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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Arizona State
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  Meet the new Dashaun Mallory. Not the hulking Michigan State football defensive tackle of the past three years - the sleeker version, who might as well be counted as one of the Spartans' numerous newcomers considering his transformation since last season. He didn't realize how much his body had changed until, 80 pounds later, he looked at before-and-after pictures. "I see myself every day, so I didn't realize that dramatic change like that until I took the after picture," Mallory said Thursday. "But honestly, I took it personal. The coaches always say, 'Do your job and good things will come.' I knew after the season last year, I didn't really feel like myself."

Mallory and his teammates, old and new, will be on display Monday night inside Spartan Stadium for the return of Meet the Spartans. The pandemic halted the annual event a year ago, and it altered this year's version. Instead of photos, autographs and actually getting to meet players, coach Mel Tucker will hold a 90-minute light practice; it'll be the first chance for the general public to watch MSU in person since December 2019's Pinstripe Bowl. - Lansing State Journal

rSr/2024 DT Dashaun Mallory, Arizona State
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  If Nevada football gave out an award for its nastiest player, there's no question who'd get the honor. "If I go down a dark alley and need somebody, Aaron Frost will be there," running back Devonte Lee said. "If you threw a dime down in the parking lot, he'd fight you for it once he puts that helmet on," offensive line coach Bill Best said of Frost. "I honestly think his goal is to mess up anybody who lines up against him," fellow offensive lineman Jermaine Ledbetter said. Off the field, Frost has a reputation as a mild-mannered gentleman with a great sense of humor and a love of jumping jacks. "He's a chill guy," Ledbetter said. "Definitely funny." But once puts on the Wolf Pack silver and blue and straps on the helmet, a flip is switched. "That's a different person," Ledbetter said. "It sure is." Or as Lee puts it: "Aaron Frost is the most physical, nastiness person you can have on your team. You need guys like that."

On a star-studded offense that boasts potential NFL draft picks Carson Strong, Romeo Doubs and Cole Turner, Frost is the Wolf Pack's hidden pro prospect. At 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds, he has excellent size. He's the Wolf Pack's most athletic offensive lineman. And when you consider his relative newness to the position, having moved from defense to offense just three years ago, his upside is sky high. "They're hard to find where they're that big, that strong, that quick and that aggressive with that competitive nature," Best said of Frost. - Northern Nevada Sports

rSr/2024 OG Aaron Frost, Arizona State
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  As he enters the season as the expected starter for the second year in a row, Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims said that he can feel a difference from his freshman season when he gets on the field. "I definitely feel the speed of it slowing down," Sims said Monday following the Yellow Jackets' third practice of the preseason. "It's really just processing it faster than slowing it down. But I definitely feel more comfortable out there."

Sims' comments followed remarks he made at the ACC Kickoff media event in Charlotte, N.C., in July, when he spoke of his growing confidence and his ability to manipulate defenses when players competed in seven-on-seven workouts. Coach Geoff Collins has remarked a number of times how much time Sims had spent watching game video to help deepen his understanding of the Tech offense. In 10 starts last season, Sims completed 54.9% of his passes and averaged 188.1 passing yards per game with 13 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions. "I definitely approach the game in a different way," Sims said Monday. "I feel like it's a great thing for me, just taking it one day at a time and getting better each day, stacking days. Just going out there knowing that I've just got to go through my reads and just slow the game down in my head and stay calm." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

rSr/2026 RB Jeff Sims, Arizona State
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  When Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards looks at running back Rachaad White, he sees glimpses of an old friend and Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen. Allen and Edwards actually go way back. When Edwards was a senior at San Diego State, he recruited Allen to come play for the Aztecs. The two later reunited in Kansas City when Edwards was the Chiefs' defensive backs coach. And while he doesn't like comparing his players to Hall of Famers, Edwards can't help but notice the similarities between White and Allen.

