2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Summary

The 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Herm Edwards and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium.

2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Florida State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Likens (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDanny Gonzales (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
CaptainCohl Cabral
Eno Benjamin
Kobe Williams
Darien Butler
Ethan Long
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$   8 1     12 2  
California   4 5     8 5  
Washington   4 5     8 5  
Oregon State   4 5     5 7  
Washington State   3 6     6 7  
Stanford   3 6     4 8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x   8 1     11 3  
USC   7 2     8 5  
Arizona State   4 5     8 5  
UCLA   4 5     4 8  
Colorado   3 6     5 7  
Arizona   2 7     4 8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Pac-12 Media Days edit

Pac-12 media poll edit

In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, Arizona State was voted to finish tied for third place with UCLA in the South Division.[1]

Media poll (South Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Utah 206 (33)
2 USC 167 (2)
3 Arizona State 118
UCLA 118
5 Arizona 85
6 Colorado 46

Offseason edit

Recruiting edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jayden Daniels
QB
San Bernardino, CA Cajon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Stephon Wright
DE
Los Angeles, CA Cathedral HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Joey Yellen
QB
Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jun 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Kejuan Markham
S
Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jordan Clark
CB
Baton Rouge, LA University Lab HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Oct 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Keon Markham
CB
Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Ethan Long
QB
West Linn, OR West Linn HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jun 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Nolan Matthews
TE
Frisco, TX Reedy HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jul 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Dohnovan West
OC
Mission Hills CA Bishop Alemany HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Nov 3, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
LaDarius Henderson
OT
Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jun 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Connor Soelle
ATH
Scottsdale, AZ Saguaro High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Amiri Johnson
DE
Pomona, CA Diamond Ranch HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Dec 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Willie Harts
CB
Pittsburg, CA Pittsburg, HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Jordan Kerley
WR
Austin, TX McNeil HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Ricky Pearsall
WR
Tempe, AZ Corona Del Sol HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Anthonie Cooper
DE
Goodyear, AZ Millennium HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sep 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Roman DeWys
OT
Chandler, AZ Basha HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Andre Johnson
WR
Tolleson, AZ Tolleson Union HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 25, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Alijah Bates
OT
Colorado Springs, CO Doherty HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Ben Scott
OT
Honolulu, HI St. Louis HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Aug 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 71
Elijah Juarez
LB
Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona State Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "2019 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

Transfers edit

Outgoing

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Jay Jay Wilson #9 TE 6'3" 250 Graduate Transfer Valencia, CA Auburn Tigers
Terrell Chatman #19 WR 6'3" 190 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Virginia Cavaliers
Reggie Hughes #52 LB 6'2" 208 Sophomore Calabasas, CA N/A
Dominique Harrison #7 CB 6'0" 185 Senior Humble, TX North Texas Mean Green
Jalen Bates #96 DE 6'4" 245 RS-Junior Kaplan, LA Colorado State Rams
Trelon Smith #20 RB 5'8" 181 Freshman Houston, TX Arkansas Razorbacks
Malik Lawal #39 LB 6'1" 220 RS-Senior Temecula, CA Tulane Green Wave
Ceejhay French-Love #88 TE 6'5" 255 Graduate Transfer Monterey Park, CA NAU Lumberjacks
Darius Slade #2 DL 6'4" 255 RS-Senior Montclair, NJ South Florida Bulls
Nick Ralston #22 FB 6'1" 240 RS-Senior Argyle, TX Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Michael Sleep-Dalton #36 P 6'2" 210 RS-Senior San Francisco, CA Iowa Hawkeyes
Joey Bryant #37 CB 6'1" 180 Graduate Transfer Honolulu, HI Memphis Tigers

Incoming

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Timarcus Davis #6 DB 6'0" 177 2019 College Station, TX Baylor
Jack Jones #21 DB 5'11" 170 2020 Long Beach, CA USC
Devin Neal #35 WR 6'0" 171 2019 Eloy, AZ Scottsdale CC
T.J. Pesefea #44 DL 6'5" 313 2019 Sacramento, CA American River
Vincenzo Granatelli #48 DB 6'4" 184 2019 Moorpark, CA Southern Nazarene
Cody Shear #56 OG 6'4" 285 2020 Eugene, OR Oregon Ducks
Grant Miles #80 TE 6'4" 245 2020 Scottsdale, AZ New Mexico State Aggies
Brandon Pierce #85 WR 5'11" 175 2019 Mission Hills, CA Canyons
Roe Wilkins #95 DL 6'3" 260 2019 Sour Lake, TX Rice Owls

2019 NFL draft edit

ASU players drafted into the NFL edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL Team
N'Keal Harry Wide receiver 1 32 New England Patriots
Renell Wren Defensive lineman 4 125 Cincinnati Bengals

Undrafted NFL free agents edit

Player Position NFL Team
Manny Wilkins Quarterback Green Bay Packers
Quinn Bailey Offensive lineman Denver Broncos
Casey Tucker Offensive lineman Philadelphia Eagles

Schedule edit

Arizona State will open its 2019 schedule with three non-conference games against Kent State of the Mid-American Conference, Sacramento State of the Big Sky Conference, and Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference. In Pac-12 Conference play, the Sun Devils will play the other members of the South Division and draws California, Oregon, Oregon State, and Washington State from the North Division.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Kent State*P12NW 30–747,413
September 67:00 p.m.Sacramento State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
P12NW 19–742,286
September 141:00 p.m.at No. 18 Michigan State*FOXW 10–773,531
September 217:00 p.m.ColoradoNo. 24
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
P12NL 31–3445,786
September 277:30 p.m.at No. 15 CaliforniaESPNW 24–1747,532
October 1212:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
P12NW 38–3448,536
October 193:00 p.m.at No. 13 UtahNo. 17P12NL 3–2146,402
October 264:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 24P12NL 32–4239,811
November 91:30 p.m.USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCL 26–3154,191
November 165:30 p.m.at Oregon StateFS1L 34–3530,980
November 235:30 p.m.No. 6 Oregon 
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCW 31–2851,875
November 308:00 p.m.Arizona
ESPNW 24–1454,074
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Florida State*CBSW 20–1442,212
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[2]

Game summaries edit

Kent State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 7 7
Sun Devils 10 0 17 3 30

Sacramento State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7
Sun Devils 0 3 6 10 19

At Michigan State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0 3 0 7 10
No. 18 Spartans 0 0 0 7 7

Colorado edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 14 10 7 3 34
No. 24 Sun Devils 0 21 3 7 31

At California edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 7 0 7 10 24
No. 15 Golden Bears 7 0 7 3 17

Washington State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 10 7 14 3 34
No. 18 Sun Devils 0 17 7 14 38

At Utah edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Sun Devils 0 0 3 0 3
No. 13 Utes 0 14 0 7 21

At UCLA edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Sun Devils 7 0 3 22 32
Bruins 14 14 14 0 42

USC edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 28 0 3 0 31
Sun Devils 7 6 7 6 26

At Oregon State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 14 7 7 6 34
Beavers 14 14 7 0 35

Oregon edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Ducks 7 0 0 21 28
Sun Devils 7 3 3 18 31

Jayden Daniels broke Rudy Carpenter's record for passing yards in a season for a freshman quarterback.

