2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Arizona State Sun Devils
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	3–9
Conf Record:	2–7
Hc Year:	1st
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Pro-style
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	4–3 or 4–2–5
Stadium:	Mountain America Stadium

The 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were led by Kenny Dillingham in his first year as head coach. Dillingham was hired as Arizona State's head coach in late November 2022.^[1]

Arizona State announced on August 2 a multi-year naming rights partnership. The Sun Devils played their home games at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.^[2]

This will be Arizona State's final season in the Pac-12 Conference before they move to the Big 12 Conference in 2024.^[3] On August 27, Arizona State announced a self imposed 2023 bowl game ban due to recruiting violations from the 2020 season.^[4]

Offseason

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL draft.

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Pick	NFL team	Player	Position
7	231	Las Vegas Raiders	Nesta Jade Silvera	DT

Undrafted free agents

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Player	Position
Buffalo Bills	Bryan Thompson	WR
Houston Texans	Xazavian Valladay	RB
Carolina Panthers	Travez Moore	DE
Arizona Cardinals	Kyle Soelle	LB
Los Angeles Rams	Timarcus Davis	DB

Transfers

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Outgoing transfers

Arizona State Outgoing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height/Weight	Year	Hometown	College transferred to
	77	OL	6'5, 310	Senior		Michigan
Daniyel Ngata	4	RB	5'10, 200	Sophomore		Washington
Bennett Meredith	7	QB	6'3, 195	Freshman		Purdue
	5	QB	6'3, 210	Junior		Cincinnati
Paul Tyson	9	QB	6'5, 230	Junior		Clemson
	7	WR	6'0, 205	Junior		Northwestern
Jacob Newell	88	TE	6'4, 240	Freshman		Akron
Ben Scott	66	OL	6'5, 310	Junior		Nebraska
Danny Valenzuela	55	OL	6'3, 285	Sophomore		Texas State
Ralph Frias	79	OL	6'6, 340	Senior		Utah State
Armon Bethea	57	OL	6'5, 285	Freshman		Bowling Green
	55	DL	6'3, 290	Sophomore		Tennessee
Dylan Hall	94	DL	6'5, 255	Junior		North Carolina Central
Anthonie Cooper†	96	DL	6'2, 275	Junior		–
Connor Soelle	18	LB	6'1, 220	Junior		Oregon
	18	DL	6'1, 275	Sophomore		–
D.J. Taylor	3	DB	5'10, 195	Sophomore		Cincinnati
Kejuan Markham	12	DB	6'0, 200	Senior		–
Keon Markham	13	DB	6'0, 200	Junior		–
Edward Czaplicki	17	P	6'1, 200	Sophomore		USC
Carter Brown	3	PK	6'0, 195	Freshman		Cincinnati
Gage King	49	LS	6'2, 245	Sophomore		UCF
John Ferlmann	43	LS	6'2, 225	Freshman		Ohio State
Jace Feely	45	LS	6'2, 225	Freshman		Colorado
Stanley Lambert	14	DL	6'3, 220	Senior		–
Robby Harrison	93	DL	6'4, 325	Freshman		Indiana
Jalil Rivera-Harvey	98	DL	6'4, 295	Junior		Marshall
Thomas Le Boucher	76	OT	6'5, 305	Senior		Lamar

† Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2023 season.

Incoming transfers

Arizona State Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height/Weight	Year	Hometown	College transferred from
	QB	6'0, 194	Sophomore		Notre Dame
Jacob Conover	QB	6'1, 205	Sophomore		BYU
	RB	5'10, 200	Junior		Sacramento State (FCS)
DeCarlos Brooks	RB	5'9, 188	Junior		California
Jordyn Tyson	WR	6'0, 170	Sophomore		Colorado
Xavier Guillory	WR	6'0, 170	Junior		Idaho State (FCS)
Melquan Stovall	WR	5'9, 185	Graduate		Colorado State
Troy Omeire	WR	6'3, 213	Junior		Texas
Jake Smith	WR	6'0, 200	Junior		USC
Aaron Frost	OL	6'5, 306	Graduate		Nevada
Bram Walden	OL	6'5, 302	Sophomore		Oregon
Ben Coleman	OL	6'4, 323	Graduate		California
Leif Fautanu	OL	6'2, 305	Junior		UNLV
Clayton Smith	DL	6'4, 245	Sophomore		Oklahoma
	DL	6'3, 310	Graduate		Michigan State
Prince Dorbah	DL	6'2, 229	Junior		Texas
Tristan Monday	DL	6'4, 276	Freshman		Wisconsin
Samuel Benjamin	DL	6'5, 255	Freshman		Idaho State (FCS)
Krew Jackson	LB	6'5, 204	Sophomore		Kansas State
Tate Romney	LB	6'3, 220	Freshman		BYU
Travion Brown	LB	6'3, 230	Graduate		Washington State
Xavion Alford	DB	6'0, 190	Junior		USC
	DB	6'2, 195	Junior		Ole Miss
Shamari Simmons	DB	6'0, 180	Senior		Austin Peay (FCS)
Josh Carlson	P	6'0, 185	Graduate		New Mexico State
Dario Longhetto	PK	6'0, 185	Graduate		California
Slater Zellers	LS	6'1, 235	Graduate		California
Ian Shewell	DL	6'3, 248	Junior		New Mexico
Sione Finau	OL	6'3, 300	Graduate		Purdue
Cade Briggs	OL	6'3, 305	Senior		Texas Tech

