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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, 236 (DS#30 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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07/22/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Cameron Rising, Utah,... In 2021 Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (6-2, 220) finally saw action in 13 games, starting the last 11, going 204-of-320 passing (5 INT, 20 TDs) for 2,493 yards, adding 74 carries for 499 rushing yards (6.7 ypc) and six rushing touchdowns. He was a Pac-12 All-Conference first-team selection, was highest rated Pac-12 quarterback on ESPN's QBR Rating (84.2), ranking sixth overall. Ranked fourth in total offensive TDs (18), third in passing yards per game (214.1), third in passing efficiency (145.74) and second in passing yards per completion (12.76) in Pac-12 games only. Redshirted at Texas in 2018, redshirted at Utah in 2019 and had season-ending injury after one start in 2020. So he needed to show something in 2021 and he did. - Utah Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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07/20/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: Cameron Rising, Utah, Jr., 6-2, 220, Ventura, Calif.,...Rising earned first-team All-Pac-12 in 2021 after going 204-of-320 passing for 2,493 yards and 20 touchdowns. He was also versatile on the field as a dual threat, adding 74 carries for 499 rushing yards (6.7 ypc) and six rushing scores. - Utah Football

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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06/28/22 - Cameron Rising, rSr/2025, Utah, 6-2, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

This weekend, Utah quarterback Cam Rising has been participating in the Manning Passing Academy, a high school football camp in Thibodaux, La. founded by former NFL quarterback Archie Manning. Manning's sons, former NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, are also on hand during during the camp. Rising has been a coach during the camp, and participated in competition with the other college quarterback coaches on Friday such as Alabama's Bryce Young.

"The quarterbacks threw 10-yard hooks, 18-yard comebacks, 18-yard digs and a deep ball to receivers. The scored portion of the throwing session was a target competition where the quarterbacks threw at moving golf carts. Each turn included two crossing routes and a vertical throw down the sideline," per On3's Charles Power. Power named the top standouts from the event, and Rising was on the list. "Cameron Rising was among the more relaxed passers in the Manning Passing Academy's high-energy setting. (Rising) didn't press and made some nice throws on the night, highlighted by a well-thrown comeback. Rising's emergence in 2021 helped lead Utah to the Rose Bowl," Power wrote. - Deseret News

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QB Cameron Rising, Utah
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06/27/22 - Mohamoud Diabate, Sr/2023, Utah, 6-4, 225 (DS#11 ILB) + More +

The first, and only, meeting between Utah and Florida in football happened 45 years ago. That day, on Nov. 19, 1977, the Gators defeated the Utes in their homecoming game 38-29. Utah finished the season with a 3-8 record. When the two programs collide again on Sept. 3 at "The Swamp" in Gainesville, it will be televised by ESPN and the Utes should be ranked in the national polls. No doubt, times have changed. "It's evident when you put the tape on, this team's got height, length, speed. They're tough. They play with effort. They've got a reputation and a brand that they play to. So, we've got a ton of respect for Utah. - Florida coach Billy Napier on the Utes And Utah is looking forward to this kind of test to kick off the season. The Utes are the defending Pac-12 champions and lost a heartbreaker in the Rose Bowl to Ohio State last New Year's Day.

Of course, this season opener will be a homecoming for Ute linebacker Mohamoud Diabate, who spent the previous three seasons with the Gators before transferring to Utah. "It brings emotion because those are the guys you grew up with and you had more workouts with those guys. Those are some of my closest friends. But at the end of the day, I want to destroy them," he said. "When I step on the field, they know how I am. You're my enemy now. "At the end of the day, all that stuff that we've been through, all those times we were together, that goes out the window. I'm trying to do my job and I know it's going to be the same on their end. It will come down to who prepares the best and who's ready." - Deseret News

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ILB Mohamoud Diabate, Utah
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06/21/22 - Devaughn Vele, rJr/2024, Utah, 6-4, 203 (DS#45 WR) + More +

Fresh off its first Pac-12 championship and Rose Bowl appearance, Utah is looking to repeat in 2022 and finds itself ranked in the top 10 in several preseason polls. Some project the Utes as a contender for the College Football Playoff. "We're the champions coming back. We're not going to sneak up on anybody," said coach Kyle Whittingham. "There's a lot of good teams in the (Pac-12) South. We've just got to go about our business like we usually do. We don't have that under-the-radar feel to us this year." The Utes say they are ready for everybody's best this fall.

"It's understanding that we are the team with a target on our back. Everybody is going to be coming for us. We're no longer that underdog team where they just overlook us," said Utes wide receiver Devaughn Vele. "Now we're one of those powerhouses and when they think of the Pac-12, they think of Utah, not just USC or Oregon or Washington. "It's just understanding that role and being able to step into that spotlight and not shying away from it. It's keeping that confidence and understanding what we need to do and still maintaining the same energy that we had last year." Most of Utah's offense returns, highlighted by quarterback Cam Rising, running back Tavion Thomas and tight ends Brant Kuithe and Dalton Kincaid. - Deseret News

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WR Devaughn Vele, Utah
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