only 1, Moea’i, is likely to commit to Utah. BYU, meanwhile, has dominated the bottom half of that list. Guess what, those are the guys who Utah didn’t offer or didn’t seriously pursue. Maiava is a great example. Utah, and a ton of other elite programs, offered him really early, but then he didn’t really progress quite as much as expected and a lot of programs, including Utah, cooled on him. This isn’t exactly a secret. If Utah were recruiting at a slightly lower level maybe they go all in on Maiava. Maybe he still goes to BYU, but who knows.

The bottom line is that, as that page shows, BYU has not lost a single one of its “top targets” to Utah this year, and the only one that it might lose isn’t going to BYU regardless. So how can you say Utah’s improved recruiting position is hurting BYU’s recruiting?