Recruiting class

See main article: 2023 college football recruiting class.

Arizona State signed 20 players in the class of 2023. The Sun Devils' recruiting class was ranked forty-sixth by ESPN, forty-ninth by On3.com, fifty-second by Rivals.com, and forty-fourth by 247Sports.com. One signee was ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list, with another being ranked within the ESPN 50 JUCO top prospect list.

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football and Recruiting (college athletics).

2023 overall class rankings

ESPN ^[7]	46	9	—	1	19	0	0	0
On3 Recruits ^[8]	49	9	—	1	19	0	0	0
Rivals ^[9]	52	8	–	1	17	2	0	0
247 Sports ^[10]	44	7	—	1	19	0	0	0

Preseason

Pac–12 media polls

Source:^[11]

1	USC	413 (25)
2	Washington	367 (4)
3	Utah	359 (6)
4	Oregon	344 (1)
5	Oregon State	309
6	UCLA	248
7	Washington State	186
8	Arizona	176
9	California	132
10	Arizona State	122
11	Colorado	98
12	Stanford	54

Schedule

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Personnel

Coaching staff

	Head Coach		1st
Matt Butterfield	Chief of Staff Senior Coaching Advisor Pro Liaison		1st
	Assistant Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator		1st
	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach		1st
	Defensive Coordinator		1st
	Wide Receivers Coach Passing Game Coordinator		1st
	Running Backs Coach		4th
Saga Tuitele	Offensive Line Coach		1st
	Linebackers Coach Run Game Coordinator		1st
Bryan Carrington	Cornerbacks Coach		1st
	Defensive Line Coach		1st
Jason Mohns	Tight Ends Coach		1st

Support staff

• Marvin Lewis – Special Advisor
• Bryan McGinnis – Director of Football Operations
• D. J. Foster – Manager of Player Development
• Isaiah Williams – Director of Recruiting Strategy
• Joe Connolly – Head Coach - Football Sports Performance
• Clayton Kirven – Assistant Head Coach - Football Sports Performance
• Colbert Calhoun – Assistant Director - Football Sports Performance
• Allie Ueckert – On-Campus Recruiting Manage

Analysts

• Bobby Wade – Analyst - Offense
• Joey Muscarella – Analyst - Offense
• Trent Greene – Analyst - Defense
• Max Silver – Analyst - Defense
• Pierre Cormier – Analyst - Special Teams

Graduate assistants

• Steve Miller – Graduate Assistant - Offense
• Ryan Jenkins Graduate Assistant - Offense
• Ray Clark – Graduate Assistant - Defense
• Jordan Lee – Graduate Assistant - Defense

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Game summaries

vs Southern Utah (FCS)

See also: 2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

Statistics	SUU	ASU
First downs	11	19
Total yards	226	371
Rushes/yards	87	135
Passing yards	139	236
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–18–0	18–31–0
Time of possession	30:48	29:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing	Justin Miller	8/17, 123 yards, TD
Rushing	Braedon Wissler	15 carries, 45 yards
Receiving	Zach Mitchell	4 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing		18/31, 236 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		17 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving	Xavier Guillory	5 receptions, 73 yards, TD

vs Oklahoma State

See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

Statistics	OKST	ASU
First downs	16	15
Total yards	304	277
Rushes/yards	31–113	34–110
Passing yards	191	167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–32–0	16–29–1
Time of possession	31:17	28:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing		11/16, 113 yards
Rushing		9 carries, 53 yards, TD
Receiving	De'Zhaun Stribling	7 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Jaden Rashada	16/29, 167 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	14 carries, 62 yards, TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

vs Fresno State

See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	FRES	ASU
First downs	24	15
Total yards	350	230
Rushes/yards	69	42
Passing yards	281	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–49–0	17–37–5
Time of possession	37:06	22:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing		39/48, 281 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Elijah Gilliam	18 carries, 69 yards
Receiving	Erik Brooks	11 receptions, 104 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Jacob Conover	6/16, 89 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Kyson Brown	5 carries, 23 yards
Receiving	Bryce Pierre	3 receptions, 35 yards

vs No. 5 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team.

Statistics	USC	ASU
First downs	22	22
Total yards	535	353
Rushes/yards	27–217	32–90
Passing yards	322	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–31–0	23–39–1
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing		20/31, 322 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		14 carries, 154 yards
Receiving		7 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
Arizona State	Passing		21/36, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	20 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving	Elijhah Badger	9 receptions, 81 yards, TD

at California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team.

Statistics	ASU	CAL
First downs	17	19
Total yards	430	326
Rushes/yards	29–68	48–196
Passing yards	362	130
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–43–1	12–28–0
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing		26/41, 344 yards, INT
Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	24 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving	Cameron Skattebo	4 receptions, 98 yards
California	Passing		12/28, 130 yards, TD
Rushing		29 carries, 165 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

vs Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Statistics	COL	ASU
First downs	19	25
Total yards	295	392
Rushes/yards	30–56	29–57
Passing yards	239	335
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–42–0	32–50–0
Time of possession	25:12	34:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing		26/42, 239 yards, TD
Rushing	Anthony Hankerson	10 carries, 58 yards
Receiving	Javon Antonio	5 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Trenton Bourguet	32/49, 335 yards, TD
Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	13 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving	Elijhah Badger	12 receptions, 134 yards

at No. 5 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team.

Statistics	ASU	WASH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team.

Statistics	WSU	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 18 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team.

Statistics	ASU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team.

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UCLA –14.0	45.5

Statistics	ASU	UCLA
First downs	21	15
Total yards	250	300
Rushes/yards	30/74	37/183
Passing yards	176	117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–39–1	11–21–0
Time of possession	36:54	23:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Trenton Bourguet	19/34, 149 yards, INT
Rushing	Cam Skattebo	12 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving	Elijhah Badger	12 receptions, 116 yards, TD
UCLA	Passing		11/18, 117 yards, TD
Rushing	Keegan Jones	3 carries, 51 yards
Receiving	Logan Loya	3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

vs No. 6 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team.

Statistics	ORE	ASU
First downs	31	20
Total yards	603	316
Rushes/yards	33-140	18-11
Passing yards	463	205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28-36-2	25-47-1
Time of possession	32:58	27:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing		24-29, 404 yards, 6 TD
Rushing		11 carries, 63 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
Arizona State	Passing	Trenton Bourguet	20-37, 142 yards
Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	8 carries, 49 yards
Receiving	Elijhah Badger	7 receptions, 64 yards

vs No. 15 Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	ASU
First downs	24	28
Total yards	619	306
Rushes/yards	25–92	42–224
Passing yards	527	82
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–41–1	10–23–2
Time of possession	30:03	29:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing		30/41, 527 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing		12 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		11 receptions, 266 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Jaden Rashada	10/22, 82 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	17 carries, 108 yards, TD
Receiving	Tre Omeire	3 receptions, 38 yards, TD

Notes and References

1. News: Kenny Dillingham named Arizona State football coach. Arizona Republic. Michelle Gardner. November 26, 2022.
2. Web site: ASU, Mountain America Credit Union reach one of the most integrated naming rights deals in college sports .
3. Web site: 2023-08-05. Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season . 2023-08-05. CBSSports.com. en.
4. Web site: 2023-08-05. Arizona State football self-imposes bowl ban this season for alleged recruiting violations . 2023-08-27. Az Central. en.
5. Web site: 2023 Arizona State Football Transfer Portal . ON3 . en.
6. Web site: Arizona State Sun Devils 2023 College Football Transfer Portal . 247Sports . en.
7. Web site: Arizona State 2023 Recruiting Class. ESPN.
8. Web site: Arizona State 2023 Recruiting Class. On3.com.
9. Web site: Arizona State 2023 Recruiting Class.
10. Web site: Arizona State 2023 Recruiting Class. 247sports.com.
11. Web site: Media predicts USC to win 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship .
12. Web site: 2023 Arizona State Football Schedule. FB Schedules. December 21, 2022.
13. Web site: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football roster. June 6, 2023. June 6, 2023. thesundevils.com.
14. Web site: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils coaching staff. June 18, 2023. June 18, 2023. thesundevils.com.