Jaron Pula

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-2, 185 lbs. Taller than 58% and heavier than 55% of 2026 Wide Receiver prospects in the SEC Scouts database (329 with a listed size).

Play Style

A long boundary receiver who produced in two different high school offenses. He is at his best on vertical stems, back-shoulder fades and jump-ball situations, where his frame and ball tracking let him high-point the catch. In the red zone he uses his body to shield defenders on fades and slants. He had high catch totals as a junior and scored often as a senior, which points to steady hands and a quarterback's trust more than a pure deep threat. He looks more like a big-play possession/X receiver than a speed-based slot.

Strengths

• Productive over two varsity seasons at two schools: about 79 catches, 1,200 yards and 8 TD at Timpview in 2024, then 57-62 catches, 834-938 yards and 11 TD at Lone Peak in 2025 (247 and BYU's bio disagree on the exact 2025 numbers)
• Catches the ball away from his frame and wins contested throws, with his length giving him a big catch radius, which makes him a natural red-zone and third-down target (11 senior-year TDs)
• Broad national recruitment: more than two dozen offers, including Alabama, Oregon, Texas, Miami, Auburn, Ole Miss and Tennessee, backing up the four-star grade and a composite of 0.9031
• Ready for early work: he enrolled in January and went through spring practice, so he is ahead of a typical summer-arrival freshman on learning the offense and on strength and conditioning

Areas to Improve

• Play strength and releases against press. He can't count on size alone against physical college corners, so his hand usage and releases off the line need to get sharper.
• Route precision and separation at the break. He needs to show he can win on timing and intermediate routes, not just vertical and back-shoulder throws, before he becomes a reliable every-down option.
• Consistency as a blocker on the perimeter, which is a must for playing time in BYU's run-heavy formations

College Projection

He is a true freshman at BYU and opened 2026 fall camp as a third-string wide receiver on the first depth chart. Playing time is realistically available because the room lost Roberts, Kingston and Hagen. The likely path is a rotational and red-zone role in 2026, protecting a redshirt through the four-game limit if the depth chart holds, then competing for a starting outside spot in 2027. If he adds strength as expected, he is a multi-year starter by his third season and could become BYU's top boundary receiver.

NFL Outlook

He has a four-star grade and the size NFL teams look for (6-3/200), so the tools are draftable. His draft stock will depend on college production and verified speed: a 4.4-4.5 timed 40 and one or two 700-plus-yard seasons would put him in Day 3 consideration, with higher upside if he becomes a No. 1 option. He is a long-term developmental prospect rather than a projected early-round pick.

Best Fit

A pro-style or spread offense that uses a true X receiver on the boundary and throws plenty of back-shoulder, fade and intermediate concepts. That describes BYU's current system. A program with a strong strength-and-development program and a thin receiver room, which BYU also is in 2026, gives him the best mix of early reps and time to develop.