Offenisve report by Scott
As if the Sun Devil players weren’t dreading a warmer than usual Sunday morning practice already, 45 minutes before the first horn sounded, the mood dimmed even more with the news of the school imposing a one-year bowl ban for the 2023 season. As a result, There was less energy on the Kajikawa practice fields than there had been all of fall camp. Head coach Kenny Dillingham wasn’t surprised by this.
“To think that 18-22-year-olds are gonna go out and have a good practice is delusional,” Dillingham told the media in regards to his team’s response to the news following Sunday’s practice. “But I think the guys battled. The guys did the best they could do.”
Even with the bad news, there is still a season to play, and the first game of that campaign id in just five days' time. With the team starting to take shape, here’s ow the offense looked on the first game-week practice.
First Team
OL
LT Isaia Glass
LG Slone Finau
C Colby Garvin
RG Joey Ramos
RT Emmit Bohle
QB Jaden Rashada
RB Cam Skattebo, DeCarlos Brooks
70-75% snaps to Skattebo
WR
Troy Omeire
Melquan Stovall (Slot)
Xavier Guillory
TE
Jalin Conyers
Second Team
OL
LT Bram Walden
LG Magnum West
C Ben Bray
RG Cade Briggs
RT Max Iheanachor
QB Trenton Bourguet
RB Kyson Brown, Javen Jacobs, George Hart III
75% of second-team running back reps went to Brown. Jacobs and Hart III even split.
WR
Elijhah Badger
Andre Johnson Jr.
Gio Sanders (slot)
TE
Bryce Pierre
Team tempo segment forced the offense for a brief time to put aside the disheartening news and move quicker than usual. Jaden Rashada responded well in this period by completing a handful of short passes to various receivers on the first team to start the drive before an incompletion and tipped interception by Macen Williams derailed his momentum. Trenton Bourguet’s run with the second-teamers was less successful, as Bourguet completed just one of four passes before the period ended.
For the day, Jaden Rashada stood out the most among the quarterbacks. Having recently been named the game-one starter, the true freshman has responded well to the massive responsibility placed on his shoulders in practice. On Sunday, Rashada looked much more patient under center, and he seemed to be getting more comfortable waiting until the last second to either throw the ball or take off for a scramble. Either way, he made smart choices with the ball all day long, and had some beautiful accuracy.
He’s progressed in his sideline route accuracy particularly completing chunk plays on that side of the field, often to Xavier Guillory and Andre Johnson. As usual, Rashada’s deep throws were on point, as he hit a couple of streak routes throughout practice to Shawn Charles and Troy Omiere. Rashada has also improved in his short passes, hitting flat and short-out routes with ease today, including a few of them in the red zone. It was the status quo for Bourguet and Jacob Conover in the second team for the most part, as both stuck to the short-mid routes they’re used to. Of note, Bourguet’s passes didn’t seem to have the same velocity on them as usual, and he also had to shift is entire body for a few snaps throughout the day, which resulted in one fumbled grab. Notre Dame transfer Drew Pyne was seen in full pads and helmet, but he did not take any reps. The positional drills for quarterbacks on Sunday primarily focused on sort route throwing to running backs, sideline accuracy, and snap count/cadences in the walkthrough segment.
There was no one standout from the running back room on Sunday, but every feature back had at least a moment or two of shine. Cam Skattebo thrived in the short passing game, as usual, catching and running off flat routes effectively. DeCarlos Brooks ran the ball well up the middle, as the interior offensive line had one of its best days creating holes for the ball carriers. Kyson Brown was another beneficiary of improved blocking on the interior line, breaking off runs both up the middle and off the tackles. On his first day as an exclusive runner rather than a dual-threat back, Javen Jacobs worked his shiftiness up the middle for nice gains as well. His usual receiving work went more to George Hart III and Tevin White, who each saw a couple of catches on Sunday in short routes. Running back positional drills were focused on flat and wheel route catch-and-run, with an emphasis on pass blocking as well.
In an interesting switch-up, Troy Omeire worked with the first-team offense today, relegating star wideout Elijhah Badger to second-team work. Presumably, this seems as a tryout for Omeire as the next man up to the first team, and he made a compelling case for such on Sunday. Omeire ran deep routes very well, burning the scout team defender, and reeled in catches in stride. He also showed off his hands and reaction time in short-out routes, as did Andre Johnson, who was a favorable target for Bourguet on the second team. Shawn Charles made a couple of plays on the day, mostly on deep throws downfield from both Rashada and Bourguet. Xavier Guillory had a busy day as well and looked sharp, in shorter route passes, which he hadn’t seen much of throughout camp. Jalin Conyers got his share of targets as well, racking in short routes both over the middle of the field and out near the sideline. Both tight end and wide receiver drills primarily focused on footwork and staying low to break off the line of scrimmage today.
On special teams, Javen Jacobs, Melquan Stovall and Kaleb Black rotated as the punt and kick returners. Dario Longhetto was his usual self in special teams, making all of his three attempts from about 30 yards out on each.
As if the Sun Devil players weren’t dreading a warmer than usual Sunday morning practice already, 45 minutes before the first horn sounded, the mood dimmed even more with the news of the school imposing a one-year bowl ban for the 2023 season. As a result, There was less energy on the Kajikawa practice fields than there had been all of fall camp. Head coach Kenny Dillingham wasn’t surprised by this.
“To think that 18-22-year-olds are gonna go out and have a good practice is delusional,” Dillingham told the media in regards to his team’s response to the news following Sunday’s practice. “But I think the guys battled. The guys did the best they could do.”
Even with the bad news, there is still a season to play, and the first game of that campaign id in just five days' time. With the team starting to take shape, here’s ow the offense looked on the first game-week practice.
First Team
OL
LT Isaia Glass
LG Slone Finau
C Colby Garvin
RG Joey Ramos
RT Emmit Bohle
QB Jaden Rashada
RB Cam Skattebo, DeCarlos Brooks
70-75% snaps to Skattebo
WR
Troy Omeire
Melquan Stovall (Slot)
Xavier Guillory
TE
Jalin Conyers
Second Team
OL
LT Bram Walden
LG Magnum West
C Ben Bray
RG Cade Briggs
RT Max Iheanachor
QB Trenton Bourguet
RB Kyson Brown, Javen Jacobs, George Hart III
75% of second-team running back reps went to Brown. Jacobs and Hart III even split.
WR
Elijhah Badger
Andre Johnson Jr.
Gio Sanders (slot)
TE
Bryce Pierre
Team tempo segment forced the offense for a brief time to put aside the disheartening news and move quicker than usual. Jaden Rashada responded well in this period by completing a handful of short passes to various receivers on the first team to start the drive before an incompletion and tipped interception by Macen Williams derailed his momentum. Trenton Bourguet’s run with the second-teamers was less successful, as Bourguet completed just one of four passes before the period ended.
For the day, Jaden Rashada stood out the most among the quarterbacks. Having recently been named the game-one starter, the true freshman has responded well to the massive responsibility placed on his shoulders in practice. On Sunday, Rashada looked much more patient under center, and he seemed to be getting more comfortable waiting until the last second to either throw the ball or take off for a scramble. Either way, he made smart choices with the ball all day long, and had some beautiful accuracy.
He’s progressed in his sideline route accuracy particularly completing chunk plays on that side of the field, often to Xavier Guillory and Andre Johnson. As usual, Rashada’s deep throws were on point, as he hit a couple of streak routes throughout practice to Shawn Charles and Troy Omiere. Rashada has also improved in his short passes, hitting flat and short-out routes with ease today, including a few of them in the red zone. It was the status quo for Bourguet and Jacob Conover in the second team for the most part, as both stuck to the short-mid routes they’re used to. Of note, Bourguet’s passes didn’t seem to have the same velocity on them as usual, and he also had to shift is entire body for a few snaps throughout the day, which resulted in one fumbled grab. Notre Dame transfer Drew Pyne was seen in full pads and helmet, but he did not take any reps. The positional drills for quarterbacks on Sunday primarily focused on sort route throwing to running backs, sideline accuracy, and snap count/cadences in the walkthrough segment.
There was no one standout from the running back room on Sunday, but every feature back had at least a moment or two of shine. Cam Skattebo thrived in the short passing game, as usual, catching and running off flat routes effectively. DeCarlos Brooks ran the ball well up the middle, as the interior offensive line had one of its best days creating holes for the ball carriers. Kyson Brown was another beneficiary of improved blocking on the interior line, breaking off runs both up the middle and off the tackles. On his first day as an exclusive runner rather than a dual-threat back, Javen Jacobs worked his shiftiness up the middle for nice gains as well. His usual receiving work went more to George Hart III and Tevin White, who each saw a couple of catches on Sunday in short routes. Running back positional drills were focused on flat and wheel route catch-and-run, with an emphasis on pass blocking as well.
In an interesting switch-up, Troy Omeire worked with the first-team offense today, relegating star wideout Elijhah Badger to second-team work. Presumably, this seems as a tryout for Omeire as the next man up to the first team, and he made a compelling case for such on Sunday. Omeire ran deep routes very well, burning the scout team defender, and reeled in catches in stride. He also showed off his hands and reaction time in short-out routes, as did Andre Johnson, who was a favorable target for Bourguet on the second team. Shawn Charles made a couple of plays on the day, mostly on deep throws downfield from both Rashada and Bourguet. Xavier Guillory had a busy day as well and looked sharp, in shorter route passes, which he hadn’t seen much of throughout camp. Jalin Conyers got his share of targets as well, racking in short routes both over the middle of the field and out near the sideline. Both tight end and wide receiver drills primarily focused on footwork and staying low to break off the line of scrimmage today.
On special teams, Javen Jacobs, Melquan Stovall and Kaleb Black rotated as the punt and kick returners. Dario Longhetto was his usual self in special teams, making all of his three attempts from about 30 yards out on each.
