BYU
Big 12 · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$19.4M - $24.8M
#44 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-9
9 in, 13 out
Top Model Price
$3.4M
Bear Bachmeier
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#3 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every BYU player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear Bachmeier | QB | starter | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| 2 | LJ Martin | RB | starter | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| 3 | Cade Uluave | LB | starter | $842K | $842K |
| 4 | Lopeti Moala | DL | starter | $708K | $708K |
| 5 | Evan Johnson | CB | starter | $667K | $667K |
| 6 | Bott Mulitalo | IOL | starter | $618K | $618K |
| 7 | Jax Tanner | IOL | starter | $618K | $618K |
| 8 | Nehemiah Kolone | DL | starter | $498K | $498K |
| 9 | PJ Takitaki | EDGE | starter | $498K | $498K |
| 10 | Jaron Pula | WR | starter | $456K | $456K |
| 11 | Ryder Lyons | QB | rotation | $438K | $438K |
| 12 | Paki Finau | IOL | starter | $435K | $435K |
| 13 | Zak Yamauchi | IOL | starter | $435K | $435K |
| 14 | Jr Sia | OT | starter | $435K | $435K |
| 15 | Jojo Phillips | WR | starter | $421K | $421K |
| 16 | Tiger Bachmeier | WR | starter | $407K | $407K |
| 17 | Antonio Johnson | CB | starter | $379K | $379K |
| 18 | Justice Brathwaite | CB | starter | $379K | $379K |
| 19 | Jayven Williams | CB | starter | $314K | $314K |
| 20 | Alvin Puefua | DT | starter | $303K | $303K |
| 21 | Brock Harris | TE | starter | $286K | $286K |
| 22 | Jake Clifton | LB | starter | $272K | $272K |
| 23 | Faletau Satuala | S | rotation | $250K | $250K |
| 24 | Parker Ord | TE | depth | $244K | $244K |
| 25 | Isaiah Glasker | LB | rotation | $242K | $242K |
| 26 | Cannon DeVries | CB | starter | $231K | $231K |
| 27 | Ace Kaufusi | LB | starter | $229K | $229K |
| 28 | Bodie Schoonover | DE | rotation | $211K | $211K |
| 29 | Ty Goettsche | TE | rotation | $204K | $204K |
| 30 | Anisi Purcell | DT | rotation | $181K | $181K |
| 31 | Roger Saleapaga II | TE | depth | $180K | $180K |
| 32 | Walker Lyons | TE | rotation | $178K | $178K |
| 33 | Kyler Kasper | WR | rotation | $147K | $147K |
| 34 | Cody Hagen | WR | rotation | $142K | $142K |
| 35 | Siale Esera | LB | depth | $141K | $141K |
| 36 | Therrian Alexander III | CB | depth | $141K | $141K |
| 37 | Hunter Clegg | DE | rotation | $130K | $130K |
| 38 | Tanner Wall | S | depth | $126K | $126K |
| 39 | Bruce Mitchell | OL | depth | $126K | $126K |
| 40 | Ephraim Asiata | DE | rotation | $119K | $119K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for BYU: 9 in, 13 out, net star flow -9. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Lyons | TE | 4 | IN | USC | winter |
| Cade Uluave | LB | 4 | IN | California | winter |
| Roger Saleapaga II | TE | 4 | IN | Oregon | winter |
| Kyler Kasper | WR | 3 | IN | Oregon | winter |
| Zak Yamauchi | IOL | 3 | IN | Stanford | winter |
| Paki Finau | IOL | 3 | IN | Washington | winter |
| Jr Sia | OT | 3 | IN | Utah State | winter |
| Jake Clifton | LB | 3 | IN | Kansas State | winter |
| Jayven Williams | CB | 3 | IN | Mississippi State | winter |
| Dominique McKenzie | WR | 3 | OUT | San José State | winter |
| McCae Hillstead | QB | 3 | OUT | Utah State | winter |
| Marcus McKenzie | CB | 3 | OUT | Utah State | winter |
| Tayvion Beasley | CB | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Max Alford | LB | 3 | OUT | Michigan | winter |
| Jake Griffin | OT | 3 | OUT | Arizona | winter |
| Lamason Waller III | WR | 3 | OUT | Southern Utah | winter |
| Pokaiaua Haunga | RB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Ikinasio Tupou | OT | 3 | OUT | San José State | winter |
| Choe Bryant-Strother | EDGE | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Sani Tuala | DL | 3 | OUT | Idaho State | other |
| Sione Hingano | OT | 3 | OUT | Stephen F. Austin | other |
| Tucker Kelleher | TE | 3 | OUT | Toledo | spring |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$6.8M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$153.4M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.