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2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Sun Bowl, L 31–52 vs. NC State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Record	7–6 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Todd Graham (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Billy Napier (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

The 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were led by sixth-year head coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They competed as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 6–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to NC State.

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On November 26, one day after the conclusion of the regular season, Graham and Arizona State agreed to part ways. He continued to coach the team through their bowl game.^[1]

Game summaries

Personnel

Final roster

2017 Arizona State Sun Devils roster

Quarterbacks

2 Brady White, Sophomore

5 Manny Wilkins, Junior

8 Blake Barnett, Sophomore

14 Ryan Kelley, Freshman

15 Dillon Sterling-Cole, Sophomore

16 Kevin Brown, Freshman

Running backs

3 Eno Benjamin, Freshman

4 Demario Richard, Senior

7 Kalen Ballage, Senior

20 Trelon Smith, Freshman

22 Nick Ralston, Sophomore

35 Jacom Brimhall, Senior

-- Brandon Lamarche, Freshman

Wide receivers

1 N'Keal Harry, Sophomore

10 Kyle Williams, Sophomore

12 John Humphrey, Sophomore

14 Ryan Jenkins, Senior

15 Jeremy Smith, Freshman

16 Daniel Sanders-Effiong, Freshman

17 Ryan Newsome, Sophomore

21 Terrell Chatman, Sophomore

83 Trent Gilbert, Sophomore

84 Frank Darby, Freshman

84 Tyler Eggers, Junior

84 Trevor Russell, Freshman

85 Andrew Noble, Freshman

86 Curtis Hodges, Freshman

89 Jalen Harvey, Junior

Tight ends

9 Jay Jay Wilson, Junior

48 Frank Ogas, Senior

80 Kyle Remo, Sophomore

80 Mark Walton, Freshman

81 Jared Bubak, Freshman

82 Josh Pokraka, Junior

87 Tommy Hudson, Sophomore

88 Ceejhay French-Love, Junior

91 Michael Gombert, Freshman

92 Alexander Otero, Sophomore

Offensive lineman

51 Zach Robertson, Sophomore

54 Connor Humphreys, Junior

56 Alex Losoya, Sophomore

58 Tyson Rising, Junior

59 Quinn Bailey, Junior

60 Kyle Breed, Freshman

62 Jesse Cozens, Freshman

65 A.J. McCollum, Senior

66 Mason Schell, Freshman

69 Jonathan Sanchez, Freshman

70 Michael Tate, Freshman

71 Steven Miller, Sophomore

72 Cade Cote, Sophomore

73 Cohl Cabral, Sophomore

74 Corey Stephens, Freshman

75 Tyler McClure, Senior

76 Sam Jones, Junior

77 Mason Walter, Sophomore

78 Marshal Nathe, Freshman

Defensive line

1 JoJo Wicker, Junior

41 Tyler Johnson, Freshman

45 George Lea, Sophomore

55 Corey Smith, Senior

57 Jordon Hoyt, Junior

90 Tashon Smallwood, Senior

91 Jamie Diaz, Sophomore

93 Emanuel Dayries, Junior

94 Christian Hill, Senior

95 Renell Wren, Junior

96 Jalen Bates, Sophomore

97 Shannon Forman, Freshman

98 D.J. Davidson, Freshman

99 Dougladson Subtyl, Junior

-- Darius Slade, Junior

Linebackers

2 Christian Sam, Junior

3 D.J Calhoun, Senior

4 Koron Crump, Senior

20 Khaylan Kearse-Thomas, Sophomore

31 Marcus Ball, Senior

34 Kyle Soelle, Freshman

39 Malik Lawal, Sophomore

44 Alani Latu, Senior

47 Loren Mondy, Freshman

49 Bailey Huggins, Freshman

50 Ochuko Duke, Junior

52 Jared Francis, Freshman

53 Parker Higgins, Freshman

-- Benjamin Winans, Freshman

32 Abe Thompson, Sophomore

Defensive backs

18 Langston Frederick, Freshman

5 Kobe Williams, Sophomore

6 Evan Fields, Freshman

10 K.J Jarrell, Freshman

13 Darian Kornay, Sophomore

14 Alex Perry, Freshman

16 Maurice Chandler, Senior

17 J'Marcus Rhodes, Senior

21 Chad Adams, Senior

23 Tyler Whiley, Junior

24 Chase Lucas, Freshman

28 Cody French, Junior

28 Demonte King, Junior

30 Dasmond Tautalatasi, Junior

37 Joey Bryant, Junior

38 Deion Guignard, Junior

43 Caleb McShanag, Freshman

46 Kordell Caldwell, Freshman

48 Jacobi Taylor, Freshman

Safeties

26 Ty Thomas, Freshman

35 Owen Rodgers, Junior

Fullback

22 Mark Cosgrove, Junior

Place kickers

1 Brandon Ruiz, Freshman

43 John O'Brien, Junior

45 Cristian Zendejas, Freshman

Punters

36 Michael Sleep-Dalton, Sophomore

8 Matthew Bazarevitsch, Freshman

Long snappers

61 Joseph Reeves, Freshman

63 Mitchell Fraboni, Senior

64 Riley John, Sophomore

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eno Benjamin RB	Wylie, Texas	Wylie East HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Enrolled
Eno Benjamin RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Alex Perry CB	Las Vegas, Nevada	Bishop Gorman HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Enrolled
Alex Perry CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Johnson WDE	Gilbert, Arizona	Highland HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Enrolled
Tyler Johnson WDE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Kelley QB	Chandler, Arizona	Basha HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Enrolled
Ryan Kelley QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
K.J Jarrell S	Scottsdale, Arizona	Saguaro HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Enrolled
K.J Jarrell S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Evan Fields S	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Midwest City HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Enrolled
Evan Fields S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Trelon Smith APB	Houston, Texas	Cy Ridge HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jun 30, 2017
Trelon Smith APB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Soelle TE	Scottsdale, Arizona	Saguaro HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 30, 2017
Kyle Soelle TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
D.J Davidson DT	Mesa, Arizona	Desert Ridge HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)
D.J Davidson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Curtis Hodges WR	Mesa, Arizona	Mountain View HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)
Curtis Hodges WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Ty Thomas S	Lubbock, Texas	Cooper HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Ty Thomas S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Loren Mondy ILB	Mansfield, Texas	Lake Ridge HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	234 lb (106 kg)
Loren Mondy ILB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
DeMonte King S	Long Beach, California	Los Alamitos HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
DeMonte King S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Langston Frederick CB	League City, Texas	Clear Springs HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Langston Frederick CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Ruiz K	Gilbert, Arizona	Williams Field HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)
Brandon Ruiz K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Corey Stephens OG	Scottsdale, Arizona	Saguaro HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)
Corey Stephens OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Mark Walton TE	Yuma, Arizona	Cibola HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Mark Walton TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Shannon Forman DT	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Southern Lab HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)
Shannon Forman DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Kobe Williams CB	Long Beach, California	Long Beach Poly HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Kobe Williams CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Darien Cornay CB	Norwalk, California	Los Alamitos HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Darien Cornay CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Ceejhay French-Love TE	Monterey Park, California	Long Beach Poly HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
Ceejhay French-Love TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Name	Number	Pos.	Year	Notes
Edmond Boateng	97	DE	Senior	Graduated
Tramel Topps	92	DL	Senior	Graduated
Frederick Gammage	89	WR	Senior	Graduated
Kody Kohl	83	TE	Senior	Graduated
Salamo Fiso	58	LB	Senior	Graduated
Evan Goodman	57	OL	Senior	Graduated
Stephon McCray	77	OL	Senior	Graduated
Carlos Mendoza	7	LB	Senior	Graduated
Laiu Moeakiola	12	LB	Senior	Graduated
Tim White	12	WR	Senior	Graduated
De'Chavon Hayes	1	DB	Senior	Graduated
Eric Lauderdale	14	DB	Senior	Graduated
Brandon Mathews	54	OL	Senior	Graduated
Ellis Jefferson	19	WR	Senior	Transfer
James Johnson	18	S	Junior	Transfer
Bryce Perkins	3	QB	Junior	Transfer
Armand Perry	13	CB	Sophomore	Retired due to Injuries.
Kareem Orr	25	DB	Sophomore	transferred

