UTES · BIG 12 · 2026 SEASON
Utah Utes Football Stats
The 2026 Utah football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 6 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 40.2 points per game, 486.7 total yards per game and 14.8 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | 23.5 | – |
| FPI | 17.421 | #13 |
| SRS | 18.5 | – |
| Elo | 1901 | – |
| Returning Production | 67.9% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
6 GAMES · 40.2 PPG · 14.8 ALLOWED · 486.7 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 6 | #70 |
| Points / Game | 40.2 | #8 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 14.8 | #12 |
| Total Yards / Game | 486.7 | #9 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 220.3 | #16 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 266.3 | #33 |
| Yards / Play | 6.8 | #14 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 53.2% | #8 |
| Turnover Margin | 3 | #33 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.265 | #20 |
| Defense PPA | -0.033 | #24 |
| Offense Success Rate | 49.3% | #17 |
| Defense Success Rate | 33.5% | #8 |
| Explosiveness | 1.295 | #35 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Dampier | 118/172 | 1412 | 8.2 | 15 | 4 |
| Byrd Ficklin | 10/18 | 186 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 128/190 | 1598 | 8.4 | 17 | 4 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayshawn Parker | 89 | 597 | 6.7 | 7 |
| Devon Dampier | 59 | 199 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Byrd Ficklin | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 1 |
| Daniel Bray | 21 | 129 | 6.1 | 1 |
| LaMarcus Bell | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 1 |
| Steve Chavez-Soto | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Hunter Andrews | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 |
| Mateaki Helu | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Braden Pegan | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Brandon Rose | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Orion Phillips | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Semi Taulanga | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 228 | 1335 | 5.9 | 15 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Pegan | 32 | 422 | 13.2 | 6 |
| Creed Whittemore | 15 | 253 | 16.9 | 0 |
| Ricky Johnson | 16 | 233 | 14.6 | 1 |
| Noah Bennee | 13 | 206 | 15.8 | 3 |
| Wayshawn Parker | 19 | 201 | 10.6 | 4 |
| Larry Simmons | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bray | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Hunter Andrews | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 2 |
| Mana Carvalho | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Byrd Ficklin | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Kyri Shoels | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Semi Taulanga | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Will Monney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 1598 | 12.5 | 17 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Reynolds | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnathan Hall | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Bennee | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Ritchie | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rabbit Evans | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Elijah Elliss | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cyrus Polu | 19 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Jireh Moe | 18 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Elijah Davis | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Reed | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Day | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Holtzclaw | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Kaufusi | 11 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kash Dillon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Chenault | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Tilmon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Fitzgerald | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Fuller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pupu Sepulona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Fonoimoana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Hart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Dampier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Caldwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Motuapuaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Obot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Samsula | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Marcus Wimberly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateaki Helu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tauteoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Takitaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Semi Taulanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayson Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Pegan | – | – | – | 1 |