Thursday, numerous Utah college football players appeared on the Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List. BYU, Utah and Utah State are all significantly represented. Those being so honored before the season are as follows:
BYU
sophomore safety Raider Damuni (forced fumble, 11 tackles for a loss last season)
redshirt senior tight end Keanu Hill (12 rec, 187 yards, TD last season)
junior offensive lineman Weylin Lapuaho
junior defensive tackle David Latu (3 tackles last season)
junior offensive lineman Austin Leausa
Utah
sophomore defensive end Logan Fano (3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles last season)
sophomore offensive lineman Spencer Fano
senior safety Alaka’i Gilman (interception, 3 defensed passes)
redshirt freshman offensive lineman Caleb Lomu
junior offensive lineman Michael Mokofisi
junior defensive tackle Simote Pepa (0.5 tackles for a loss last season)
junior linebacker Karene Reid (2 tackles for a loss, 4 defensed passes last season)
junior defensive tackle Junior Tafuna (1.5 sacks, forced fumble, 3 tackles for a loss last season)
sophomore defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa (2 sacks, forced fumble, 6 tackles for a loss last season)
junior offensive lineman Tanoa Togiai
Utah State
senior offensive lineman Falepule Alo
sophomore offensive lineman Tavo Motu’apuaka