Arizona edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
Sun Devils 0 6 15 3 24

Vs. Florida State (Sun Bowl) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 0 0 14 0 14
Sun Devils 3 6 0 11 20

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV24RV20181724RVRVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRV24RVRV241724RVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Name Position Consecutive season at
Arizona State in current position
Herm Edwards Head coach 2nd Year
Donnie Yantis Assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator 2nd Year
Shaun Aguano Assistant head coach/running backs coach 1st Year
Shawn Slocum Associate head coach/special teams coordinator/linebackers coach 2nd Year
Danny Gonzales Defensive coordinator 2nd Year
Rob Likens Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 3rd Year
Tony White Assistant coach/passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach 2nd Year
Antonio Pierce Assistant coach/linebackers coach 2nd Year
Dave Christensen Assistant coach/offensive line coach 2nd Year
Charlie Fisher Assistant coach/wide receivers coach 2nd Year
Jamar Cain Assistant coach/defensive line coach 1st Year
Marvin Lewis Special advisor 1st year
Reference:[3][4]

Roster edit

2019 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
Quarterbacks
  • 5 Jayden Daniels, Freshman (6'3, 175)
  • 7 Ethan Long, Freshman (6'2, 221)
  • 15 Dillon Sterling-Cole,   Junior (6'3, 219)
  • 16 Trenton Bourguet, Freshman (5'11, 171)
  • 18 Joey Yellen, Freshman (6'3, 210)

Running backs

  • 3 Eno Benjamin, Junior (5'10, 210)
  • 9 Demetrious Flowers, Freshman (6'0, 201)
  • 25 A.J. Carter, Sophomore (6'0, 218)
  • 31 Isaiah Floyd,   Sophomore (5'7, 176)
  • 36 Demarcus Johnson, Freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 39 Nick Johnson, Freshman (5'9, 160)

Wide receivers

  • 2 Brandon Aiyuk, Senior (6'1, 206)
  • 6 Geordon Porter,   Freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 8 Jordan Kerley, Freshman (6'2, 184)
  • 10 Kyle Williams, Senior (5'11, 192)
  • 17 Ryan Newsome,   Senior (5'9, 184)
  • 19 Ricky Pearsall, Freshman (6'1, 190)
  • 26 Keith Davis,   Freshman (6'1, 187)
  • 28 Angel Ruiz,   Freshman (5'11, 173)
  • 35 Devin Neal, Junior (6'0, 171)
  • 82 Andre Johnson, Freshman (6'3, 190)
  • 83 Tanner Park,   Sophomore (6'3, 185)
  • 84 Frank Darby,   Junior (6'1, 200)
  • 85 Brandon Pierce, Junior (5'11, 175)
  • 86 Curtis Hodges, Junior (6'8, 237)
  • 89 Josh Hart, Freshman (6'0, 191)
 

Tight ends

  • 80 Grant Miles,   Freshman (6'4, 245)
  • 81 Jared Bubak,   Junior (6'5, 242)
  • 87 Tommy Hudson,   Senior (6'5, 255)
  • 88 Nolan Matthews, Freshman (6'5, 246)

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Jarrett Bell,   Freshman (6'5, 299)
  • 51 Zach Robertson,   Senior (6'6, 336)
  • 52 Cody Shear,   Sophomore (6'4, 280)
  • 56 Alex Losoya,   Senior (6'3, 291)
  • 59 Marco Salas,   Freshman (6'4, 291)
  • 60 Kyle Breed,   Sophomore (6'7, 288)
  • 61 Dohnovan West, Freshman (6'3, 277)
  • 63 Roy Hemsley,   Senior (6'6, 325)
  • 64 Eddie Medina,   Freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 65 Donato Zavala, Freshman (6'5, 306)
  • 66 Ben Scott, Freshman (6'5, 291)
  • 67 Matthew Kickel, Freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 69 Jonathan Sanchez,   Sophomore (6'2, 276)
  • 71 Steven Miller,   Senior (6'4, 307)
  • 72 Cade Cote,   Senior (6'3, 290)
  • 73 Cohl Cabral, Senior (6'5, 304)
  • 74 Corey Stephens, Junior (6'3, 285)
  • 76 Spencer Lovell,   Freshman (6'6, 309)
  • 77 LaDarius Henderson, Freshman (6'4, 285)
  • 78 Roman Dewys, Freshman (6'5, 299)
  • 79 Ralph Frias,   Freshman (6'6, 320)
 

Defensive line

  • 9 Stephon Wright, Freshman (6'4, 297)
  • 17 George Lea,   Senior (6'3, 284)
  • 41 Tyler Johnson,   Sophomore (6'5, 258)
  • 44 T.J. Pesefea, Sophomore (6'5, 313)
  • 62 Alexander Randle, Freshman (6'2, 259)
  • 75 Alijah Bates, Freshman (6'8, 275)
  • 90 Jermayne Lole, Sophomore (6'2, 284)
  • 91 Michael Matus,   Freshman (6'2, 253)
  • 92 Jose Lugo, Freshman (6'3, 270)
  • 94 Parker Jacobs, Freshman (6'4, 252)
  • 95 Roe Wilkins,   Senior (6'4, 273)
  • 96 Anthonie Cooper, Freshman (6'2, 280)
  • 97 Shannon Forman, Junior (6'2, 293)
  • 98 D. J. Davidson,   Sophomore (6'4, 213)
  • 99 Amiri Johnson, Freshman (6'6, 225)

Linebackers

  • 8 Merlin Robertson, Sophomore (6'3, 251)
  • 14 Stanley Lambert,   Freshman (6'4, 225)
  • 20 Khaylan Kearse-Thomas,   Senior (6'1, 224)
  • 23 Tyler Whiley, Graduate Student (6'0, 205)
  • 29 Ely Doyle,   Freshman (6'0, 200)
  • 30 Elijah Juarez, Freshman (6'4, 240)
  • 34 Kyle Soelle,   Sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 37 Darien Butler, Sophomore (5'11, 242)
  • 46 Oliver Carras, Freshman (6'3, 210)
  • 52 Jacob Jornadal, Freshman (5'11, 190)
  • 53 Fritzny Niclasse, Freshman (5'11, 213)
  • 54 Case Hatch, Freshman (6'1, 226)
  • 55 Abe Schwinn, Freshman (6'0, 213)
 

Defensive backs

  • 1 Jordan Clark, Freshman (5'10, 170)
  • 3 Willie Harts, Freshman (6'0, 162)
  • 4 Evan Fields, Junior (6'0, 193)
  • 5 Kobe Williams, Senior (5'10, 174)
  • 6 Timarcus Davis,   Sophomore (6'0, 177)
  • 10 K.J Jarrell,   Sophomore (6'2, 186)
  • 12 Kejuan Markham, Freshman (6'1, 189)
  • 13 Keon Markham, Freshman (6'1, 203)
  • 15 Cam Philips,   Freshman (6'1, 175)
  • 16 Aashari Crosswell, Sophomore (6'0, 196)
  • 18 Connor Soelle, Freshman (6'1, 201)
  • 21 Jack Jones,   Junior (5'11, 170)
  • 22 Darien Cornay, Senior (5'11, 188)
  • 24 Chase Lucas,   Junior (6'0, 176)
  • 35 Jacob Desmarais, Freshman (5'10, 169)
  • 36 Alijah Gammage,   Freshman (5'11, 179)
  • 38 Damon Matthews, Freshman (5'9, 176)
  • 47 Thomas Shorack, Freshman (5'10, 163)
  • 48 Vincenzo Granatelli, Junior (6'4, 184)
  • 57 Armand Reichelt, Freshman (6'2, 192)

Kickers

Punters

  • 25 Michael Turk,   Sophomore (6'1, 228)
  • 44 Kevin Macias,   Junior (5'11, 201)
  • 46 Josh Plaster, Freshman (6'0, 176)

Long snappers

  • 49 Gage King, Freshman (6'3, 238)
  • 93 Erik Dickerson,   Junior (6'1, 224)

[1]

Depth chart edit

Starters and backups for Arizona State

True Freshman
Double Position : *

References edit

  1. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Arizona State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Media Guide, p. 2
  4. ^ "Coaches". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2018.