While Utah football has not yet announced a starting quarterback, the team captains have been announced. There are two each for offense, defense, and special teams. On offense, the captains are quarterback Troy Williams and offensive lineman Salesi “Leka” Uhatafe, defense features defensive linemen Filipo Mokofisi and Lowell Lotulelei, and special teams are linebacker Christian Drews and punter Mitch Wishnowsky. Every player with the exception of Wishnowsky, who is a junior, are seniors. In interviews during fall camp with coaches and players, these six players are frequently singled out by their teammates as leaders.
Mokofisi and Uhatafe represented Utah football at the Pac-12 Media Days, so they both seemed like locks for captains.