BYU12-2CFP #123Sitake's 26-11 run has BYU in dynasty-caliber territory for the first time since its title era, but the market projects just 8.5 wins this season.
BYU is the program that won a national title in 1984, spent four decades in the wilderness waiting for a seat at the table, and in 2025 came within a Big 12 title game of cashing in the patience.
Cougar fans have heard for years that the schedule was soft, that the faith makes the program a curiosity, that the wins came against nobody — and they say the 2025 Big 12 run answered all of it at on…
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BYU is the program with a national title, a religious identity, and the longest patience in college football.
BYU enters the 2026 season with a high continuity roster, returning 87% of its players, and a #25 recruiting class ranked #21. The team's balanced portal churn and strong transfer additions position it for a competitive campaign.
Cosmo is studying scripture.
the open questionwhere does it go from here?
BYU enters 2025 at No. 18 in SP+ — the 12-2 record under Kalani Sitake raises the question of whether top-quintile returning production can sustain this ceiling.
Sitake's 26-11 run has BYU in dynasty-caliber territory for the first time since its title era, but the market projects just 8.5 wins this season.
Kalani Sitake enters his 8th season with a 12-2 record and a national title legacy, balancing BYU's religious identity and Big 12 ambitions as coordinator changes reshape key units.
LJ Martin does NOT see a usage spike in garbage time -- his workload holds steady regardless of score, and he's also efficient in competitive snaps -- the production isn't just garbage-time padding.
Carsen Ryan is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
Jojo Phillips is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
Ryder Lyons (#38 QB) joins a program with 93% QB production returning and a 12-2 record — Kalani Sitake’s class is an addition, not a rescue, to a core already built for sustained success.
Jag Ioane commits to BYU
Two OTs drafted out and the room was thin — Ioane lands at a program sitting No. 18 in SP+ and needing bodies who can start, not projects who need two years to find the speed.
Lakepa Satuala commits to BYU
Two OTs drafted out and class sitting at #55 nationally — Satuala's commit starts filling the trench gap before fall camp pressure makes it a crisis.
Peyton Higginson commits to BYU
Class sits at #55 nationally but the OT room was the real concern — Higginson addresses a pressure point Sitake couldn't afford to leave thin heading into a Big 12 gauntlet that'll decide CFP bubble arguments in October.
3-star OL commits to BYU
Two OTs gone to the draft and class sitting at #55 — Sitake needs bodies who can develop into starters before the Big 12 schedule exposes the depth gap.
Uhila Wolfgramm commits to BYU
Two OT departures to the draft and a class sitting 55th nationally — Wolfgramm's commitment is Sitake plugging a pressure point at tackle before fall camp exposes it.
4-star WR commits to BYU
SP+ jumped 15 spots and the WR pipeline keeps feeding it — a 4-star add to a receiver room that's already turning heads inside the Big 12.
Top 3 commits
Fan confidence in a typical range for this program right now
58th percentile among FBS programs
Market outlook
Sportsbook consensus · best odds across multiple books · 2026-08-06
BYU · Next-Season Outcome Band
Final-season-aware projection: floor / base / ceiling include conference title and CFP games where the model supports them, so a ceiling can exceed a 12-game regular season.
BYU enters 2025 rated No. 18 in SP+ (+15.9). It is top-quintile returning production in FBS — 1% of production comes back. A top-25 rating means the tape backed the ranking over three seasons. Now the schedule tests whether it still does. Preview coverage is split — believers and skeptics are reading the same data differently.
The 'the projection is underselling us' read -- fans betting the season beats the preview number.
The 'the model has seen the tape' counter -- efficiency ratings reward what a program has actually done, not hope.
This event was in 199 of 1341 board posts (15%) over the last 60 days — a fanbase consumed by it. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.
Board health this week (264 posts): 18% positive · 55% neutral · 27% negative. Team-level weekly mood — not specific to this event. The boards ≠ the fanbase: a self-selected vocal slice.
BYU has climbed into dynasty-caliber territory — into the top 17% of FBS by power rating over the last three seasons, up from the top 34% a year ago. It is a 26-11 record over the last three regular seasons. Three-year power ratings tell a structural story — the room is split on whether the schedule will confirm it.
The 'resurgence is real' read: the numbers are starting to back the hype.
The 'wait and see' counter -- power shifts often get overread before the season proves them.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 6
vs Utah Tech · at home
✓ fact on line · ~ our read on style
Fan mood index · most recent r/cfb data
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
UT leads the 2026 class with 10 commits. National footprint reaching 10 states.
Where they recruit · 2023-2026
98 signees across 15 states, 2023-2026. UT leads the pull.
