2021 Arizona Wildcats football team

2021 Arizona Wildcats football
2021 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Head coach	Jedd Fisch (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Brennan Carroll (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Don Brown (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium; (Capacity: 55,675)
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Arizona Wildcats football team will represent the University of Arizona during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by first-year head coach Jedd Fisch, and play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. It will be the Wildcats' 122nd season overall and 43rd as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and 11th within the Pac-12 South Division.

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
Washington State	6	–	3	7	–	6
Oregon State	5	–	4	7	–	6
California	4	–	5	5	–	7
Washington	3	–	6	4	–	8
Stanford	2	–	7	3	–	9
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$	8	–	1	10	–	4
UCLA	6	–	3	8	–	4
Arizona State†	0	–	3	0	–	5
USC	3	–	6	4	–	8
Colorado	3	–	6	4	–	8
Arizona	1	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2020 season 0–5 in Pac-12 play to 0–5 in last place in the South Division. The Wildcats had games scheduled against Hawaii, Portland State, and Texas Tech, but cancelled these games on July 10, 2020 due to the PAC-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 12, 2020, Kevin Sumlin was fired after three seasons with following 70–7 loss to ASU in Territorial Cup on December 11, 2020, Sumlin finished at Arizona with a worst Pac-12 record of 9–20. On December 23, 2020, the University of Arizona is hired Jedd Fisch was hired as the 32nd head coach.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gary Brightwell	#23	RB	6'1	210	Senior	Chester, PA	Graduated/Declared for NFL Draft
Lorenzo Burns	#2	DB	5'11	175	RS Senior	Murrieta, CA	Graduated/Declared for NFL Draft
Roy Lopez	51	DL	6'2	310	Graduate Student	Tempe, AZ	Graduated/Declared for NFL Draft
Steven Bailey	63	C	6'3	313	RS Senior	Litchfield Park, AZ	Graduated
Dante Diaz-Infante	40	DE	6'1	262	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated

Transfers

Outgoing

The Wildcats lost fifteen players via transfer portal for the 2021 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Grant Gunnell	#17	QB	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Sophomore	The Woodlands, TX	Memphis
Robert Congel	#66	OL	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	310 pounds (140 kg)	Junior	Greenwood Village, CO	Oklahoma
Jamari Williams	#55	OL	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	298 pounds (135 kg)	Freshman	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Middle Tennessee
Rhett Rodriguez	#4	QB	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	192 pounds (87 kg)	Junior	Catalina Foothills, AZ	Louisiana-Monroe
Kylan Wilborn	#14	LB	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	243 pounds (110 kg)	Junior	Northridge, CA	UNLV
Khary Crump	#20	DB	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	164 pounds (74 kg)	Freshman	Culver City, CA	Michigan State
Drew Dixon	#1	WR	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Junior	Tucson, AZ	TBD
Edric Whitley	#11	DB	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	144 pounds (65 kg)	Freshman	Pflugerville, TX	Kilgore College
Frank Brown	#8	RB	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Freshman	Houston, TX	TBD
Myles Irving	#60	DL	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	337 pounds (153 kg)	Junior	Calabasas, CA	TBD
Jarrius Wallace	#3	S	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Senior	Villa, LA	TBD
Kevin Doyle	#12	QB	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Junior	Washington, D.C.	William & Mary
Nathan Tilford	#33	RB	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	207 pounds (94 kg)	Junior	Fontana, CA	TBD
Cameron Fietz	#16	QB	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 pounds (89 kg)	Junior	Calgary, Alberta	TBD
Darrell Branch	#71	OG	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	319 pounds (145 kg)	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	Tennessee State
Derrick Mourning	#18	LB	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	229 pounds (104 kg)	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	TBD

