BYU gamers make their manner onto the sector forward of an NCAA faculty soccer sport towards Utah at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Shafkat Anowar, Deseret Information
BYU is being lauded for a seemingly deep broad receiving corps heading into the 2022 faculty soccer season, however on Sunday, the Cougars’ future on the place was bolstered even additional.
Josiah Phillips, a three-star recruit out of California, introduced by way of social media that he’s dedicated to Kalani Sitake’s program as a member of the 2023 recruiting class.
1000% dedicated💙🤍 @GregBiggins@adamgorney@Rivals@247Sports@BYUfootball@fsitake#gocougarspic.twitter.com/USsHPpVJdB
— Josiah “jojo” phillips (@josiahphillip20) August 21, 2022
Phillips is a 6-foot-4, 190-pound broad receiver from Chatsworsth, California, the place he performs for Sierra Canyon Excessive.
Phillips holds a dozen scholarship provides from FBS colleges, in accordance with 247 Sports activities, amongst them Energy 5 applications similar to Oregon, LSU, California, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Oregon State. Utah State has additionally supplied Phillips, per 247 Sports activities.
He's rated a three-star prospect in 247 Sports activities’ composite rankings, and the thirteenth commit within the Cougars’ 2023 class.
Phillips cited BYU’s transfer to the Massive 12 subsequent season and his relationship with the Cougars’ employees — together with his recruiter, receivers coach Fesi Sitake — as causes to decide on them over the opposite two colleges in his prime three, California and San Diego State, in accordance with 247 Sports activities’ Greg Biggins.
“That’s a giant time transfer for them as a result of BYU has at all times been good yearly however by no means will get the respect they deserve. I believe that transfer will certainly assist them in that regard so I’m actually enthusiastic about my choice,” Phillips stated on BYU’s transfer to the Massive 12.