Top community posts · last 12 months · r/cfb
66 of 66 AP voters have them ranked, final AP ballot (2025) — from #8, Damien Sordelett (The Roanoke Times), to #14, Kirk Bohls (Houston Chronicle).
Individual AP Top 25 ballots, final AP ballot, 2025 — 66 voters tracked.
13 games with TV coverage: 6 national broadcast, 7 ESPN
Kickoff windows: 3 noon, 2 afternoon, 8 primetime
The bounces haven't gone their way on their own fumbles: 38% recovered, vs. ~51% expected.
5 of 13 own fumbles recovered themselves; 5 of 9 forced fumbles recovered, 2025 only.
Cashing in more than most: 30% of disrupted passes intercepted, vs. ~19% league-wide.
16 interceptions of 54 disrupted passes (38 deflected, 16 intercepted), 2025 only.
Roughly even on flags: 75 penalties committed vs. 85 drawn on opponents.
635 penalty yards committed vs. 631 drawn on opponents, 2025 season total.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Fanbase Signals
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
Inside the fanbase — all 12 corners
The split, staged
Believers keep circling back to where the program is headed; skeptics keep coming back to fan energy. our read
How BYU fans actually talk real · top-upvoted
Dismissed *without* prejudice, for those who didn't read the article. This doesn't necessarily mean that he didn't do it.
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
Loudest in the room this week real · by engagement
All 12 corners of the fanbase
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
Fan reads
The outcome could impact Parker Kingston's future and BYU's reputation.
Will the state successfully refile the charges against Parker Kingston?
The major problem in America is the lack of ACCOUNTABILITY for breaking the law! He was caught scores of times, not a one time bloop! "An eye for an eye" means let the punishment fit the crime, or the penalty equal to the law broken. Not a…YouTube · BYUtv Sports Nation
Any questions???🤔😆😆😆😆😆😆🫵 Being at BYU didn't hurt him ONE-I-OTA!!!😉YouTube · BYU Cougars
Burks' addition could help offset NFL Draft departures for BYU.
How will Demichael Burks fit into BYU's defense?
BYU standards are much higher, not only would he not be able to play for BYU, but last year we got rid of our starting QB on a morals clause which would not have happened on any other team, and we brought in a bear to replace him.YouTube · BYUtv Sports Nation
I’m so hyped to have these two playing together at BYU! Went from thinking we lost Rob to UK, to keeping Rob and getting Collin back from UK🙏🏼‼️😼😼😼 BYU will be on fire 🔥 with these two playing together👑CANT WAIT‼️🤩🤩🤩YouTube · BYU Cougars
~ our readBYU fans are leaning negative, and they're backing it with about as much hard evidence as anyone.
✓ counted We read 264 posts from BYU fans this week.
Fan mood across the 2025 season, both sides — our read
Shaded weeks show whose fanbase read warmer, our measure of what fans actually said, not a poll.
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
BYU 2026 preseason preview: 12-2, nearly everyone back, and a Big 12 Freshman of the Year returning at QB
Why BYU Will Win The Big 12 This Year… BYU has been on a great trajectory these past several seasons.
Based on 5 comments from 4 posters across 4 threads · Jul 13, 2026–Jul 30, 2026 · via BYUFootball, BYUtv Sports Nation
Kalani Sitake’s Success at BYU Is No Fluke As Elite Comparison to Kirby Smart Emerges
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Feb 27, 2026 · via BYUFootball
Fans are debating Bear Bachmeier's throwing abilities, with some insisting he can throw effectively while others remain skeptical about his passing game.
Based on 2 comments across 1 thread · Aug 1, 2026
BYU gets undervalued for being good at finding diamonds in the rough, rather than landing top 10 recruiting classes and/or top 10 portal classes.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 28, 2026 · via BYUtv Sports Nation
Five Lenses
What people are saying right now
Fanbase Health Index · BYU · high confidence
“The only way BYU makes the CFP is as a Big XII champion. And the only way they do that is if the big boys win their battles in the trenches.”
