Opponent First Look: Arizona State Sun Devils

2021 Season Recap:

Head Coach:  Herm Edwards (Career Record: 26-20)

2021 Schedule: W-L: 8-5

• Southern Utah – Win – 41-14 – 199 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TD  – 222 Rush Yards, 6 Rush TD
• UNLV – Win – 37-10 – 175 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TD – 290 Rush Yards, 3 Rush TD
• @BYU – Loss – 17-27 – 265 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TD – 161 Rush Yards, 2 Rush TD
• Colorado – Win –  35-13 – 272 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD – 170 Rush Yards, 4 Rush TD
• @UCLA –  Win – 42-23 – 287 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TD – 182 Rush Yards, 3 Rush TD
• Stanford – Win – 28-10  – 175 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TD – 265 Rush Yards, 3 Rush TD
• @Utah – Loss – 21-35 – 237 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TD – 148 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
• WSU – Loss – 21-34 – 275 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TD – 131 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
• USC – Win – 31-16– 145 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TDs – 291 Rush Yards, 4 Rush TD
• @Washington – Win – 35-30 – 90 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TDs – 286 Rush Yards, 3 Rush TD
• @Oregon St – Loss – 10-24 – 166 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TDs – 100 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
• Arizona – Win – 38-15 – 86 Pass Yards, 2 Pass TD – 228 Rush Yards, 2 Rush TD
• Wisconsin – Loss – 13-20 – 159 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TDs – 60 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD

2021 Offense:

• 28.4 Points per game
• 195 Passing Yards per game
• 195 Rushing Yards per game
• 12 Passing TDs
• 34 Rushing TDs

2021 Defense:

• 20.8 Points per game
• 195 Passing Yards allowed
• 133 Rushing Yards allowed
• 13 Passing TDs allowed
• 18 Rushing TDs allowed

2021 Impact Players:

• Jayden Daniels – QB – 197-301 2381 yards 10 TDs 10 INT 138 carries 710 yards 6 Rush TD
• Rachaad White – RB – 182 carries 1000 yards 15 TD 43 Catches 456 Yards 1 Rec TD
• Deamonte Trayanum – RB – 78 carries 402 yards 6 TD
• Ricky Pearsall – WR – 48 catches 580 yards 4 TD
• LV Bunkley Shelton – WR – 33 catches 418 yards 2 TD
• Tyler Johnson– DL – 36 Tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4 Sacks
• Darien Butler – LB – 68 Tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 INT
• Merlin Robertson – LB – 64 Tackles, 3 INT, 1 TD
• Jack Jones – DB – 41 Tackles, 3 INT, 6 PBU, 3 Forced Fumbles

Key Losses from 2021 team:

• Jayden Daniels – QB – 197-301 2381 yards 10 TDs 10 INT 138 carries 710 yards 6 Rush TD
• Rachaad White – RB – 182 carries 1000 yards 15 TD 43 Catches 456 Yards 1 Rec TD
• Ricky Pearsall – WR – 48 catches 580 yards 4 TD
• LV Bunkley Shelton – WR – 33 catches 418 yards 2 TD
• Tyler Johnson– DL – 36 Tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4 Sacks
• Darien Butler – LB – 68 Tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 INT
• Jack Jones – DB – 41 Tackles, 3 INT, 6 PBU, 3 Forced Fumbles

2022 Arizona State Sun Devils:

Head Coach:

• Herm Edwards (Career Record: 26-20) **FIRED**
• Shaun Aguano (Career Record: 0-2) **INTERIM**

2022 Schedule: W-L: 1-4

• Northern Arizona – Win – 40-3 – 152 Pass Yards, 0 Pass TD  – 267 Rush Yards, 4 Rush TD
• @Oklahoma St – Loss – 17-34 – 223 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD – 131 Rush Yards, 1 Rush TD
• Eastern Michigan – Loss – 21-30 182 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD – 170 Rush Yards, 2 Rush TD
• Utah – Loss – 13-34 261 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD – 6 Rush Yards, 0 Rush TD
• @USC – Loss – 25-42 243 Pass Yards, 1 Pass TD – 88 Rush Yards, 2 Rush TD

2022 Offense:

• 23.2 Points per game
• 212 Passing Yards per game
• 132 Rushing Yards per game
• 4 Passing TDs
• 9 Rushing TDs

2022 Defense:

• 28.6 Points per game
• 225 Passing Yards allowed
• 173 Rushing Yards allowed
• 8 Passing TDs allowed
• 9 Rushing TD allowed

Key Returning Starters:

• WR – Elijah Badger – 24 catches, 319 yards, 1 TD
• LB – Merlin Robertson – 35 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Forced Fumble
• LB – Kyle Soelle – 61 Tackles, 2 INT

Impact Newcomers:

• QB – Emory Jones – 89-142 1061 yards 4 TDs  INT / 21 Att 170 rush yards 2 TDs (Transfer from Florida)
• RB- Xazavian Valladay – 73 Att 455 rush yards 5 TDs / 9 catches 84 yards 1 TD (Transfer from Wyoming)
• DB – Khoury Bethley – 35 Tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 Sack
• DL – Nesta Jade Silvera – 29 Tackles, .5 TFL

2022 Depth Chart: