BYU is in the Market for Wide Receivers Following the Transfer of Starter Kody Epps

Hours be fore the transfer window closed, BYU starting wide receiver Kody Epps surprised many when he entered the transfer portal. Epps, who was a limited participant during the Spring due to injury, was slated to be one of three starters at wide receiver in 2023.

BYU was already thin at wide receiver, making the loss of Epps even more meaningful as BYU prepares to join the Big 12 conference. After Spring camp, offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick said BYU was short as many as three or four scholarship wide receivers, and that was before Epps entered the portal.

When asked if there was a need to add receivers from the transfer portal, Roderick said, "Yes, but I want to make sure everyone knows that it's not because we're not happy with who we have. Our numbers are down right now, we don't have as many receivers in the room. We actually have three, maybe four scholarships available there that we haven't used yet. I don't think we'll use all of them, but we'll probably use a couple of them to bolster that room with depth."

It's possible that Epps could explore his options and decide to return to BYU, but in all likelihood, BYU will need to replace Epps in time for Fall camp. BYU was already in the market for another wide receiver. The bar has been raised, however, as BYU will need to find at least two wide receivers: a starting-caliber player and another player to round out the depth at wide receiver.

This weekend, BYU hosted Eastern Michigan wide receiver Darius Lassiter for an official visit. Lassiter is the type of player that could replace Epps' production and compete for a starting spot. BYU identified another transfer on Sunday who could come in and start right away. BYU offered North Texas transfer Jyaire Shorter. Shorter has over 1,300 receiving yards in his career and he is coming off a career high 628 receiving yards in 2022. Shorter is a true deep threat - he averaged 27.3 yards per reception last season. Shorter has competing offers from Purdue and UCF.

BYU also extended an offer to Colorado transfer wide receiver Chase Sowell. Sowell spent just one season at Colorado before entering the transfer portal. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining. As of this article, BYU is Sowell's only Power Five offer. He has received competing offers from ECU, Charlotte, Kent State, UConn, North Texas, and Texas State since entering the transfer portal.

Blessed to receive the opportunity and offer from Brigham Young University!! #blessed #AGTG pic.twitter.com/xbid0plDTM
— Chase Sowell (@SowellChase) April 30, 2023

Stay tuned for more transfer portal updates in the coming weeks.

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