biggest rival USC and their actual big boy schedule, then scheduling BYU behind USCs
Big 12 title again in Arlington. But, history has shown that BYU sports will take its
BIG seasons are usually a bit of a surprise
big BYU play than a BYU opponent. Loved his calls of Ferrin ending the streak in SLC,
big 12 championship. BYU makes the playoffs because of the win over Notre Dame
Big 12 championship and losing to Utah. Overachieving is winning the first two playoff
Big 12, whether you have done it before or not, that is just achieving. Missing the
Big 12 opponents like they are Utah Tech or Colorado State. Play like The CFP owes you
big 12 deserves two teams in the playoff. Period
This is how I play defense on All-Madden
FBS rankings · 2025 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical Passer · +0.32 EPA/play | 47 | 14 | 251 / 387 | 64.9 | 3033 #35 FBS | 7.8 | 15 #71 FBS | 7 | 139.9 | 72.0 | 7.4 | 2.8 | |
Yards by week → Vertical PasserElite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable. Impact starter — above-average production for the conference. 9 of 183 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / attempt8.7 80th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Completion %67.5% 76th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Bear Bachmeier's full player page | |||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Stuff% | 10+% | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhorse · +0.19 EPA/play | 4 | 13 | 236 | 1305 #11 FBS | 5.5 | 12 #30 FBS | 49 | 20.5 | 25.7 | 11.0 | 14.9 | 10.6% (40/377) | |
Yards by week → WorkhorseBuilt to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value. Impact starter — above-average production for the conference. 52 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight220 lb 82th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / carry6.2 78th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like Aura Tax — perception-vs-production gap across 3 tracked snapshots, 297 mentions our readSustained Ascent: his CFB Index score shows two real climbs in a row — 44th to 82nd to 97th percentile among FBS RBs | |||||||||||||
| -0.07 EPA/play | 21 | 9 | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4.5 | — | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.39 EPA/play | 11 | 14 | 66 | 924 #36 FBS | 14 | 5 | 75 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 26.0% (98/377) | |
Yards by week → Slot Technician· Return threatRuns precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving. a house-call threat every time he fields it All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 97 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Reception volume66 96th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.4 bottom 38th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score went from the 9th percentile among FBS WRs to the 93rd | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.44 EPA/play | 2 | 13 | 54 | 802 #69 FBS | 14.9 | 6 #62 FBS | 85 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 25.2% (95/377) | |
Yards by week → Possession Receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception15.9 67th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume54 85th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like our readUnranked recruit — top-quartile production against his own recruiting profile | |||||||||||
| Move TE · +0.65 EPA/play | 20 | 13 | 45 | 620 | 13.8 | 3 | 43 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 14.3% (54/377) | |
Yards by week → Move TELined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield. 34 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception15.1 87th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Reception volume45 97th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score went from the 20th percentile among FBS TEs to the 97th | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.09 EPA/play | 13 | 6 | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 0 | 21 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4% (24/377) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception11.4 bottom 29th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.1 bottom 7th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jojo Phillips's full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.13 EPA/play | 5 | 12 | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 0 | 24 | 7.8 | 8 | 5.6% (21/377) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception4.6 bottom 1th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate0.0% bottom 8th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Cody Hagen's full player page | |||||||||||
| -0.10 EPA/play | 19 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 17 | 5.2 | 5.7 | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versatile End | 7 | 13 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Impact starter — above-average production for the conference. 139 of 200 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate10.0% bottom 19th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score climbed from the 24th percentile to the 72nd among FBS EDGEs | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 55 | 13 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. The most common profile in its group this season — 388 of 809 classified this way. Played in 13 of 21 games this season · senior our readAscending: his CFB Index score now sits at the 58th percentile among FBS IDLs, up from the 26th | |||||||
| Versatile End | 48 | 13 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 139 of 200 classified this way. Played in 13 of 21 games this season · junior View Bodie Schoonover's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 57 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. The most common profile in its group this season — 388 of 809 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · junior our readBounce-Back: his CFB Index score shows a real arc: 85th percentile among FBS IDLs, fell to 52nd, now back up to 90th | |||||||
| Versatile End | 45 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. The most common profile in its group this season — 139 of 200 classified this way. Played in 10 of 21 games this season · sophomore · 3-star, 2021 class our readAscending: his CFB Index score now sits at the 34th percentile among FBS EDGEs, up from the 13th | |||||||
| Pressure Merchant | 51 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Pressure MerchantCollapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. 23 of 200 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Hurry rate0.3 90th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Nusi Taumoepeau's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 94 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 388 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate18.2% 64th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Anisi Purcell's full player page | |||||||
| Pressure Merchant | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 6 |
Pressure MerchantCollapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. 23 of 200 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Hurry rate0.6 100th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Tausili Akana's full player page | |||||||
| Versatile End | 90 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. 139 of 200 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate10.0% bottom 19th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Hunter Clegg's full player page | |||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumper | 16 | 14 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate13.5% 72th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume63 67th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Isaiah Glasker's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 17 | 11 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 13.5 #36 FBS | 10 #13 FBS | 1 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The rare part: he lives in the backfield — and he ranges sideline to sideline, too 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate26.0% 99th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Solo tackle rate0.8 99th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles — the part the label misses Trait fingerprint Plays like our readUnranked recruit — top-quartile production against his own recruiting profile | |||||||||
| Thumper | 54 | 12 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate5.7% bottom 30th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate2.3% bottom 40th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Siale Esera's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 30 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 7 of 21 games this season · junior View Max Alford's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 21 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 6 of 21 games this season · sophomore · 3-star, 2023 class View Miles Hall's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 18 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate9.4% bottom 50th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate6.2% 90th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Ace Kaufusi's full player page | |||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rover | 11 | 13 | 79 | 4 | 3 #56 FBS | 7.5 | 1 |
Rover· Takeaway threatHits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 83 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate5.1% bottom 35th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score now sits at the 96th percentile among FBS Ss, up from the 6th | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 28 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 4 #23 FBS | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid Nickel· Takeaway threatMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. 419 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 14th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like our readUnranked recruit — top-quartile production against his own recruiting profile | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 3 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · junior · 3-star, 2021 class our readAscending: his CFB Index score went from the 12th percentile among FBS Ss to the 46th | |||||||
| Perimeter Tackler | — | 13 | 42 | 7 | 5 #6 FBS | 2 | 1 |
Perimeter Tackler· Takeaway threatTargeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 42 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume42 82th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score now sits at the 100th percentile among FBS CBs, up from the 65th | |||||||
| Press Corner | 1 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Press Corner· Takeaway threatLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way 43 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'2" 87th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Therrian Alexander's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 4 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Press CornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 43 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'3" 96th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score now sits at the 40th percentile among FBS CBs, up from the 14th | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. 141 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate18.2% 68th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Tayvion Beasley's full player page | |||||||
| 25 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Leg | 44 | 14 | 23/30 | 76.7 | 49/49 | 118 | 56 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 35 | 13 | 40 | 1703 | 42.6 | 69 | 13 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.13 EPA/play | 5 | 12 | 18 | 409 | 22.7 | 0 | 44 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.39 EPA/play | 11 | 14 | 17 | 230 | 13.5 | 1 | 55 |
| -0.10 EPA/play | 19 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 44 |
2025 stat leaders
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
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| 1 | Aug 31 | #25 | #189 | -44.5 | Portland State | W 69–0 108 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 7 | #30 | #94 | -20.5 | Stanford | W 27–3 124 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #30 | #63 | -5.5 | @East Carolina | W 34–13 137 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 28 | #21 | #84 | -6.5 | @Colorado | W 24–21 116 | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #22 | #101 | -20 | West Virginia | W 38–24 131 | 5-0 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 12 | #20 | #60 | -2.5 | @Arizona | W 33–27 158 | 6-0 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Oct 19 | #19 | #21 | +5.5 | UtahTop 25 win | W 24–21 139 | 7-0 | 4-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #23 | #43 | +2.5 | @Iowa State | W 41–27 134 | 8-0 | 5-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #22 | #5 | +13.5 | @Texas Tech | L 7–29 140 | 8-1 | 5-1 |
| 12 | Nov 16 | #24 | #36 | -3 | TCU | W 44–13 129 | 9-1 | 6-1 |
| 13 | Nov 23 | #17 | #49 | -2.5 | @Cincinnati | W 26–14 135 | 10-1 | 7-1 |
| 14 | Nov 29 | #17 | #93 | -17.5 | UCF | W 41–21 125 | 11-1 | 8-1 |
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| 15 | Dec 6 | #17 | #4 | +13.5 | Texas Tech (N) | L 7–34 133 | 11-2 | 8-2 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 18 | Dec 27 | #20 | #45 | -3.5 | Georgia Tech (N) | W 25–21 | 12-2 | 8-2 |
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27 | Georgia Tech | W 25–21 | — | — | — | +0.317 | 56.9% | 116.4% | One-score win |
| Dec 6 | Texas Tech | L 7–34 | 200 | 4 | 28:06 | -0.027 | 39.3% | 91.1% | |
| Nov 29 | UCF | W 41–21 | 407 | 0 | 35:08 | +0.289 | 51.5% | 105.0% | |
| Nov 23 | @Cincinnati | W 26–14 | 392 | 0 | 38:25 | +0.191 | 46.7% | 97.0% | |
| Nov 16 | TCU | W 44–13 | 447 | 1 | 36:05 | +0.216 | 49.3% | 114.2% | Blowout win |
| Nov 8 | @Texas Tech | L 7–29 | 255 | 3 | 30:35 | -0.094 | 26.9% | 117.6% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Oct 25 | @Iowa State | W 41–27 | 410 | 0 | 27:50 | +0.159 | 37.1% | 164.6% | Most explosive |
| Oct 19 | Utah | W 24–21 | 368 | 0 | 31:07 | +0.043 | 41.8% | 109.5% | Defense's roughest night |
| Oct 12 | @Arizona | W 33–27 | 430 | 2 | 32:47 | +0.194 | 45.0% | 112.3% | One-score win |
| Oct 4 | West Virginia | W 38–24 | 518 | 3 | 32:10 | +0.465 | 55.2% | 120.6% | |
| Sep 28 | @Colorado | W 24–21 | 396 | 0 | 33:35 | +0.259 | 49.2% | 103.4% | One-score win |
| Sep 20 | @East Carolina | W 34–13 | 418 | 0 | 31:39 | +0.353 | 44.1% | 150.3% | |
| Sep 7 | Stanford | W 27–3 | 332 | 0 | 34:56 | +0.076 | 41.2% | 112.5% | |
| Aug 31 | Portland State | W 69–0 | 606 | 1 | 34:22 | +0.665 | 59.1% | 141.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (14 games) | 398 | 1.1 | +0.222 | 46.0% | 118.3% | ||||
BYU fields a strong methodical, ball-control offense behind an elite, bend-don't-break defense.
