This isn’t your average college football ranking.
My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it’s my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:
- Who do I think is good?
- Why do I think they’re good?
- What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?
Here’s a take a look at the place BYU lands in my Final 136.
BYU rating: 60
Final 12 months’s rating: 48
High participant: RB LJ Martin: Completed fifth within the Massive 12 in move yards with 3,071 and second in move TDs with 28; one in every of 21 gamers in FBS to throw for 3,000+ yards and 25+ move TDs final season.
RJ’s take: 2025 was presupposed to be The Jake Retzlaff Present in Provo. He led the Cougars to their first 11-win season since 2009 and this system peaked at No. 6 within the CFP rankings with wins in opposition to SMU and Colorado, whereas he threw for two,947 yards with 26 complete TDs and 12 INTs.
A civil go well with accusing him of rape (that was later dismissed) and a violation of the college’s honor code left Retzlaff taking the choice to depart BYU. Now, Kalani Sitake has to remind his staff and the nation that the lack of your star participant doesn’t suggest the staff will endure.
Such as you, I am going to consider it after I see it.
The protection completed first within the Massive 12 in scoring (19.6 factors per sport), compelled turnovers (29) and yards allowed per sport (308). That is the power of this staff in 2025, too. However none of BYU’s QBs have thrown for greater than 1,400 yards — of their profession. Which means LJ Martin goes to get a number of touches early with an opportunity to turn out to be a 1,000-yard rusher.
[Check out RJ Young’s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]
BYU Cougars Win Whole: Over 6.5 (-118) Beneath (-104)
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RJ Young is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports activities. Observe him at @RJ_Young.
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