BIG 12 FOOTBALL COMPANION GUIDE • ALPHABETICAL 2 OF 16
2026 Season Snapshot • Tempe, Arizona
Big 12 title game appearance
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HEAD COACH
Kenny Dillingham — 4th season at Arizona State
LIFETIME COACHING RECORD
22–17 at Arizona State
Engineered one of the fastest turnarounds in the sport: from 3 wins in his debut season (2023) to an outright Big 12 title and the program's first-ever CFP berth in 2024, then a return trip to the Big 12 title game in 2025. A finalist for the Michigan job in Dec. 2025 before signing a market-resetting extension to stay at his alma mater.
ARIZONA STATE ATS RECORD
No single published career ATS figure
ASU won the Big 12 outright in 2024 (11-3, CFP quarterfinal loss to Texas in 2OT) and returned to the Big 12 title game in 2025. Real, sustained success rather than a one-year spike — two conference title-game appearances in three seasons under a 35-year-old coach.
HEAD COACH SALARY (2026)
$6.4M
TEAM NIL VALUATION (EST.)
Not disclosed
PRIMARY NIL COLLECTIVE
Sun Angel Collective
Coach salary per 247Sports/ESPN (amended deal through 2030 with rollover triggers, base rising from $5.8M to $6.4M with $100K annual increases; assistant/support staff pool raised to $11M). ASU has not disclosed a team NIL figure; Dillingham himself has publicly said the program still has "a long way to go" on the NIL front relative to competitors.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Marcus Arroyo — 3rd season • Multiple
One of the sport's more sought-after coordinators (drew NFL QB-coach interest from the Giants); must replace Leavitt, Tyson, and Brown all at once. New starter Cutter Boley (Kentucky transfer) opened spring atop the QB competition, with a loaded WR portal class (Reed Harris, Omarion Miller, Raiden Vines-Bright) to work with.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Brian Ward — 4th season • Multiple
Extended alongside Arroyo as one of the Big 12's highest-paid coordinators after helping anchor two straight title-game runs. Must replace all five starting defensive backs from 2025, addressed largely through the portal.
2025 RECORD
Big 12 title game appearance
Returned to the Big 12 Championship Game for the second time in three seasons under Dillingham — sustained, top-of-conference success rather than a single breakout year.
HOME FIELD
Mountain America Stadium
Natural grass, Tempe. ASU won the Big 12's first-ever football Student Section of the Week award after a record home crowd — a program with genuinely re-energized fan buy-in following the Dillingham turnaround.
| SLOT | PLAYER | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB1 | Cutter Boley | — | ★★★★★ | TOP TRANSFER Consensus four-star signee (Lexington Christian, Kentucky). Kentucky transfer (247Sports' No. 19 portal QB, .89 grade — identical to Leavitt's grade when he transferred in); opened spring atop the QB competition, praised by Dillingham for his ability to operate within the system and extend plays. |
| RB1 | Kyson Brown | — | ★★★★★ | Three-star signee (Lancaster HS, Texas). Stuck with the program through back-to-back 3-9 seasons before becoming part of the 2024 Big 12 title team; early front-runner for the lead role, though the staff has signaled more two-back personnel is coming. |
| WR1 | Reed Harris | — | ★★★★★ | TOP TRANSFER Three-star signee (Great Falls HS, Montana; No. 1 player in state history to reach the ACC). Boston College transfer and a 2026 preseason All-Big 12 selection; a "massive signing" per outside evaluators. |
| WR2 | Omarion Miller | — | ★★★★★ | TOP TRANSFER Four-star signee (North Caddo HS, Vivian, La.; No. 32 WR nationally in 2023). Colorado transfer; paired with Harris as a "devastating deep threat" duo per outside scouting, part of what's considered the strength of ASU's transfer class. |
Consensus four-star signee (Lexington Christian, Kentucky). Kentucky transfer (247Sports' No. 19 portal QB, .89 grade — identical to Leavitt's grade when he transferred in); opened spring atop the QB competition, praised by Dillingham for his ability to operate within the system and extend plays.
Three-star signee (Lancaster HS, Texas). Stuck with the program through back-to-back 3-9 seasons before becoming part of the 2024 Big 12 title team; early front-runner for the lead role, though the staff has signaled more two-back personnel is coming.
Three-star signee (Great Falls HS, Montana; No. 1 player in state history to reach the ACC). Boston College transfer and a 2026 preseason All-Big 12 selection; a "massive signing" per outside evaluators.
Four-star signee (North Caddo HS, Vivian, La.; No. 32 WR nationally in 2023). Colorado transfer; paired with Harris as a "devastating deep threat" duo per outside scouting, part of what's considered the strength of ASU's transfer class.
| PLAYER | POS | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right tackle competition | OT | — | ★★★★★ | A "spirited competition" to replace NFL-bound Max Iheanachor per beat coverage; the Sun Devils have built real trench continuity around this one open spot. |
A "spirited competition" to replace NFL-bound Max Iheanachor per beat coverage; the Sun Devils have built real trench continuity around this one open spot.
| PLAYER | POS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Front seven anchored by Owen Long | LB | Colorado State transfer who led all of FBS with 151 tackles in 2025; graded a .91 by 247Sports, the highest transfer grade of the Dillingham era alongside Jordyn Tyson's. |
Colorado State transfer who led all of FBS with 151 tackles in 2025; graded a .91 by 247Sports, the highest transfer grade of the Dillingham era alongside Jordyn Tyson's.
| PLAYER | POS | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary rebuilt via portal | DB | ★★★★★ | All five 2025 starters are gone; replaced by a five-player transfer class (Lyrik Rawls, Ashton Stamps, Antoine Belgrave-Shorter and others) graded in the .85-.86 range by 247Sports — a total unit reset. |
All five 2025 starters are gone; replaced by a five-player transfer class (Lyrik Rawls, Ashton Stamps, Antoine Belgrave-Shorter and others) graded in the .85-.86 range by 247Sports — a total unit reset.
2025 ATS
7-6
53.8% cover rate — 31st of 82
2025 Straight up
8-5
Point differential +17
Scoring environment
50.2
Combined points per game — 54th highest of 82
Home / road ATS
3-4 · 3-2
Totals 5-8 O/U (2-5 home, 2-3 road)
Points scored / allowed
25.8 per game scored (53rd) · 24.5 allowed (44th)
Margin & schedule
Margin of victory +1.3 (46th) · Strength of schedule +4
SRS power rating
+5.3
31st of 82 — projected points vs. a league-average team on a neutral field
Offensive SRS
-1
48th of 82
Defensive SRS
+6.3
23rd of 82
Points (margin of victory)
+1.3 · 46th of 82
Against the spread
7-6 (53.8%) · 31st of 82
Totals (combined PPG)
50.2 · 54th of 82
Computed from CollegeFootballData 2025 results and closing consensus lines.
Saved Just J research for Arizona State.
Dillingham turned down Michigan interest and got a deal averaging nearly $7.5M/yr plus an $11M staff pool — a program explicitly paying to keep continuity after back-to-back Big 12 title-game runs.
QB Sam Leavitt (to LSU) and WR Jordyn Tyson (NFL Draft, No. 8 overall) are both gone, plus 2025 leading rusher Raleek Brown (to Texas) — real turnover at every skill spot after the most productive stretch in program history.
He's publicly said ASU isn't "where I'd like to be" on NIL compared to competitors — a rare, candid admission worth weighing against the coaching/scheme continuity.
Beat writers specifically flag the offensive line as a strength being built into "a special operation" — a real positive for a new starting QB and rebuilt RB room to lean on.
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