The transfer portal has only been open for two days, and Arizona State has landed four athletes. The latest is a running back

In more than 120 years of Arizona football, only eight have reached the 9-win mark. Had the Wildcats pulled off that comeback in the Holiday Bowl they would have finished off just the fifth 10-win season in school history.

Arizona State on SI names three New Year's resolutions for the program as a whole, moving into the year, with an emphasis on roster building. The expected departure of two-year starting QB Sam Leavitt still looms large, especially with Jeff Sims running out of eligibility.

Arizona State has multiple holes to fill and will look to do so through the transfer portal. Here are the new additions expected to join the program

"The way he prepares and the way he studies offenses ... in my mind, it all correlates back to boxing," says an ASU assistant of Ward.

Arizona State is set to return junior Kyson Brown - who entered the season as the starting back - as well as Jason Brown Jr., and Demarius "Man Man" Robinson. The future of junior Kanye Udoh remains in question, as the Army transfer remained with the talented back having been present at all bowl prep, as well as remaining off of the market.

This is the Arizona high school football coaching tracker, keeping track of changes since the end of the 2025 season.