Opponent-adjusted percentiles vs all FBS. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Team identity · competitive snaps only
78th percentile quality, 19th percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 86th | 11th |
| Akron | 12th | 89th |
| Alabama | 58th | 17th |
| App State | 35th | 47th |
| Arizona | 64th | 37th |
| Arizona State | 41st | 62nd |
| Arkansas | 90th | 12th |
| Arkansas State | 17th | 66th |
| Army | 57th | 43rd |
| Auburn | 47th | 53rd |
| BYU | 78th | 19th |
| Baylor | 69th | 25th |
| Boise State | 66th | 20th |
| Boston College | 37th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 2nd | 98th |
| Buffalo | 11th | 88th |
| California | 28th | 48th |
| Central Michigan | 52nd | 64th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 16th |
| Clemson | 51st | 48th |
| Coastal Carolina | 17th | 83rd |
| Colorado | 18th | 84th |
| Colorado State | 16th | 83rd |
| Delaware | 38th | 58th |
| Duke | 80th | 14th |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 36th |
| Eastern Michigan | 49th | 42nd |
| Florida | 30th | 67th |
| Florida Atlantic | 62nd | 59th |
| Florida International | 42nd | 50th |
| Florida State | 83rd | 32nd |
| Fresno State | 26th | 73rd |
| Georgia | 81st | 3rd |
| Georgia Southern | 73rd | 21st |
| Georgia State | 36th | 70th |
| Georgia Tech | 84th | 5th |
| Hawai'i | 64th | 41st |
| Houston | 27th | 65th |
| Illinois | 75th | 26th |
| Indiana | 95th | 1st |
| Iowa | 44th | 40th |
| Iowa State | 68th | 22nd |
| Jacksonville State | 54th | 38th |
| James Madison | 65th | 44th |
| Kansas | 85th | 28th |
| Kansas State | 71st | 49th |
| Kennesaw State | 56th | 30th |
| Kent State | 21st | 86th |
| Kentucky | 15th | 85th |
| LSU | 14th | 81st |
| Liberty | 43rd | 56th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 73rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 39th | 61st |
| Louisville | 48th | 64th |
| Marshall | 55th | 39th |
| Maryland | 30th | 74th |
| Memphis | 80th | 24th |
| Miami | 76th | 5th |
| Miami (OH) | 34th | 67th |
| Michigan | 67th | 33rd |
| Michigan State | 27th | 75th |
| Middle Tennessee | 39th | 52nd |
| Minnesota | 29th | 77th |
| Mississippi State | 22nd | 77th |
| Missouri | 61st | 30th |
| Missouri State | 55th | 46th |
| NC State | 86th | 23rd |
| Navy | 94th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 48th | 57th |
| Nevada | 3rd | 97th |
| New Mexico | 58th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 9th | 87th |
| North Carolina | 13th | 89th |
| North Texas | 98th | 7th |
| Northern Illinois | 8th | 92nd |
| Northwestern | 52nd | 36th |
| Notre Dame | 99th | 20th |
| Ohio | 67th | 18th |
| Ohio State | 93rd | 4th |
| Oklahoma | 20th | 80th |
| Oklahoma State | 5th | 95th |
| Old Dominion | 83rd | 45th |
| Ole Miss | 89th | 2nd |
| Oregon | 91st | 10th |
| Oregon State | 2nd | 98th |
| Penn State | 73rd | 33rd |
| Pittsburgh | 60th | 39th |
| Purdue | 25th | 78th |
| Rice | 6th | 94th |
| Rutgers | 70th | 27th |
| SMU | 74th | 42nd |
| Sam Houston | 4th | 96th |
| San Diego State | 24th | 76th |
| San José State | 45th | 69th |
| South Alabama | 36th | 58th |
| South Carolina | 23rd | 86th |
| South Florida | 87th | 23rd |
| Southern Miss | 40th | 55th |
| Stanford | 10th | 90th |
| Syracuse | 5th | 95th |
| TCU | 72nd | 35th |
| Temple | 70th | 34th |
| Tennessee | 96th | 11th |
| Texas | 45th | 55th |
| Texas A&M | 82nd | 14th |
| Texas State | 92nd | 8th |
| Texas Tech | 77th | 31st |
| Toledo | 50th | 61st |
| Troy | 14th | 80th |
| Tulane | 79th | 15th |
| Tulsa | 20th | 70th |
| UAB | 61st | 45th |
| UCF | 33rd | 82nd |
| UCLA | 23rd | 79th |
| UConn | 95th | 13th |
| UL Monroe | 11th | 92nd |
| UNLV | 88th | 9th |
| USC | 98th | 2nd |
| UTEP | 1st | 99th |
