Defensive coordinator Jay Hill has been looking for a pass rusher who can generate sacks. In the last two years, most of BYU’s pass rush has come from the linebacker position with Harrison Taggart and Isaiah Glasker. Getting to the quarterback with a four-man rush is a critical part of Hill’s scheme, he said.

Clegg was the No. 3 overall recruit out of Utah in the class of 2023, having been committed to both Stanford and Utah before ultimately landing at BYU upon finishing his full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.