#24
Payton VanSteenkiste
Returning to BYU for 2026
Payton VanSteenkiste
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Portland State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · BYU
Returning around him
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (9 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #21
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology