Juab Wasps Football
Nephi · 3A South · 8-2 in 2026
Juab is 8-2 through 10 games of the 2026 season, scoring 32.0 points a game and allowing 19.9. The Ledger Rating of +12.5 places them 34th among all 106 Utah 11-man programs and 4th in 3A. That number is opponent-adjusted and blowout-capped, so beating a good team by a little counts for more than beating a bad one by a lot. Their schedule so far rates -2.5 in difficulty. Projected to finish 8-2.
2026 schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opp rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | at |  Delta | L 26–29 | +6.7 |
| Aug 21 | vs |  Payson | W 31–20 | -9.5 |
| Aug 28 | vs |  South Summit | W 34–13 | +4.5 |
| Sep 4 | vs |  Manti | W 58–29 | -13.2 |
| Sep 10 | at |  Grantsville | L 7–42 | +7.6 |
| Sep 19 | at |  Carbon | W 55–7 | -40.8 |
| Sep 25 | vs |  Canyon View | W 28–14 | +4.9 |
| Oct 2 | vs |  Richfield | W 37–21 | +21.1 |
| Oct 9 | at |  Cedar | W 31–24 | -0.5 |
| Oct 14 | at |  North Sanpete | W 13–0 | -5.4 |
Opponent rating is that team's Ledger Rating, so a loss to a strong team reads differently from a loss to a weak one.
Juab roster
All 54 players we carry for Juab, best grade first. Click any name for his full card — production, recruiting, game log and film, right here on this page. Grade is out of 10 and combines production, recruiting recognition and the quality of the opponents faced. Every player on the roster is here, not only the ones a recruiting service has already found.
| Player | Pos | Class | Ht/Wt | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Downard #2 | Slot/FS | 2028 | 6.43 | |
| Justus Reynolds #43 | RB/LB | 2027 | 5.73 | |
| Kelsen Allred #19 | WR/DE | 2027 | 5.32 | |
| Marshall Draper #14 | Slot/DB | 2028 | 5.32 | |
| Auston Brown #15 | LB | 2027 | 5.29 | |
| Quentin Robinson #1 | WR/DB | 2027 | 4.56 | |
| Price Armstrong #8 | QB | 2027 | 4.44 | |
| Wyatt Downard #55 | DE/LB | 2027 | 4.42 | |
| Ryder Vincent #68 | OL/DT | 2027 | 4.34 | |
| Jiles Barnes #30 | Slot/SS | 2027 | 4.25 | |
| Will Armstrong #11 | Slot/DB | 2029 | 3.77 | |
| Grady Ballow #4 | RB/LB | 2027 | 3.59 | |
| Clayton Pay #3 | QB/DE | 2028 | 3.45 | |
| Gage Vance #10 | Slot/DB | 2027 | 3.43 | |
| Alexander Nielsen #41 | RB/DE | 2028 | 3.27 | |
| Wes Allred #44 | DE/WR | 2028 | 2.92 | |
| Rhett Richards #9 | QB/DB | 2029 | 2.80 | |
| Kael Blackett #65 | OT/DT | 2027 | 2.78 | |
| Robert Squire #88 | WR | 2027 | 2.62 | |
| Tillman Yama #34 | RB/SS | 2028 | 2.45 | |
| Teagen Anderson #99 | DE | 2029 | 1.95 | |
| Keaton Vance #17 | Slot/DB | 2029 | 1.76 | |
| Kalen Mattinson #66 | OT/DT | 2028 | 1.74 | |
| Stanson Hopoate #22 | RB/LB | 2029 | 1.42 | |
| Brady Gempeler #5 | WR | 2027 | 1.38 | |
| Trevin Callaway #32 | WR/FS | 2027 | 1.21 | |
| Kole Walker #75 | DT | 2027 | 0.75 | |
| Porter Dudley #51 | OL/DL | 2028 | 0.71 | |
| Liam Nielsen #33 | Slot/DB | 2029 | 0.52 | |
| Keaton Helms #64 | DT | 2027 | 0.40 | |
| Daxton Jarrett #16 | WR/DB | 2029 | 0.12 | |
| Noah Loveless #62 | OL/DL | 2029 | 0.12 | |
| Zander Buck #7 | WR | 2027 | 0.05 | |
| Bridger Chappuis #29 | LB | 2029 | — | |
| Costner Gurr #53 | DT | 2029 | — | |
| Daniel Calderon #61 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Everitt Miller #13 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Fisher Jacobssen #56 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Grady Jacobsen #57 | OL | 2028 | — | |
| Issac Dansie #54 | OL/DE | 2027 | — | |
| Jadyn Kinross #60 | OL/LB | 2029 | — | |
| Jaxon Nelson #28 | DB | 2027 | — | |
| Jett Jones #24 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Kade Fautin #20 | WR/DE | 2029 | — | |
| Kaden Ross #12 | WR | 2027 | — | |
| Kadence Myers #25 | - | 2029 | — | |
| Karson Fautin #58 | DT | 2027 | — | |
| Kyson Camacaro #21 | DB/K | 2029 | — | |
| Linkon Hopkinson #18 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Madden Morgan #52 | OL/LB | - | — | |
| Matthew Painter #35 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Ronnie Parsons #27 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Talon Kingston #50 | LB | 2029 | — | |
| Tyson Petit #72 | OL/DL | 2029 | — |
About the program
Head coach: Jake Downard, year 4 at Juab.
State championships: 1 — 2020.
Roster: 54 players, 21 seniors.
Line play
Offensive line — 82.7, 22nd statewide
run blocking and measured sacks allowed
Defensive front — 77.5, 36th statewide
run defense and measured pass rush
Both are unit ratings, identical for every lineman on the roster, because sacks and rushing yards are things five men do together.
Recent seasons
| Year | Record | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-4 | semifinal |
| 2024 | 6-5 | |
| 2023 | 6-6 | quarterfinal |
Rivalries
North Sanpete
Juab leads 37–25 (62 meetings since 1957). Nephi and Mount Pleasant are about thirty-five miles apart over the Sanpete divide and have shared a region for most of seventy years. The full history ›
3A South
Who else Juab plays in their region, ranked.
The rest of the season
The live rankings carry the week-by-week projection for Juab, the matchup breakdown for every game left, and the playoff picture — all of it updated the same night games finish.
Open Juab on the live rankings →