Year: | 2024 |
Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 21 |
Aprank: | 21 |
Record: | 0–0 |
Conf Record: | 0–0 |
Head Coach: | Brent Brennan |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Coach: | Dino Babers |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Duane Akina |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
The 2024 Arizona Wildcats football team will represent the University of Arizona in the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Arizona will be led by first year head coach Brent Brennan.[1] They play at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The season will be the Wildcats' first year in the Big 12.
See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team. The Wildcats finished the 2023 season with a 10–3 overall record and a 7–2 record in Pac-12 conference play, good for third place. The Wildcats finished the season on a seven-game winning streak, achieving the fourth 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats netted a berth in the 2023 Alamo Bowl, the school's first bowl appearance since 2017, where they faced the Oklahoma Sooners. Arizona won 38–24, marking their first bowl victory since 2015. Arizona finished ranked 11th in the final AP Poll, their highest finish in the poll since the 1998 season.
The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 26, 2024, with spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 27, 2024.[2]
1 | Utah | 906 (20) | |
2 | Kansas State | 889 (19) | |
3 | Oklahoma State | 829 (14) | |
4 | Kansas | 772 (5) | |
5 | Arizona | 762 (3) | |
6 | Iowa State | 661 | |
7 | West Virginia | 581 | |
8 | UCF | 551 | |
9 | Texas Tech | 532 | |
10 | TCU | 436 | |
11 | Colorado | 400 | |
12 | Baylor | 268 | |
13 | BYU | 215 | |
14 | Cincinnati | 196 | |
15 | Houston | 157 | |
16 | Arizona State | 141 |
2024 Preseason All Big-12 teams Offensive
Position | Player | Class | |
---|---|---|---|
Offense | |||
WR | Tetairoa McMillan | Jr. | |
OL | Jonah Savaiinaea | Jr. | |
Special teams | |||
PK | Tyler Loop | Sr. | |
Position | Player | Class |
---|---|---|
Defense | ||
DB | Tacario Davis | Jr. |
LB | Jacob Manu | Jr. |
Tetairoa McMillan | Wide Receiver | 1st Team Offense | ||||||||||
Tacario Davis | Cornerback | 1st Team Defense | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Other All-Americans teams | |||||
Player | Position | Class | Selector(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tacario Davis | Cornerback | Junior | 2nd Team Offense (CFN) 3rd Team Defense (Athlon) | ||
Jonah Savaiinaea | Offensive Line | Junior | 2nd Team Offense (CFN) 4th Team Offense (Athlon) | ||
Jacob Manu | Linebacker | Junior | 4th Team Defense (Athlon) | ||
Listed in the order that they were released
Lott Trophy | Jacob Manu | LB | Jr. | [12] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tacario Davis | CB | |||
Maxwell Award | Noah Fifita | QB | So. | [13] |
Tetairoa McMillan | WR | Jr. | ||
Outland Trophy | Jonah Savaiinaea | OL | [14] | |
Bronko Nagurski Award | Jacob Manu | LB | [15] | |
Tacario Davis | CB | |||
Jim Thorpe Award | [16] | |||
Wuerffel Trophy | Noah Fifita | QB | So. | [17] |
Lou Groza Award | Tyler Loop | PK | Sr. | [18] |
Walter Camp Award | Noah Fifita | QB | So. | [19] |
Tetairoa McMillan | WR | Jr. | ||
Doak Walker Award | Jacory Croskey-Merrit | RB | Sr. | [20] |
Davey O'Brien Award | Noah Fifita | QB | So. | [21] |
Fred Biletnikoff Award | Tetairoa McMillan | WR | Jr. | [22] |
Bednarik Award | Tacario Davis | CB | [23] | |
Butkus Award | Jacob Manu | LB | [24] | |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Noah Fifita | QB | So. | [25] |
Manning Award | [26] | |||
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | [27] | |||
Keanu Mailoto | DL | R-Jr. | ||
Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei | Jr. | |||
Jacob Manu | LB | |||
Tetairoa McMillan | WR | |||
Jonah Savaiinaea | OL | |||
Stanley Ta'ufo'ou | R-Sr. | |||
Rotary Lombardi Award | Jacob Manu | LB | Jr. | [28] |
Jonah Savaiinaea | OL | |||
See also: 2024 New Mexico Lobos football team.