Incoming

The Wildcats add fourteen players via transfer portal from the 2020 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Mohamed Diallo	#--	DL	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	306 pounds (139 kg)	Senior	Toronto, Canada	Central Michigan
Isaiah Rutherford	#2	CB	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 pounds (88 kg)	Sophomore	Sacramento, CA	Notre Dame
Jordan McCloud	#4	QB	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 pounds (88 kg)	Sophomore	Tampa, FL	South Florida
Jason Harris	#6	LB	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	Colorado
Drake Anderson	#8	RB	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Sophomore	Chandler, AZ	Northwestern
Gunner Cruz	#9	QB	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 pounds (98 kg)	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	Washington State
Gunner Maldonado	#9	DB	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Northwestern
Kenny Hebert	#21	LB	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	232 pounds (105 kg)	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Vanderbilt
Treshaun Hayward	#23	LB	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 pounds (107 kg)	Senior	Ypsilanti, MI	Western Michigan
Jerry Roberts	#33	LB	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 pounds (107 kg)	Junior	Erie, PA	Bowling Green
Alex Lines	#34	TE	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 pounds (111 kg)	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	UNLV
Clay Markoff	#44	RB	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	239 pounds (108 kg)	Senior	Olympia, WA	Washington State
Malik Reed	#53	LB	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Wisconsin
Davis DiVall	#79	OL	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	293 pounds (133 kg)	Freshman	Phoenix, AZ	Baylor
Leevel Tatum	#97	DE	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	259 pounds (117 kg)	Senior	Fresno, CA	Fresno State

Recruiting class

The Wildcats signed a total of 18 scholarship recruits and 7 walk-ons during national signing period.

Overall class rankings

Website	Overall rank	Conference rank	4 star recruits	3 star recruits
ESPN	--	--	0	0
Rivals	68	11	1	22
247 Sports	77	11	1	22

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Javione Carr CB	Arlington, TX	Sam Houston High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 10, 2020
Javione Carr CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Kevon Garcia LB	Houston, TX	Andy Dekaney High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 15, 2020
Kevon Garcia LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
James Bohls RB	San Clemente, CA	San Clemente High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 23, 2020
James Bohls RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
D.J. Fryar LB	Steilacoom, WA	Steilacoom High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 4, 2020
D.J. Fryar LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Alex Navarro-Silva DE	Chino, CA	Riverside Community College (JC)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 28, 2020
Alex Navarro-Silva DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Jackson Bailey LB	Red Oak, TX	Red Oak High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 8, 2020
Jackson Bailey LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Dalton Johnson S	Katy, TX	Katy High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 15, 2020
Dalton Johnson S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Kolbe Cage LB	New Orleans, LA	Holy Cross High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 6, 2020
Kolbe Cage LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Isaiah Taylor CB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 8, 2021
Isaiah Taylor CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Logan Kraut ATH (WR/DB)	Santa Rosa, CA	Maria Carrillo High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 12, 2020
Logan Kraut ATH (WR/DB)	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Matthew Weerts LB	Batavia, IL	Batavia High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 22, 2020
Matthew Weerts LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
J.T. Hand OL	Mission Viejo, CA	Mission Viejo High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	May 31, 2020
J.T. Hand OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Colby Powers TE	Klein, TX	Klein Collins High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 26, 2020
Colby Powers TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71
Luke Eckardt OT	Richmond, IL	Richmond-Burton High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jul 17, 2020
Luke Eckardt OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71
Anthony Simpson ATH (RB/S)	Bloomfield, CT	Bloomfield High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 8, 2021
Anthony Simpson ATH (RB/S)	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71
Evan Branch-Haynes DT	San Francisco, CA	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 7, 2020
Evan Branch-Haynes DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70
Jakelyn Morgan CB	Tyler, TX	Tyler Legacy High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 27, 2020
Jakelyn Morgan CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 64 247Sports: 65 ESPN: 40
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021. "2021 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021. "2021 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

2021 NFL Draft

The following Wildcats have announced their plans to enter their names into the 2021 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
6	195	Roy Lopez	DT	Houston Texans
6	196	Gary Brightwell	RB	New York Giants

Returning starters

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Will Plummer	Sophomore	Quarterback
Michael Wiley	Sophomore	Running back
Jarmarye Joiner	RS Junior	Wide receiver
Stanley Berryhill	RS Senior	Wide receiver
Bryce Wolma	Grad Student	Tight end
Josh McCauley	Grad Student	Offensive line
Reference:

Defense

Player	Class	Position
J.B. Brown	Grad Student	Defensive end
Anthony Pandy	Grad Student	Linebacker
Christian Young	Senior	Defensive back
Reference:

