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  2020 BUTKUS AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Merlin Robertson, Arizona State,...The Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2018, Robertson has accumulated 149 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, including 7.5 sacks, two interceptions and six passes defensed in his first two seasons. In 2019, Robertson led the Sun Devils with three fumbles forced and was third on the team with 72 tackles, adding five tackles for loss and an interception. Robertson was part of a unit that helped ASU finish the regular season 21st nationally in allowing just 116.8 rushing yards per game – the best ranking at the end of the regular season for ASU since 2009. - Arizona State Football

(DS#44 OLB) Sr/2023 OLB Merlin Robertson, Arizona State
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  07/23/20 - *Dohnovan West, Jr/2022, Arizona State, 6-3, 309 (DS#6 C) + More +

  2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: G Dohnovan West, Arizona State,...As one of less than 20 true freshmen in the FBS to start at offensive line in the 2019 season opener, West made an impressive transition from high school to first-year starter at the Power 5 level. The Mission Hills, Calif., native helped pave the way for Eno Benjamin's second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season, the first time an ASU running back has accomplished the feat in back-to-back seasons since the 1970's. - Arizona State Football

(DS#6 C) Jr/2022 C *Dohnovan West, Arizona State
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  2020 PRESEASON LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Cristian Zendejas, Arizona State,...Arguably no kicker finished the season in better form than Zendejas, who went 10-for-10 on field goals over the final three games, including a Sun Bowl-record four field goals in Arizona State's 20-14 win over Florida State and three crucial makes in the Sun Devils' 31-28 upset of Oregon. His 23 field goals are tied for fifth among returning FBS kickers. - Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

(DS#999 K) rSr/2023 K Christian Zendejas, Arizona State
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  05/15/20 - Logan Tyler, rSr/2022, Arizona State, 6-0, 201 (DS#36 K) + More +

  Former Florida State punter Logan Tyler is transferring to Arizona State. Tyler announced his transfer via social media Thursday. I will forever be grateful to everyone who has made my time at Florida State University as special as it has been. Thank you Nole Nation for everything. He was suspended from Florida State in September 2019 for what was described as a violation of team rules. In November, he was arrested on charges of DUI following a three-month investigation into his scooter crash Aug. 23. Tyler's blood alcohol was three times the legal limit from blood taken in the emergency room following the crash. ASU coaches cannot comment on Tyler, who will be a grad transfer, because he is not yet admitted. Tyler was a three-year starter at Florida State. He averaged 43.2 yards per punt in 2017 and 2018 and 42.5 overall in his Seminole career. He had 50 punts over 50 yards and 139 touchbacks on kickoffs at Florida State. - Arizona Republic

(DS#36 K) rSr/2022 K Logan Tyler, Arizona State
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  04/25/20 - Brandon Aiyuk, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-0, 205 (DS#7 WR) + More +

  It didn't take long for Arizona State's Brandon Aiyuk to jump on social media after hearing his name called late in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday. The first message the 6-foot wide receiver sent out was a photo himself as a smiling 4-year-old dressed in a maroon San Francisco 49ers sweatshirt. Sometimes things just work out. It was indeed the 49ers that selected him with the 25th pick in the first round.Aiyuk watched the virtual draft with his family at their Reno, Nevada home.

"My mom's been a huge 49ers fan her whole life, so that kind of bled on me a little bit when I was younger," Aiyuk said in a press conference call with the media shortly after the selection. "There were a lot of people telling me before today and all week that it was going to happen. So it's crazy that it actually did happen." Aiyuk became the 252nd Sun Devil to be selected in the professional draft. His 25th overall selection was the highest for an ASU player since defensive end Terrell Suggs went 10th overall to the Ravens in 2003. - Arizona Republic


(DS#7 WR) Sr/2020 WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
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  04/24/20 - Brandon Aiyuk, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-0, 205 (DS#7 WR) + More +

  Brandon Aiyuk had a breakout season for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2019, emerging as the team's most potent big-play threat. It paid off as the 6-foot, 205-pound wide receiver was chosen by the San Francisco 49ers with the 25th pick of the first round. He is the 26th player selected out of ASU in the NFL's first round. This also makes the second straight season in which a Sun Devil wide receiver has been chosen in the opening round, with N'Keal Harry going to the New England Patriots with the 32nd and final pick of the first round a year ago. Draft festivities had been scheduled for Las Vegas but the coronavirus pandemic resulted in those plans being scrapped. Commissioner Roger Goodell made he announcement of each team's selection from his basement with team officials in separate locations as well.