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 37–31	46,596
September 9	8:00 p.m.	San Diego State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 20–30	54,336
September 16	5:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 45–52	60,454
September 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 Oregon	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 37–35	50,110
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	L 24–34	44,422
October 14	7:45 p.m.	No. 5 Washington	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	W 13–7	51,234
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	W 30–10	45,863
October 28	7:45 p.m.	No. 21 USC	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 17–48	53,446
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Colorado	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 41–30	44,553
November 11	6:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 37–44	53,847
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 40–24	36,063
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Arizona	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	P12N	W 42–30	59,385
December 29	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 NC State*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 31–52	39,897
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Statistics	NMSU	ASU
First downs	27	19
Total yards	549	400
Rushing yards	30–151	40–79
Passing yards	398	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	40–58–2	24–30–0
Time of possession	30:20	29:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Tyler Rogers	40/57, 398 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	5 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaleel Scott	8 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	22/27, 300 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kalen Ballage	18 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	John Humprey	7 receptions, 123 yards, TD

2017_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football

2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Preseason

Coaching changes

Recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Offseason departures

Schedule

Game summaries

vs New Mexico State

vs San Diego State

at Texas Tech

vs No. 24 Oregon

at Stanford

vs No. 5 Washington

at Utah

vs No. 21 USC

vs Colorado

at UCLA

at Oregon State

vs Arizona

vs No. 24 NC State (Sun Bowl)

Personnel

Final roster

Coaching staff

Players in the 2018 NFL draft

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy	7	–	2	9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x	7	–	2	10	–	3
Washington State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	4	–	5	7	–	6
California	2	–	7	5	–	7
Oregon State	0	–	9	1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
Arizona State	6	–	3	7	–	6
Arizona	5	–	4	7	–	6
UCLA	4	–	5	6	–	7
Utah	3	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Christian Chapman	9/18, 73 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rashaad Penny	18 carries, 216 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rashaad Penny	4 receptions, 38 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	20/33, 298 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kalen Ballage	15 carries, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Frank Darby	3 receptions, 111 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Justin Herbert	19/35, 281 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Royce Freeman	15 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jake Breeland	4 receptions, 95 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	24/39, 347 yards, TD
	Rushing	Demario Richard	21 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	N'Keal Harry	7 receptions, 170 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing	Jake Browning	17/30, 139 yards
	Rushing	Myles Gaskin	14 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Dante Pettis	7 receptions, 56 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	29/41, 245 yards
	Rushing	Demario Richard	8 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	N'Keal Harry	9 receptions, 79 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Sam Darnold	19/35, 266 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ronald Jones	18 carries, 216 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Vaughns	6 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	17/29, 259 yards, TD
	Rushing	Demario Richard	15 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Kyle Williams	7 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing	Steven Montez	23/41, 345 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Phillip Lindsay	23 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Shay Fields	6 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	18/34, 202 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Demario Richard	25 carries, 189 yards, TD
	Receiving	N'Keal Harry	6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	11/13, 132 yards
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	12 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter	2 receptions, 53 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	11/17, 163 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Demario Richard	22 carries, 165 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Frank Darby	1 reception, 48 yards

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Arizona State in current position
Todd Graham	Head coach	6th year
Shawn Slocum	Assistant head coach	3rd Year
Phil Bennett	Defensive coordinator	1st Year
Billy Napier	Offensive coordinator	1st Year
Keith Patterson	Linebackers coach	4th Year
TJ Rushing	Defensive backs coach	2nd Year
John Simon	Running backs coach	2nd Year
Rob Sale	Offensive line coach	1st Year
Rob Likens	Wide receivers coach	1st Year
Michael Slater	Defensive line coach	1st Year
Reference:^[6]^[7]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Kalen Ballage	RB	4	131	Miami Dolphins
Christian Sam	LB	6	178	New England Patriots
Sam Jones	G	6	183	Denver Broncos

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	13	0	18	31
Sun Devils	14	0	16	7	37

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	14	21	7	45
Red Raiders	21	14	10	7	52

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Ducks	7	7	14	7	35
Sun Devils	17	0	14	6	37

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Huskies	0	0	0	7	7
Sun Devils	7	6	0	0	13