Special Teams

Player	Class	Position
Lucas Havrisik	Grad Student	Placekicker
Kyle Ostendorp	Junior	Punter
Seth MacKellar	Junior	Long Snapper
Tayvian Cunningham	Grad Student	Kickoff Returner
Jarmarye Joiner	RS Junior	Punt Returner
Reference:

† Indicates player was a starter in 2020 but missed all of 2021 due to injury.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award^[1]	Michael Wiley	RB	So.
Rimington Trophy^[2]	Josh McCauley	C	GS.
Wuerffel Trophy^[3]	Bryce Wolma	TE	GS
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[4]	Michael Wiley	RB	So.
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award^[5]	Donovan Laie	OL	Sr.

Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held in July 27, 2021 in Hollywood, California. Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch, wide receiver Stanley Berryhill III, and linebacker Anthony Pandy were in attendance to field questions from the media.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (South Division)
1	USC	223(27)
2	Utah	183(6)
3	Arizona State	170(6)
4	UCLA	135(1)
5	Colorado	88
6	Arizona	41

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Special Teams
PK	Lucas Havrisik	Sr.	Arizona

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater	Year at Arizona
Jedd Fisch	Head Coach	University of Florida (1998)	1st
Brennan Carroll	Offensive Coordinator, Offensive line coach	University of Pittsburgh (2001)	1st
Jimmie Dougherty	Assistant coach, Quarterbacks, Passing game coordinator	University of Missouri (2002)	1st
Scottie Graham	Assistant coach, Running Backs	Ohio State University (1996)	1st
Kevin Cummings	Assistant coach, Wide receivers	Oregon State University (2014)	1st
Jordan Paopao	Assistant coach, Tight Ends & Co-Special Teams Coordinator	University of San Diego (2008)	1st
Don Brown	Defensive Coordinator	Norwich University (1977)	1st
Ricky Hunley	Assistant coach, Defensive Line	University of Arizona (1983)	1st
Chuck Cecil	Assistant coach, Safeties	University of Arizona (1987)	1st
DeWayne Walker	Assistant coach, Cornerbacks	University of Minnesota (1981)	1st
Keith Dudzinski	Assistant coach, Linebackers & Co-Special Teams Coordinator	University of New Haven (1991)	1st
Tedy Bruschi	Senior Advisor to Head Coach	University of Arizona (1995)	1st
Tyler Owens	Director of Strength and Conditioning	University of Alabama (2015)	1st

Graduate assistants

Name	Position	Alma mater	Year at Arizona
Luke McNitt	Offensive Graduate Assistant	University of Nebraska (2018)	2nd
Darren Andrews	Graduate Assistant, wide receivers coach	UCLA (2018)	1st
Ty Nichols	Graduate Assistant	Texas Tech University (2020)	1st
Garrison Smith	Graduate Assistant	University of Georgia (2013)	3rd

Analysts

Name	Position	Alma mater	Year at Arizona
Derron Montgomery	Assistant running backs coach, Senior Offensive Analyst	Abilene Christian University (2011)	1st
Beyah Rasool	Assistant Defensive backs coach, Senior Defensive Analyst	Eastern Arizona College (2007)	1st
Scott Spurrier	Special Teams Analyst	University of South Carolina (2008)	1st
Darell Garretson	Offensive Analyst	Oregon State University (2016)	1st
Aaron Van Horn	Defensive Analyst	University of Michigan (2019)	1st
Kyle Rosenbaum	Recruiting Analyst	Indiana University (2020)	1st

Roster

2021 Arizona Wildcats roster

Quarterback

4 – Jordan McCloud – Junior (6'0, 200)
9 – Gunner Cruz – Sophomore (6'5, 227)
12 – Brayden Zermeno – Freshman (6'4, 219)
13 – Luke Ashworth – Junior (6'2, 208)
15 – Will Plummer – Sophomore (6'1, 204)
17 – Jaden White – Freshman (6'0, 197)

