New coach but 5A defending champion Tigers are loaded.

2. Lone Peak (8-5)

Knights will compete at top of Region 3 as always.

3. Skyridge (9-3)

Falcons talent runs deep despite heavy losses to graduation.

4. Timpview (6-6)

T-Birds looking for bounce-back season under Travis Uale.

5. Springville (12-2)

Red Devils always find a way to compete.

Others considered: American Fork, Maple Mountain, Pleasant Grove, Provo, Salem Hills, Westlake.

10 Utah Valley Players to Watch in 2026

Ian Aloisio, Sr. OL, Timpview

Utah commit is a road grader on the offensive line.

Peyton Higginson, Sr. WR/DB, Salem Hills

BYU commit will dominate on both sides of the ball.

Jag Ioane, Sr. DE, Orem

BYU commit just tapping into awesome potential.

Krew Jones, Sr. DE, Orem

Oklahoma commit is a problem for opponents.

Malik Sika, Sr. WR, Westlake

Wonderful athlete who is practically unguardable on deep balls.

Hyrum Stafford, Sr. WR/DB, Mountain View

Stafford has huge impact on offense and defense.

Kingston Stroshine, So. LB, Lone Peak

Another 100-tackle season loading.

Cash Taise, Jr. WR, American Fork

Lots of colleges looking at this guy.

Dennis Tuaone, Jr. WR/RB/QB, Timpview

Most versatile athlete in the valley.

Uhila Wolfgramm, Sr. DE, Maple Mountain

BYU commit will demand double teams.

Taking the reins

There are eight new head coaches in the Utah Valley this season.

Cody Gardner, Cedar Valley

Andy Stokes, Orem

Brock Condie, Spanish Fork

DeShawn Perkins, Deer Creek*

Nolan Nielsen, Timpanogos

Joe DuPaix, ALA

Viliami Halasima, Provo

Mike Cole, Payson

*Deer Creek is a new school in Heber City