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Sun Devil Football Hosts #21/24 Washington

by thesundevils.com
Oct 5, 2022

THE GAME -  Sun Devil Football returns home this Saturday, Oct. 8 as the squad plays its third-straight ranked opponent in #21/24 Washington at Sun Devil Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. AZT kickoff on the Pac-12 Network (JB Long and Lincoln Kennedy on the call) and will be carried over the airwaves on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Tim Healey, Jeff Van Raaphorst, Kevin Turner).

ON THE HUSKIES/RANKED OPPONENTS -  ASU leads the all-time series, 21-16, and are winners of 12 of the last 14 games against UW. THe Huskies have not defeated the Sun Devils in a game at Sun Devil Stadium since 2001, giving ASU seven straight wins in Tempe.

UW marks the last of three-straight games against AP-ranked opponents (#6 USC and #13 Utah the previous two weeks). This marks the first time that has happened in three straight games since 2014 (#11 UCLA, #16 USC, #23 Stanford with a bye week between the latter two) and the first time it has happened in three straight WEEKENDS since  1994 (#20 BYU, #23 WSU, #9 Washington). The feat also happened in 1982, marking this just the fourth time in program history to happen. After facing off against then-No. 11 Oklahoma State earlier this year,  it is ASU's fourth game against a Top-25 foe in six games this year.

KICKING OFF

  • ASU has held opponents to less than 30 points in 31 of 48 games since 2018 (64.6 percent), notable as it DID allow 30+ in 32 of 43 previous games (74.4 percent) in a span from 2013-17.
  • The loss to #13/#14 Utah marked the end of two notable streaks for ASU: It had rushed for at least 100 yards as a team in 21 straight regular season games, which was the longest streak of rushing for over 100 yards as a team since a 23-game stretch over three seasons (1993-95). The 21-game streak had been tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the nation. After being held under 100 yards rushing against USC last weekend, it marks the first time ASU was held under the mark in consecutive games since Nov. 9 and Nov. 17 on 2019 (USC and Oregon State).
  • Additionally, the Sun Devils had their active FBS-leading streak of games not allowing a 50+ yard play in 18 straight games snapped. The tally was tied for the second-longest streak in the FBS over the last decade with Iowa State (2018-19) and three games behind UCLA's 21-game streak without a 50+ yard play allowed from 2013-15.
  • ASU is still 20th in the nation in only allowed six plays over 30 yards this season.
  • Since 2018, ASU has held opponents to 400 total yards of offense or less on 26 occasions over 48 games (54.2 percent of the time). For comparison, ASU accomplished the feat just 24 times in the 65 previous games (36.9 percent) from 2013-2017.
  • The Sun Devils have an interception in seven straight games dating back to last season and 12 of the last 13 games.

AN ASU VICTORY WOULD...

  • Be ASU's 17th win over a ranked opponent since 2012 - notable as the Sun Devils won just 15 total from 1998-2011. The 16 wins over ranked teams are  tied for 19th in the FBS since 2012.
  • Join Sun Devil interim head coach Shaun Aguano with Darryl Rogers as the only two coaches in program history to earn their first win at ASU against a ranked opponent (ASU defeated #9 Houston, 29-13, in the 1980 season opener in Rogers' first game at the helm).
  • Improve the Sun Devils to 7-4 since 2013 following a loss to a ranked opponent in the team's next game against a ranked opponent (not necessarily in successive weekends).

GREEN GAME
The ASU-UW tilt is ASU's Green Game, and here are some three-dot data notes…ASU is the largest fair trade university in the nation…ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 for global impact (Times Higher Education)…ranked No. 1 on the list of "Cool Schools" by Sierra Magazine…the first university in the US to create a School of Sustainability (founded in 2006) and established the Global Futures Laboratory in 2020 - "Shaping tomorrow, today"…ASU is No. 3 in the EPA Green Power Partnership for higher education institutions - boasting 100 renewable electricity for purchasing power…achieved 81.06% diversion rate for their Zero Waste Game, including nearly eight tons in recycling, over two-and-a-half tons in compost and over two tons in reuse…ASU has the sustainability goal to be Zero Waste by 2025, which is 90% waste diversion from landfill.