Running Back

6 – Michael Wiley – Junior (5'11, 207)
8 – Drake Anderson – Sophomore (5'11, 194)
20 – Darrius Smith – Junior (5'9, 187)
21 – Jalen John – Sophomore (5'11, 221)
23 – Stevie Rocker – Freshman (6'0, 202)
28 – Nazar Bombata – Junior (6'0, 202)
29 – Jashon Butler – Sophomore (5'10, 201)
33 – James Bohls – Freshman (6'0, 211)
44 – Clay Markoff – Graduate (5'10, 239)

Wide Receiver

1 – Stanley Berryhill II – Senior (5'11, 190)
2 – Boobie Curry – Junior (6'2, 211)
3 – Jalen Johnson – Sophomore (6'2, 209)
5 – Brian Casteel – Senior (6'0, 197)
7 – Jaden Mitchell – Freshman (5'9, 182)
10 – Jamarye Joiner – Junior (6'1, 208)
11 – Tayvian Cunningham – Graduate (5'7, 183)
16 – Thomas Reid III – Graduate (6'3, 221)
18 - Ma'Jon Wright – Freshman (6'2, 197)
24 – Dorian Singer – Freshman (6'1, 185)
25 – Anthony Simpson – Freshman (5'11, 184)
26 – Jaden Clark – Freshman (5'10, 172)
84 – Tristen D'Angelo – Junior (6'3, 200)

Tight Ends

80 - Connor Hutchings - Graduate (6'5, 230)
81 – Bryce Wolma – Graduate (6'4, 237)
82 – Zach Williams – Junior (6'3, 239)
83 – Colby Powers – Freshman (6'4, 230)
85 – Roberto Miranda – Sophomore (6'2, 217)
87 – Stacey Marshall – Senior (6'5, 262)
88 – Alex Lines – Freshman (6'5, 245)

Placekicker

32 - Jacob Meeker-Hackett Graduate (6'0, 215)
33 – Tyler Loop – Sophomore (6'0, 180)
43 – Lucas Havrisik – Graduate (6'2, 188)

Offensive Lineman

50 – Josh McCauley - OL – Graduate (6'4, 310)
51 - Lucas Eckardt - OT - Freshman (6'6, 290)
54 – Matthew Stefanski – OG – Junior (6'4, 324)
55 - JT Hand - OL - Freshman (6'4, 310)
56 – Josh Donovan – OT – Senior (6'5, 320)
58 – Sam Langi – OG – Junior (6'5, 311)
65 – Leif Magnuson – OT – Freshman (6'4, 296)
67 – David Watson – OT – Junior (6'5, 290)
71 - Jaxon McBride - OT - Freshman (6'5, 295)
72 – Edgar Burrola – OT – Senior (6'7, 312)
73 – Woody Jean – OL – Sophomore (6'4, 302)
74 – Paiton Fears – OT – Senior (6'6, 307)
75 - Josh Baker - OL - Sophomore (6'3, 305)
76 – Anthony Patt – OT – Sophomore (6'5, 275)
77 – Jordan Morgan – OT – Junior (6'6, 312)
78 – Donovan Laie – OT – Senior (6'5, 323)
79 – Davis DiVall – OG – Freshman (6'4, 295)

Defensive Lineman

1 – Jalen Harris – DT - Senior (6'5, 254)
12 – JB Brown – DT – Graduate (6'3, 281)
17 – Regen Terry – DE – Freshman (6'4, 284)
26 - Mohamed Diallo - Graduate Student (6'4, 306)
41 – Eddie Siaumau-Sanitoa – DE – Freshman (6'3, 245)
44 – Shontrail Key – DT – Freshman (6'4, 261)
52 – Aaron Blackwell – DT – Graduate (6'3, 284)
55 – Evan Branch-Haynes – DE – Freshman (6'2, 309)
58 – Nahe Sulunga – DT – Junior (6'3, 253)
90 – Trevon Mason – DT – Graduate (6'5, 305)
91 – Alex Navarro-Silva – ‘’Sophomore (6'5, 280)
92 – Kyon Barrs – DT – Junior (6'3, 295)
93 – Ugochukwu Nosike – DT – Freshman (6'3, 280)
94 – Dion Wilson Jr. – DE – Freshman (6'4, 285)
95 – Paris Shand – DE – Sophomore (6'5, 281)
96 – Reid Codwell – DT – Freshman (6'2, 262)
97 – Leevel Tatum III – DT – Graduate (6'1, 285)
99 – Myles Tapusoa – DT – Graduate (6'1, 345)

