Author: Tyla-Ann Wright

BYU Offensive Lineman Blake Freeland declares for the NFL Draft. After playing four years for the Cougars he is chasing his dreams of playing in the NFL. Freeland joins Jaren Hall, Puka Nacua, Harris LaChance, Payton Wilgar, Lorenzo Fauatea, and Gunner Romney. https://twitter.com/FreelandBlake/status/1615439952216748032 Blake Freeland Blake Freeland junior offensive lineman 6’8 305 lbs. Played in 44 games and started in 41 of those he played in. A three-year starter for the BYU offensive line and a leader for the Cougar offense. In 2019 started the final seven games for BYU at right tackle and was ranked 12 by Pro Football…

BYU Players in the NFL The NFL Regular Season has come to end. With so many great moments, these BYU Players had many highlights that hit the world; some broke records for themselves, the teams, and BYU. Below are the players and the teams they play for currently. The teams going to the Playoffs will be labeled and I will do another article for those teams after the Super Bowl. NFC Arizona Cardinals Chris Wilcox CB Played for BYU from 2016-2020. Is currently on the Practice squad with the Cardinals and started his year with the Colts. Ty’Son Williams RB…

BYU Football Top 5 Freshman The 2022 season has come to an end with this season being a roller coaster.  I am going to do four articles in January one for each class of the BYU football team this season. Starting with the Freshman and the top 5 players from this 2022 Freshman Class Kody Epps WR Kody Epps 5’11 185lbs Wide Receiver. This season he stepped up when Puka Nacua and Gunner Romney went down with injuries. Epps became Jaren Hall’s number 1 receiver to throw at any moment in the game. He played in eight games this year…

BYU Transfer Portal The Transfer Portal is big after opening after the 2022 season. BYU football is looking at several transfers but a few who have transferred in. These players are going to be big producers for the Cougars in 2023. This article will be kept up to date when more transfer into BYU. Kedon Slovis QB Pittsburgh Slovis played three seasons for the Trojans in those years he had 70% completion. In 2019 his best season so far was when he won Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year. That season he threw 30 touchdowns. He had his worst season statistically…

BYU Wide Receiver Gunner Romney declares for the NFL Draft. After playing five years for the Cougars he is chasing his dreams of playing in the NFL. Romney joins Jaren Hall, Puka Nacua, Harris LaChance, Payton Wilgar, and Lorenzo Fauatea. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7u37RPcs0/ Gunner Romney Gunner Romney senior wide receiver 6-2 195 lbs. In his career he has played in 44 games with 122 receptions for 1959 yards and nine touchdowns. He rushed for 43 yards and one touchdown. Romney has struggled to stay healthy when playing for the Cougars. Starting in 2018 the Cougars played in nine games and started in…

BYU Football Welcomes Justin Ena BYU Football announced Monday afternoon the final addition to the defensive coaching staff. The hiring of Justin Ena who previously coached for San Diego State this past season. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7nw_Ts5lt/ Ena played for BYU from 1998-2001 as a linebacker. Played for the Eagles and the Titans in the NFL before starting his coaching career. His 14 years of coaching has taken him to San Diego State (2022), Utah Tech (2021), Utah State (2019-2020), Utah (2015-2018), Weber State (2014), and SUU (2008-2013). Ena has coached many top players and many defenses who were ranked high in many…

BYU Defensive Lineman Lorenzo Fauatea declares for the NFL Draft. After playing six seasons as a Cougar, he will continue pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL. Fauatea joins Jaren Hall, Puka Nacua, Harris LaChance, and Payton Wilgar. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4W59Mu1cD/ Lorenzo Fauatea Lorenzo Fauatea from West Valley, Utah at 6’4 310lbs Defensive lineman. He played in 46 games as a Cougar. Finished with 64 tackles, six sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five quarterback hits, and three pass break ups. 2017 his first season at BYU he played in three games had four tackles and one pass break up.…

BYU Linebacker Payton Wilgar declares for the NFL Draft. After playing five seasons as a Cougar, he will continue pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL. Wilgar joins Jaren Hall, Puka Nacua, and Harris LaChance. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmz9MMWLT_8/ Payton Wilgar Before coming to BYU he grew up in St. George, Utah, and played for Dixie High School. He then in 2018 walked on to BYU. After the 2018 season, they put him on a scholarship to keep him playing football for the Cougars. Wilgar has played since 2018 for the Cougars. In his career, he has played in 38 games with…

BYU Wide Receiver Puka Nacua declares for the 2023 NFL Draft. This comes after he spent two years playing for the Cougars. He joins Jaren Hall and Harris LaChance in this move in his career. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmuAda8paPF/ Puka Nacua Today is Puka Nacua junior wide receiver 6-2 205 lbs. Before coming to BYU in 2021 he played for Washington and Orem High School. Last Season Nacua played in 10 games. Nacua had 35 receptions for 666 yards and six touchdowns. He also rushed for 148 yards on 14 attempts. Nacua is also on track to have a great season as a…

BYU Offensive lineman Harris LaChance declares for the 2023 NFL Draft. After playing five seasons as a Cougar. He joins Jaren Hall in this move after playing for BYU Football. https://twitter.com/HarrisLachance/status/1607509521903284224 Harris LaChance Harris LaChance from Herriman, Utah a 6’8 310lbs Offensive Lineman. LaChance has played in 45 games over five seasons and had one year of eligibility remaining but choose to take his crack at the NFL. He started in 17 of those games. In his first season in 2018 he played in four games and then redshirted. 2019 he played in all 13 games mostly with the special…