Remaining BYU needs in the transfer portal

Jan 5, 2023
2:57:56pm

krindorr Intervention Needed

TL, DR: Looking at the 2023 2-deep, my guess is definitely a QB and RB, and then some OL depth, LB, and maybe a CB or IDL depending on what happens with Gabe Summers. Could grab starters at those spots, but don't need huge additions there the way we do RB and QB.

Here's the current (loosely estimated) 2-deep for next year

*Those in this font are the departures/additions that came through portal, early departure or otherwise early and bold represents new additions
Also, note that some starters/backup are in the air so I didn't get too into who is #1 and #2, just listed them both in whatever order. This is looking more at the big picture so it doesn't matter too much.

Position	Starter	Backup	Departures
QB	Kedon Slovis	Cade Fennegan Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters	Jaren Hall Jacob Conover
RB	Aidan Robbins	Hinckely Ropati Miles Davis	Chris Brooks Lopini Katoa Jackson McChesney
WR	Keanu Hill	Parker Kingston	Puka Nacua
WR	Kody Epps	Dom Henry	Gunner Romney
WR	Chase Roberts	JoJo Phillips	Brayden Cosper
TE	Isaac Rex	Jackson Bowers	Dallin Holker
LT	Kingsley Suamataia	Brayden Keim	Blake Freeland Sione Veikoso
LG	Peter Falaniko	Vae Soifua	Clark Barrington Talin Togiai
C	Conner Pay	Sam Dawe	Joe Tukuafu
RG	Weylin Luapaho	Tyler Little	Campbell Barrington
RT	Lisala Tai	?	Harris LaChance

My takeaways: We're pretty solid on WR and definitely at TE, and the transfer portal additions have helped at QB and RB. I'd still like another RB though and OL definitely needs some work/depth. Some studs on OL, but definitely need to add some talent overall. Sliding a few people down a role there would help a lot.

And on defense

Position	Starter	Backup	Departures
DE	Isaiah Bagnah	John Nelson Blake Mangelson	Earl Tuioti-Mariner Logan Fano
NT	Caden Haws	Atunaisa Mahe
DT	Jackson Cravens	Bruce Mitchell Aisea Moa	Lorenzo Fauatea Gabe Summers
DE	Tyler Batty	John Henry Daley Siale Esera	Alden Tofa
LB	Ben Bywater	Bodie Schoonover	Pepe Tanuvasu
LB	Max Tooley	Morgan Pyper Josh Wilson	Jackson Kaufusi Tate Romney
LB	Micah Wilson	Michael Daley	Payton Wilgar Keenan Pili
CB	Jayden Dunlap	Jacob Boren Dean Jones	Gabe Jeudy-Lally D'Angelo Mandell
CB	Mory Bamba	Ethan Slade	Kaleb Hayes Nathaniel Gillis Korbyn Green
NB	Jakob Robinson	Zion Allen	George Udo
S	Micah Harper	Chaz Ah You (LB/S) Raider Damuni	Matthew Criddle Ammon Hanneman
S	Malik Moore	Talan Alfrey	Hayden Livingston

My takeaways: Cravens and Bagnah does a lot to help the DL. The LB is still pretty weak and the secondary is a bit of a nightmare. Definitely need to add an immediate contributor there.

Worth noting that at linebacker there's a lot of potential options hopefully ready to step up in Wilson (x2), Daley, and Schoonover (any of whom could be the starters, despite what I put down here mostly for convenience). I'd guess we go to the portal here as well just since there are so many unknowns, but lots of depth.

Similar situation at DB - we've got Robinson... and then nearly a dozen freshman CBs (Isaiah Glasker, Dean Jones, Chika Ebunoha, Ethan Slade, Quenton Rice, Evan Johnson, Preston Rex, Carter Krupp). I honestly don't know which will be the second string, but just chose mostly at random. I'd expect at least a few will hit, but think this is another spot we'll go for depth and certainty in the portal.

I'm also hoping that I missed someone - especially among returning missionaries or along the lines (where I'm not as aware)

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