White comes into his senior season at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds - the same measurables as Allen. "Rachaad has a lot of Marcus' mannerisms," Edwards said after the team's first fall practice on Wednesday. "His height, his length, how he runs … there's a lot of little mannerisms there that I watch and I go, 'Man, that's just like [Marcus]." Edwards mentioned how they are both effective in the running and passing game. Over four games in 2020, White finished first on the team in rushing yards (420) and receiving yards (151). - ArizonaSports.com

rSr/2022 RB Rachaad White, Arizona State
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  With 2020 leading receiver Jalen Camp in training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Jackets' receiver corps will have to find trustworthy options for quarterback Jeff Sims. With so many starters returning, the task of finding a successor for Camp could be one of the primary missions of the preseason. Malachi Carter (20 catches in 2020) and Adonicas Sanders (17 catches) are the two most experienced returnees, and transfer slot receiver Kyric McGowan (Northwestern) looks like a strong candidate for playing time and a large role in the offense. After that, talented younger receivers such as PeJe Harris and Marquez Ezzard, among many others, will push for opportunities. It could also be a breakout year for the tight-end group, led by Dylan Deveney and Dylan Leonard. "I kind of felt bad last year because they didn't get as much love, but our tight ends are definitely going to be involved in the offense this year," Sims said. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

rSr/2026 RB Jeff Sims, Arizona State
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  Arizona State football's Dohnovan West and Jermayne Lole have been named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list for the nation's top lineman and Tyler Johnson has been selected to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list for the national defensive player of the year. West was also recently selected to the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, which is given annually to the nation's top center. The product of Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California will be a starter up front for the Sun Devils for the third straight season. West was a first team All-Pac-12 selection last season as a sophomore, starting at guard. With the departure of senior Cade Cote, West is expected to start at center and worked at that position for the duration of ASU's spring practices in March. - Arizona Republic

Jr/2022 C *Dohnovan West, Arizona State
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  Arizona State junior linebacker Merlin Robertson has been named to the watch list for the Dick Butkus Award which goes annually to the nation's top linebacker. It is the 37th year of the award and includes the selection of a high school recipient as well. Each watch list contains 51 linebackers, mirroring the legendary "51" pro jersey associated with the Award's namesake Dick Butkus, who was recognized by NFL Films as the best defensive player in football history.

The field will be narrowed to semifinalists on Nov. 1, with finalists named Nov. 22, and winners on or before Dec. 7. Appearing on the watch list is not a requirement to win the award. Robertson, a 6-foot-3, 250-pounder, has started all but one game since arriving in Tempe as a freshman in 2018. He was the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year as a rookie. Robertson has played in 29 games in his Sun Devil career and has recorded 173 tackles, 94 of those solo. He also has seven sacks, three interceptions, seven passes defended, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. - Arizona Republic

Sr/2023 OLB Merlin Robertson, Arizona State
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  University of Wyoming junior running back Xazavian Valladay continues to earn national recognition. On Wednesday, Valladay was named to the Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List. This marks the second year in a row Valladay has been on the preseason watch list for the award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college running back. The 6-foot, 198 pounder was named to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List. The award recognizes the most outstanding player in college football. Valladay was a first-team All-Mountain West selection last year despite missing the final game of the pandemic-shortened season with an injury. Valladay rushed for a team-high 550 yards last season, including a 163-yard performance against Hawaii and a 147-yard effort at Colorado State. - Casper Star-Tribune

rSr/2023 RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
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  The Arizona State football team had not one, but two players named to the latest college preseason watch list. This one is the Doak Walker list and it is an award going annually to the country's top running back. The preseason watch list includes Sun Devils Rachaad White and DeaMonte Trayanum. White led the nation in averaging 10 yards per rush, rushing for 420 yards on 42 attempts and was tops in the country in averaging 5.8 yards per rush without being touched. He was integral in the receiving game as well, second in the conference among backs with 151 receiving yards on on eight catches. He was 14th nationally in all-purpose yards per game at 151. Trayanum, despite splitting carries, was 10th in the conference in yards per game (72.5) and yards per rush (5.9). - Arizona Republic

rSr/2022 RB Rachaad White, Arizona State
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  Former Texas receiver Jake Smith announced Tuesday he will transfer to the Pac-12 school and play alongside fellow UT transfer Keaontay Ingram. "I've decided to continue my education and football career at USC!," Smith tweeted. "Coach (Clay) Helton I can't thank you enough for this opportunity. I can't wait to get to LA and become a Trojan! Fight on." Former Texas defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, safeties coach Craig Naivar and recruiting coordinator Bryan Carrington are all now with the Trojans. Former North Texas assistant Graham Harrell is also heading into his third season as USC's offensive coordinator.

