Hey everyone, Arizona State football returned to the fields for their fourteenth practice of the preseason. That means there are 7 practices left between now and the season opener, August 29th vs. Kent State, and we’ll have you covered for each one.
LOCATION: Kajikawa Practice Fields -- outdoors
ATTIRE: Shells
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Full two hours
GREEN NON-CONTACT JERSEYS: DL Shannon Forman, LB Stanley Lambert
PERSONNEL NOTES:
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Jayden Daniels
RB: Eno Benjamin
WR: Brandon Aiyuk, Frank Darby, Kyle Williams
TE: Tommy Hudson, Nolan Matthews
OL: LT Cohl Cabral, LG Alex Losoya, C Cade Cote, RG Jarrett Bell, RT Steven Miller
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Joey Yellen
RB: Isiah Floyd, A.J. Carter, Demetrious Flowers
WR: Ricky Pearsall, Jordan Kerley, Keith Davis, Angel Ruiz, Ryan Newsome, Ethan Long, Andre Johnson, John Humphrey
TE: Jared Bubak
OL: LT Ladarius Henderson, LG Cody Shear, C Dohnovan West, RG Roy Hemsley, RT Spencer Lovell
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*For reference in the following play log, anything 0-5 yards is considered a short gain, 5-15 yards is considered a medium gain, and anything longer will be considered a big gain.
11-v-11
Jayden Daniels:
— Eno short run to left
— Eno medium run to left
— Carter short run up middle
— Eno long run to left
— Carter short run up middle
Yellen:
— Floyd short run up middle
— Short screen complete to Ethan Long
— Floyd short run to left
— Flowers short run to right
— Medium curl complete to Jared Bubak
Daniels:
— Eno medium run to the left
— Carter medium run to left
— Eno short run to left
— Carter medium run to left
— Eno medium run to right
Long:
— RPO. Long short run up middle
— Short out route complete to Angel Ruiz
Yellen:
— Floyd short run to left
— Long go-route complete to Angel Ruiz
— Yellen rolls out and hits Bubak on run for short gain.
11-v-11
Daniels:
— Deep curl intended for Aiyuk broken up by Kobe Williams
— Deep fade to Ethan Long knocked incomplete by Aashari Crosswell
— Medium curl complete to Aiyuk
— AJ Carter drops a wheel route
— Carter makes short catch on flats
Yellen:
— Short out route complete to Nolan Matthews
— Floyd medium run to left
— Flowers short run up middle
— Floyd short run to left
— Short slant complete to Andre Johnson
Daniels:
— Shirt out route complete to Eno
— Short slant complete to Aiyuk
— Eno medium run to left
— Pass batted at the line and ball falls incomplete
— Carter run up middle
7-v-7
Daniels:
— Short slant to Jordan Kerley dropped
— Newsome can’t reel in medium out route against sideline
— Eno catches medium wheel route
— Darby can’t corral Short slant with Chase Lucas in coverage
— Aiyuk makes diving catch on Short slant
Yellen:
— Dump pass to Floyd
— Sack
— Short our route complete to Long
— Tyler Whiley bats down medium pass over middle
Long:
— Pressure comes and Long runs
Daniels:
— Short dump pass complete to Eno
— Short our route complete to Newsome
— Deep slant complete to Newsome for TD
— Short curl complete to Eno
— Short out route to Darby goes for about 15 yards down the sideline
11-v-11
Daniels:
— Eno short run to left
— Eno short run to left
— Short dump pass complete to Carter
— Screen pass to Ricky Pearsall
— Carter short run to left
Yellen:
— Floyd short run up middle
— Case Hatch gets TFL on Floyd run
— Short screen to Floyd
— Flowers short run up middle
— Flowers short run up middle
Daniels:
— Deep fade broken up by Chase Lucas
— Short curl complete to Darby
— Short curl complete to Kyle Williams
— Eno short run to the left
— Medium slant complete to Kerley
Yellen:
— Yellen rolls out and completes short curl to Angel Ruiz
— Medium curl complete to Kieth Davis
— Play-action. Hits Nolan Matthews for short gain
— Floyd short run to left
— Slant to Davis knocked incomplete
Offensive Notes:
-- There were no interceptions today after Yellen threw a pair of picks on Tuesday and Wednesday. For the most part the quarterbacks were sharp Thursday, avoiding throwing into danger.