Statistics | UNM | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
New Mexico | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
Statistics | NAU | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Kansas State Wildcats football team.
Statistics | ARIZ | KSU |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kansas State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Utah Utes football team.
Statistics | ARIZ | UTAH |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Utah | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
Statistics | TTU | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Texas Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 BYU Cougars football team.
Statistics | ARIZ | BYU |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
BYU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
Statistics | COL | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Colorado | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
Statistics | WVU | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 UCF Knights football team.
Statistics | ARIZ | UCF |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
UCF | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Houston Cougars football team.
Statistics | HOU | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 TCU Horned Frogs football team.
Statistics | ARIZ | TCU |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
TCU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
See also: 2024 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
Statistics | ASU | ARIZ |
---|---|---|
First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
True Freshman
Double Position : *
projected Depth Chart Week 1 vs New Mexico
Head coach | Head coach | |||
Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach | Head coach | |||
Josh Oglesby | Offensive line coach | San Jose State | Offensive line coach/Run game coordinator | |
Matt Adkins | Tight end coach/Passing game coordinator | Tight ends coach | ||
Alonzo Carter | Assistant head coach/Running backs coach | Assistant head coach/Running backs coach/Recruiting coordinator | ||
Linebackers coach/Special Teams coordinator | Head coach | |||
Wide receivers coach | Offensive analyst | |||
Defensive coordinator | Arizona | Analyst |
Head coach | Head coach | |||
Passing game coordinator/Quarterbacks coach | Passing game coordinator/Quarterbacks coach | |||
Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach | Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach | |||
Tight end coach | Tight ends coach | |||
Running backs coach | Running backs coach | |||
Outside linebackers coach/Defensive line coach/Co-Special Teams coordinator | Outside linebackers coach/Defensive line coach/Co-Special Teams coordinator | |||
Wide receivers coach | Wide receivers coach | |||
Defensive coordinator | Defensive coordinator |
Over the course of the off-season, Arizona lost 42 total players. 5 players graduated, 11 declared for the NFL Draft, while the other 26 entered the transfer portal.
Name | Pos. | Height/Weight | Hometown | Year | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martell Irby | DB | 5'9, 200 | San Diego, CA | Senior | Graduated |
Kyle Ostendorp | P | 6’2, 215 | Phoenix, AZ | Senior | Graduated |
Jeremy Mercier | LB | 6’3, 245 | Chandler, AZ | Senior | Graduated |
Sam Langi | OL | 6’5, 320 | San Francisco, CA | Senior | Graduated |
Seth MacKellar | LS | 6’0, 235 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Senior | Graduated |
The Wildcats have lost 26 players via transfer.
