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BYU Football: Signing Day recap – 14 Cougars sign Letters of Intent

By Shaun Gordon

PROVO, UT - SEPTEMBER 12: Fred Warner #4 of the Brigham Young Cougars signals to the crowd as he and his team take the field before their game against the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
PROVO, UT - SEPTEMBER 12: Fred Warner #4 of the Brigham Young Cougars signals to the crowd as he and his team take the field before their game against the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /
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Wednesday marked the first day of college football’s early signing period, and BYU Football hauled in 14 Letters of Intent from future Cougars.

There wasn’t a whole lot of surprise as the first day of the early signing period kicked off on Wednesday. Of BYU Football’s 16 commits, 14 of them signed their Letter of Intent.

The 14 who signed are:

Offense

  • 4-Star Quarterback Jacob Conover
  • 3-Star Wide Receiver Chase Roberts
  • 3-Star Wide Receiver George Udo
  • 2-Star Wide Receiver Keanu Hill
  • 2-Star Tight End Ethan Erickson
  • 2-Star Tight End Carter Wheat
  • 3-Star Offensive Lineman Brock Gunderson
  • 3-Star Offensive Lineman Elijah Unutoa
  • 2-Star Offensive Lineman Bruce Mitchell

Defense

  • 3-Star Defensive Lineman Brooks Maile
  • 3-Star Linebacker Michael Daley
  • 3-Star Cornerback Caleb Christensen
  • 3-Star Cornerback Eric Ellison
  • 3-Star Athlete Blake Freeland

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For more information on each of the new Cougars, check out our early signing day preview.

Getting 14 of the 16 commits to sign on Wednesday is a big win for the BYU coaching staff. With those 14 guaranteed, they can focus their attention over the next two months on bringing in uncommitted talent. Many players that the Cougars are targeting still haven’t committed to a specific school.

The biggest positive news of the day was the Letter of Intent from Chase Roberts. The High School All-American has been a Cougar commit for more than a year, but his stellar senior season brought him a lot more offers. He never decommitted but did take a recent visit to Utah.

Of the two BYU commits who didn’t sign on Wednesday, defensive lineman CJ Alatini isn’t expected to sign until February due to academic issues, and the same was expected of linebacker Tausili Fiatoa.

But in the one bit of disappointing news on the day, Fiatoa announced that he’s decommitted from BYU and will play for Navy instead.

His loss creates an even more serious need for defensive players in February, so expect to see the BYU coaches spend a lot more effort going after that side of the ball. That, along with a running back, will determine how successful the next two months of recruiting are.

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