Wide receiver Darius Lassiter joins BYU football program

PROVO, Utah – BYU has signed Eastern Michigan transfer wide receiver Darius Lassiter to join the football program.

The 6-foot-3, 200-pound wideout from Chandler, Arizona, comes to BYU after playing in 2022 for the Eagles and from 2020-21 at Butler Community College, where he earned NJCAA All-America honorable mention honors. 

Lassiter played in all 13 games for Eastern last year, catching 40 passes for 471 yards and four touchdowns. He helped the Eagles to a 9-4 season, including a 41-27 win over San Jose State in the Potato Bowl. Lassiter led Eastern with six receptions, 108 yards and two touchdowns. 

At Butler, Lassiter played in 17 career games with 51 career receptions, 913 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 2021, he played in all 10 contests, racking up 37 receptions for 707 yards and 10 touchdowns. Averaging 19.1 yards per catch and 70.7 yards per game, Lassiter was named first-team all-conference and received NJCAA All-American Team honorable mention.

As a freshman in 2020, Lassiter grabbed 13 balls for 206 yards and three touchdowns during the spring season while adding one 10-yard reception during the fall. 

Lassiter is the son of the late Kwamie Lassiter, who was also an All-American defensive back at Butler College in 1990 before going on to finish his college career at Kansas. Kwamie went on to a 10-year NFL career and was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2021.

Lassiter joins a group of 14 transfers new to the BYU program for the 2023 season. Most recently, the Cougars added transfer offensive lineman Caleb Etienne from Oklahoma State and linebacker AJ Vongphachanh from Utah State to join other previously announced additions.