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  07/18/22 - Mikey Keene, rSr/2027, Arizona State, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  As a true freshman, Mike Keene found himself thrust into the role of UCF's starting quarterback four games into last season when Dillon Gabriel went down with a season-ending injury. Keene led the Knights to wins in seven of their remaining 10 games, capped with a victory over Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl. It was the perfect springboard for the Arizona product, who spent much of spring camp with eyes on returning as the starter after Gabriel's departure through the transfer portal. The addition of Ole Miss transfer John Rhys Plumlee has added a competitive element, pushing Keene throughout spring and into fall camp.

"I'm working on being in the weight room, getting some extra film work in and working on the timing with the wideouts," Keene told the Orlando Sentinel. "I've been focusing on my diet and, of course, I'm in summer school as well. Everything has been pretty honed in and I've been focused. "We'll get home for a week and then get back to it and get camp going and before we know it, the season is going to be here." Keene recently helped out former UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton, who hosted a quarterbacks camp in Orlando last weekend. Milton's presence in the football program has been appreciated by many, including the current Knights signal-caller. "It's been great for the quarterbacks and especially for me," Keene said. "To pick his brain whenever he's around and look to him as a mentor, it's been huge for me just knowing what he's done at this university." - Orlando Sentinel


(DS#999 QB) rSr/2027 QB Mikey Keene, Arizona State
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  If there's a team in the Pac-12 that could challenge Colorado for the most tumultuous offseason in the portal, it's ASU. The Sun Devils lost 20 players, including three-year starting quarterback Jayden Daniels (LSU); three starting wide receivers in Ricky Pearsall (Florida), LV Bunkley-Shelton (Oklahoma) and Johnny Wilson (Florida State); their top returning running back, DeaMonte Trayanum (Ohio State to play linebacker); starting linebacker Eric Gentry (Southern California); and one of the best defensive tackles in the Pac-12, Jermayne Lole (Louisville).

Several quality depth players left, as well. The Sun Devils did, however, add 13 players, including Jones, Silvera and Valladay - who are all expected to make an immediate impact. In addition, offensive linemen Des Holmes (Penn State), Chris Martinez (San Diego State) and Joey Ramos (Iowa State) are expected to compete for starting jobs, as is tight end Messiah Swinson (Missouri). - Daily Camera


(DS#19 RB) rSr/2023 RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
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  06/26/22 - Kyle Soelle, rSr/2023, Arizona State, 6-3, 231 (DS#13 ILB) + More +

  With massive roster turnover that Arizona State football has endured this offseason, the need to lean on the remaining past leaders and find emerging ones is of great importance. Enter Arizona State senior captain linebacker Kyle Soelle and junior cornerback Jordan Clark. They are expected to take over the leadership reins of the Sun Devil defense that will see plenty of new faces entering next season. "The leadership role has been an easy transition, but my teammates hold me accountable just like I do them," Clark said on a Zoom call Wednesday.

Soelle has a little more of a reputation built up. He registered a team-leading 88 tackles, including eight tackles for loss, for the Sun Devils a year ago. Clark didn't see the field as frequently but still contributed with 21 tackles, one interception and two passes defensed. "(As a leader), the most important thing I can do is be there for them and be a helping hand," Soelle said. "It's a lot easier when you have a group of leaders like we have here." - ArizonaSports.com


(DS#13 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Kyle Soelle, Arizona State
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  06/17/22 - Mikey Keene, rSr/2027, Arizona State, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  Despite losing its starting quarterback in the third game of the season, UCF would go on to win at least 9-games for the fourth time in the last five seasons. True freshman quarterback Mikey Keene returns after stepping into the starting role following the injury to starter Dillon Gabriel, but he faces a challenge from Ole Miss transfer John Rhys Plumlee. Tailbacks Isaiah Bowser and Johnny Richardson are back, giving the Knights a nice one-two punch from the backfield. The defense lost its leading tackler in linebacker Tatum Bethune but transfers KD McDaniel (Kentucky) and Lee Hunter (Auburn) should give the group a boost. Another strong season is in the cards for UCF with its most significant challenge coming in Cincinnati, which the Knights host on Oct. 29. - Orlando Sentinel

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2027 QB Mikey Keene, Arizona State
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  05/31/22 - Kyle Soelle, rSr/2023, Arizona State, 6-3, 231 (DS#13 ILB) + More +