Punter

19 – Kyle Ostendorp – Junior (6'1, 215)

Linebacker

6 – Jason Harris – Freshman (6'7, 255)
8 – Anthony Pandy – Graduate (6'1, 228)
10 – Jabar Triplett – Freshman (6'1, 238)
11 – Kolbe Cage – Freshman (6'0, 205)
18 – Kenny Hebert – Graduate (6'4, 231)
23 – Treshaun Hayward – Graduate (6'1, 229)
29 – Jackson Bailey – Freshman (6'3, 237)
32 – Matt Weerts – Freshman (6'1, 223)
34 – John Burton – Sophomore (5'11, 205)
35 – Rashie Hodge Jr. – Graduate (5'11, 214)
36 - RJ Edwards - Freshman (6'2, 217)
37 – Kevon Garcia – Freshman (6'2, 240)
38 – Dante Smith – Junior (5'10, 222)
40 – Ammon Allen – Freshman (6'3, 194)
42 – DJ Fryar Jr. – Freshman (6'2, 227)
45 - Issaiah Johnson – Sophomore (6'1, 245)
46 – Victor Zayas – Freshman (6'2, 220)
47 – Rourke Freeburg – Senior (6'2, 220)
48 – Jerry Roberts – Graduate (6'2, 226)
51 - Chandler Kelly – Sophomore (6'2, 222)
53 - Malik Reed – Freshman (6'1, 225)

Defensive backs

2 – Isaiah Rutherford – CB – Sophomore (6'1, 195)
3 - Jaydin Young - S - Freshman (6'0, 192)
4 – Christian Roland-Wallace – CB – Sophomore (6'0, 194)
5 – Christian Young – S – Senior (6'3, 217)
7 – Rhedi Short – S – Senior (6'1, 196)
9 – Gunner Maldonado – S – Freshman (6'0, 195)
13 – Isaiah Mays – CB – Senior (6'1, 193)
14 – Logan Kraut – S – Freshman (6'2, 197)
15 – McKenzie Barnes – CB – Senior (6'2, 185)
16 – Dalton Johnson – S – Freshman (5'11, 187)
19 – Adama Fall – CB – Freshman (6'2, 200)
20 – Treydan Stukes – CB – Sophomore (6'1, 184)
21 – Jaxen Turner – S – Junior (6'0, 209)
23 – Malik Hausman – CB – Senior (6'0, 187)
25 – Javione Carr – CB – Freshman (5'11, 182)
27 – Jakelyn Morgan – CB – Freshman (6'0, 170)
28 – Isaiah Taylor – S – Freshman (5'11, 196)
30 – Anthony Gonzales – S – Freshman (5'10, 183)
31 – Trey Cartledge – S – Freshman (6'0, 170)
39 – Jeffrey Robinson – CB – Freshman (5'9, 178)

Long Snappers

39 – Kameron Hawkins – Sophomore (5'11, 211)
64 – Seth Mackellar – Junior (6'0, 220)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt

Source and player details:^[6]

Depth chart

Starters and backups. Projected Depth Chart 2021:

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Key reserves
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Special teams

True Freshman
Double Position : *

Depth Chart Source: 2021 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book

Injury report

Schedule

Spring game

The 2021 Wildcats spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 24, 2021. The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 23, 2021, will practice every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for five weeks.

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	Result	Source
April 24, 2021	12:07 p.m.	Red vs Blue	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Red 17–13

Regular season

The Wildcats' 2021 schedule consists of 4 home and 5 away games and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the Big Sky, NCAA Division I FBS independent and Mountain West conferences.