Aiyuk was the sixth receiver chosen in a draft that is deep at that position. He was the third Pac-12 player chosen, following Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert (Chargers) and USC offensive tackle Austin Jackson (Dolphins) who went sixth and 18th, respectively. Aiyuk, who watched festivities with his family in Reno, Nevada, played only two years for the Sun Devils, arriving in 2018 after playing two years at Sierra Community College. In 25 games at ASU, he recorded 98 catches for 1,666 yards and 11 touchdowns. - Arizona Republic


(DS#7 WR) Sr/2020 WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
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  04/23/20 - Brandon Aiyuk, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-0, 205 (DS#7 WR) + More +

  John Lynch and Co. have been very active in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft trading again, this time with the Minnesota Vikings. With the 25th-overall pick, the San Francisco 49ers selected wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk from Arizona State. The 6-foot, 205-pound receiver garnered third-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2019 after leading the Sun Devils with 65 receptions for 1,192 yards and eight scores. He was also one of the top two-duty returners in the country taking 14 punt returns for 226 yards (16.1 average) and one score, and 14 kick returns for 446 yards (31.9 average). - 49ers.com

(DS#7 WR) Sr/2020 WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
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  04/21/20 - Brandon Aiyuk, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-0, 205 (DS#7 WR) + More +

  When the NFL draft gets underway Thursday night, Arizona State wide receiver and kick return specialist Brandon Aiyuk could be the first player with local ties to hear his name called. Aiyuk is projected to be a late-first or early-second round selection. He was one of four Sun Devils that went to the NFL combine in Indianapolis in February, with the others being running back Eno Benjamin, center Cohl Cabral and punter MIchael Turk. The University of Arizona has two prospects who could hear their names called, most likely on the final day in quarterback Khalil Tate and running back J.J. Taylor.

Another player to look for is junior offensive tackle Austin Jackson out of USC and North Canyon High School, who is slotted as a first-round selection in most projections. While the rite of spring is taking place much of the lead up has been different. There were few private workouts before the mass shutdown due to the coronavirus. Many colleges canceled their pro days during which NFL scouts traverse the country, getting a first-hand look at prospects taking part in a number of drills. ASU and Arizona were among the schools that had to cancel that event. - Arizona Republic


(DS#7 WR) Sr/2020 WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
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  04/08/20 - Eno Benjamin, Jr/2020, Arizona State, 5-09, 207 (DS#13 RB) + More +

  For Eno Benjamin, the final weeks of NFL draft preparation were supposed to serve as an opportunity to set himself apart from his peers. Instead, amid the coronavirus pandemic and the league's subsequent restrictions for teams and prospects alike, the Arizona State running back finds himself lumped into the same situation as other prospects in this class: working out from home and trying to make an impression via video conferencing rather than in-person meetings. Benjamin, however, is accustomed to adapting to circumstances beyond his control. A four-star recruit and U.S. Army All-American out of high school, he signed with the Sun Devils in 2017 as a key addition for coach Todd Graham, who was fired a year later. Ascending to the starting role the following season, the 5-9, 207-pound back rushed for a school-record 1,642 yards as well as 16 touchdowns.

And when the Sun Devils last year had to break in a freshman quarterback in Jayden Daniels along with an inexperienced offensive line, he still managed to run for 1,083 yards, using a pinball style to force missed tackles as defenses loaded the box to stop him. So when the NFL announced on March 13 it would ban pro days and prospect visits to facilities amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Benjamin knew he had to turn his focus to the next obstacle. "For the most part, I'd say the biggest thing is just not being able to see all the people I wanted to see - people I wanted to work out with - because of the circumstances we're now in," Benjamin told USA TODAY Sports by phone. "You can say it is affecting a lot, but my main thing is to keep moving and pressing forward." - Arizona Republic


(DS#13 RB) Jr/2020 RB Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
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  03/19/20 - Cohl Cabral, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-5, 300 (DS#8 C) + More +

