Five-star offensive tackle Kelvin Obot signed with Utah on Wednesday morning, becoming the program’s highest-rated high school prospect ever.

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive tackle from Fruitland, Idaho, officially signed at 8:12 a.m., delivering offensive line coach Jim Harding his most significant recruiting win yet. Obot was named the 2025 MaxPreps Idaho Player of the Year and has simply dominated high school defensive linemen in Idaho’s 4A classification.

Obot is ranked as Rivals/On3’s No. 3 overall player in the class of 2026, while 247Sports ranks him as the No. 34 overall player in the class. The Utes beat out a final list of Oregon, Michigan, Nebraska and Michigan State for the talented offensive lineman’s services. Ohio State, Florida, USC and Tennessee also offered Obot.

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