The Wildcats are scheduled to play three non-conference games, against San Diego State from the (Mountain West) and Northern Arizona from the (Big Sky) at home and on the neutral against BYU (NCAA Division I FBS independent) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Wildcats are scheduled to host California, UCLA, Utah and Washington. They are scheduled to travel to Colorado, Oregon, Washington State, USC and arch-rival Arizona State for the 95th annual Territorial Cup. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents Oregon State, and Stanford for the 2021 Pac-12 regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 4	7:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Vegas Kickoff Classic)	ESPN
September 11	7:00 p.m.	San Diego State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N
September 25		at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR
October 9		UCLA	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
October 16		at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Washington	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN2
October 30		at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
November 6		California	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 13		Utah	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N
November 27		at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Sources:^[7]

Game summaries

vs. BYU

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win streak
12–11–1 (.521) ^[8]	September 1, 2018	L 23–28	BYU, L2

Arizona vs. BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
BYU	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 4, 2021
Location:
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, NV
Game start: 7:30 p.m. MDT
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore & Stormy Buonantony

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona +12.5	54.0

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Arizona	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	BYU
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

To begin the 2021 season, Arizona will host the BYU Cougars for the season opener in Las Vegas. In the 2018 season, Arizona lost to BYU in the previous meeting at Tucson, 28–23.

San Diego State

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
10–5 (.667) ^[9]	August 30, 2001	W 23–10	ARIZ, W4

San Diego State at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego State	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 11, 2021
Location:
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	San Diego State	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	San Diego State	Arizona
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing against BYU in the season opener, Arizona will host the San Diego State Aztecs for the home opener. In the 2001 season, Arizona won the previous meeting over San Diego State, 23–10.

Northern Arizona

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
15–1 (.938)	September 7, 2019	W 65–41	ARIZ, W14

Northern Arizona at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 18, 2021
Location:
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Northern Arizona	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Northern Arizona	Arizona
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing against San Diego State, Arizona will host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks for the final non-conference game. In the 2019 season, Arizona won the previous meeting over Northern Arizona 65–41.

at Oregon

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
17–27 (.386)	November 16, 2019 ^[10]	L 6–34	ORE, W1

Arizona at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 25, 2021
Location:
Autzen Stadium
Eugene, OR

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Arizona	Oregon
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	Oregon
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing against Northern Arizona, Arizona will host the Oregon Ducks for the Pac-12 opener on the road. In the 2019 season, Arizona lost to Oregon 34–6.

UCLA

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
17–26–2 (.400) ^[11]	November 28, 2020	L 10–27	UCLA, W1

UCLA at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 22, 2021
Location:
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	UCLA	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UCLA	Arizona
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing Oregon, Arizona will host the UCLA Bruins. Last season, Arizona lost to UCLA, 27-10.

at Colorado

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
8–15 (.348) ^[12]	December 5, 2020	L 13–24	COL, W1

Arizona at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 16, 2021
Location:
Folsom Field
Boulder, CO

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Arizona	Colorado
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	Colorado
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing against UCLA, Arizona will travel to Boulder facing Colorado Buffaloes. Last season, Arizona lost to Colorado 24-13.

Washington

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
11–23–1 (.329) ^[13]	November 21, 2020	L 27–44	UW, W4

Washington at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 22, 2021
Location:
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Washington	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Washington	Arizona
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing Colorado, Arizona will host the Washington Huskies. Last season, Arizona lost to Washington, 44–27.

at USC

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
8–35 (.186) ^[14]	November 14, 2020	L 30–34	USC, W8

Arizona at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
USC	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 30, 2021
Location:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, CA

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Arizona	USC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing against Washington, Arizona will travel to Los Angeles facing USC Trojans. Last season, Arizona lost to USC 34–30.

California

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
18–14–2(.559) ^[15]	October 6, 2018	W 24–17	ARIZ, W5

California at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 6, 2021
Location:
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	California	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	California	Arizona
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing USC, Arizona will host the California Golden Bears. In the 2018 season, Arizona win over California 24–17.

