Ashton Adams – IL – Quit Football
Terin Adams – CB – Graduated from Utah State but did not complete his eligibility
Jaylin Bannerman – DE – Became a rotational player and graduated from Utah State
Chris Bartolic – P – Transferred to Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo
Josh Bowcutt – DE – Quit football
Aaron Bredsguard (PWO) – DL – Still at Utah State. Working with Strength & Conditioning
Riley Burt – RB – Graduated from Utah State
Pierce Callister (PWO) – P – Quit Football
Josh Calvin – QB – Transferred to Fullerton Community College and signed with Murray State University
AJ Carter – CB – Became a starter, graduated from Utah State and is currently in the transfer portal
Sean Carter – WR – Graduated from Utah State but did not complete his eligibility
Aric Davison – IL – Quit Football
Jack Drews (PWO) – TE – Quit football
Kanen Eaton (PWO) – WR – Quit Football
Diamond Faamafoe (PWO) – DT – Transferred to Snow Junior College
Cash Gilliam – Striker – Became a starter and graduated from Utah State
Keith Harris – Striker – Entered the transfer portal spring 2022
Nick Heninger – DE – Became a starter and graduated from Utah State
Hunter Hill – T – Transferred to byu and eventually quit footballVisit Site
Oakley Hussey (PWO) – WR – Transferred to Idaho State University and eventually quit football
Cam Lampkin – CB – Became a starter, transferred to Washington State University, and has entered the 2024 NFL Draft.
Connor Larsen (PWO) – DE – Quit football
Garrett Larson (PWO) – QB – Transferred to Fullerton Community College
Sione Lasike (PWO) – IL – Quit football
Christian LaValle – LB – Transferred to Texas Tech University and eventually quit football
Troy Lefeged – S – Became a starter and transferred to Texas State University
Cooper Legas – QB – Currently a starter at Utah State
Patrick Maddox (PWO) – Striker – Entered the transfer portal spring 2022 and is now coaching college football
Sonny Makasini – IL – Enrolled at byu post LDS Church mission
Mosese Manu – TE – Became a rotational player and graduated from Utah State
Siaosi Mariner – WR – Became a starter and graduated from Utah State
Enoch Nawahine – RB – Transferred to byu post LDS Church mission
Kaleo Neves – Striker – Became a starter and transferred to the University of Nevada
Jackson Owens – IL – Currently on the roster at Utah State
Jared Reed – S – Became a rotational player and transferred to Boise State
Caleb Repp – TE – Became a starter and graduated from Utah State
Dean Rice – DT – Quit football
Dom Tatum – S – Became a starter, transferred to Washington State University, and is currently in the transfer portal
Addison Trupp (PWO) – DE – Entered the transfer portal December 2022 and has retired from football
Simon Thompson – ILB – Transferred to Western Oregon University
Kyle Van Leeuwen – WR – Became a starter at Utah State and was forced to medically retire in 2023
Jesse Vasquez (PWO) – LS – Transferred to Cal-State Lutheran and eventually quit football
AJ Vongphachanh – ILB – Became a starter and transferred to byu.
Jaylen Warren – RB – Became a starter, graduated from Utah State and transferred to Oklahoma State University. Currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jaymason Willingham – ILB – Transferred to Portland State University
Logan Wood (PWO) – IL – Quit football
Derek Wright – WR – Became a starter and graduated from Utah State. Currently with the Carolina Panthers
Utah State Football Recruiting Class of 2019: Where Are They Now.
Obviously, we haven’t done very well on quality of recruiting and retention. I think it’s an interesting list and give some perspectives.
My second thought is that there’s something wrong with the count. You have 34 scholarship players, which wouldn’t have been allowed in 2019 and 13 preferred walkons which in my mind don’t matter unless they received a scholarship while at Utah State.
Thanks for stopping by to check things out Todd!
While your count his correct, I can help you account for the “numbers” issue. Terin Adams, Josh Bowcutt, Sean Carter, Nick Heninger, Sioasi Mariner, Enoch Nawahine, and Caleb Repp were all “push forwards”, meaning they were all on the 2019 squad and essentially memebers of the 2019 recuiting class BUT did not count against the scholarship numbers until the class of 2020. That takes us from 34 down to 27.
Sonny Makasini and Kyle Van Leeuwen both went on LDS Church missions. While I did count them as the signing class of 2019, they did not officially count toward the final scholarship number of 25. That takes us from 27 down to 25.
Derek Wright BEGAN his career in 2019 as a walk-on at Utah State. He was awarded a scholarship later. Me ommitting that Derek joined the Aggies as a preferred walk-on in 2019 could be a tad misleading. BUT that would take us from 25 to 24 and NCAA compliant with scholarships given.
I hope that makes a little sense of my list! THANK YOU for keeping me my toes Todd!!
Thanks for the explanation Brian. You have great recruiting info. Now if we can just find a way to retain our best players.
Anytime Todd! Come back often!
Surprising how many of these players quit football – it’s a demanding sport.
It sure is Mark! It’s often a huge life adjustment not only on the field but ALSO off the field and in the classroom as well.