Why the Knights wide receiver, along with his twin brother Kennan Pula, decided to committed to the Utes.
There were times when Lone Peak wide receiver Jaron Pula looked unguardable in last Friday’s matchup between the Knights and Corner Canyon Chargers.
The University of Utah commit put up season highs of 10 receptions for 155 yards and three touchdowns in Lone Peak’s statement 42-21 victory over the nationally ranked Chargers.
MaxPreps was impressed enough with the win to move the Knights up 45 spots in its updated national rankings, vaulting Lone Peak to No. 20 nationally. Corner Canyon, meanwhile, fell 21 spots to No. 36.
“I feel like you’ll build a lot of confidence, our team as well,” Pula said of what that victory meant to Lone Peak. “We were the underdogs in this game, so yeah, lot of confidence for us.”
Utah commit Jaron Pula with the 3rd-down TD to capitalize on a Corner Canyon turnover. Knights up 7-0 with 6:17 left in first quarter pic.twitter.com/qjWJgUXZjd
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Pula’s monster first half played a big role in Lone Peak beating the Chargers.
All three of his touchdowns came before halftime, as he scored on passes of 5, 56 and 35 yards, the last of which came on a fourth-down throw into the end zone in double coverage. The 6-foot-3 talent came down with the catch in between the defenders for the score.
“Sometimes in football you’ve just got to throw up the ball to your playmakers,” Lone Peak coach Bart Brockbank told the Deseret News about Pula’s third touchdown. “Sometimes guys just make such great plays.
“You can’t even say ‘Hey, that was a great offensive play call.’ It’s just like, throw it up to the dude that’s four stars and going to the University of Utah.”
Jaron Pula had the hat trick with this 4th down TD
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I learned the difficulty of being all zoomed in an iPhone pic.twitter.com/YeeNi0S9TX
Pula’s twin brother Kennan, also a Utah commit, scored on an 18-yarder just before halftime to give Lone Peak a 28-21 lead.
Utah commit Kennan Pula gets in on the scoring, catches a 23-yard TD with 21.8 until halftime
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Lone Peak leads Corner Canyon, 28-21 pic.twitter.com/ZH7KOLrgKT
That started a run of 21 unanswered points for the Knights as they pulled away while intercepting Corner Canyon quarterback Helaman Casuga, a Texas A&M commit, four times.
It’s often been that kind of a special season for Jaron Pula in 2025. In an earlier win over Orem, he caught six passes for 120 yards and a touchdown, an 85-yarder to get the scoring started.
🎥: @Utah_Football commits Jaron and Kennan Pula came up big in Lone Peak's win over Orem
— Brandon Judd (@brandonljudd) August 23, 2025
・Jaron had an 82-yard TD (missed the start of play — user error) and, by my count, 7 receptions
・Kennan unofficially had 3 catches primarily on a late-first half scoring drive pic.twitter.com/ikx8o4FJRj
In a 35-14 loss to top 10 national power Bishop Gorman of Nevada, Pula caught four passes for 60 yards and both Lone Peak touchdowns in a game that was called in the third quarter following an altercation on the Lone Peak sideline wherein more than three Knights players left the sideline, which violated Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association rules and resulted in a forfeit.
Pula and his brother originally committed to UCLA before flipping to Utah over the summer before their senior season. The Utes’ new wide receiver coach, Micah Simon, played a big role in that commitment.
“It was definitely the coaching staff, period. I mean, I feel like the receiver coach is very good,” Pula said.
Simon isn’t far removed from his playing days — the former BYU wide receiver last suited up for the Cougars in 2019. He came to Utah from New Mexico alongside new offensive coordinator Jason Beck.
“He’s very young,” Pula said of Simon. “Our humor is always there to match it, so yeah, it’s fun.”
What’s left for Pula and the Knights the rest of the season?
Lone Peak continues its season with a road game at American Fork on Friday, the second of four Region 3 matchups for the Knights.
Lone Peak currently is ranked second in the UHSAA Class 6A RPI rankings, behind only Skyridge. The Knights moved up one spot after beating Corner Canyon, which dropped to No. 3.
Pula, who transferred this season to Lone Peak from Timpview, has his sights set on one thing before he moves on to college.
“The championship,” he said. “That’s what’s next, championship.”
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