Arizona Wildcats
Big 12
9-4 (6-3 conf)
SP+ #28AP #21
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- 12.0 (#28)
- SP+ Offense
- 33.0
- SP+ Defense
- 19.5
- SRS
- 12.2
- FPI
- 10.1
- Elo
- 1688
- Talent
- 652
- Recruiting
- 201 (#50)
Schedule
record 9–4
Schedule
59th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
57th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
67th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsHawai'i | +1.7 | 40-6 | +34 | W |
| 2 | vsWeber State | FCS | 48-3 | +45 | W |
| 3 | vsKansas State | +7 | 23-17 | +6 | W |
| 5 | @Iowa State | +9.9 | 14-39 | -25 | L |
| 6 | vsOklahoma State | -15.1 | 41-13 | +28 | W |
| 7 | vsBYU | +15.9 | 27-33 | -6 | L |
| 8 | @Houston | +7.4 | 28-31 | -3 | L |
| 10 | @Colorado | -8.3 | 52-17 | +35 | W |
| 11 | vsKansas | +4.1 | 24-20 | +4 | W |
| 12 | @Cincinnati | +4.5 | 30-24 | +6 | W |
| 13 | vsBaylor | +1.4 | 41-17 | +24 | W |
| 14 | @Arizona State | +3.9 | 23-7 | +16 | W |
| 1 ·P | NSMU | +13.4 | 19-24 | -5 | L |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 111
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Noah Fifita | JR | 5'10" | 186 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Braedyn Locke | JR | 6'0" | 211 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Mason Bray | FR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| QB | — | Sawyer Anderson | FR | 5'11" | 176 | — |
| QB | — | Luke Haugo | FR | 6'5" | 204 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Ismail Mahdi | SR | 5'9" | 188 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Quincy Craig | JR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Kedrick Reescano | JR | 6'0" | 213 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Wesley Yarbrough | FR | 5'10" | 203 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Anthony Wilhite | JR | 5'11" | 192 | — |
| RB | 6th | Cornelius Warren | FR | 5'9" | 170 | — |
Wide Receivers · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Kris Hutson | SR | 5'11" | 174 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Javin Whatley | SR | 5'10" | 167 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Luke Wysong | SR | 5'10" | 192 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Tre Spivey | SO | 6'4" | 213 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Chris Hunter | JR | 6'1" | 193 | — |
| WR | 6th | Gio Richardson | FR | 5'10" | 170 | — |
| WR | 7th | Brandon Phelps | FR | 6'3" | 198 | — |
| WR | 8th | Jeremiah Patterson | SR | 5'10" | 173 | — |
| WR | 9th | Isaiah Mizell | FR | 6'1" | 161 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 10th | Devin Hyatt | SO | 6'2" | 184 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Rex Haynes | JR | 6'4" | 212 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Scotty Brennan | FR | 6'4" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Landon Kelsey | FR | 6'4" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Jordan McCord III | FR | 5'11" | 171 | — |
Tight Ends · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Cam Barmore | SR | 6'6" | 230 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Sam Olson | SR | 6'3" | 231 | ★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Keyan Burnett | SR | — | 248 | ★★★★ |
| TE | — | Kayden Luke | SO | 5'11" | 235 | — |
| TE | — | Chase Randall | JR | 6'2" | 232 | — |
| TE | — | Tyler Mustain | SO | 6'2" | 236 | — |
| TE | — | Kellan Ford | FR | 6'5" | 231 | — |
| TE | — | John Hart | JR | 6'4" | 252 | — |
| TE | — | Tyler Powell | JR | 6'7" | 244 | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 21
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Shancco Matautia | SR | 6'2" | 354 | — |
| OL | — | Ise Matautia | SR | 6'2" | 355 | — |
| OL | — | Ka'ena Decambra | SR | 6'3" | 306 | — |
| OL | — | Keona Peat | SO | — | 265 | — |
| OL | — | Chubba Maae | SR | 6'2" | 352 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Soione Tohi | FR | 6'3" | 356 | — |
| OL | — | Chance Roberts | SR | — | 296 | — |
| OL | — | Rhino Tapa'atoutai | SO | 6'5" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Javian Goo | FR | 6'4" | 280 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Alexander Doost | SO | 6'7" | 331 | — |
| OL | — | Jaxon Griffin | FR | 6'6" | 250 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Zarius Wells | SO | 6'6" | 311 | — |
| OL | — | Tristan Bounds | SR | 6'8" | 291 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Louis Akpa | FR | 6'6" | 259 | — |
| OL | — | Matthew Lado | FR | 6'6" | 308 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Siale Uluave | JR | 6'5" | 330 | — |
| OL | — | Ty Buchanan | SR | 6'6" | 314 | — |
| OL | — | Jordan Brown | SR | 6'5" | 323 | — |
| OL | — | Michael Wooten | JR | 6'5" | 325 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Grayson Stovall | JR | 6'3" | 309 | — |
| OL | — | Isaac Perez | JR | 6'3" | 336 | — |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Tiaoalii Savea | SR | 6'4" | 310 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Deshawn McKnight | SR | 6'3" | 299 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Leroy Palu | JR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| DL | 4th | Mays Pese | FR | 6'3" | 270 | — |
| DL | 5th | Dominic Lolesio | SO | 6'4" | 247 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Julian Savaiinaea | SO | 6'3" | 267 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Malachi Bailey | SR | 6'2" | 273 | — |
| DL | 8th | Tre Smith | SR | 6'5" | 259 | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Zac Siulepa | SO | 6'6" | 389 | — |
| DL | 10th | Chancellor Owens | JR | 6'3" | 260 | — |
| DL | 11th | Ammon Kaufusi | JR | 6'5" | 234 | — |
| DL | — | Christian Madoski | SO | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DL | — | Porter Patton | FR | 6'7" | 265 | — |
| DL | — | Ezra Funa | JR | 6'2" | 275 | — |
| DL | — | Jarra Anderson | SO | 6'2" | 270 | — |
| DL | — | Eduwa Okundaye | FR | 6'2" | 237 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Kaleb Bilal-Jones | FR | 6'1" | 312 | — |
