Arizona State College Football Preview 2021: Top Players
Best Arizona State Offensive Player
QB Jayden Daniels, Soph.
The 6-3, 185-pound third-year starter has to be more accurate. He only had only game among the four last year above 60% completion rate, but he can fire it down the field, he’s great at connecting on the big play, and he can run, too. Everything is around him to succeed and take the Sun Devils to a whole other level.
2. OG Donovan West, Soph.
3. RB Rachaad White, Jr.
4. OT Kellen Diesch, Sr.
5. WR Geordon Porter, Soph.
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Best Arizona State Defensive Player
DE Tyler Johnson, Jr.
There’s about eight different Sun Devils who deserve considering for the Best Defensive Player nod, but the 6-4, 285-pound Johnson is the disruptive force for the front seven in the backfield.
There wasn’t too much of a pass rush throughout last year, but Johnson came up with five sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss in his four games of work. If he can stay healthy – not a given so far in his career – he’ll blow up into a national statistical star.
2. DT Jermayne Lole, Jr.
3. S Evan Fields, Sr.
4. DT DJ Davidson, Jr.
5. LB Darien Butler, Jr.
Top Incoming Arizona State Transfer
DE Travez Moore, Sr.
It’s very, very debatable. North Carolina OT Triston Miller and Utah WR Bryan Thompson should each make big impacts, but if Moore can turn into any sort of a pass rushing performer in the rotation, that frees up Tyler Johnson a bit and all of a sudden the line might be a dominant force.
The one-time four-star recruit for LSU only came up with seven tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Tigers in three season, but now he’ll get his shot to make an impact.