Mason, S

Faith Lutheran High (Las Vegas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8778 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 34-6 over Basic — 8 tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery, 1 fumble recovery return for a touchdown
  • Reported season totals: 70 tackles (51 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 3 pass deflections, 1 fumble recovery, 1 fumble recovery return for a touchdown; 1 blocked field goal, 1 blocked punt; 9 kickoff returns, 217 yards
  • This week: Friday at Coronado

Mason scored his first touchdown of the season, taking a fumble recovery 25 yards for a score as Faith Lutheran snapped a four-game losing streak, according to MaxPreps.

Mason shared on social media he’ll be in town for the BYU-Utah game this weekend.

Lopeti ‘Juni’ Moala, Edge

Orem High (Orem)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8711 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 49-0 over Payson — 2 solo tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
  • Reported season totals: 47 tackles (26 solo), 22 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, 8 QB hurries, 3 pass deflections, 1 fumble recovery, 3 fumbles forced
  • This week: Wednesday at Maple Mountain

Moala pushed his sack total to 17 on the season with two more against Payson. He now has five games, including three straight, of recording multiple sacks in a contest.

Adam Bywater, LB

Olympus High (Holladay)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)

  • Last week: L, 40-7 to Woods Cross — 8 tackles
  • Reported season totals: 98 tackles, 4 interceptions, 1 blocked field goal; 21 receptions, 213 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns
  • This week: Wednesday at Bountiful

Bywater was again a key contributor on defense as Olympus fell big to Woods Cross.

Nehemiah Kolone, DL

Stillwater High (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 63-0 over Northwest Classen — 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack
  • Reported season totals: 26 tackles (18 solo), 14 tackles for loss, 8 sacks
  • This week: Thursday vs. Choctaw

Kolone has had a sack in every game this season, and that continued last week when he helped Stillwater win in a blowout.

Sefanaia Alatini, ATH

Saint Francis High (Mountain View, California)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 20-19 over Archbishop Mitty — 3 receptions, 69 receiving yards; 5 tackles (2 solo), 1 pass deflection; 2 kickoff returns, 44 kick return yards
  • Reported season totals: 11 receptions, 209 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns; 1 carry, minus-3 rushing yards; 23 tackles (14 solo); 3 kickoff returns, 62 kick return yards; 1 punt return, 25 punt return yards
  • This week: Saturday at Junipero Serra

Alatini contributed in all phases in helping Saint Francis edge Archbishop Mitty for its second win of the season. Alatini’s three-catch, 69-yard receiving effort was his second-best game of the season in that area.

Graham Livingston, WR

Ridgeline High (Millville)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8667 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 49-14 over Green Canyon — 12 receptions, 212 receiving yards, 3 receiving touchdowns
  • Reported season totals: 67 receptions, 1,111 receiving yards, 15 receiving touchdowns; 8 tackles (5 solo), 2 interceptions, 1 pass deflection
  • This week: Thursday vs. Bear River

Livingston dominated again, finishing a runaway win over Green Canyon with a season-high 212 receiving yards and his third game this season with three receiving touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.

Livingston scored on touchdown receptions of 5, 57 and 21 yards to help Ridgeline take a 42-0 lead into halftime.

Parker Ord, TE

Panther Creek High (Frisco, Texas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8644 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 63-21 over Community — 4 receptions, 68 receiving yards; 1 solo tackle
  • Reported season totals: 19 receptions, 326 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns; 4 tackles (all solo)
  • This week: Thursday vs. Lake Dallas

Ord tied his season high with four receptions and set his season-best with 68 receiving yards in helping Panther Creek roll to the win.

Antonio Johnson, CB

Arlington Heights High (Fort Worth, Texas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8589 composite ranking)

  • Last week: L, 50-47 to Saginaw — 4 tackles (all solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass deflection; 1 reception, 29 receiving yards; 1 punt return for touchdown
  • Season totals: 22 tackles (21 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 5 interceptions, 1 pass deflection; 18 receptions, 270 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns; 1 punt return for touchdown
  • This week: Friday at Wyatt

Johnson found a new way to score this week, returning a punt 21 yards for a touchdown in Arlington Heights’ first loss of the season.

Terrance Saryon, WR

Evergreen High (Vancouver, Washington)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8589 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 27-20 over Shelton — 4 receptions, 15 receiving yards; 1 carry, 2 rushing yards
  • Reported season totals (incomplete reporting): 27 receptions, 413 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns; 5 carries, 30 rushing yards
  • This week: Friday vs. Prairie

Saryon contributed offensively in helping Evergreen snap a two-game losing streak.

Devaughn Eka, RB

Lehi High (Lehi)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8544 composite ranking)

  • Last week: W, 34-6 over Lone Peak — 20 carries, 121 rushing yards; 2 receptions, 8 receiving yards
  • Reported season totals: 119 carries, 983 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns; 24 receptions, 297 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns
  • This week: Wednesday vs. Corner Canyon
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Eka moved within 17 yards of 1,000 rushing yards on the season after his latest 100-yard rushing game.

Justice Brathwaite, CB

Higley High (Gilbert, Arizona)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8522 composite ranking)

  • Last week: Bye
  • Reported season totals: 14 tackles (10 solo), 1 interception, 6 pass deflections
  • This week: Friday vs. Brophy College Prep

Following a bye week, Brathwaite and Higley get back into action this week with a home game against Brophy College Prep.

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