HALL OF FAME GAME
Sun Devil Athletics will honor seven athletes and two coaches at the Hall of Fame Luncheon on Friday, October 7, 2022 in the first Hall of Fame and Hall of Distinction classes since 2019. The 2022 class will officially be inducted into their respective Halls  during halftime of Saturday's game The 2022 ASU Hallf of fame class features: Caitlin Andrew (Women's Swimming), Briann January (Women's Basketbal), Anna Nordqvist (Women's Golf), Jessica Pressley (Women's T&F), Anthony Robles (Wrestling), Terrell Suggs (Football), Ryan Whiting (Men's T&F). The 2022 Hall of Distinction Class features Charli Turner Thorne (Women's Basketball Coach) and Don Bocchi (Football Assistant Coach and Senior Associate Athletics Director).

MILESTONE WATCH

  • 264 rushing yards for X Valladay to reach 4,000 for his career (currently at 3,736)
  • 28 tackles for Merlin Robertson to reach 300 in his career (currently at 272)

#10THINGS (Twitter-Friendly Notes)
1. Khoury Bethley (2,922) and Merlin Robertson (2,802) have played the third and sixth-most career snaps among all active FBS players.
2. ASU has held opponents to less than 30 points in 31 of 48 games since 2018, notable as it DID allow 30+ in 32 of 43 previous games dating back in a span from 2013-17.
3. Opponents have an NFL quarterback rating of just 83.0 since the start of 2021 - the 13th-lowest mark in the FBS. The 6.8 yards attempt in that time are Top-30 in the FBS.
4. Nesta Jade Silvera has 28 career tackles for loss or stops for no gain on run defense as well, good for third among active FBS interior linemen.
5. Since 2020, ASU has been stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage on just 5.9 percent of its rushes - the fourth-lowest tally in the FBS.
6. No ASU player since at least 2000 has more tackles in a four-game span than Kyle Soelle's current clip of 56.
7.  LaDarius Henderson and Ben Scott have played on 297 of ASU's 300 total plays on offense this season.
8. ASU has an interception in seven straight games and 12 of the last 13 games dating back to last season.
9. X Valladay has 90 explosive runs (10+) yards since 2018 - good for fourth-most among active FBS backs.
10 . ASU has allowed just six plays over 30 yards this season, a tally good for 20th in the FBS.

#BYTHENUMBERS

56- Nesta Jade Silvera has 56 career stops on run defense - good for 9th among active FBS interior linemen. He has 28 career tackles for loss or stops for no gain on run defense as well, good for third among active FBS interior linemen. The 12 tackles were tied for the most by any FBS interior linemen this season. His 134 career tackles are seventh among all active FBS interior linemen. His 29 tackles this year are fourth among FBS interior linemen. With 12 tackles against Utah, Silvera became the first Sun Devil interior linemen to record double-digit tackles in a single game since AT LEAST 1990.

7- The Devils have an interception in seven straight games dating back to last season and 12 of the last 13 games. ASU has 52 interceptions since 2018 - 21st in the FBS in that time despite playing significantly fewer games than most teams in 2020. Since the start of last season, ASU has allowed just 1,640 yards after the catch - the 18th-lowest tally in the FBS. Opponents have an NFL quarterback rating of just 83.0 since the start of 2021 - the 13th-lowest mark in the FBS. The 6.8 yards attempt in that time areTop-30 in the FBS in that time. ASU has allowed just 21 passing touchdowns since the start of 2021 - tied for the 17th fewest in the FBS.

6- The Devils have allowed just six opponent plays over 30 yards this season, a tally good for 20th in the FBS. ASU is one of just three teams in the country to rank in the Top-35 in fewest plays over 30 yards allowed in EACH of the last four seasons (Cal, Utah). Since 2018, ASU has allowed just 64 TOTAL 30-plus yard plays (1.3 per game/48 games)). For perspective, from 2014-17, ASU gave up 38, 44, 40, 40 such plays, respectively ranked 116th, 124th, 117th and 119th.Last season, the team had the third-fewest 30+ yard plays allowed with just 13. The team has allowed just eight plays over 50 yards since 2018 over 48 games, a .17 per-game average that ranks only behind UW (.13 on 6 over 48 games).

4- Since 2020, ASU has been stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage on just 5.7 percent of its rushes - the fourth-lowest tally in the FBS. The team has averaged 3.4 yards after contact per rush in that time - 15th in the FBS. Since 2020, ASU has picked up a first down or touchdown on 31.7 percent of its rushes - 18th-most in the FBS. Since the start of last year, ASU has 108 explosive runs (10+ yards) - 29th-most in the FBS. Despite playing significantly fewer games than the teams ahead of it, ASU's 59 rushing touchdowns since the beginning of 2020 are 30th among all FBS teams. ASU has accomplished the feat in 22 games, where none of the teams ranked ahead of ASU have fewer than 26 games over the last three years.

1- Khoury Bethley's 2,922 career snaps are the most of any active FBS safety. He is currently tops among all active FBS defensive backs and sixth among active players with 328 career tackles. His 240 solo tackles are the most of any active player in the FBS - 24 more than any other player. Bethley is currently the fourth-highest graded safety in the Pac-12 and 23rd-highest graded in the FBS on run defense this year (80.6, min. 150 snaps). Bethley was the 11th-highest graded defender in the FBS in Week 4 against Utah, regardless of position, following his career-high 14-tackle effort against Utah. His 90.2 defensive grade was third among all safeties nationally.

0- No active player in the FBS this season has more career rushing yards than Sun Devil Football's X Valladay (3,736). Valladay has 90 explosive runs (10+) yards since 2018 - fourth-most among active FBS backs. His eight 20+ yard rushing plays this season are tied for second in the FBS. He has forced 123 missed tackles in his career, fifth among active FBS backs. Valladay was one of just five FBS running backs to have 100+ rushing yards in each game through the first three weeks of the season. His 6.23 yards per carry this season are 26th in the FBS while his 455 overall rushing yards are 29th.
RUSH HOUR

  • Against Utah, ASU had its streak of REGULAR season games rushing for at least 100 yards ended at 21 games. It was the longest streak of rushing for over 100 yards as a team since the last 10 games of 1995, all 11 of 1996 and the first two of 1997 - a 23-game stretch over two seasons. The 21-game streak was tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the FBS.
  • In rushing for less than 100 yards against #6 USC last week, it marks the first time ASU has been held under 100 yards on the ground in consecutive games since Nov. 9 and Nov. 17,  2019 (USC and Oregon State).
  • Despite playing significantly fewer games than the teams ahead of it, ASU's 59 rushing touchdowns since the beginning of 2020 are 30th among all FBS teams. ASU has accomplished the feat in 22 games, where none of the teams ranked ahead of ASU have fewer than 26 games over the last three years.
  • Since 2020, ASU has been stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage on just 5.9 percent of its rushes - tied for the fourth-lowest tally in the FBS. The team has averaged 3.4 yards after contact per rush in that time - 15th in the FBS.
  • Since 2020, ASU has picked up a first down or touchdown on 31.7 percent of its rushes - 18th-most in the FBS.
  • Since the start of last year, ASU has 108 explosive runs (10+ yards) - 29th-most in the FBS.
  • Last season, ASU finished the regular season 24th nationally with 202.3 yards per game.

A HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR

  • ASU has forced 65 offensive turnovers overall since 2019, 18th among all FBS teams despite playing significantly fewer games than most schools in 2020.
  • ASU has outscored opponents 864-467 in points off takeaways since 2012.
  • Since 2012, ASU has scored 63.3 percent of the time following an opponent turnover (145 of 229) while finding the end zone 107 times in that span (46.7 percent).
  • Conversely, opponents have scored just 48.8 percent of the time following an ASU turnover since 2012 (80 of 164) with 59 touchdowns (36.0 percent).
  • ASU has six interceptions through three games - tied for 22nd nationally a year removed from finished eighth in the FBS with 16 interceptions.
  • ASU has an interception in seven straight games and 12 of the last 13 dating back to last year.

GETTING DEFENSIVE

  • ASU was the only team in the FBS to not allow a 50-yard play last year but had its streak of 18 games without allowing a 50-yard play snapped against Utah this year. It was the longest active streak in the FBS and tied for the second-longest streak in the FBS overall since 2012 (Iowa State, 2018-19), behind only UCLA's 21-game streak from 2013-15.
  • ASU has allowed just eight plays over 50 yards to opponents since the 2018 season over 48 games. The .17 50+ yard plays per game allowed are second-fewest in the FBS in that time behind only Washington (.13 per game on 6 plays over 48 games). ASU ranked in the bottom 10 nationally in 50+ yards played allowed each year from 2014-17.
  • Utah's Thomas Yassmin had a 72-yard catch this year, the first 50+ yard play against ASU since a 64-yard rush by UCLA's Britain Brown in 2020. It was the first 50-yard passing play allowed since the 2019 Sun Bowl against Florida State, ending a streak of 20 straight games without a passing play over 50 yards.
  • Last season, the Sun Devils were 13th in the FBS and tops in the league in allowing just 326.0 yards of offense per game. ASU gave up just 120 to NAU in the opener - the fourth-lowest tally for any ASU opponent since 1996.
  • Since 2018, ASU has held opponents to the 400 or less mark for total offensive yards on 26 occasions over 48 games (54.2 percent of the time). For comparison, ASU accomplished the feat just 24 times in the 65 previous games (36.9 percent) from 2013-2017.
  • ASU is one of just three teams in the country to rank in the Top-35 in fewest plays over 30 yards allowed in EACH of the last four seasons (Cal, Utah). The 2022 team is currently tied for 20th with just six allowed.
  • Since 2018, ASU has allowed just 64 TOTAL 30-plus yard plays (1.3 per game/48 games)). For perspective, from 2014-17, ASU gave up 38, 44, 40, 40 such plays, respectively ranked 116th, 124th, 117th and 119th.
  • Last season, the team had the third-fewest 30+ yard plays allowed with just 13.

KEEP 'EM OFF THE BOARD

  • Since 2019, ASU has allowed an opponent scoring drive just 132 times on 413 drives, a 32.0 score percentage that ranks in the Top-35 of the FBS.
  • Since 2019, ASU has held opponents to a 24.8 scoring drive percentage in the second half of games (53 of 207) - the 9th-lowest in the FBS.
  • The Sun Devils have allowed just 137 offensive touchdowns (2.9 per game/48 games) since 2018 - the 28th-lowest tally among FBS programs. For reference, ASU gave up 109 offensive touchdowns alone between 2016 and 2017 (4.4 per game/25 games).
  • ASU has allowed just 58 second-half touchdowns to opponents since 2018 - 10th-fewest in the FBS.
  • ASU has held opponents to less than 30 points in 31 of 48 games since 2018, notable as it DID allow 30+ in 32 of 43 previous games dating back to a span from 2013-17.
  • ASU finished 22nd in the FBS and tops in the Pac-12 in allowing just 20.8 points per game in 2021. In 2020, ASU was first in the Pac-12 in allowing just 23.2 points per game (32nd nationally). In 2019, ASU was 35th in the country, allowing 22.4 points per game. The Sun Devils allowed just 25.5 points per game in 2018, good for 53rd nationally. These totals are notable as ASU was 103rd nationally at 32.8 points per game allowed in 2017 and had finished 99th or worse in three consecutive seasons prior.
  • Last season, ASU was 22nd in the FBS and tops in the Pac-12 in allowing just 20.8 points per game.
  • With second-half shutouts over UNLV, UCLA and Wisconsin last season, it was the first time ASU had held three opponents without a second-half point in a season since 2007. ASU also pitched a second half shutout against NAU in the opener.
  • Last year, ASU was third in the FBS in allowing just 7.1 second-half points per game against its FBS opponents. ASU outscored teams 192-92 in the second half of games last year and 110-42 in the fourth quarter.

NO FLY ZONE

  • ASU has 52 interceptions since 2018 - 21st in the FBS in that time despite playing significantly fewer games than most teams in 2020.
  • The Devils have an interception in seven straight games dating back to last season and 12 of the last 13 games.
  • ASU finished 8th in the FBS last season with 16 interceptions and has six through this season - good for 22nd in the FBS.
  • Since the start of last season, ASU has allowed just 1,640 yards after the catch - the 18th-lowest tally in the FBS.
  • Opponents have an NFL quarterback rating of just 83.0 since the start of 2021 - the 13th-lowest mark in the FBS. The 6.8 yards attempt in that time are Top-30 in the FBS in that time.
  • ASU has allowed just 21 passing touchdowns since the start of 2021 - tied for the 17th fewest in the FBS.
  • The team has a forced incompletion rate of 9.7 percent since 2021 - 14th in the Power Five - while its 3.9 percent interception rate is 10th in the FBS.
  • The secondary has contested a target on 18.8 percent of passing plays since the start of 2020 (122/648) - the 14th-highest percentage in the FBS.
  • Three times last season, ASU has held an opponent under 100 passing yards - the most in a season since 1996. ASU also did so in the 2022 opener against NAU.
  • ASU's coverage forced incompletion rate of 10.9 percent since the start of last year - sixth in the Power Five.
  • Since 2018, the Sun Devil secondary has allowed just 21 total passing plays over 40 yards. For perspective, it had 12 alone in 2017, 22 in 2016 and 24 in 2015 – the latter two ranking second to last and last, respectively, in the nation.

IN THE TRENCHES

  • LaDarius Henderson is among the Top 50-highest graded guards in the FBS this season as a pass blocker (73.1, min. 150 pass blocking snaps)
  • Henderson has been credited with three QB pressures allowed - tied for 13th among all FBS guards. He allowed just 10 quarterback pressures last regular season- tied for fourth-fewest among Pac-12 offensive guards and among the Top-50 fewest among all guards in the FBS and while being tied for 38th among FBS guards with just one sack allowed on the year.
  • Henderson played all but 12 snaps on offense for the entire season (of ASU's 808 snaps). He has played on 297 of ASU's 300 offensive snaps this year.
  • A resilient athlete, Ben Scott started in all 13 games at right tackle for ASU and played on 794 of the Sun Devils' 808 offensive plays on the season. He has played on 297 of ASU's 300 offensive snaps this year.
  • Scott ranks in the Top-50 in grades as a pass blocker among centers (min. 150 pass blocking snaps).
  • Last season, his 83.0 run blocking score was 28th among all offensive tackles in the FBS last season with at least 500 snaps played.
  • Scott had a negative grade on just 10.9 percent of his run-blocking plays on the season - sixth lowest in the Pac-12.

MAGICAL MERLIN

  • Merlin Robertson was named a captain in the preseason while also finding his name on the Butkus Award Watch List. and as an honorable mention linebacker by the Pac-12 Conference.
  • Robertson matched a career-high with 11 tackles in the team's opener against NAU.
  • Last season among Pac-12 linebackers with 400+ snaps, Robertson was the sixth-highest graded one.
  • According to Pro Football Focus, Robertson has been credited with just 30 missed tackles in his career on 2,802 snaps, which is the fifth-fewest of active FBS linebacker with over 2000 snaps played over the last four+ seasons, though he has played nearly 800 more snaps than three of the players ranked ahead of him and 400 more than the other.
  • Robertson has 42 starts in his career and his 273 tackles are 23rd among active FBS players (18th among linebackers) while his six interceptions lead all active FBS linebackers
  • He has played 2,802 career snaps – the second-most among active linebackers in the FBS this season (Troy's Carlton Martial at 2,916) and sixth-most of any active defensive player in the FBS.

X GON' GIVE IT TO YA

  • X Valladay is the FBS active leader in career rushing yards at 3,736 with 455 of those  coming this season.
  • His 361 rushing yards in the first three games were the most by an ASU running back in the first three games of the season since D.J. Foster had 510 in 2014. He was the first Sun Devil to rush for 100+ yards in the first three games of the season since Foster that year.
  • Valladay was one of just five FBS running backs to have 100+ rushing yards in each game through the first three weeks of the season.
  • His 6.23 yards per carry this season are 26th in the FBS while his 455 overall rushing yards are 29th.
  • In four seasons with Wyoming, Valladay compiled 3,281 yards and 19 touchdowns on 626 carries and finished career as the second-leading rusher in program history.
  • He also finished his Cowboys' career with 51 catches for 584 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Valladay has 90 explosive runs (10+) yards since 2018 -  fourth-most among active FBS backs.
  • His eight 20+ yard rushing plays this season are tied for second in the FBS.
  • He has forced 123 missed tackles in his career, fifth among active FBS backs.
  • He eclipsed 1,000 yards in two seasons, including a 1,265-yard effort in 2019 which was the third-most in single-season program history.
  • He earned Second Team All-MWC after rushing for 1,070 yards in 2021
  • Valladay is up to 17 100+-yard performances in his career with 14 at Wyoming and three at Arizona State.

SILVERA IS GOLD

  • Nesta Jade Silvera has 56 career stops on run defense - good for 9th among active FBS interior linemen.
  • He has 28 career tackles for loss or stops for no gain on run defense as well, good for third among active FBS interior linemen.
  • With 12 tackles against Utah, Silvera became the first Sun Devil interior linemen to record double-digit tackles in a single game since AT LEAST 1990. It was the second-most for any Sun Devil defensive lineman since at least 1990 behind defensive end Marcus Hardison had 13 in the 2014 Sun Bowl.
  • The 12 tackles were tied for the most by any FBS interior linemen this season. His 134 career tackles are seventh among all active FBS interior linemen. His 29 tackles this year are fourth among FBS interior linemen.
  • A consistent presence over his four years at Miami, Silvera has now played in 45 games during his career and became a starter at defensive tackle his junior year and has started 18 games over the past two seasons in the ACC.
  • Silvera appeared in 11 games during the 2021 season, starting eight of them.
  • In 2021, he was the fourth-highest graded interior lineman in the ACC last season among linemen with at least 200 snaps (74.1), playing 405 snaps on the year. He was the third-highest graded interior lineman in the league in run defense (77.0)
  • Silvera was credited with 24 stops last season, third among defensive interior players in the ACC last year - two shy of the league lead despite playing 80-150 fewer snaps than the two players ahead of him... 21 of those stops came on run defense - the highest tally in the league and 25th among all interior linemen in the FBS.
  • He was extremely productive from his interior position, collecting 38 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss while also recovering a fumble. He also enjoyed a breakout junior season when he started 10 games and saw action in all 11 games for the Hurricanes in 2020 as he earned All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition after leading all interior defensive linemen in total tackles (35) and tackles for loss (8.0).

NEVERENDING KHOURY

  • Khoury Bethley was the 11th-highest graded defender in the FBS in Week 4 against Utah, regardless of position, following his career-high 14-tackle effort against Utah. His 90.2 defensive grade was third among all safeties nationally.
  • Bethley is currently the fourth-highest graded safety in the Pac-12 and 23rd-highest graded in the FBS on run defense this year (80.6, min. 150 snaps).
  • Bethley played more snaps than any safety in the nation in 2021 (1,037) and the most by any FBS safety since 2016. It was the ninth-most safety snaps in a single season over the last decade.
  • His 2,922 career snaps are the most of any active FBS safety. It is the third-most snaps of any active FBS player this season, regardless of position.
  • He is currently tops among all active FBS defensive backs and sixth among active players with 328 career tackles. His 240 solo tackles are the most of any active player in the FBS - 24 more than any other player.
  • He was credited with 38 defensive stops in 2021, third-most among all FBS safeties. His 85.3 grade from PFF as a pass rusher was ninth among FBS safeties.

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES'

  • Emory Jones has 1,403 rushing yards in his career, excluding sacks - good for 16th among active FBS quarterbacks.
  • Since 2019, Jones has a PFF rushing grade of 84.8 - the fourth-highest of all active FBS quarterbacks.
  • 34.2 percent of his career rushes have resulted in a first down or touchdown -16th among active FBS quarterbacks with at least 200 attempts.
  • He has been stuffed at or behind the line of scrimmage on just 6.2 percent of his career rushes - the second-lowest total among active QBs (min. 200 attempts).
  • In 2021, Jones made his first-career start at quarterback for Florida against FAU (Sept. 4) and appeared in all 13 games, starting 12.
  • He was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week following his performance vs. Tennessee and was named to the Davey O'Brien Great 8 Watch List following his performance against Vanderbilt.
  • His accumulation of 550 total yards against Samford was the best single game performance by a Gator in program history.
  • He threw for 2,734 yards with 19 touchdowns as a starting quarterback in the SEC and rushed for 758 yards with 4 touchdowns as well.
  • Averaged 5.4 yards per rush and 1,272 total rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in his career with the Gators.

