2020 roster notes: Only 4 Bronco Mendenhall players left

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Only four BYU players on the 2020 fall camp roster played for former head coach Bronco Mendenhall. By far the fewest since Kalani Sitake took over as head coach in 2016. All four players are seniors on this year’s team. The four include projected starters in linebacker/nickel Kavika Fonua and safety Zayne Anderson. Bracken El-Bakri will be a top reserve along the defensive line and Jared Kapisi rounds out the remaining quartet of players that played under Coach Mendenhall.

Also the scholarship crunch is in full force with missionaries returning early.

Back in February on Signing Day, BYU announced five fall additions in players who were returning home from serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of the five, two appeared on the roster this week in tight end Ben Tuipulotu and offensive lineman Connor Pay.

The three players who were not on the roster include defensive lineman Tanner Baker and offensive linemen Campbell Barrington and Tysen Lewis. All three have returned home from missions and could be candidates to potentially greyshirt this season or enroll when school starts on August 31st.

Barrington served his mission and lost close to 70 pounds according to his brother Clark in an interview with KSL Sports last fall. 2020 could serve as an opportunity to regain some of that weight to be ready for next season.