  Kyle Soelle made a tackle on 13% of his snaps, generated pressure on 20% of his pass-rush attempts, made 11 run stops at or behind the line and allowed a 17.4 QBR in coverage. He's absolutely dynamite, and ASU might need him to be even better this year. Soelle recorded 88 tackles in 13 games as a captain of the defense in 2021. The Arizona native added eight tackles for loss, one sack and one interception last season. Defensively, the team lost DTs D.J. Davidson and Jermayne Lole, LBs Eric Gentry and Darien Butler as well as CBs Jack Jones and Chase Lucas to either the transfer portal or NFL Draft. Soelle will be asked to not only carry a bigger mantle in his fifth year on the field but off the field as a captain as well. He has gone 4-0 in his career against the Wildcats. - ArizonaSports.com

(DS#13 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Kyle Soelle, Arizona State
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  05/19/22 - Darien Butler, Sr/2022, Arizona State, 5-10, 226 (DS#28 ILB) + More +

  Background on Raiders undrafted rookie linebacker Darien Butler from Arizona State: 5-10, 221 pounds; In four years at Arizona State, Butler - a three-time team captain - recorded 243 career tackles (121 solo) and was named a Butkus Award Semifinalist (2021). He has familiarity with a member of the Raiders coaching staff already as linebackers coach Antonio Pierce was Butler's defensive coordinator at ASU. - Raiders.com

(DS#28 ILB) Sr/2022 ILB Darien Butler, Arizona State
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  05/08/22 - Parker Lewis, rSr/2025, Arizona State, 6-2, 225 (DS#26 K) + More +

  Kicker Parker Lewis was meeting with Lincoln Riley in December when he decided to transfer from USC. In one of his earliest conversations with the Trojans' newly hired coach, he asked Riley about his plans to manage special teams. Throughout his tenure at Oklahoma, Riley had eschewed hiring a dedicated special teams coordinator, instead splitting up the responsibilities for kicking and punting among other position coaches. He told Lewis he planned to do the same at his new stop.

"I just didn't like it," Lewis said, "and I wanted to be with a coach that's developed significant players, something that would be better for me in my development. I talked with my family, and we just thought it would be best if I searched for other opportunities." Putting his name in the transfer portal and leaving USC was not an easy decision. The school held sentimental significance for Lewis. His grandfather, Ben Butler, was a tackle who was once on the cusp of playing for the Trojans before tearing a shoulder in his final high school game, a setback that ended his football career. Joining the program felt like fulfilling a family dream, and he wore the uniform No. 48 as a tribute to the year of his grandfather's last snap in 1948. - Columbus Dispatch


(DS#26 K) rSr/2025 K Parker Lewis, Arizona State
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  04/30/22 - Parker Lewis, rSr/2025, Arizona State, 6-2, 225 (DS#26 K) + More +

  Former USC kicker Parker Lewis announced on Friday afternoon (April 29) that he is transferring to Ohio State. "Excited to be a buckeye," he tweeted. Lewis spent two seasons with the Trojans, making 26 of 35 field-goal attempts and 46 of 47 extra-point attempts. He entered the transfer portal in December with three seasons of collegiate eligibility left and had visited Columbus for the Buckeyes' spring game on April 16. His arrival will leave the Buckeyes with a fair bit of placekicking depth as they return Noah Ruggles, who was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award last season, and Jake Seibert, who is also on scholarship.

Ruggles was not enrolled for the spring semester and did not participate in spring practice, but he is expected to be back in the fall for his final season of eligibility. Once Ruggles departs next year, Lewis would be in line to compete with Seibert to be the team's primary placekicker. Seibert has been with Ohio State for two seasons and made 1 of 2 field-goal attempts and 16 of 16 extra-point attempts. Lewis is held in high regard for a strong right leg. He made a field goal from 52 yards last fall, and most of his kickoffs landed in the end zone for touchbacks. He booted touchbacks on 27 of 34 kickoffs last season, a 79.4% rate that ranked 11th among kickers in the Football Bowl Subdivision. - Columbus Dispatch


(DS#26 K) rSr/2025 K Parker Lewis, Arizona State
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  04/28/22 - Joey Ramos, rSr/2024, Arizona State, 6-5, 302 (DS#57 OG) + More +

