Morgan Scalley's staff targets Skyridge standout by leveraging a proven track record of NFL tight end development.
The Utah Utes football program has put itself in a good spot early with one of the top tight ends in the state for the 2028 class.
Skyridge tight end Steeler Wesley has built a strong offer sheet, with programs like Oregon, Arkansas, Baylor, Cal and Washington involved, but after talking with him, the Utes sound like one of the teams standing out right now.
Maybe even the team to beat.
“Utah is for sure one of, if not my top school right now,” Steeler told Roundtable Sports.
For a recruit who still has almost another year before Wesley plans to decide, that is a pretty strong place for Utah to be.
The relationship really took another big step this spring.
Wesley was on campus watching Utah practice when Morgan Scalley came over and personally told him the Utes were offering him.
“I was at Utah for the spring practice, and Coach Scalley came up during practice and offered me,” Wesley said. “I was super excited because Utah is a school I have been interested in for quite some time now, and to get the offer was game changing.”
Wesley did not need much of an introduction to Utah. He is a local prospect who has been around the program before and already had legitimate interest in the Utes before the offer ever came.
Then the head coach personally made the move.
For Utah and all other programs involved, Wesley is a very intriguing prospect with huge upside.
He is listed around 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds and already has the frame Utah has traditionally liked at tight end. He spent last season at Orem before moving to Skyridge, where he will now have a chance to take another step in his development over his final two high school seasons.
That move was about putting himself in the best possible position for what comes next.
“I chose Skyridge because that is where I felt I would be best developed and readied to play at the next level,” Wesley said. “I thought I would fit really well into their scheme and receive top-of-the-line coaching. I am just excited to show what I am capable of this year.”
Wesley already has the size, and schools are clearly betting on what he can become, but he still has a lot of football ahead of him. His junior season at Skyridge gives him a chance to show more of that upside and continue building his game before he gets deeper into the decision process.
Development is also a major reason Utah has taken notice.
The Utes do not have to manufacture much of a pitch at tight end.
Dalton Kincaid became a first-round pick in 2023. Caleb Lohner was drafted in 2025. Dallen Bentley followed in the 2026 NFL Draft. Utah has consistently used tight ends as legitimate pieces of the offense rather than just extra blockers, and Wesley has noticed.
“Utah’s development of tight ends, and how they’ve used them, is for sure a big draw for me,” he said.
That history gives the Utes something real to sell here.
The interesting part now is showing Wesley that it continues under the new staff.
Luke Wells took over the tight end room this offseason as part of Scalley’s first staff, while Kevin McGiven is now running the offense. Wesley likes what Utah has done historically, but he also wants to see what the next version of the program looks like on the field.
That is one of the biggest things he will be watching this fall.
“I would just like to see how they do this year with a new staff and everything and continue to build on our relationship,” Wesley said.
That makes the 2026 season important in this recruitment.
Utah already has the history. It already has the location advantage.
Now the Utes get a season to show him what the tight end position looks like under Wells and McGiven, and what the program looks like with Scalley fully taking over.
Being the hometown program does not hurt either.
“Utah is close to home, which is good for so many reasons,” Wesley said. “It would be nice for my family to get out to games so easily, and I love the culture at Utah.”
His recruitment has grown quickly, and he plans on giving himself plenty of time to see other programs before making his choice.
“I’m going to get out to some schools this fall and spring and plan to commit next June,” Wesley said.
That gives Utah plenty of time, but it also means there will be real competition here.
Oregon, Arkansas, Baylor, Cal and others are already involved, and with two more high school seasons in front of him, Wesley’s recruitment will continue to grow.
Wesley already likes the culture. He likes Utah’s history at his position. Scalley personally delivered the offer, and Utah is already sitting at or near the top of his recruitment before his junior season even gets going.
He still has a long way to go before his planned June decision.
But Utah has given itself a really good head start.
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