Every starter on the OLine has excellent size and experience except Conner Pay. Pay is the least experienced but beat out kids with more experience. You'll note that Utah transfer Mo Unutoa didn't make the 2 deep. Freeman will be awesome. He is a great athlete with an above average NFL frame and now is a veteran. LaChance also has an NFL frame and begins his third year in the program.
If our OL starters remain healthy, they will be better than most P5 OLines Utah faces this year.
Our defense will be good and maybe better than good. With a healthy Batty and Mahe, I believe our DLine will be better this year. Our linebackers are outstanding. Our corners are less talented than Utah's, but this is the deepest most experienced returning group that I can remember.