Every offseason, ESPN analyst Bill Connelly measures the returning production percentage of each FBS team. In his latest list, the University of Utah ranked within the top 20 teams in the country regarding returning production.
Entering 2024, Connelly pinned Utah as the 16th-ranked team (out of 134 teams) for retaining 72% of their overall statistical production from the 2023 season.
To put that figure into perspective, 2023 CFP contenders like Washington, Texas, and Michigan all had players equal to 73% of their statistical production return following the 2022 college football season.
Long story short, Utah returning 72% of its overall production from 2023 is a massive advantage entering the new year.
Utah’s high mark of returning production comes from an average of playmakers returning on each side of the ball. Specifically, the Utes retained 75% of their production on offense and 70% on defense.
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