  Former Iowa State offensive tackle Joey Ramos is transferring to Arizona State, he announced Monday on Twitter. Ramos is a Metro Phoenix native and played high school ball at Deer Valley in Glendale. He spent four seasons at Iowa State, redshirting in 2018 before finding a special teams role in 2019. The following season, he started five games on offense and was a part of a unit that allowed the fewest sacks in the Big 12. The 6-foot-5, 305-pounds lineman played 13 games last year, though most prominently on special teams, and has two years of eligibility remaining. He picked ASU over his other announced top choices of Bowling Green and Tulsa. He was a consensus three-star recruit out of high school and No. 7 prospect in Arizona, according to 247Sports. - ArizonaSports.com

(DS#57 OG) rSr/2024 OG Joey Ramos, Arizona State
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  04/26/22 - Ro Torrence, rJr/2024, Arizona State, 6-3, 208 (DS#36 CB) + More +

  Former Auburn CB Ro Torrence commits to Arizona State...Torrence was the 2020-21 NJCAA and KJCCC Defensive Player of the Year at Hutchinson Community College where he won a National Championship, according to Auburn's website. In the regular season, he only allowed one player to catch a pass on him. The first-team JUCO All-American had 28 tackles, six passes broken up and one interception which came in the title game, according to Auburn. - ArizonaSports.com

(DS#36 CB) rJr/2024 CB Ro Torrence, Arizona State
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  01/02/22 - Tyler Johnson, rSr/2022, Arizona State, 6-4, 281 (DS#30 DE) + More +

  2021 ALL-PAC-12 SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Tyler Johnson, Gr., Arizona State,...Earns his second-career All-Conference honor, previously a 2020 Second Team member...Finished the 2021 campaign with 33 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and four sacks. - Arizona State Football

(DS#30 DE) rSr/2022 DE Tyler Johnson, Arizona State
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  01/02/22 - D.J. Davidson, rSr/2022, Arizona State, 6-4, 328 (DS#22 DT) + More +

  2021 ALL-PAC-12 SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL D.J. Davidson, Gr., Arizona State,...Was fifth on the team with 57 total tackles - just one shy of a tie for third on the team despite playing one of the most difficult position to get tackles...Credited with 48 tackles on running plays - fourth most of any FBS defensive lineman. - Arizona State Football

(DS#22 DT) rSr/2022 DT D.J. Davidson, Arizona State
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  01/02/22 - Rachaad White, rSr/2022, Arizona State, 6-1, 215 (DS#9 RB) + More +

  2021 ALL-PAC-12 SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB Rachaad White, R-Sr., Arizona State,...One of the conference's top running backs earns the second All-Conference honor of his career (2020 Honorable Mention)...Reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season with his 98 yards against Arizona, finishing with 1,006...White recorded 30.5 percent of ASU's total yards on offense this year (1,462 of 4,799) and 35.6 percent of ASU's total touchdowns (16 of 45)...It was the 26th instance of a Sun Devil running back reaching 1,000 yards in a single season and just the 9th one to do it in 11 games or less...White now has 22 touchdowns in his career (20 rushing, two receiving) in just 15 games played (1.5 per game)..White has at least one touchdown in 12 of his 15 games with the Devils. - Arizona State Football

(DS#9 RB) rSr/2022 RB Rachaad White, Arizona State
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  2021 ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB Merlin Robertson, Sr.,...Former Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year earns his first spot on an All-Conference team...Tied for the team lead with three interceptions - including a game-sealing pick six against Washington..Tied for third on the team with 58 tackles on the year. - Arizona State Football

(DS#44 OLB) Sr/2023 OLB Merlin Robertson, Arizona State
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  01/02/22 - DeAndre Pierce, rSr/2023, Arizona State, 5-11, 185 (DS#999 FS) + More +

  2021 ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB DeAndre Pierce, Gr.,...Patrolled the secondary with a ball-hawking mentality, making plays all year...Had two interceptions on the season, one for a touchdown and another inside the opponent 5-yard line..The seventh-highest graded safety in the Pac-12 (68.6) and the ninth-highest graded safety in coverage (68.4)..Tied for third on the team with 58 tackles. - Arizona State Football

(DS#999 FS) rSr/2023 FS DeAndre Pierce, Arizona State
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