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2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Tavion Thomas, RB, junior, Utah,... Saw action in 13 games with four starts, leading the team with 204 carries for 1,108 yards (5.4 ypc) and 21 touchdowns in 2021...Named Pac-12 All-Conference first-team...Ranked third in the FBS and led the Pac-12 in rushing touchdowns (21)...In Pac-12 games, he led the league in touchdowns (16) also ranking second in rushing yards per game (105.6). - Utah Football

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RB Tavion Thomas, Utah
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08/03/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah, 5-09, 184 (DS#9 CB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Clark Phillips, Utah, Sophomore CB,...Started in all 14 games, recording 63 tackles (1.0 TFL), 15 passes defended (13 PBU, 2 INT) and two forced fumbles in 2021...Led the Pac-12 with 15 passes defended, recording 11 in league play...Tied his career-high in tackles (9) and pass breakups (3) at USC. - Utah Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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07/29/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah, 5-09, 184 (DS#9 CB) + More +

Utah and USC tied with a conference-best six players named to the All-Pac-12 football preseason first team. A total of 13 Utes were included on the All-Pac-12 teams, which was released by the conference Tuesday afternoon. The teams were voted on by media members that cover Pac-12 football. The six Utah players on the first team are running back Tavion Thomas, tight end Brant Kuithe and offensive lineman Braeden Daniels on offense; and cornerback Clark Phillips III, safety Cole Bishop and defensive lineman Van Fillinger on defense. The second team featured quarterback Cam Rising, offensive lineman Sataoa Laumea and defensive lineman Junior Tafuna. - Deseret News

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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07/29/22 - Junior Tafuna, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-4, 308 (DS#46 DT) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: DT Junior Tafuna, Utah,...Tafuna is entering his sophomore season in 2022 after winning Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year last year. He played in 13 games in 2021 with 11 starts, racking up 33 tackles (5.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks), a pass breakup and a fumble recovery. The Taylorsville, Utah, native ranked second among freshmen in the Pac-12 in total sacks with his 4.5 throughout the season, also ranking third on the team in quarterback sacks. He recorded a career-high nine tackles at Arizona last season, also winning Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week after posting three stops that included 1.5 sacks in Utah's regular season win over Oregon. - Utah Football

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DT Junior Tafuna, Utah
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07/28/22 - Mohamoud Diabate, Sr/2023, Utah, 6-4, 225 (DS#11 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Mohamoud Diabate, Utah,...Diabate played in 37 games with 17 starts at Florida from 2019-21, recording 176 total tackles (14.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks), three forced fumbles, two pass breakups and an interception...89 tackles (2.5 TFL) with four QB hurries as a junior in 2021, recording a career-high 12 tackles at South Carolina. - Utah Football

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ILB Mohamoud Diabate, Utah
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07/28/22 - Junior Tafuna, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-4, 308 (DS#46 DT) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: DT Junior Tafuna, Utah,...2021 Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year...2021 AP Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team...13 games played as a Ute, 11 starts...Saw action in 13 games in 2021, starting at left tackle in the final 11 contests...Recorded 33 tackles (5.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks) along with a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. - Utah Football

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DT Junior Tafuna, Utah
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07/28/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah, 5-09, 184 (DS#9 CB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: CB Clark Phillips, Utah,...19 career games played at Utah, all starts...Pac-12 All-Conference and AP All-Pac-12 second team in 2021...Finished 2021 as one of three active Pac-12 players with multiple career pick-sixes...Started in all 14 games in 2021, recording 63 tackles (1.0 TFL), 15 passes defended (13 PBU, 2 INT) and two forced fumbles. - Utah Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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07/28/22 - Braeden Daniels, rJr/2023, Utah, 6-4, 307 (DS#6 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: OT Braeden Daniels, Utah,...35 career games played, 29 starts (18 at LG, 11 at RT)...Pac-12 All-Conference second-team selection in 2021...Started all 14 games (3 at LG, 11 at RT)...Named All-Pac-12 second-team...Earned Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week after Utah's win at Stanford. - Utah Football

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OG Braeden Daniels, Utah
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07/28/22 - *Clark Phillips III, rSo/2023, Utah, 5-09, 184 (DS#9 CB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: Clark Phillips III, Utah, So.,...As a freshman (2020), Phillips III (5-10, 185) started primarily at right cornerback in all five games and had one pick six. In 2021, listed as a second-year freshman, Phillips III had 63 tackles (1.0 TFL), second-most in the secondary, adding two forced fumbles, 13 pass breakups and two interceptions. Led the Pac-12 with 15 passes defended (13 PBU, two INT). - Utah Football

