the NFL certainly doesn't agree with that. Some BYU starters are on the same level as some Utah starters, that is true, in or two cases they may even be more talented... but the same talent all around? No, that simply is not the truth, and you know it.
Take Johnson for example. He, like Leki Fotu, could very well be a 1st round draft pick. It's not a total stretch to say he may end up being better than any CB BYU has ever had. He may even be better than any Utah has ever had (though that is tougher competition). Some think he could be the best in the country.
The disparity in talent for the starters of both schools taken as a whole is not very much. When looked at position by position there are a few for Utah that are leaps and bounds ahead of their BYU counterpart. I don't know that the same could be said for any BYU starters. Maybe I am wrong. We shall see.