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A contingent of BYU coaches, led by head football coach Kalani Sitake, used a private jet to visit four-star tight end Brock Harris in St. George last week. Then, they headed to northern California to visit five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons. Both are in the Class of 2026 recruiting class and are at the top of staff priority lists.
Harris and Lyons had great visits with Sitake, Jay Hill, Fesi Sitake, Aaron Roderick and Kevin Gilbride, according to sources.
In Lyons’ camp, the needle moved closer to BYU. The Folsom High star has received offers from most of the top programs in the country. Mississippi State coach Lane Kiffin was at Folsom High the day after BYU coaches came. Kiffin was selling his work with Latter-day Saint quarterback Jaxson Dart out of Corner Canyon by way of USC.
Ryder’s brother Walker is a tight end at USC. Both Ryder Lyons and Harris could go on missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints out of high school.
If BYU can get Lyons, he will be a key recruiter for the Cougars in coming months because his friends — and there are many — could follow, including Harris. There are players who want to play with Lyons and want to follow him.
Coaches were taking advantage of the recruiting contact window that opened
Jan. 6 and continues until Feb. 1.
