BYU Football has many players who could come back for another season, call it a career or move on to the NFL. The Cougars had 34 juniors, seniors, or super seniors who in the next few days will be deciding what to do. I will update this article as the news comes out and some other articles for the big breaking news on this subject.
Offense
Clark Barrington OL
Clark Barrington has been with the Cougars since 2018-2022. Barrington has transferred to Baylor to join his brother.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmeq_XvLpjA/
Christopher Brooks RB
This season was it for him eligibility and after his performance at the Hulu Bowl he could be playing in the NFL next season.
Brayden Cosper WR
Brayden Cosper announced before the bowl game that he was to play his last game in a Cougar uniform.
Blake Freeland OL
Freeland has declared for the NFL draft.
https://twitter.com/FreelandBlake/status/1615439952216748032
Jaren Hall QB
Hall announced he is Declaring for the NFL Draft.
https://twitter.com/jarenhall3/status/1606468122051239938
Houston Heimuli FB
Will step away from football after playing for 18 years. He started at Stanford and then transferred to BYU.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmhh1AgSuu9/
Chris Jackson WR
He will call it a career.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXVh3HuviI/
Lopini Katoa RB
Katoa has played his last snaps as Cougar so he has called it a career.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmascpLsqpw/
Harris LaChance OL
LaChance has declared for the NFL Draft.
https://twitter.com/HarrisLachance/status/1607509521903284224
Lane Lunt TE
Lunt has played the last two seasons for BYU Football after transferring from East Carolina.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaXocTJazV/
Jackson McChesney RB
McChesney after suffering another season ending injury
Puka Nacua WR
Nacua has declared for the NFL Draft.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmuAda8paPF/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=01741504-c038-441c-80cc-5cae0742209b
Isaac Rex TE
Rex is coming back to play another season after suffering a gruesome ankle injury in 2021.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXCeA3NkKL/
Gunner Romney WR
Romney has declared for the NFL Draft.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7u37RPcs0/
Joe Tukuafu OL
Tukuafu has played his last snaps as a Cougar and has had many amazing memories on the offensive line.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhYilsuGSY/
Masen Wake FB
Wake will play another season.
https://twitter.com/MasenWake13/status/1607489239230590976
Defense
Matthew Criddle DB
Criddle has taken his last snaps as a Cougar and will move on from football.
Lorenzo Fauatea DL
Fauatea has called it a career at BYU and has declared for the NFL Draft.
https://twitter.com/ZFauatea/status/1609600816268337152
Kaleb Hayes DB
Hayes has played his last snaps as a Cougar but he has a great chance of going on to play at the next level.
Shotgun Spratling USC Football
Jackson Kaufusi LB
Kaufusi is stepping away from football.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmS-ewlun_E/
Hayden Livingston DB
He could be one of the many who could return to BYU for one more season.
Atunaisa Mahe DL
Mahe could return for another season.
D’Angelo Mandell DB
He has played his last snaps as a Cougar.
Keenan Pili LB
He has entered the transfer portal.
https://twitter.com/KeenanPili7/status/1601390667523010561
Alema Pilimai DL
Pilimai will return to play one more season as a Cougar.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmW7pvjJfut/
Morgan Pyper LB
He could play one more season and most likely will.
Gabe Summers DL
Summers could play one more season.
Pepe Tanuvasa DL
Tanuvasa has played his last snap as a Cougar.
Alden Tofa DL
He is calling it a career.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmU7CKCraJq/
Max Tooley LB
Tooley will play another season with BYU Football.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6tbL9AWcj/
Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL
He has played his final game at BYU football.
George Udo DB
Udo can play another season and probably will.
Payton Wilgar LB
Wilgar has declared for the NFL Draft.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmz9MMWLT_8/
Special Teams
Britton Hogan LS
After his season ending early he will most likely come back for another season.
Jake Oldroyd K
He announced before the bowl game that he is done playing BYU football.
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