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Utah Football: 3 signees who’ll have instant impacts in 2020

By Connor Muldowney

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: Head coach Kyle Whittingham of the Utah Utes walks onto the field with his team prior to the start of the Pac-12 Championship game against the Oregon Ducks at Levi's Stadium on December 06, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: Head coach Kyle Whittingham of the Utah Utes walks onto the field with his team prior to the start of the Pac-12 Championship game against the Oregon Ducks at Levi's Stadium on December 06, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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Utah football is headed in the right direction and after landing the No. 29 class in the country, the Utes should have some early impact signees.

Coming off his most successful season as head coach of the Utes, Kyle Whittingham signed the No. 29 recruiting class in the country. That may not seem all that impressive, but Utah is up 13 spots from a season ago, showing some progress on a national level.

The Utes finished the 2019 season with a loss to Texas after missing a College Football Playoff berth thanks to a Pac-12 title game loss to Oregon.

If the Utes want to turn things around in a hurry and get back to Pac-12 and playoff contention, they need to find replacements for Tyler Huntley and Zack Moss. Jake Bentley should cover the first star, but will Moss’ replacement be part of the 2020 class?

Which signees have an instant impact for the Utes in 2020?

Utah is looking for a replacement for one of the best running backs in school history after Zack Moss came back and rushed for 1,400 yards during his senior season on 6.0 per touch.

Will the replacement be Devonta’e Henry-Cole for a season? Or how about Devin Brumfield and Jordan Wilmore? There are some options, but you can’t overlook Ty Jordan, a three-star from Mesquite, Texas.

Jordan isn’t the biggest guy at 5-7, 183-pounds, but he’s got speed to burn. He’s not only a track star at the high school level, but he also runs a 4.53 40-yard dash. He’s shifty and quick and that’s something that should help him see the field early on even though that’s quite the opposite of Moss’ running style.

The three-star back picked Utah over USC and Texas and is ranked the No. 439 overall prospect and eighth-best all-purpose back in the class, per 247Sports.

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