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BYU Football: How the Running Back position stacks up with Riley Burt’s transfer

By Shaun Gordon

BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 3: Running back Lopini Katoa #4 of the BYU Cougars pushes off of linebacker Curtis Weaver #99 of the Boise State Broncos during second half action between on November 3, 2018 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won the game 21-16. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)
BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 3: Running back Lopini Katoa #4 of the BYU Cougars pushes off of linebacker Curtis Weaver #99 of the Boise State Broncos during second half action between on November 3, 2018 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won the game 21-16. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) /
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Wild Cards

Ula Tolutau

Tolutau isn’t on BYU’s roster and wasn’t there throughout the 2018 season after off-the-field issues in 2017. His return is far from guaranteed, but still a possibility.

If so, he’d create a dynamic one-two punch with Katoa. In 2017 he rushed the ball 72 times for 303 yards and two touchdowns.

Amone Finau

Like Tolutau, Finau wasn’t on the roster through the 2018 season after committing as a part of last year’s recruiting class.

A 3-Star recruit, Sione Finau’s younger brother has good vision and good hands. His style of running would be interesting to see now, since he’s put on more mass since his high school days.

Unknowns

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Morgan Pyper

There’s not much known about Pyper, who was listed as a freshman on the 2018 but played his final year of high school ball in 2014. As a senior that season, he rushed for 852 yards and eight touchdowns (6.4 ypc) and also added 253 yards and three scores through the air.

Johnny Tapusoa

Like Fonua, Tapusoa switched to running back after two years on defense for BYU. He even started two games for the Cougars on defense in 2017.

The junior didn’t play at all in 2018, and while he hasn’t announced a transfer, his name is on the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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