Utah

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
19–24–2(.444) ^[16]	November 23, 2019	L 7–35	UT, W4

Utah at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 13, 2021
Location:
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Utah	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Utah	Arizona
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing California, Arizona will host the Utah Utes. In the 2019 season, Arizona lost to Utah 28–13.

at Washington State

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
27–17 (.614) ^[17]	November 14, 2020	L 28–69	WSU, W1

Arizona at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Washington State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 19, 2021
Location:
Martin Stadium
Pullman, WA

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Arizona	Washington State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	Washington State
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

After playing Utah, Arizona will travel to Pullman, WA to facing Washington State Cougars. In the 2018 season, Arizona lost to Washington State 69–28.

at Arizona State

Overall record	Last Meeting	Result	Win Streak
49–44–1 (.527) ^[18]	December 11, 2020	L 7–70	ASU, W4

Arizona at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 27, 2021
Location:
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Statistics	Arizona	Arizona State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Arizona	Arizona State
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Following its against Washington State, Arizona will travel to Tempe, face their arch-rivals, the Arizona State Sun Devils, in the 95th annual "Territorial Cup" for the season finale. Last season, Arizona lost to Arizona State 70–7.

Statistics

Team statistics

Team Statistics
	Arizona	Opponents
Points
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Rushing Yards
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Long
Rushing TDs
Passing Yards
Comp–Att
Comp %
Average Per Game
Average per Attempt
Passing TDs
INTs
Rating
Touchdowns
Passing
Rushing
Defensive
Interceptions
Yards
Long
Total Offense
Total Plays
Average Per Yards/Game
Kick Returns: # – Yards
TDs
Long
Punts
Yards
Average
Punt Returns: # – Yards
TDs
Long
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost
Opposing TDs
Penalties – Yards
3rd–Down Conversion %
4th–Down Conversion %
Takeaways
Field Goals
Extra Point
Sacks
Sack Against
Yards

Offense

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
#4	Jordan McCloud	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#9	Gunner Cruz	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#12	Brayden Zermeno	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#13	Luke Ashworth	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#15	Will Plummer	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#17	Jaden White	QB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
#6	Michael Wiley	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#8	Drake Anderson	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#20	Bam Smith	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#21	Jalen John	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#23	Stevie Rocker	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#28	Nazar Bombata	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#29	Jashon Butler	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#33	James Bohls	RB	–	–	–	–	–
#44	Clay Markoff	RB	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
#1	Stanley Berryhill III	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#2	Boobie Curry	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#3	Jalen Johnson	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#5	Brian Casteel	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#7	Jaden Mitchell	WR	–	–	–	–	– -
#10	Jamarye Joiner	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#11	Tayvian Cunningham	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#16	Thomas Reid II	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#24	Dorian Singer	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#25	Anthony Simpson	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#26	Jaden Clark	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#80	Connor Hutchings	TE	–	–	–	–	–
#81	Bryce Wolma	TE	–	–	–	–	–
#82	Zach Williams	TE	–	–	–	–	–
#83	Colby Powers	TE	–	–	–	–	–
#84	Tristen D'Angelo	WR	–	–	–	–	–
#85	Roberto Miranda	TE	–	–	–	–	–
#87	Stacey Marshall	TE	–	–	–	–	–
#88	Alex Lines	TE	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT	BU	QBH	FR-YDS	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
#1	Jalen Harris	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#2	Isaiah Rutherford	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#3	Jaydin Young	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#4	Christian Roland-Wallace	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#5	Christian Young	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#6	Jason Harris	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#7	Rhedi Short	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#8	Anthony Pandy	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#9	Gunner Maldonado	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#10	Jabar Triplett	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#11	Kolbe Cage	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#12	JB Brown	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#13	Isaiah Mays	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#14	Logan Kraut	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#15	McKenzie Barnes	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#16	Dalton Johnson	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#17	Regen Terry	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#18	Kenny Hebert	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#19	Adama Fall	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#20	Treydan Stukes	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#21	Jaxen Turner	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#23	Malik Hausman	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#23	Treshaun Hayward	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#25	Javione Carr	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#26	Mo Diallo	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#27	Jakelyn Morgan	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#28	Isaiah Taylor	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#29	Jackson Bailey	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#30	Anthony Gonzales	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#31	Trey Cartledge	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#32	Matthew Weerts	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#34	John Burton	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#35	Rashie Hodge Jr.	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#36	RJ Edwards	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#37	Kevon Garcia	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#38	Dante Smith	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#39	Jeffrey Robinson	DB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#40	Ammon Allen	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#41	Eddie Siaumau-Sanitoa	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#42	D.J. Fryar	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#44	Shontrail Key	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#45	Issaiah Johnson	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#46	Victor Zayas	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#47	Rourke Freeburg	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#48	Jerry Roberts	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#51	Chandler Kelly	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#52	Aaron Blackwell	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#53	Malik Reed	LB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#55	Nahe Sulung	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#58	Evan Branch-Haynes	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#90	Trevon Mason	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#91	Alex Navarro-Silva	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#92	Kyon Barrs	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#93	Ugochukwu Nosike	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#94	Dion Wilson Jr.	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#95	Paris Shand	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#96	Reid Codwell	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#97	Leevel Tatum III	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
#99	Myles Tapusoa	DL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTAL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
#32	Jacob Meeker-Hackett	PK	–	–	%	–	–	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–	–	-	-	—	-	-
#33	Tyler Loop	PK	–	–	%	–	–	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–	–	-	-	—	-	-
#43	Lucas Havrisik	PK	–	–	%	–	–	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–	–	-	-	—	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	%	-	-	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	%	–	–	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	–	–	-	-	—	-	-

