Lance Holtzclaw
Utah Utes
91
Elite

Lance Holtzclaw

Utah UtesElite
LDEDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Lance Holtzclaw is the projected starter at LDE for Utah Utes.

Redshirt senior · #15 · 6'3", 245 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Utah Utes

  1. 11591Lance HoltzclawStarter
  2. 29385Kash Dillon
  3. 34867Alex Cloward

Utah Starting Lineup

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Up next for Utah

Utah plays BYU at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Desert Ridge, ranked #664 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #664 NatlTeam Share4%Percentile81th
Boston, MA
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
245 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252641.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8748
National Rank
#664
High School
Desert Ridge
Hometown
Mesa, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WCINTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-25

Oct 25WHOUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 21-13

Oct 18WCOLOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Oct 11WKUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WISUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 31-17

Sep 19WUSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-0

Sep 13WARKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 43-10

Sep 4WIDHOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-14

Lance Holtzclaw's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 tkl · 4 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement44%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.