The last two seasons BYU has struggled to keep running backs healthy and on the team. Squally Canada, Beau Hoge, Lopini Katoa, Matt Hadley, KJ Hall, Ula Tolutau and Kavika Fonua are running backs just in the past two seasons who were on the roster but unable to play at one point or another.
With Lopini Katoa having 423 career yards and Kavika Fonua with 87 yards the running game was in big danger in the upcoming season. The Cougars needed help, and now they have it with the addition of Emmanuel Esukpa.
Emmanuel Esukpa will be a graduate transfer coming from Rice University out of the C-USA.