  As a youngster Cohl Cabral used to look forward to the NFL draft. He had a passion for football and couldn't wait to see who his favorite team, the Raiders, would select. A decade or so later Cabral is just excited about one of the annual rites of the spring for all football enthusiasts. But this year he is even more invested in what could happen a month from now. Cabral (6-foot-5, 305-pounds) wrapped up a stellar career at Arizona State where he started 39 games. He is one of four Sun Devils who attended the NFL combine Feb. 27-March 1 in Indianapolis and hopes to hear his name called on one of the three days in which selections will be made next month. "It's exciting, nerve-wracking. A lot of anticipation - All of those things," he said. "If you're a football fan those were the days you couldn't wait for. As a kid that always loved the sport I always hoped it might be me some day." Cabral, 22, expects to graduate in May with a degree in liberal studies. Like all students, he is finishing up his classes on-line. But he was doing so even before the COVID-19 virus caused a disruption in everyday activities of student-athletes. - Arizona Republic

(DS#8 C) Sr/2020 C Cohl Cabral, Arizona State
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  02/23/20 - Eno Benjamin, Jr/2020, Arizona State, 5-09, 207 (DS#13 RB) + More +

  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Eno Benjamin, RB, Arizona State,...For the second consecutive season, Eno Benjamin was a key part of the Sun Devil offense and takes home the Wilford White Outstanding Running Back Award...The junior is 4th in the Pac-12 with 10 rushing touchdowns this season. His 12 total touchdowns are fifth in the league and 37th nationally. He is 4th in the league with 119.17 all-purpose yards per game...Benjamin has continued to do his part to make people miss this year, forcing 72 missed tackles this season - a total tied for 10th nationally among running backs. He is 22nd nationally with 739 yards after contact this season (68.2 percent of his 1,083 rushing yards). - Arizona State Football

(DS#13 RB) Jr/2020 RB Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
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  02/23/20 - Cohl Cabral, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-5, 300 (DS#8 C) + More +

  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Cohl Cabral, C, Arizona State,...The senior was voted as a captain by his teammates for the second consecutive year...Started all 38 games of his career consecutively, starting every game from the beginning of his sophomore season...Anchor of an offensive line that paved the way for running back Eno Benjamin's second consecutive 1,000-yard season, the first time a Sun Devil running back had accomplished the feat since the 1970s...A key reason for the immediate success of freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels, helping call the protections and organize the rest of the offensive line...Showed his versatility and selflessness by briefly moving to left tackle, before finishing the year as one of the top centers in the conference. - Arizona State Football

(DS#8 C) Sr/2020 C Cohl Cabral, Arizona State
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  02/23/20 - Brandon Aiyuk, Sr/2020, Arizona State, 6-0, 205 (DS#7 WR) + More +

  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State,...Aiyuk recorded 1,192 receiving yards this season, the fifth-most in ASU single season history and he is within 18 of fourth and 56 of third...Second in the FBS in yards after the catch with 710 while his 10.9 yards after the catch per reception are the 12th-most nationally. He was first in the Pac-12 with 3.04 yards per route run on the season. - Arizona State Football

(DS#7 WR) Sr/2020 WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
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  Arizona State has named Marvin Lewis and Antonio Pierce as co-defensive coordinators. Head coach Herm Edwards made the announcement on Tuesday. Lewis, a coaching veteran of 25 years in the NFL, joined the program in 2019 as a special adviser and served as interim defensive backs coach in the 2019 Sun Bowl. He spent 16 seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals head coach, setting team records with 131 wins, seven playoff appearances and four division titles. A former Pro Bowl and Super Bowl-winning linebacker, Pierce was recently promoted to associate head coach after spending his first two seasons as Arizona State's linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. He will retain both titles. Pierce played nine NFL seasons with Washington and the New York Giants, winning a Super Bowl with the Giants in 2007. - AP College Football

(DS#44 OLB) Sr/2023 OLB Merlin Robertson, Arizona State
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  Xazavian Valladay ran for 204 yards and scored two touchdowns, quarterback Levi Williams accounted for four scores and Wyoming rolled over Georgia State. Wyoming (8-5) started slow before scoring two quick touchdowns late in the first quarter and early in the second. The Cowboys built a 14-point lead by halftime and racked up 524 total yards to win a bowl game after being left out of the postseason last year. Williams made his first career start after Tyler Vander Waal entered the transfer portal but remained with the team for bowl practices. The freshman was poised under the bowl spotlight, throwing for three touchdowns and running for another. Georgia State (7-6) jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter but had a hard time stopping the big-play Cowboys. The Panthers twice turned the ball over on downs deep in Wyoming's end in the second half. - AP College Football

(DS#19 RB) rSr/2023 RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
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