-- For the first time under Edwards -- at least from what the media has seen -- the Sun Devils pumped in crowd noise for their final 11-on-11 period. It almost sounded like really loud white noise out of a horror movie but it was noticeably tough to hear the person next to you. When using this, the offense started each drive from inside its own 5-yard-line too. We’ll see if ASU continues utilizing this.
-- Right guard Jarrett Bell spent the whole day at right guard after vaulting redshirt senior Roy Hemsley yesterday for the starting spot.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Jermayne Lole, (nose) D.J. Davidson/T.J. Pesefea, (end) George Lea/Roe Wilkins
LB: Khaylan Kearse-Thomas/Kyle Soelle (OLB), Merlin Robertson/Case Hatch (MIKE), Kyle Soelle/Darien Butler (OLB)
CB: Chase Lucas, Kobe Williams
TILLMAN: Evan Fields
S: Aashari Crosswell, Cam Phillips
*As evident in the depth chart, the coaches really mixed and matched the personnel on the front six, at one point rotating in two d-linemen at a time every few plays. The most notable was having Kyle Soelle in during the first segment of 11’s, and not having Darien Butler come in until the second scrimmage portion of practice. Still, it seems like the coaching staff just wanted different guys to get experience playing with each other- a theme it began establishing during Camp T.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Michael Matus, (nose) Corey Stephens/T.J. Pesefea, (end) Roe Wilkins/ Anthonie Cooper/George Lea
LB: Ely Doyle/Stanley Lambert/Fritzny Niclasse (OLB), Case Hatch (MIKE), Amiri Johnson/Elijah Juarez/Kyle Soelle (OLB)
CB: Timarcus Davis/Terin Adams, Jordan Clark/Darien Cornay
TILLMAN: Connor Soelle/Tyler Whiley
S: Willie Harts, Alijah Gammage
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LOCATION: Kajikawa Practice Fields -- outdoors
ATTIRE: Shells
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Full two hours
GREEN NON-CONTACT JERSEYS: DL Shannon Forman, LB Stanley Lambert
PERSONNEL NOTES:
- Muscle Beach: QB Dillon Sterling-Cole, DL Stephon Wright, WR Geordon Porter, RB Paul Lucas, DB Kejuan Markham
- Kyle Soelle was back at practice today after being absent for the past few days.
- After joining the team for the first time yesterday, Jack Jones again only returned punts. He has one more practice to go in his acclimation period. He was also seen participating in the second-team install, and shadowed Kobe Williams during first-team. He got personal instruction from coach Herm Edwards during the segment.
- Didn’t see TE Curtis Hodges Friday. He was a full participant yesterday but has been in the bubble a few times this week
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Jayden Daniels
RB: Eno Benjamin
WR: Brandon Aiyuk, Frank Darby, Kyle Williams
TE: Tommy Hudson, Nolan Matthews
OL: LT Cohl Cabral, LG Alex Losoya, C Cade Cote, RG Jarrett Bell, RT Steven Miller
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Joey Yellen
RB: Isiah Floyd, A.J. Carter, Demetrious Flowers
WR: Ricky Pearsall, Jordan Kerley, Keith Davis, Angel Ruiz, Ryan Newsome, Ethan Long, Andre Johnson, John Humphrey
TE: Jared Bubak
OL: LT Ladarius Henderson, LG Cody Shear, C Dohnovan West, RG Roy Hemsley, RT Spencer Lovell
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*For reference in the following play log, anything 0-5 yards is considered a short gain, 5-15 yards is considered a medium gain, and anything longer will be considered a big gain.
11-v-11
Jayden Daniels:
— Eno short run to left
— Eno medium run to left
— Carter short run up middle
— Eno long run to left
— Carter short run up middle
Yellen:
— Floyd short run up middle
— Short screen complete to Ethan Long
— Floyd short run to left
— Flowers short run to right
— Medium curl complete to Jared Bubak
Daniels:
— Eno medium run to the left
— Carter medium run to left
— Eno short run to left
— Carter medium run to left
— Eno medium run to right
Long:
— RPO. Long short run up middle
— Short out route complete to Angel Ruiz
Yellen:
— Floyd short run to left
— Long go-route complete to Angel Ruiz
— Yellen rolls out and hits Bubak on run for short gain.
