Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Lance Holtzclaw
Senior defensive end on Utah's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Boston, MA · Desert Ridge HS
CFB Index 33 · #310 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Utah for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Idaho
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Utah's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington in 2022.
- Transferred from Washington to Utah in 2025.
Lance Holtzclaw
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Lance Holtzclaw has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Idaho — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Washington3-star out of Desert Ridge
202510 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Utah
2026era →
Morgan Scalley
Utah
Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2026Utah2-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
33 · #310 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #310 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #14 of 22 Big 12 DEs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah | 26 | 17 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 30 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–14
vs Idaho
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Utah
Returning around him
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caleb Tannor’s 2021 season.
Matches Caleb on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Watts's junior season at Louisville (2025).
Matches Antonio on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Lance Holtzclaw
Background
2026: Member of the team's Leadership Council. 2025: Played in all 13 games, earning a start for the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Nebraska. Totaled 26 tackles on the season (4.0 TFL, 1.5 sack) and three pass breakups. Set a pair of career-bests with five tackles and 2.0 TFL at West Virginia. Regular season...
The defensive line · Utah
- #8Ethan Day7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Kash Dillon4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Lance Holtzclaw4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Jireh Moe2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Lucas Samsula1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology