BYU Cougars NFL Draft Prospects

BYU went 12-2 and 8-1 in the Big 12 in 2025, matching the conference's best league record and reaching the Big 12 Championship Game before falling to Texas Tech, the second loss to the Red Raiders in a span of weeks. The Cougars have now stacked back-to-back double-digit win seasons and missed the College Football Playoff by the narrowest of margins in each, and expectations in Provo are as high as they have been in years. Kalani Sitake, 84-45 at the school, signed an extension after Penn State pursued him last December, keeping the architect of the program's rise in place. The defining offseason story is continuity at the top paired with a defense reshaped after coordinator Jay Hill followed Kyle Whittingham to Michigan, with special teams coordinator Kelly Poppinga promoted to replace him.