11-v-11
Daniels:
— Deep curl intended for Aiyuk broken up by Kobe Williams
— Deep fade to Ethan Long knocked incomplete by Aashari Crosswell
— Medium curl complete to Aiyuk
— AJ Carter drops a wheel route
— Carter makes short catch on flats
Yellen:
— Short out route complete to Nolan Matthews
— Floyd medium run to left
— Flowers short run up middle
— Floyd short run to left
— Short slant complete to Andre Johnson
Daniels:
— Shirt out route complete to Eno
— Short slant complete to Aiyuk
— Eno medium run to left
— Pass batted at the line and ball falls incomplete
— Carter run up middle
7-v-7
Daniels:
— Short slant to Jordan Kerley dropped
— Newsome can’t reel in medium out route against sideline
— Eno catches medium wheel route
— Darby can’t corral Short slant with Chase Lucas in coverage
— Aiyuk makes diving catch on Short slant
Yellen:
— Dump pass to Floyd
— Sack
— Short our route complete to Long
— Tyler Whiley bats down medium pass over middle
Long:
— Pressure comes and Long runs
Daniels:
— Short dump pass complete to Eno
— Short our route complete to Newsome
— Deep slant complete to Newsome for TD
— Short curl complete to Eno
— Short out route to Darby goes for about 15 yards down the sideline
11-v-11
Daniels:
— Eno short run to left
— Eno short run to left
— Short dump pass complete to Carter
— Screen pass to Ricky Pearsall
— Carter short run to left
Yellen:
— Floyd short run up middle
— Case Hatch gets TFL on Floyd run
— Short screen to Floyd
— Flowers short run up middle
— Flowers short run up middle
Daniels:
— Deep fade broken up by Chase Lucas
— Short curl complete to Darby
— Short curl complete to Kyle Williams
— Eno short run to the left
— Medium slant complete to Kerley
Yellen:
— Yellen rolls out and completes short curl to Angel Ruiz
— Medium curl complete to Kieth Davis
— Play-action. Hits Nolan Matthews for short gain
— Floyd short run to left
— Slant to Davis knocked incomplete
Offensive Notes:
-- There were no interceptions today after Yellen threw a pair of picks on Tuesday and Wednesday. For the most part the quarterbacks were sharp Thursday, avoiding throwing into danger.
-- For the first time under Edwards -- at least from what the media has seen -- the Sun Devils pumped in crowd noise for their final 11-on-11 period. It almost sounded like really loud white noise out of a horror movie but it was noticeably tough to hear the person next to you. When using this, the offense started each drive from inside its own 5-yard-line too. We’ll see if ASU continues utilizing this.
-- Right guard Jarrett Bell spent the whole day at right guard after vaulting redshirt senior Roy Hemsley yesterday for the starting spot.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Jermayne Lole, (nose) D.J. Davidson/T.J. Pesefea, (end) George Lea/Roe Wilkins
LB: Khaylan Kearse-Thomas/Kyle Soelle (OLB), Merlin Robertson/Case Hatch (MIKE), Kyle Soelle/Darien Butler (OLB)
CB: Chase Lucas, Kobe Williams
TILLMAN: Evan Fields
S: Aashari Crosswell, Cam Phillips
*As evident in the depth chart, the coaches really mixed and matched the personnel on the front six, at one point rotating in two d-linemen at a time every few plays. The most notable was having Kyle Soelle in during the first segment of 11’s, and not having Darien Butler come in until the second scrimmage portion of practice. Still, it seems like the coaching staff just wanted different guys to get experience playing with each other- a theme it began establishing during Camp T.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: (end) Michael Matus, (nose) Corey Stephens/T.J. Pesefea, (end) Roe Wilkins/ Anthonie Cooper/George Lea
LB: Ely Doyle/Stanley Lambert/Fritzny Niclasse (OLB), Case Hatch (MIKE), Amiri Johnson/Elijah Juarez/Kyle Soelle (OLB)
CB: Timarcus Davis/Terin Adams, Jordan Clark/Darien Cornay
TILLMAN: Connor Soelle/Tyler Whiley
S: Willie Harts, Alijah Gammage
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