GREEN LIGHT GO

  • B.J. Green has been credited with 11 QB pressures on the season, tied for 27th among FBS interior linemen this season.
  • However, he has done it on significantly less snaps than many of the players ahead of him. He has generated a pressure on 16.4 percent of his passing rushing snaps this season - good for fourth among FBS interior linemen.
  • He has been credited with a "win" on 28.4 percent of his snaps this season, the highest tally among FBS interior linemen with at least 65 pass rush snaps.
  • Additionally, he has been credited with eight plays where he beat his defender but was denied a QB pressure by other factors - tied for fifth-most in the FBS. His 19 QB pressures+beaten defenders but no pressure are 13th-most among FBS interior linemen.
  • His 86.7 grade as a pass rusher is fifth-best among FBS interior linemen this season with at least 65 pass-rushing snaps.
  • Green was the team's highest graded pass rusher last season, earning a score of 75.7 on pass rush snaps. He played 117 snaps on the year, of which 104 were as a pass rusher.
  • Green created a QB pressure (19 total) on 18.3 percent of his pass rush snap on the year, which was tops among any defensive lineman in the Pac-12 last year with at least 100 pass rushing snaps, ranking ahead of NFL first round draft pick Kayvon Thibodeaux (17.6).
  • It was the 31st-highest percentage of any player in the FBS and second among all interior defensive linemen behind only Ohio State's Tyleik Williams (18.4 percent).
  • His pass rush productivity rating (a formula accounting for sacks/hits/pressures divided by play count) was 11.5 - the highest of any player in the Pac-12 with 100+ pass-rush snaps.
  • This mark was good for 22nd in the nation and second of all interior linemen (again behind only Williams - 11.8).
  • Green "won" 22.1 percent of his pass rushing snaps on the year (a formula using pressures and defeated defenders, subtracting unblocked pressures and divided by pass rushing snaps), a total good for 32nd in the FBS among all players with at least 100 pass rushing stats and second among all interior lineman (Florida State's Dennis Briggs. Jr. - 24.8).

HEART AND SOELLE

  • Team captain Kyle Soelle had a career-high 16 tackles against Oklahoma State in Week two, and immediately followed it up with 18 against Eastern Michigan last weekend.
  • The 18 are tied for the second-most by an FBS player in a single game this season while the 16 are good for a tie for ninth.
  • Soelle is second in the nation in averaging 12.2 tackles per game this season and his 61 total tackles on the year currently sit third in the FBS.
  • Soelle's 56 tackles over this most recent four-game span are the most for a Sun Devil player in a four-game span since at least beyond the 2000 season, as far back as easily accessible records go.
  • Soelle has played on 321 of ASU's 351 defensive snaps this season, the most of any linebacker in the Pac-12.
  • He also picked up his fourth interception of his career and second of the season against Oklahoma State. His four career interceptions rank among the Top-10 among active FBS linebackers since 2018.
  • Soelle is tied for third among Pac-12 linebackers in being credited with 18 defensive stops this season.

BADGER DON'T CARE

  • Elijhah Badger has emerged as one of the top receiving threats in the Pac-12 through the early part of the year, currently fourth in the league with a receiving grade of 77.6 on the season.
  • He became the first Sun Devil to have three straight games with 75 or more passing yards since N'Keal Harry in 2018 with his efforts against Oklahoma State, EMU and Utah.
  • Badger is responsible for 15 of ASU's 51 first downs by passing this year.
  • His seven missed tackles forced are tied for sixth among league receivers.
  • His 28.1 percent target share this season when he is on the field  is third among all Pac-12 receivers and his 116.1 NFL QB rating when targeted is eighth among Pac-12 receivers with at least 25 targets.

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