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CB *Clark Phillips III, Utah
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07/28/22 - Levani Damuni, rSr/2026, Utah, 6-2, 234 (DS#31 ILB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Levani Damuni, Stanford,...Damuni Started all 12 games at inside linebacker in 2021...Led the team with 88 tackles, 49 solo, while adding 5.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a QB hurry...Made at least eight tackles in six games. - Stanford Football

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ILB Levani Damuni, Utah
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07/28/22 - Cole Bishop, Jr/2024, Utah, 6-2, 206 (DS#3 FS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: Cole Bishop, Utah, So.,...In 2020, Bishop should have still been in high school, but as an early enrollee at Utah he became the starting strong safety by the team's ninth game, against Stanford. Now, going into his sophomore year, he is a team leader and on the Thorpe watch list. Last season Bishop recorded 35 tackles, including three sacks, five pass deflections and a fumble recovery. He also blocked a punt against Oregon. "Getting to be here for a year really helped me experience-wise," Bishop said. "Instead of running around and trying to figure out where you're really going the whole time, you know where you're going already and you're able to just worry about your job more." - Deseret.com

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FS Cole Bishop, Utah
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07/25/22 - Tavion Thomas, rJr/2023, Utah, 6-0, 237 (DS#25 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Tavion Thomas (Jr.), Utah,...Running back Tavion Thomas (6-2, 238) attended Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. As a senior he rushed for 1,663 yards with 24 touchdowns and committed to the University of Cincinnati to play college football. Thomas played 2018 and 2019 at Cincinnati, rushing for 689 yards on 129 carries with seven touchdowns. In 2020 he transferred to Independence Community College and rushed for 347 yards with five touchdowns. In 2021, Thomas transferred to the University of Utah. He started four of 13 games, leading the team with 1,108 yards on 204 carries with a school record 21 touchdowns. Thomas returned to Utah for 2022 rather than enter the 2022 NFL Draft. - Utah Football

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RB Tavion Thomas, Utah
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07/25/22 - Dalton Kincaid, rSr/2023, Utah, 6-4, 246 (DS#2 TE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST: DALTON KINCAID, UTAH,...Entering 2022, Kincaid has 43 career games in Division I football after transferring to Utah in 2020 from San Diego. He earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2021 after playing in all 14 games with 14 starts, recording 36 receptions for 510 yards (14.2 ypc) and eight touchdowns. Kincaid's 14.2 yards per reception ranked third among tight ends in the Pac-12 while his eight touchdowns ranked third in the Pac-12 overall (first among TEs) and fifth among tight ends in the FBS. He scored at least one touchdown in the final three games of the season. - Utah Football

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TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
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07/22/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

University of Utah quarterback Cam Rising showed what he could do last season after transferring from Texas and being forced to sit out a year. The results were more than impressive: After taking over as the Utes' starting QB midway through the team's third game, Rising threw for 2,493 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions, while adding 499 rushing yards and six more touchdowns. He put up a QBR rating of 84.2, per ESPN's metrics, which ranked sixth nationally and is the best among Pac-12 quarterbacks returning this season.

He also led the Utes to their first Pac-12 championship and Rose Bowl appearance. Could Utah's Cam Rising be a first-round NFL draft pick next year? That kind of production has the junior signal-caller getting national attention, including being named to the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Award watch lists this week. Some, like ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. earlier this offseason, believe that 2022 could be the year Rising rises to the occasion and makes himself one of the top NFL quarterback prospects next spring. - Deseret News

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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07/22/22 - Tavion Thomas, rJr/2023, Utah, 6-0, 237 (DS#25 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Tavion Thomas, Utah,... In 2021 Utah running back Tavion Thomas saw action in 13 games with four starts, leading the team with 204 carries for 1,108 yards (5.4 ypc) and 21 touchdowns and was named Pac-12 All-Conference first-team. Those 21 TDs broke the Utah single-season rushing touchdown. Ranked third in the FBS and led the Pac-12 in rushing touchdowns (21). In Pac-12 games, only he led the league in touchdowns (16) also ranking second in rushing yards per game (105.6). Scored at least one touchdown in the final nine games he appeared in. Prior to Utah: Played in four games at Independence CC in 2020 after transferring from Cincinnati. - Utah Football

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RB Tavion Thomas, Utah
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