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2025 Arizona State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Kenny Dillingham.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2025, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 38–19; lost at Mississippi State 20–24; won vs. Texas State 34–15; won at Baylor 27–24; won vs. No. 24 TCU 27–24; lost at Utah 10–42; won vs. No. 7 Texas Tech 26–22; lost vs. Houston 16–24; won at Iowa State 24–19; won vs. West Virginia 25–23; won at Colorado 42–17; lost vs. Arizona 7–23; lost vs. Duke 39–42+25−32Won 38–19 vs. Northern Arizona+19Northern ArizonaLost 20–24 at Mississippi State-4Mississippi Sta…Won 34–15 vs. Texas State+19Texas StateWon 27–24 at Baylor+3BaylorWon 27–24 vs. No. 24 TCU+3No. 24 TCULost 10–42 at Utah-32UtahWon 26–22 vs. No. 7 Texas Tech+4No. 7 Texas TechLost 16–24 vs. Houston-8HoustonWon 24–19 at Iowa State+5Iowa StateWon 25–23 vs. West Virginia+2West VirginiaWon 42–17 at Colorado+25ColoradoLost 7–23 vs. Arizona-16ArizonaLost 39–42 vs. Duke-3Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠1986%
Sep 6atMississippi StateL 20–⁠2467%
Sep 13vsTexas StateW 34–⁠1560%
Sep 20atBaylorW 27–⁠2452%
Sep 26vs24TCUW 27–⁠2456%
Oct 11atUtahL 10–⁠4251%
Oct 18vs7Texas TechW 26–⁠2251%
Oct 25vsHoustonL 16–⁠2469%
Nov 1atIowa StateW 24–⁠1943%
Nov 15vsWest VirginiaW 25–⁠2375%
Nov 22atColoradoW 42–⁠1766%
Nov 28vsArizonaL 7–⁠2363%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsDukeSun BowlL 39–⁠4248%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 42–⁠39 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 6: 25
  4. Wk 7: 21
  5. Wk 9: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
335–⁠318
Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Elo
1589 −22 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 60 of 136; offense No. 59, defense No. 44, special teams No. 125
SRS
5.8 No. 45 of 136 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 20 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 44 roster talent No. 33 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Marcus Arroyo
Defensive coordinator
Brian Ward
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3 or 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense104th of 136
  • Defense54th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted87th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%1.20104th of 136
Defense0.0741%1.2554th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.04 def		41% off
40% def		—87th off
42nd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense41%9.6 yds18%3.0016%
Defense43%8.1 yds10%2.9019%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.4own 2817% allowed
Defense3.5own 3219% caused

CORE rating 6.3, 47th of 136 (offense -0.5, defense -6.7).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSam Leavitt QB1,628 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Sims QB10 TD
Rushing yardsRaleek Brown RB1,141 yds
Rushing touchdownsJeff Sims QB5 TD
Receiving yardsJordyn Tyson WR711 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordyn Tyson WR8 TD
TacklesJordan Crook LB101 tkl
SacksKeyshaun Elliott LB7 sacks
InterceptionsKeith Abney DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Cameron Dyer ATH★★★★No. 251
A.J. Ia TE★★★★No. 334
Manamo’ui Muti OT★★★No. 573
Maki Stewart OL★★★No. 750
Joseph Smith CB★★★No. 873

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.866
Running backs23.00.864
Receivers53.20.872
Offensive line63.00.861
Defensive line13.00.867
Linebackers23.00.861
Defensive backs33.00.868
Athletes and specialists23.50.881
Whole class223.10.867

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Jordyn Tyson WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 1Max Iheanachor OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Keith Abney II CBDetroit Lions
Rd 5Keyshaun Elliott LBChicago Bears

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 17

The 2025 portal
Nyland Green CB★★★from Purdue
Adrian Wilson S★★★from Washington State
Jaren Hamilton WR★★★from Alabama
Jalen Moss WR★★★from Fresno State
Jimeto Obigbo OL★★★from Texas State
Kanye Udoh RB★★★from Army
Khamari Anderson TE★★★from Kentucky
Kyndrich Breedlove CB★★★from Purdue
My’Keil Gardner DL★★★from Oregon
Noble Johnson WR★★★from Clemson
Maurice Williams II S★★★from Houston
Wade Helton OL★★★from Iowa State

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 22

Cole Martin S★★★to UCLA
Laterrance Welch CB★★★to UNLV
J’Mond Tapp DE★★★to Southern Miss
K’Vion Thunderbird LB★★★to Fresno State
Troy Omeire WR★★★to UNLV
Kaleb Black WR★★★to Sam Houston
Keona Peat OL★★★to Arizona
Keontez Bradley CB★★★to Buffalo
Landen Thomas DE★★★to UNLV
Alton McCaskill RB★★★to Sam Houston
Connor Cameron OT★★★to Baylor
Tristan Monday DL★★★no new school on file

And 10 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech8–⁠112–⁠27
BYU8–⁠112–⁠211
Utah7–⁠211–⁠214
Arizona7–⁠39–⁠4
Houston6–⁠310–⁠322
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU5–⁠49–⁠425
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠47–⁠6
Kansas State5–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠65–⁠7
UCF2–⁠75–⁠7
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado1–⁠83–⁠9
Oklahoma State0–⁠91–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.