| UTSA | 77th | 51st |
| Utah | 97th | 6th |
| Utah State | 46th | 63rd |
| Vanderbilt | 100th | 0th |
| Virginia | 59th | 27th |
| Virginia Tech | 32nd | 71st |
| Wake Forest | 42nd | 72nd |
| Washington | 92nd | 8th |
| Washington State | 33rd | 52nd |
| West Virginia | 7th | 93rd |
| Western Kentucky | 53rd | 29th |
| Western Michigan | 31st | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 0th | 100th |
| Wyoming | 8th | 91st |
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 69th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 86th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
91st percentile success on standard downs, 46th on passing downs — a 45-point gap between the two.
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 82nd | 69th |
| Akron | 20th | 36th |
| Alabama | 47th | 76th |
| App State | 41st | 80th |
| Arizona | 54th | 54th |
| Arizona State | 40th | 37th |
| Arkansas | 90th | 97th |
| Arkansas State | 51st | 40th |
| Army | 37th | 44th |
| Auburn | 73rd | 24th |
| Austin Peay | 56th | 13th |
| BYU | 91st | 46th |
| Ball State | 5th | 3rd |
| Baylor | 70th | 77th |
| Boise State | 42nd | 63rd |
| Boston College | 56th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 10th | 17th |
| Bryant | 7th | 2nd |
| Buffalo | 29th | 20th |
| California | 25th | 66th |
| Central Michigan | 57th | 11th |
| Charlotte | 7th | 7th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 65th |
| Clemson | 49th | 34th |
| Coastal Carolina | 16th | 22nd |
| Colorado | 8th | 48th |
| Colorado State | 29th | 35th |
| Delaware | 66th | 31st |
| Duke | 82nd | 63rd |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 91st |
| Eastern Michigan | 46th | 67th |
| Florida | 52nd | 45th |
| Florida Atlantic | 44th | 61st |
| Florida International | 50th | 26th |
| Florida State | 65th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 22nd | 71st |
| Georgia | 95th | 69th |
| Georgia Southern | 64th | 84th |
| Georgia State | 22nd | 75th |
| Georgia Tech | 92nd | 89th |
| Hawai'i | 33rd | 87th |
| Houston | 61st | 29th |
| Idaho | 30th | 78th |
| Idaho State | 93rd | 14th |
| Illinois | 79th | 95th |
| Indiana | 97th | 98th |
| Iowa | 74th | 19th |
| Iowa State | 80th | 58th |
| Jacksonville State | 59th | 56th |
| James Madison | 77th | 52nd |
| Kansas | 99th | 82nd |
| Kansas State | 37th | 59th |
| Kennesaw State | 44th | 67th |
| Kent State | 15th | 5th |
| Kentucky | 62nd | 29th |
| LSU | 18th | 52nd |
| Lafayette | 0th | 12th |
| Liberty | 65th | 53rd |
| Lindenwood | 4th | 1st |
| Long Island University | 24th | 78th |
| Louisiana | 24th | 23rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 41st | 24th |
| Louisville | 84th | 32nd |
| Maine | 3rd | 18th |
| Marshall | 71st | 62nd |
| Maryland | 11th | 86th |
| Massachusetts | 5th | 9th |
| Memphis | 75th | 68th |
| Merrimack | 1st | 83rd |
| Miami | 80th | 64th |
| Miami (OH) | 33rd | 39th |
| Michigan | 73rd | 74th |
| Michigan State | 48th | 39th |
| Middle Tennessee | 69th | 47th |
| Minnesota | 35th | 33rd |
| Mississippi State | 52nd | 35th |
| Missouri | 76th | 50th |
| Missouri State | 32nd | 50th |
| Murray State | 1st | 6th |
| NC State | 58th | 71st |
| Navy | 95th | 72nd |
| Nebraska | 78th | 51st |
| Nevada | 17th | 16th |
| New Mexico | 38th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 16th | 33rd |
| North Carolina | 14th | 30th |
| North Texas | 100th | 97th |
| Northern Illinois | 9th | 5th |
| Northwestern | 48th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 88th | 99th |
| Ohio | 69th | 76th |
| Ohio State | 99th | 99th |
| Oklahoma | 39th | 41st |
| Oklahoma State | 14th | 7th |
| Old Dominion | 72nd | 79th |
| Ole Miss | 83rd | 95th |
| Oregon | 93rd | 55th |
| Oregon State | 54th | 25th |
| Penn State | 76th | 73rd |
| Pittsburgh | 35th | 56th |
| Purdue | 46th | 88th |
| Rice | 20th | 0th |
| Rutgers | 71st | 84th |
| SMU | 50th | 57th |
| Sam Houston | 26th | 4th |
| San Diego State | 84th | 1st |
| San José State | 68th | 70th |
| South Alabama | 53rd | 28th |
| South Carolina | 31st | 8th |
| South Carolina State | 10th | 3rd |
| South Florida | 86th | 46th |
| Southern Miss | 27th | 38th |
| Stanford | 12th | 12th |
| Syracuse | 19th | 10th |
| TCU | 63rd | 82nd |
| Temple | 85th | 22nd |
| Tennessee | 97th | 81st |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 88th | 59th |
| Texas State | 60th | 93rd |
| Texas Tech | 45th | 65th |
| Toledo | 67th | 42nd |
| Troy | 18th | 27th |
| Tulane | 81st | 86th |
| Tulsa | 43rd | 43rd |
| UAB | 34th | 94th |
| UCF | 39th | 20th |
| UCLA | 28th | 48th |
| UConn | 96th | 37th |
| UL Monroe | 13th | 14th |
| UNLV | 78th | 85th |
| USC | 94th | 90th |
| UT Martin | 2nd | 41st |
| UTEP | 3rd | 10th |
| UTSA | 67th | 92nd |
| Utah | 87th | 96th |
| Utah State | 31st | 49th |
| Vanderbilt | 90th | 100th |
| Virginia | 36th | 73rd |
| Virginia Tech | 59th | 21st |
| Wake Forest | 21st | 31st |
| Washington | 98th | 93rd |
| Washington State | 61st | 44th |
| West Virginia | 12th | 18th |
| Western Kentucky | 55th | 80th |
| Western Michigan | 86th | 16th |
| Wisconsin | 6th | 27th |
| Wyoming | 23rd | 15th |
Halftime identity
1st-half offense ranks 72nd percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 83rd — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Schedule mirage
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.22; 85th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.07. The widest gap came in week 1: 0.66 raw vs. 0.06 adjusted.
BYU reads strongest in passing epa allowed (top 13%) and epa allowed (top 16%); the crux lives in explosive plays, where BYU sits at the 17th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Most Similar Programs · BYU
Static-attribute similarity across tier, archetype, conference, and voice. Not a prediction — a calibration.
Home-Field Advantage · BYU · 2018-present
77% home win rate vs 61% on the road. margin runs +11.0 better at home. LaVell Edwards Stadium seats 63,470, averaging 98% full (62,063 attendance, 24 games reported).
Positional competition · RB room
LJ Martin and Enoch Nawahine split the carries (235/260 vs 25/260) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
Positional competition · WR/TE room
Parker Kingston (WR) and Carsen Ryan (TE) split the targets (96/148 vs 52/148) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
What changed
Play-calling barely moved on the change — every rate held within a few points.
Play-calling barely moved on the change — every rate held within a few points.
Season by season
Defensive identity · pass zones
On short passes, BYU’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (64.7% vs 65.9% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 199-play sample) — mid-pack, 39 of 133 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball leaderboard here: at the defense level, most teams face well under 30 rich-feed deep targets all season — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess.
59°F average kickoff temp; 3% of games had measurable precipitation; 6 mph average wind.
Based on 72 home games with weather data.
12 seasons inside the CFP era, no bids yet — the era the program is still trying to break into.
BYU's 2014–2025 record is 100-53. The era is still being written; the CFP line is the one the program is arguing for.
Week-by-week rivalry heat isn't tracked yet for this matchup — check back as the 2026-27 season approaches and real fan-intel signal accumulates.
Who's more worked up right now
Cross-fanbase rivalry sentiment for this matchup hasn't been measured yet this week — both sides show as neutral until real signal comes in.
THE LAST 5 · year-by-year
All-Time Record
since 1922 · 101 seasons · .574 win rate
BYU won a national title in 1984 from outside the traditional power structure, spent four decades in conference exile, and in 2025 went 12-2 in the Big 12 before a 34-7 title-game loss to Texas Tech ended the Playoff dream in the same night. The patience is not quite paid yet.
LaVell Edwards threw the ball when the rest of college football ran it. He built a passing dynasty in Provo — Ty Detmer's 1990 Heisman, Steve Young, Jim McMahon's Miracle Bowl, the 1984 national championship from outside the WAC's supposed ceiling — and gave BYU an identity inseparable from its faith: disciplined, principled, unconventional, patient. LaVell Edwards Stadium bears his name. The program he built is the reason 'Quarterback U' is a phrase. The LDS Church has a worldwide following, and the football team carries a recognizable place in it — 'Rise and Shout' rings in venues far from Provo, because returned missionaries end up everywhere.
Kalani Sitake, a BYU alum, turned down Penn State to stay in Provo after winning Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2025. That decision moved belief in the fanbase more than any recruiting class could. The 2025 Cougars went 12-2, finished 8-1 in the Big 12 in the regular season, and reached the conference championship — where a 34-7 blowout by Texas Tech ended the Playoff run before it started. Freshman QB Bear Bachmeier returns alongside Sitake, making the 2026 roster one of the youngest with the most upside in the league.
The 2026 question is the same one the Big 12 move was always going to ask eventually: can BYU win a Power-conference title outright, not just go 12-2 in the regular season? The drought since 1984 is real. The credentials to end it are the most legitimate they have been in forty years. The schedule will say whether 2025 was a near-miss or a preview.
The passing tradition, evolved: Sitake runs a pro-style framework rooted in Edwards' principles — quick reads, designed space for the QB, a philosophy that trusts the quarterback to distribute rather than overwhelm. Bear Bachmeier operates within structured dropback concepts with motion-generated openings. The Honor Code is structural to roster management; BYU recruits differently and doesn't apologize for it. Continuity and faith are the competitive advantages the program points to when asked why it plays on its own terms.
BYU 2016–2025. Holding the line. The 10-year slope (+0.16 rungs / yr) doesn't tilt either way — the program lives at roughly Tier 4.
12 seasons on file
down middle peak CFP year
Season Standing · 2025 · 12-2 · CFP #12 / AP #12
BYU: Top 15 nationally. NY6-bowl conversation.
Big 12 Standing · 2025
BYU is 2nd in the Big 12 at 8-2. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 9-1 |
| 2 | BYU | 8-2 |
| 3 | Utah | 7-2 |
| 4 | Arizona | 7-3 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 6-3 |
| 6 | Houston | 6-3 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5-4 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 5-4 |
| 9 | TCU | 5-4 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 5-5 |
| 11 | Baylor | 3-6 |
| 12 | Kansas | 3-6 |
| 13 | UCF | 2-7 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 2-7 |
| 15 | Colorado | 1-8 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 0-9 |
Coaching Era · BYU
Kalani Sitake into year 11 — a multi-decade era by modern CFB standards.
Three gameday rituals — the ones outsiders never quite catch.
since 1947
The fight song. The whole stadium stands and shouts on the chorus. Originated 1947, but the 1984 national-title run made it permanent. BYU fans on the road sing it louder than the home crowd.
since 1953
Cosmo (1953-) became a viral mascot in the 2010s via gymnastic halftime routines and choreographed dance numbers. The most-followed CFB mascot on Instagram. Marketing department mostly carries the brand.
since 1949
BYU's Honor Code (no alcohol, no premarital sex, dress code, weekly church attendance for LDS students) shapes who recruits, who transfers in, and the program's national identity. Inseparable from the football product.
Program memory
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1980
Jim McMahon's 'Miracle Bowl' comeback caps a 46-45 Holiday Bowl win
Miracle
A 13-0 season ends with the title — a non-blue-blood out of the WAC wins it all
1990
Ty Detmer wins the Heisman, the crown of the QB-U lineage
Moment of the Year · BYU · 2025
Week 18 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Bowl / Postseason Ledger
Most recent: 2025 — win 25-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 4-1.
NFL Draft Pipeline
2022–20267 picks last 5 cycles. Pipeline emerging.
Unit lineage
FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2025), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.
Hired for 2026: Kelly Poppinga — not yet reflected in on-field data.
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