"Then, after a freshman All-American season in 2010, they switched him again. Now he plays linebacker.
That, Utah Coach Kyle Whittingham said, should come as no surprise.
"Our M.O. in recruiting is to go find the raw material," he said."
In other words, find talent, who cares the position, and then ask them to play whatever position you want.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/06/sports/la-sp-brian-blechen-utah-20110907
When a player is recruited as a certain position player, they expect to play that position. These people were all recruited for one position and then switched. The ones on this list were successful at the switch so good for them. But the fact is Utah recruits one way and then switches them intentionally.