Utah is losing two of its best defensive players to the NFL draft

Safety Cole Bishop started 29 games over three seasons at Utah, while Sione Vaki became a breakout two-way player this season.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) tries to recover his fumble as Utah Utes safety Cole Bishop (6) dives for the ball to get possession for Utah, in football action between Utah Utes and Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.

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Kevin ReynoldsCollege Sports Reporter

Kevin Reynolds, a Dallas native who graduated from SMU, has been covering BYU since 2022.

Eric WaldenJazz beat writer

Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.