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
#19	Kyle Ostendorp	P	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
11	Tayvian Cunningham	WR	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	Jamarye Joiner	WR	–	–	–	–	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		–	–	–	–	–

Scoring

Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)

	1	2	3	4	Total
All opponents	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pac-12 opponents	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Scores by quarter (All opponents)

	1	2	3	4	Total
All opponents	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																	Not released

After the season

Final statistics

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Position	Date	Ref.

Conference

Conference Awards
Player	Position	Award	Ref.

National

Individual Awards
Player	Position	Award	Ref.

All-Americans

All-American
Player	AP	AFCA	FWAA	TSN	WCFF	Designation

The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source:

All-Pac-12
Player	Position	1st/2nd team

HM = Honorable mention. Source:

All-Pac-12 Academic
Player	Position	Class	Major	Ref.

HM = Honorable mention. Source:

Bowl games

All Star games

NFL Draft

The NFL Draft will be held on April 2022.

Wildcats who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team

NFL Draft combine

No members of the 2021 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2022 NFL scouting Combine.

2022 NFL Combine Participants
Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	Bench Press	Vert Jump	Broad Jump	3 Cone Drill	20-yd Shuttle	60-yd Shuttle	Ref

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Media affiliates

Radio

ESPN Radio – (ESPN Tucson 1490 AM & 104.09 FM) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)
KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)

TV

CBS Family – KOLD (CBS), CBSN
ABC/ESPN Family – KGUN (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+,
FOX Family – KMSB (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)
NBC – KVOA, NBC Sports, NBCSN

References

^ "2021 Doak Walker Award Candidates". www.smu.eduaccess-date=July 21, 2021. July 21, 2021.
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2021 Watch List". July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
^ "Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award announces 2021 Preseason Watch List" (PDF). August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "2021 Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Watch List". August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
^ "2021 Arizona Wildcats roster". ArizonaWildcats.com.
^ "2021 Arizona Wildcats football schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs BYU". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs San Diego State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs Oregon". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs UCLA". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs Colorado". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs Washington". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs USC". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs California". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs Utah". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs Washington State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Arizona vs Arizona State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[1] "2021 Doak Walker Award Candidates". www.smu.eduaccess-date=July 21, 2021. July 21, 2021.

[2] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[3] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2021 Watch List". July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

[4] "Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award announces 2021 Preseason Watch List" (PDF). August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[5] "2021 Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Watch List". August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

[6] "2021 Arizona Wildcats roster". ArizonaWildcats.com.

[7] "2021 Arizona Wildcats football schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[8] "Arizona vs BYU". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[9] "Arizona vs San Diego State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[10] "Arizona vs Oregon". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[11] "Arizona vs UCLA". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[12] "Arizona vs Colorado". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[13] "Arizona vs Washington". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[14] "Arizona vs USC". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[15] "Arizona vs California". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[16] "Arizona vs Utah". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[17] "Arizona vs Washington State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[18] "Arizona vs Arizona State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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2021 Arizona Wildcats football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Head coach	Jedd Fisch (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brennan Carroll (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Don Brown (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 55,675)
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →