Arizona State Sun Devils
Big 12
8-5 (6-3 conf)
SP+ #26AP #18
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 11.8 (#26)
- SP+ Offense
- 33.5
- SP+ Defense
- 20.9
- SRS
- 8.6
- FPI
- 6.5
- Elo
- 1671
- Talent
- 734
- Recruiting
- 186 (#48)
Schedule
record 8–5
Schedule
79th
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
70th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
99th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSouthern Utah | FCS | 41-14 | +27 | W |
| 2 | vsUNLV | -13.8 | 37-10 | +27 | W |
| 3 | @BYU | +8.9 | 17-27 | -10 | L |
| 4 | vsColorado | -10 | 35-13 | +22 | W |
| 5 | @UCLA | +9.4 | 42-23 | +19 | W |
| 6 | vsStanford | -10.2 | 28-10 | +18 | W |
| 7 | @Utah | +15.2 | 21-35 | -14 | L |
| 9 | vsWashington State | +6.7 | 21-34 | -13 | L |
| 10 | vsUSC | -0.6 | 31-16 | +15 | W |
| 11 | @Washington | -0.7 | 35-30 | +5 | W |
| 12 | @Oregon State | +8.9 | 10-24 | -14 | L |
| 13 | vsArizona | -12.6 | 38-15 | +23 | W |
| 1 ·P | NWisconsin | +20.1 | 13-20 | -7 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2021 · 81
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jayden Daniels | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Trenton Bourguet | — | — | — | — |
| QB | — | Nathan Manning | FR | 6'3" | 185 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Case Hatch | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 1st | Rachaad White | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Chip Trayanum | SR | 5'11" | 227 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Daniyel Ngata | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 4th | George Hart III | SR | 5'11" | 215 | — |
| RB | 5th | Deonce Elliott | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Noah Vella | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ricky Pearsall | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | LV Bunkley-Shelton | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Andre Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Johnny Wilson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Bryan Thompson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Elijhah Badger | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Geordon Porter | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Chad Johnson Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Cade Cadam | SR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Giovanni Sanders | JR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Mekhi Metcalf | SO | 6'4" | 185 | — |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Curtis Hodges | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Jalin Conyers | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| TE | — | Jalin Conyers | FR | 6'4" | 255 | — |
| TE | — | Jake Ray | SO | 6'4" | 230 | — |
| TE | — | John Stivers | SR | 6'3" | 255 | — |
Offensive Line · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Jarrett Bell | SO | 6'5" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Triston Miller | FR | 6'5" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Ezra Dotson-Oyetade | FR | 6'3" | 285 | — |
| OL | — | Eddie Medina | SO | 6'4" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Marco Salas | SO | 6'5" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Kyle Breed | JR | 6'8" | 285 | — |
| OL | — | Dohnovan West | SO | 6'3" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Henry Hattis | SR | 6'4" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Roman DeWys | FR | 6'5" | 285 | — |
| OL | — | Kellen Diesch | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Corey Stephens | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Michael Matus | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | B.J. Green II | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Joe Moore | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 4th | Gharin Stansbury | SR | 6'6" | 275 | — |
| DL | 1st | D.J. Davidson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Tyler Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Anthonie Cooper | SR | 6'2" | 260 | — |
| DL | 4th | Omarr Norman-Lott | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | T.J. Pesefea | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Shannon Forman | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 7th | Travez Moore | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Stanley Lambert | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Amiri Johnson | FR | 6'5" | 280 | — |
Linebackers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Kyle Soelle | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Darien Butler | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Merlin Robertson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Eric Gentry | SR | 6'6" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Connor Soelle | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Will Shaffer | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Jacob Jornadal | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Caleb McCullough | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Jaydon Williams | FR | 6'1" | 185 | — |
Defensive Backs · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Tommi Hill | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 1st | DJ Taylor Jr. | SR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| DB | 2nd | DeAndre Pierce | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Jack Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Chase Lucas | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Evan Fields | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Kejuan Markham | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Timarcus Davis | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Alijah Gammage | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Macen Williams | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Keon Markham | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 11th | Vincenzo Granatelli | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 12th | Edward Woods | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 13th | Willie Harts | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 14th | Jean Boyd III | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Chandler Fincher | SO | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| DB | — | Cam Phillips | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Jordan Clark | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | T Lee | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Erik Dickerson | SR | 6'1" | 220 | — |
| P | 1st | Eddie Czaplicki | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| P | 2nd | Logan Tyler | — | — | — | — |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
33.573
Off PPA
+0.2988
Pass PPA
+0.2752
Rush PPA
+0.3397
Success
49%92
Explosive
1.2025
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
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.29 | +0.11 |
| Passing | +0.27 | +0.14 |
| Rushing | +0.33 | +0.11 |
| 1st Down | +0.15 | +0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.27 | +0.06 |
| 3rd Down | +0.65 | +0.37 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
29.7
PPG Against
20.9
Differential
+8.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 8-4
- Home
- 6-1
- Away
- 2-3
- Conference
- 6-3
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-0
- Avg Margin
- +8.8
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 6-1 | 33.0 | 16.0 |
| Away | 2-3 | 25.0 | 27.8 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 13.0 | 20.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 17.0 | 27.5 |
| Conference | 6-3 | 29.0 | 22.2 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 27.0 | 17.8 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 8 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #60 | #11 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 11-2 | 8-2 | #35 | #7 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #107 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #82 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #26 | #18 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 2-2 | #25 | — | — |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 4-5 | #43 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #51 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 6-3 | #68 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #81 | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #38 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 9-3 | 6-3 | #28 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 2-2 ATS · O1/U2
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-5 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 5-6-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 4-6 |
| As underdog | 1-1 |
| Home | 4-3 |
| Away | 1-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #39 · 42 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★136 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #44 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | #48 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | #44 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | #103 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | #48 | 186 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | #24 | 229 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | #28 | 220 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | #36 | 207 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2017 | #32 | 207 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | #24 | 218 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #26
Returning prod 98%Departed 2%
Talent composite734.5 #26 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)100 / 100 / 86
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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