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Who is Utah's strongest football player?

Sep 8, 2015 at 5:51p ET

Sep 8, 2015 at 5:51p ET

The Utah Utes looked phenomenal in their season opener on FS1 against the Michigan Wolverines, and have even cracked the AP Top 25 polls this week.

There are lots of impressive players on their squad, but the latest to catch some buzz on social media is defensive end Jason Fanaika. According to Bleacher Report's Bryan Fischer, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham says that Fanaika is the "strongest" player on the team.

Kyle Whittingham says DE Jason Fanaika is the strongest player on Utah’s team, benches over 500 pounds.