The first five days of BYU’s training camp have already produced a clear buzz, and it centers on one freshman who is making noise fast.
Legend Glasker has turned heads from the jump, and the Cougars are not pretending otherwise. The Lehi High School product has been one of the most consistent standouts of the opening week, flashing speed, athleticism and an uncommon feel with quarterback Bear Bachmeier for a first-year Division I player.
Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Fesi Sitake said Monday that Glasker has done enough to force his way into the conversation early.
"He's going to see the field plenty this year," Sitake said Monday after practice. "Obviously, it's too early to make him a bona vide starter.
But he's clearly got all the starting material. He's so talented.
"I haven't seen a freshman come in and just pick up the playbook and make the amount of explosive plays that he's made ... He's very dynamic as a receiver, and I can't wait to see what he does when the bullets are live."
BYU is trying to replace a heavy chunk of its receiving production from last season, including its top three pass catchers and four of its top six. That leaves real opportunity on the table, even with quarterback Bear Bachmeier back and reigning Big 12 offensive player of the year LJ Martin returning at running back.
Martin, who caught 36 passes for 255 yards in 13 games, is the team’s top returning receiver among the skill players. After him, the depth chart opens up quickly. Jojo Phillips is back after 14 catches for 161 yards as a redshirt sophomore, and Oregon transfer Kyler Kasper brings experience after appearing in 23 games for the Ducks since 2022, though injuries limited him to six catches for 77 yards.
That’s the lane Glasker has entered. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound receiver was a two-time all-state selection at Lehi and piled up 1,457 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns over his final two high school seasons. Now he’s making a case to be part of the rotation sooner rather than later.
Offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick likes what he’s seeing from the group around him, too.
"I like those guys; they're playing good football out here. They're a good group," Roderick said. "People haven't seen them do it on game day yet, but I'm really confident in those guys and I like what they're doing so far."
BYU’s tight end room is also loaded, with USC transfer Walker Lyons and Oregon’s Roger Saleapaga II joining returning senior Keayen Nead and former American Fork standouts Noah Moeaki and Will Zundel.
Saleapaga, the Orem High alum and younger brother of former BYU offensive lineman Keanu Saleapaga (2017-20), has already played in 26 games over the past two seasons for Oregon and even caught a touchdown in last year’s College Football Playoff against Indiana.
Lyons brings his own résumé. The older brother of four-star quarterback commit Ryder Lyons played in 23 games over the past two seasons at USC after serving a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Norway. As a true freshman in 2024, he started three of 11 games and arrived in college as the former four-star recruit and No. 2-rated tight end prospect in the country by ESPN.
Roderick says that collection gives BYU a chance to be especially versatile at the position.
"This is the best tight end group we've had since I've been here, as a group," Roderick said. "Roger and Walker are two of our best players, and they will play in the game together a lot. Those guys are a big part of what we're doing."
Still, Glasker is the freshman drawing the loudest praise. Sitake said the work ethic is just as impressive as the talent, and that combination has helped him separate himself early.
"He's not just a talented kid," Sitake said of Glasker, who picked BYU over Kansas State, Utah, Cal, Colorado State and Utah State. "He's going to be the last one off the practice field a lot of the time.
During the summer, he was constantly working. he's a great kid, he's humble; when you do all those things right, that's the outlier situations where you see a kid come in and play right away. I'm fired up for him."
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