Obviously, the most important player on any football field anywhere, is the quarterback. To avoid addressing the obvious, we will omit starting quarterback Kedon Slovis from this list of most important BYU Cougars. BYU’s success largely rides on the quality of quarterback play.
What about everywhere else on the field? Here are the five most important BYU football players for the success of the 2023 team. These are players that, while maybe not stars, are vitally important to how far this team goes.
Kingsley Suamataia, LT
Another semi-obvious one is the man who will protect Slovis’ blindside.