Ingram left UT shortly after the regular season and arrived at USC in time for spring practice. Safety Xavion Alford played in four games for the Longhorns last season; he's now with the Men of Troy. Same goes for tight end Malcolm Epps, another UT transfer to Los Angeles. Smith, an Arizona native, had 48 receptions for 568 yards and nine touchdowns the last two seasons with the Longhorns. He played in 15 games. He suffered a broken foot injury in March and missed the rest of spring practice. Smith announced he was transferring on June 22. - Austin American Statesman

rSr/2025 WR Jake Smith, Arizona State
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  During practice leading up to the 2020 season, when head coach Shawn Elliott was asked to name some younger players who might emerge, he frequently mentioned Jeffery Clark. And the defensive end from Powder Springs, Ga. and McEachern High School did not disappoint. Earning a starting berth as a redshirt freshman alongside veteran defensive linemen Hardrick Willis and Dontae Wilson, Clark made his debut against nationally-ranked Louisiana and responded with 1.5 tackles loss, including a shared sack. He had another big game in Georgia State's defensive effort at Appalachian State, collecting a season-high seven tackles with a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. He had another tackle for loss in the LendingTree Bowl win over WKU, helping the defense allow a season-low 284 total yards. Clark finished with six tackles for loss on the season, including 3.5 of the Panthers' school-record 35 sacks. He also helped the GSU defense hold opponents to 136.6 rushing yards per game, the second-lowest mark in program history, including a school record 3.86 yards per carry. - Georgia State Football

rSr/2025 DT Jeff Clark, Arizona State
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  Texas receiver Jake Smith, the versatile target with nine touchdown catches the last two seasons, has put his name into the transfer portal, a team spokesman confirmed to the American-Statesman. The move is likely to stun Longhorns fans who expected Smith to be a central figure in coach Steve Sarkisian's new offense in 2021. The Scottsdale, Ariz., product broke onto the scene in 2019 with 25 receptions for 274 yards and six touchdowns. The following season as a sophomore, Smith had 23 catches for 294 yards and three scores. But that was after he missed three of the team's first four games due to injury. Smith suffered a broken foot on the first day of spring practice and missed the rest of March and April. - Austin American Statesman

rSr/2025 WR Jake Smith, Arizona State
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  Sean Chambers isn't the only significant piece to Wyoming's offense looking to get through a full season with a relatively clean bill of health. Sure, Wyoming's quarterback will garner most of the attention in that regard given his well-documented injury history, but Xazavian Valladay also has aspirations of getting through the spring and this fall as close to full strength as possible. The Cowboys' No. 1 running back admitted it's been on his mind a lot this offseason. "I was thinking to myself that, playing football, I haven't been through 12 games without an injury," Valladay said. "That's one of my biggest goals that I'm trying to focus on is what can I do to stay better, stay longer on the field and just be more of a durable back instead of leaning more toward (being) injury-prone?" Fortunately for Valladay, the injuries he's sustained haven't been significant enough that he hasn't been able to finish a season. But they've been nagging enough to slow him down and even keep him on the sideline at times. - Casper Star-Tribune

rSr/2023 RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
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  At the beginning of last season, Xazavian Valladay was Wyoming's unquestioned RB1. By the end of it, Trey Smith held that distinction. The Cowboys once again have a backfield duo that's virtually interchangeable in that role. At first, there was a chance Valladay would be the only half of that pairing to return to UW for another season. But Smith, who had already been in the program for two years after transferring from Louisville, decided to use the free year of eligibility granted to seniors by the NCAA and run it back at UW. It gives the Cowboys' running game one of the Mountain West's top 1-2 punches heading into the spring. Valladay, a redshirt junior last season, led the league in rushing on a per-game basis in 2019 before finishing third in the conference in rushing yards (550) during the Cowboys' pandemic-shortened season last fall. A late-season injury forced him to miss a game and limited him to just 17 carries in the final two games he played, but UW's production on the ground didn't drop off much thanks to Smith. - Casper Star-Tribune

rSr/2023 RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
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  It was just the first day of spring practice, but Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins nevertheless liked what he saw from quarterback Jeff Sims in Tuesday's practice. While players were not in pads, Sims earned Collins' approval in running the Yellow Jackets offense. "All of the things that a true freshman quarterback (Sims) had to do last year, just his comfort level and his confidence in being able to direct the offense - to move it, knowing where to go with the football, knowing where to go with the run game - just tremendous improvements in that area as well," Collins said.

As a freshman who started every game last season, Sims had highs and lows, showing a playmaking flair with both his arm and feet (13 passing touchdowns, six rushing touchdowns, 25 runs of 10-plus yards) but also throwing 13 interceptions in 257 attempts. Sims has shown a commitment to improving with the aid of offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude, according to Collins. "One of my favorite things about Jeff is he's so humble," Collins said. "(He) has a tremendous amount of desire to get better in every single phase, and he goes through game after game with coach Patenaude." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

rSr/2026 RB Jeff Sims, Arizona State
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