BYU football recruits tracker: The latest on how future Cougars are performing (+highlights)

Heading into October, several BYU commits are having standout seasons.

Here’s the latest on what is going on with the Cougars’ 2025 recruiting class:

Tracking 2026 BYU commits in the 2025 season

Ryder Lyons, QB

Folsom High (Folsom, California)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9857 composite rating)

Reported season totals: 97 of 128 passing, 1,191 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 2 interceptions; 37 carries, 21 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns
This week: Friday vs. Oak Ridge

Lyons and Folsom High get back into action this week after a bye. Up next is Oak Ridge, another top-20 team in the California ranks, according to MaxPreps’ state rankings. Both teams are 4-1 entering the matchup.

Brock Harris, TE

Pine View High (St. George)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9620 composite ranking)

Last week: W, 31-27 over Hurricane — 3 receptions, 38 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 3 carries, 14 rushing yards; 2 tackles (both solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack
Reported season totals: 40 receptions, 778 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns; 5 carries, 22 rushing yards; 5 tackles (5 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
This week: Friday vs. Desert Hills

Harris started off the game’s scoring with a 20-yard touchdown just over three minutes into the contest. It’s his 14th receiving touchdown of the year, which leads the state of Utah.

He also had a sack for a second straight game defensively in helping the Panthers improve to 5-2 on the season.

Bott Mulitalo, IOL

Lone Peak High (Highland)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9405 composite ranking)

This week: Thursday at Skyridge

Mulitalo helped Lone Peak put up 350 yards of total offense against the Cavemen, though the Knights fell to American Fork on a last-second field goal.

Jax Tanner, IOL

Rocky Mountain High (Meridian, Idaho)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8967 composite ranking)

This week: Friday vs. Meridian

Tanner helped Rocky Mountain put up 280 yards of total offense in the win, with 139 on the ground and 141 through the air, according to MaxPreps.

Legend Glasker, WR

Lehi High (Lehi)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8916 composite ranking)

Last week: L, 22-21 to Herriman — 3 receptions, 57 receiving yards; 3 carries, 43 rushing yards, 1 touchdown; 1 lost fumble; 3 kickoff returns, 98 yards, 3 punt returns, 9 yards
Reported season totals: 23 receptions, 421 yards, 7 touchdowns; 6 carries, 176 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
This week: Friday vs. American Fork

Glasker scored for the fourth-straight game, this time on a 16-yard touchdown run with three minutes to go that gave Lehi a 21-16 lead. All totaled, Glasker accounted for 100 yards of offense, though he lost a fumble in the Pioneers’ second-straight loss.

Ty Goettsche, TE

Cherry Creek High (Englewood, Colorado)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8889 composite ranking)

Reported season totals: 12 receptions, 202 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns
This week: Friday vs. Cherokee Trail

Goettsche nearly doubled his touchdown count for the season with his first two-score game of the year. Both of his receptions in Cherry Creek’s latest win went for touchdowns.

His 77 receiving yards were also a season high.

Braxton Lindsey, LB

Rogers High (Rogers, Arkansas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8867 composite ranking)

This week: Friday at Fayetteville

Lindsey and Rogers moved to 4-0 on the season with last week’s win. No stats for Rogers High were entered onto MaxPreps for this game.

Kaue Akana, WR

Orem High (Orem)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)

Last week: W, 22-9 over Timpview — 4 receptions, 68 receiving yards; 3 tackles (2 solo), 1 QB hurry
Reported season totals: 16 receptions, 244 yards, 4 touchdowns; 6 tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 QB hurry
This week: Friday at Pleasant Grove

Akana had four or more receptions for the third time in the four games he’s played after missing the first three contests due to a hamstring injury.

Jaxson Gates, CB

Damien High (La Verne, California)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8789 composite ranking)

Reported season totals: 10 tackles (6 solo), 1 pass deflection
This week: Friday vs. Rancho Cucamonga

Gates and Damien get back into action following a bye by hosting Rancho Cucamonga. Damien is 5-0 on the season.

Matthew Mason, S

Faith Lutheran High (Las Vegas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8778 composite ranking)

Last week: L, 30-27 to Desert Oasis — 10 tackles (7 solo), 1 tackle for loss; 2 kickoff returns, 31 yards
Reported season totals: 53 tackles (39 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 3 pass deflections, 1 blocked field goal, 1 blocked punt; 7 kickoff returns, 164 yards
This week: Friday vs. Liberty

Mason had his second double-digit tackle game of the season and first since the season opener, according to MaxPreps.

Nehemiah Kolone, DL

Stillwater High (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)

Reported season totals: 21 tackles (16 solo), 12 tackles for loss, 6 sacks
This week: Friday vs. Grant

Kolone had his second two-sack game of the season as Stillwater blanked Eisenhower, according to MaxPreps. More than half of Kolone’s tackles this season have been for a loss.

Sefanaia Alatini, ATH

Saint Francis High (Mountain View, California)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)

Last week: L, 47-28 to Archbishop Riordan — 4 receptions, 93 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 tackles (1 solo); 1 kickoff return, 18 yards
Reported season totals: 6 reception, 120 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns; 16 tackles (10 solo); 1 kickoff return, 18 yards
This week: Friday at Bellarmine College Prep

Alatini made his biggest offensive contribution of the season, as he caught two touchdowns in Saint Francis’ fourth-straight loss to start the year.

Graham Livingston, WR

Ridgeline High (Millville)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8667 composite ranking)

Reported season totals: 48 receptions, 806 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns; 7 tackles (5 solo), 2 interceptions, 1 pass deflection
This week: Friday at Stansbury

Livingston continues to have a strong senior season, as he grabbed seven catches for 62 yards to push above 800 receiving yards on the year. He’s helped Ridgeline go 7-0, with three-straight games scoring 60 or more points.

Lopeti ‘Juni’ Moala, Edge

Orem High (Orem)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8644 composite ranking)

Last week: W, 22-9 over Timpview — 8 tackles (2 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 QB hurry
Reported season totals: 41 tackles (21 solo), 17 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 8 QB hurries, 3 pass deflections
This week: Friday at Pleasant Grove

Moala had his third multi-sack game of the season in helping the Tigers hold down the Timpview offense. His eight tackles also tied a season high.

Parker Ord, TE

Panther Creek High (Frisco, Texas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8644 composite ranking)

Last week: L, 35-28 to Celina — 2 receptions, 55 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
Reported season totals: 11 receptions, 214 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns; 3 tackles (all solo)
This week: Friday vs. Paris

Ord had his first two-touchdown game of the season, according to MaxPreps. He has now scored in four-straight games for Panther Creek.

Adam Bywater, LB

Olympus High (Holladay)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)

Reported season totals (incomplete reporting): 73 tackles, 3 interceptions, 1 blocked field goal; 15 receptions, 154 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
This week: Friday vs. Viewmont

No stats for Olympus were reported to either the Deseret News or MaxPreps for the game.

Antonio Johnson, CB

Arlington Heights High (Fort Worth, Texas)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8589 composite ranking)

Season totals: 15 tackles (all solo), 4 interceptions; 16 receptions, 200 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns
This week: Thursday at Polytechnic

Johnson scored a receiving touchdown for the fourth time in five games this season, according to MaxPreps, in helping Arlington Heights stay unbeaten at 5-0.

Terrance Saryon, WR

Evergreen High (Vancouver, Washington)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8589 composite ranking)

Reported season totals (incomplete reporting): 15 receptions, 216 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 1 carry, 5 rushing yards
This week: Friday at Kelso

Saryon scored his first touchdown of the season in the win, according to MaxPreps, as Evergreen moved to 2-2 on the season.

Devaughn Eka, RB

Lehi High (Lehi)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8544 composite ranking)

Last week: L, 22-21 to Herriman — 14 carries, 142 rushing yards, 1 touchdown; 6 receptions, 25 receiving yards
Reported season totals: 84 carries, 719 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns; 17 receptions, 249 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns
This week: Friday vs. American Fork

BYU’s newest commit had half of his rushing yards on a 71-yard rushing touchdown in the first minute of the third quarter, a score that started a string of 21-straight points for the Pioneers as they rallied from a 16-0 halftime deficit.

Eka has scored a touchdown in every game but one for Lehi but one, the Pioneers’ 9-6 loss to Mountain Ridge in Week 2.

He is just 32 yards away from 1,000 yards of total offense on the season.

Justice Brathwaite, CB

Higley High (Gilbert, Arizona)

247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8522 composite ranking)

Reported season totals: 12 tackles (8 solo), 1 interception, 5 pass deflections
This week: Friday at Saguaro

Brathwaite recorded his first interception of the season in the loss, according to MaxPreps.

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