BYU Cougars at Colorado State Rams

Injuries noted

BYU Cougars: Raider Damuni (out) — Starting safety has a lower-leg injury and was reported out for at least a month.; Sione Moa (out) — Backup running back has an MCL/PCL injury, was removed from the Colorado State depth chart and was reported out for this game, although a later-season return remained expected.; Siale Esera (questionable) — Starting rover linebacker sustained an undisclosed, non-season-ending injury against Arizona. Kalani Sitake called him questionable but said the injury would more than likely keep him out against Colorado State; Esera was removed from this week's depth chart.

Colorado State Rams: Tommy Maher (questionable) — The wide receiver missed the September 12 Southern Utah game for an undisclosed reason; his availability against BYU remained uncertain as of September 13.

QUARTERBACK

• Bear Bachmeier is BYU's confirmed starter

  9.02 Y/A

  Bear Bachmeier is BYU's confirmed starting quarterback. BYU's released Colorado State depth chart lists Bachmeier alone atop the quarterback position, ahead of Treyson Bourguet and Enoch Watson. 2026 line: 415 passing yards, 69.6% completions, 9.02 yards per attempt, 6-0 TD-INT over 2 games.

• Hauss Hejny is CSU's projected starter

  8.56 Y/A

  Hauss Hejny is CSU's projected starting quarterback. Colorado State's weekly notes list Hejny as the previous-game starter and first quarterback, while a September 16 official feature describes him as the quarterback taking the snaps for the 2-0 offense. No game-specific starting announcement was located. 2026 line: 539 passing yards, 65.1% completions, 8.56 yards per attempt, 9-1 TD-INT over 2 games.

TRENCHES

• BYU's front holds runners to 101.5 fewer yards per game

  101.5 YPG

  BYU has allowed 73 rushing yards per game across two games, 101.5 fewer than CSU's 174.5. Two-game opponent box totals through Sept 18; nothing in them separates the front's work from the run volume it saw.

TURNOVERS

• CSU's defense takes the ball away 1.5 more times per game

  1.5 TO

  BYU is at 2.5 takeaways per game over 2 games; CSU is at 4 over 2 games. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-18.

MISMATCH

• CSU's passing attack against BYU's — 312 pass yards a game to 215

  312 VS 215

  The widest gap on this matchup's tape: pass ypg — BYU 215, CSU 312, over 2 and 2 game samples.

REPLACEMENT

• Sione Moa (RB) is out for BYU

  OUT

  Backup running back has an MCL/PCL injury, was removed from the Colorado State depth chart and was reported out for this game, although a later-season return remained expected. BYU football releases depth chart for Colorado State game (2026-09-14) BYU loses another starter to injury ahead of nonconference clash with dangerous Colorado State (2026-09-14)

• Raider Damuni (S) is out for BYU

  OUT

  Starting safety has a lower-leg injury and was reported out for at least a month. BYU loses another starter to injury ahead of nonconference clash with dangerous Colorado State (2026-09-14)

SITUATIONAL

• BYU's third-down conversion rate is 18.2 percentage points higher

  18.2 PP

  BYU is at 68.2% third-down conversion rate over 2 games; CSU is at 50% over 2 games. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-18.