PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake announced 14 players will serve on the team’s leadership council.
This includes four team captains and 10 alternate co-captains who are representing offense, defense and special teams.
The leadership council was determined by a vote of the team.
The offensive captains are senior center James Empey, a junior who was also a captain last season and sophomore quarterback Jaren Hall.
The defensive captains are sophomore linebackers Keenan Pili and Payton Wilgar.
Co-captains on offense include junior tailback Loponi Katoa and sophomore tailback Tyler Allgeier as well as a pair of receivers in juniors Gunner Romney and Neil Pau’u.
Defensive co-captains include three defensive linemen in senior Uriah Leiataua, junior Lorenzo Fauatea and freshman Tyler Batty and junior defensive back D’Angelo Mandell.
The specialist co-captains are sophomore kicker Jake Oldroyd and freshman punter Ryan Rekhow.