Linebackers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Taye Brown | JR | 6'2" | 231 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Max Harris | SR | 6'0" | 231 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Riley Wilson | SR | 6'2" | 233 | — |
| LB | 4th | Chase Kennedy | JR | 6'3" | 228 | — |
| LB | 5th | Jabari Mann | FR | 6'0" | 214 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Myron Robinson | FR | 6'1" | 213 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Dominic Hanger | SO | 6'1" | 220 | — |
| LB | 8th | Leviticus Su'a | SO | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★★ |
| LB | — | Stacy Bey | FR | 6'1" | 206 | — |
| LB | — | Carter Jones | FR | 6'0" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Jacob Buggie | FR | 6'2" | 196 | — |
| LB | — | Brandon Craddock | JR | 5'10" | 228 | — |
| LB | — | Blake Gotcher | SR | 6'1" | 236 | — |
Defensive Backs · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Dalton Johnson | SR | 5'11" | 198 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Genesis Smith | JR | 6'2" | 202 | — |
| DB | 3rd | Treydan Stukes | SR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| DB | 4th | Ayden Garnes | SR | 6'0" | 176 | — |
| DB | 5th | Jay'Vion Cole | JR | 5'10" | 191 | — |
| DB | 6th | Michael Dansby | SR | 5'11" | 181 | — |
| DB | 7th | Gavin Hunter | SO | 6'2" | 202 | — |
| DB | 8th | Devin Dunn | JR | 5'10" | 192 | — |
| DB | 9th | Marquis Groves-Killebrew | JR | 6'0" | 179 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 10th | Johno Price | SO | 6'2" | 182 | — |
| DB | 11th | Coleman Patmon | FR | 6'2" | 194 | ★★★ |
| DB | 12th | Jack Luttrell | SO | 6'0" | 176 | — |
| DB | 13th | Dajon Hinton | FR | 5'10" | 183 | ★★★ |
| DB | 14th | Quinn Olson | FR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| DB | — | Jshawn Frausto-Ramos | JR | 6'0" | 183 | ★★★★ |
| DB | — | Gianni Edwards | FR | 5'11" | 170 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Swayde Griffin | FR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| DB | — | Nela Taliauli | FR | 6'0" | 197 | — |
| DB | — | Kason Brown | FR | 6'4" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Aiden Miller | FR | 5'11" | 185 | — |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Avery Salerno | SR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| LS | — | Broden Molen | FR | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Isaac Lovison | SR | 6'4" | 222 | — |
| PK | 1st | Michael Salgado-Medina | SO | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Ian Wagner | SR | — | 215 | — |
| PK | — | Tyler Prasuhn | FR | — | — | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
33.079
Off PPA
+0.1756
Pass PPA
+0.2039
Rush PPA
+0.1460
Success
43%52
Explosive
1.2662
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.17 | +0.07 |
| Passing | +0.20 | +0.12 |
| Rushing | +0.14 | +0.10 |
| 1st Down | -0.03 | -0.15 |
| 2nd Down | +0.20 | +0.09 |
| 3rd Down | +0.51 | +0.32 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
32.6
PPG Against
18.9
Differential
+13.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 9-3
- Home
- 6-1
- Away
- 3-2
- Conference
- 6-3
- Non-Conference
- 3-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-2
- Avg Margin
- +13.7
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 6-1 | 34.9 | 15.6 |
| Away | 3-2 | 29.4 | 23.6 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 19.0 | 24.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 23.0 | 28.5 |
| Conference | 6-3 | 31.1 | 22.3 |
| Non-conference | 3-1 | 32.5 | 12.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 6-3 | #28 | #21 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 2-7 | #82 | #20 | — |
| 2023 | 9-3 | 7-2 | #18 | #11 | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 3-6 | #78 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1-11 | 1-8 | #112 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-5 | 0-5 | #85 | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 2-7 | #100 | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-7 | 4-5 | #57 | — | — |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #59 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 1-8 | #87 | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #57 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 10-3 | 7-3 | #46 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 3-1 ATS · O0/U4
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-4 |
| ATS | 8-467% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-2 |
| As underdog | 2-2 |
| Home | 5-2 |
| Away | 3-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #51 · 21 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★147 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #50 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | #85 | 162 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | #40 | 205 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | #22 | 224 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021 | #75 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | #62 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | #54 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | #61 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 | #45 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2016 | #48 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #67
Returning prod 56%Departed 44%
Portal in 30net -8Out 38
Talent composite651.6 #67 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)99 / 41 / 44
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Keyan Burnett | TE | 3★ | ← Kansas |
| ▲ | Michael Dansby | CB | 3★ | ← San José State |
| ▲ | Luke Wysong | WR | 3★ | ← New Mexico |
| ▲ | Ty Buchanan | OT | 3★ | ← Texas Tech |
| ▼ | Tacario Davis | CB | 4★ | → Washington |
| ▼ | Brayden Dorman | QB | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Isaiah Johnson | DL | 3★ | → North Carolina |
| ▼ | Wendell Moe Jr. | IOL | 3★ | → Tennessee |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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