A look at the Utah ties who still have a chance at a Super Bowl title.
And then there were eight.
Following the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs, there are only four teams remaining on both the AFC and NFC sides of the postseason.
With it, there will be 24 Utah ties moving on to the next round.
There were several Utah ties who had big performances in the wild-card round, from Puka Nacua scoring twice for the Los Angeles Rams to Cole Bishop and Dalton Kincaid coming up with clutch fourth-quarter plays for the Buffalo Bills.
Here’s a look at how the 24 Utah ties remaining in the postseason hunt break down by school, while the full list is at the bottom of this article.
Note: Players can count towards multiple Utah schools. Players who have played at two or more Utah schools, whether at the high school or collegiate levels, count toward every school they have played at for at least one season.
- University of Utah: 13 (8 active roster, 0 injured reserve, 5 practice squad).
- BYU: 4 (2 active roster, 2 injured reserve, 0 practice squad).
- Utah State: 3 (0 active roster, 2 injured reserve, 1 practice squad).
- Weber State: 2 (2 active roster, 0 injured reserve, 0 practice squad).
- Southern Utah: 1 (0 active roster, 1 injured reserve, 0 practice squad).
- Snow College: 1 (1 active roster, 0 injured reserve, 0 practice squad).
- High schools: 13 (6 active roster, 3 injured reserve, 4 practice squad).
NFL divisional playoff schedule
Saturday, Jan. 17
- Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos, 2:30 p.m. MST (CBS)
- San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 6 p.m. MST (Fox)
Sunday, Jan. 18
- Houston Texans at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. MST (ESPN/ABC)
- Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears, 4:30 p.m. MST (NBC)
Utah ties still in the NFL playoffs
- NFL playoff rosters as of Monday, Jan. 12
- Note: all players are on active roster unless otherwise noted.
AFC playoff teams
No. 1 seed: Denver Broncos
- Garett Bolles, OT, Utah, Snow College and Westlake High
- Jonah Elliss, OLB, Utah.
- Karene Reid, ILB, Utah and Timpview High.
- Caleb Lohner, TE, Utah (practice squad).
- Kyrese Rowan, WR, Utah State, Utah and Roy High (practice squad).
- Note: Reid was elevated to active roster on Jan. 6 from injured reserve, designated to return.
No. 2 seed: New England Patriots
- Khyiris Tonga, DT, BYU and Granger High.
- Note: Miles Battle, CB, Utah, who was previously on the Patriots practice squad, had his contract terminated Jan. 8.
No. 5 seed: Houston Texans
- Dalton Schultz, TE, Bingham High.
- Ajani Carter, CB, Utah State (injured reserve).
- Leki Fotu, DT, Utah and Herriman High (practice squad).
- Junior Tafuna, DT, Utah and Bingham High (practice squad).
No. 6 seed: Buffalo Bills
- Cole Bishop, S, Utah.
- Jackson Hawes, TE, Highland High.
- Taron Johnson, CB, Weber State.
- Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah.
- Mitch Wishnowsky, P, Utah.
NFC playoff teams
No. 1 seed: Seattle Seahawks
- Connor O’Toole, LB, Utah.
- Rashid Shaheed, WR, Weber State.
No. 2 seed: Chicago Bears
- Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah.
- Braxton Jones, OT, Southern Utah and Murray High (injured reserve, designated to return).
- Noah Sewell, LB, Orem High (injured reserve).
- Xavier Carlton, DL, Utah and Juan Diego Catholic High (practice squad, injured).
- Note: Jones was moved to injured reserve, designated to return from IR on Jan. 6.
No. 5 seed: Los Angeles Rams
- Puka Nacua, WR, BYU and Orem High.
No. 6 seed: San Francisco 49ers
- Jakob Robinson, CB, BYU, Utah State and Orem High (injured reserve).
- Fred Warner, LB, BYU (injured reserve)
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