Utah POP Rankings 2026: Top 10 at Every Position Through Week 9

These are not opinion rankings. Nobody at SPIN picks who is No. 1. POP, Production Over Potential, is calculated from what each player has actually done this season, game by game, from the box scores of his games, weighed for who he did it against and where. Stars, offers, highlight tapes and reputation are not in the math. Two things are: what he produced, and the competition he produced it against.

That is why big numbers against weak opponents do not rank high here, and why a big game against a great opponent is the most valuable thing on these boards. Consistency counts too: a full season of steady games is worth more than one monster night surrounded by quiet ones. The rules are set before the numbers come in, and they apply to every player in every region the same way.

Below: the Top 10 at every position through Week 9, games of Oct. 8 to 10 included, plus the Two-Way board. The full Top 25 at every position, the Top 10 for every classification and every rated player in the state live on the Player Rankings tab, updated every Wednesday at noon.

What changed this week

• New No. 1 at running back. Ridgeline's Noah Fiefia (94) moves ahead of Herriman's Filisi Filipe (94). Both sit at 94; Fiefia takes the top spot on production in close games, the tiebreaker when ratings are equal.
• Dennis Tuaone enters the Two-Way board at No. 3. The Timpview junior is also the state's No. 2 receiver at 94. His defensive production, two interceptions, five passes defended and a defensive touchdown, now pairs with his receiving line.
• Javoni Halalilo, Orem, jumps from No. 9 to No. 2 among defensive backs (97) on a second interception, 70 return yards and a second defensive touchdown at Payson.
• Two rules apply for the first time this week, to every region. Return yardage counts fully in competitive games and is discounted in mismatches; turnovers and touchdowns always count. And a Top 25 spot now requires a real share of the load at the position. A player under that line is still rated and still listed, just not ranked.

Coaches, post your box scores. POP can only count what gets recorded. American Fork and Bountiful both played Thursday, Oct. 8, and neither game's stats were in when this week's numbers were run Tuesday evening, so their players carry one fewer game than the rest of the state until next week's board. When a program posts no box score, or logs only part of what its players did, those players lose credit for work they actually did. Post full box scores, offense and defense, every week. If a stat is wrong, tell us and show us; the corrected rating shows on the next board.

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Defensive Backs

Linebackers

Defensive Line

Two-Way (Athletes)

How to read the number

A POP rating runs 25 to 99 on one national scale, so a 94 in Utah means the same thing as a 94 in Southern California. GP is games with a posted stat line. Two-Way players must be rated on an offensive board and a defensive board; the Two-Way number is built from both sides.

How every number on this board is built: the SPIN Production Rankings methodology. Why we built it: Stars Are a Bet. Yards Are a Receipt. Last week's board: Utah through Week 8.

Nevada is live on the Player Rankings tab today. Arizona, the Northern California update and Southern California follow, then a national board.