Tennessee linebacker transfer Juwan Mitchell and Oklahoma defensive lineman transfer Kori Roberson visited ASU over the weekend and both could very well be the first post-spring additions to the team.
Let's put it this way, LB Juwan Mitchell is a done deal but is only expected to announce in early May so please keep this here in the Huddle. He arrives with one year of eligibility. In 2022 at Tennessee, he started seven games and tallied 43 tackles for the Volunteers, as well as three quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and an interception.
6-1 235-pound prepared who was an all-conference linebacker at powerhouse Butler (Kan.) Community College before he signed with Texas, where he played in 11 games, starting in five in his first season at Austin. He posted 39 tackles (27 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and four pass breakups.
His 2020 campaign at Texas was his most successful. He saw action in ten games, starting eight of them, and paced the Longhorns with 62 tackles (32 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, as well as one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. In 2021 a shoulder injury forced him to redshirt after playing in just three games. He has a lot of familiar faces at ASU, with former ASU players Xavion Alford, Prince Dorbah, and Jake Smith and knopws CB's coach Bryan Carrington well.
Mitchell is expected to be in the two-deep at the WILL linebacker, where the presumed starter is junior Will Shaffer, who along with Washington State transfer Travion Brown, the presumed starter at the MIKE linebacker, are the most experienced players at this position group for ASU. The newest team addition though is the most experienced out of the three.
Mitchell's addition will only intensify the battle for the two-deep. James Djonkam stood out among his peers during spring practice yet is likely to be in the ongoing battle for a higher roster with Caleb McCullough, Krew Jackson, and Tate Romney.
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Things are trending in a positive direction for 6-3, 297-pound Oklahoma defensive lineman transfer Kori Roberson show as also here on campus.
Roberson’s arrival at the nose tackle role is significant since three players at that position, Robby Harrison, Brandon McElroy, and Jalil Rivera-Harvey, all left the team earlier in April.
Roberson, who began his career in Norman in 2019, did not see action in 2022, which followed a 2021 campaign where he collected 17 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss. The lineman played just four games in 2019 and thus redshirted that season. In 2020 he had 11 tackles. 3.5 for a loss and a pass breakup. Overall, Roberson posted 29 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks over his 26 games during his Oklahoma career.
True freshman CJ Fite may have been the biggest spring surprise among the Arizona State newcomers and was largely running at first-team nose tackle, a position where now Roberson could challenge him at. Transfers Tristan Monday and Sam Benjamin who participated in spring practice could potentially play either tackle spot.
Junior Anthonie Cooper is currently the most experienced defensive tackle on the ASU roster, and he did play prior to the recent spring practice period, where he normally lined up at the 3-technique role, did play defensive end. Fellow junior BJ Green spent the majority of his career in Tempe at the interior 3-technique role and could resume his duties there in the fall after excelling during his spring practice at the EDGE role.
Roberson prepped at Houston Manvel high school, and was a Top-50 defensive end in his class and a Top-100 prospect out of the state of Texas. He posted over 60 tackles from his sophomore through senior years, including ten tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks.
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Let's put it this way, LB Juwan Mitchell is a done deal but is only expected to announce in early May so please keep this here in the Huddle. He arrives with one year of eligibility. In 2022 at Tennessee, he started seven games and tallied 43 tackles for the Volunteers, as well as three quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and an interception.
6-1 235-pound prepared who was an all-conference linebacker at powerhouse Butler (Kan.) Community College before he signed with Texas, where he played in 11 games, starting in five in his first season at Austin. He posted 39 tackles (27 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and four pass breakups.
His 2020 campaign at Texas was his most successful. He saw action in ten games, starting eight of them, and paced the Longhorns with 62 tackles (32 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, as well as one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. In 2021 a shoulder injury forced him to redshirt after playing in just three games. He has a lot of familiar faces at ASU, with former ASU players Xavion Alford, Prince Dorbah, and Jake Smith and knopws CB's coach Bryan Carrington well.
Mitchell is expected to be in the two-deep at the WILL linebacker, where the presumed starter is junior Will Shaffer, who along with Washington State transfer Travion Brown, the presumed starter at the MIKE linebacker, are the most experienced players at this position group for ASU. The newest team addition though is the most experienced out of the three.
Mitchell's addition will only intensify the battle for the two-deep. James Djonkam stood out among his peers during spring practice yet is likely to be in the ongoing battle for a higher roster with Caleb McCullough, Krew Jackson, and Tate Romney.
Juwan Mitchell - Football - University of Tennessee Athletics
Juwan Mitchell (10) LB - CAREER Talented transfer linebacker who has been in the starting rotation in 2022 … Made his 150th career FBS tackle in the 2022 regular-season
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Things are trending in a positive direction for 6-3, 297-pound Oklahoma defensive lineman transfer Kori Roberson show as also here on campus.
Roberson’s arrival at the nose tackle role is significant since three players at that position, Robby Harrison, Brandon McElroy, and Jalil Rivera-Harvey, all left the team earlier in April.
Roberson, who began his career in Norman in 2019, did not see action in 2022, which followed a 2021 campaign where he collected 17 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss. The lineman played just four games in 2019 and thus redshirted that season. In 2020 he had 11 tackles. 3.5 for a loss and a pass breakup. Overall, Roberson posted 29 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks over his 26 games during his Oklahoma career.
True freshman CJ Fite may have been the biggest spring surprise among the Arizona State newcomers and was largely running at first-team nose tackle, a position where now Roberson could challenge him at. Transfers Tristan Monday and Sam Benjamin who participated in spring practice could potentially play either tackle spot.
Junior Anthonie Cooper is currently the most experienced defensive tackle on the ASU roster, and he did play prior to the recent spring practice period, where he normally lined up at the 3-technique role, did play defensive end. Fellow junior BJ Green spent the majority of his career in Tempe at the interior 3-technique role and could resume his duties there in the fall after excelling during his spring practice at the EDGE role.
Roberson prepped at Houston Manvel high school, and was a Top-50 defensive end in his class and a Top-100 prospect out of the state of Texas. He posted over 60 tackles from his sophomore through senior years, including ten tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks.
Kori Roberson Jr. - 2022 - Football - University of Oklahoma
Kori Roberson Jr. (92) Defensive Line - Season GP-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT ...