Name | Pos. | Height/Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Kongaika | DL | 6'2, 300 | Sophomore | Arizona State | |
Orin Patu | DL | 6'4, 245 | Senior | Bethune–Cookman (FCS) | |
Jason Harris | DL | 6'7, 240 | Freshman | ||
Isaiah Taylor | DB | 5'11, 200 | Sophomore | Miami | |
Stevie Rocker Jr. | RB | 6'0, 215 | Sophomore | Tucson, AZ | Montana (FCS) |
Ammon Allen | LB | 6'3, 220 | Junior | Northern Arizona (FCS) | |
Canyon Moses | DB | 5'11, 195 | Freshman | Northern Arizona (FCS) | |
Charles Yates Jr. | DB | 5'11, 200 | Junior | ||
Tiaoalii Savea | DL | 6'4, 305 | Junior | ||
RB | 5'9, 225 | Sophomore | |||
DB | 6'4, 190 | Junior | Washington | ||
Russell Davis II | DL | 6'3, 220 | Junior | Washington | |
Audric Harris | WR | 6'0, 175 | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Washington |
Anthony Ward | LB | 6'1, 195 | Sophomore | Washington | |
Cruz Rushing | DB | 6'0, 194 | Junior | Tucson, AZ | Oregon (walk-on) |
Isaiah Ward | DL | 6'5, 225 | Sophomore | Washington | |
Daniel Heimuli | LB | 6'0, 225 | Junior | Georgia State | |
Bill Norton | DL | 6′6, 300 | Junior | Texas | |
DJ Warnell | DB | 6'1, 202 | Junior | Indiana | |
Joe Borjon | OL | 6'8, 330 | Sophomore | San Diego State | |
Kameron Hawkins | LS | 5'11, 220 | Junior | Colorado | |
Kevin Green Jr. | WR | 5'11, 170 | Sophomore | Washington | |
Anthony Patt | OL | 6'5, 300 | Junior | Old Dominion | |
Michael Watkins | IOL | 6'2, 300 | Senior | Washington | |
Demond Williams Jr. | QB | 5'10, 180 | Senior | Chandler, AZ | Washington |
Jordan Washington | RB | 5'10, 160 | Freshman | Washington | |
Deric English | WR | 6'4, 215 | Freshman | Scottsdale, AZ | |
The Wildcats have added 28 players via transfer. According to 247 Sports, Arizona had the No. 37 ranked transfer class in the country.[30]
Name | Pos. | Height/Weight | Year | Hometown | Old school | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chubba Maae | DL | 6′2, 347 | Junior | UC Davis (FCS) | [31] | |
Jack Luttrell | S | 6′0, 180 | Freshman | [32] | ||
Alexander Doost | IOL | 6′6, 309 | Freshman | [33] | ||
Quali Conley | RB | 5′10, 207 | Senior | [34] | ||
Kevon Darton | DL | 5′11, 271 | Senior | [35] | ||
Cyrus Durham | EDGE | 6′4, 235 | Sophomore | College of San Mateo (JC) | [36] | |
Johno Price | CB | 6′2, 175 | Sophomore | College of San Mateo (JC) | [37] | |
Tre Smith | EDGE | 6′5, 255 | Junior | San Jose State | [38] | |
Ryan Stewart | OL | 6′4, 295 | Junior | San Jose State | [39] | |
Marquis Groves-Killebrew | CB | 6'0, 180 | Freshman | [40] | ||
Anthony Wilhite | RB | 5'11, 185 | Freshman | -- | ||
Justin Holloway | LS | 6'3, 206 | Senior | [41] | ||
Anthony Garcia | QB | 6'1, 192 | Freshman | San Jose State | [42] | |
Sam Olson | TE | 6'3, 238 | Junior | San Jose State | [43] | |
Jarra Anderson | DL | 6'2, 260 | Freshman | [44] | ||
James Smith | DB | 6'1, 190 | Sophomore | San Jose State | [45] | |
Chase Kennedy | EDGE | 6'3, 231 | Sophomore | [46] | ||
Michael Wooten | OL | 6'4, 310 | Freshman | [47] | ||
Reymello Murphy | WR | 6'0, 185 | Sophomore | [48] | ||
Jonah Rodriguez | OL | 6'4, 275 | Freshman | [49] | ||
Marquis Brown | CB | 6′4, 200 | Sophomore | Golden West College (JC) | [50] | |
Lance Keneley | LB | 6′4, 250 | Senior | [51] | ||
Demetrius Freeney | CB | 6′0, 190 | Junior | [52] | ||
Jeremiah Patterson | WR | 5′9, 175 | Sophomore | College of San Mateo (JC) | [53] | |
Kedrick Resscano | RB | 6'0, 210 | Freshman | [54] | ||
Jacory Croskey-Merritt | RB | 5′11, 205 | Senior | [55] | ||
Adam Damante | QB | 6'2, 180 | Freshman | Northern Arizona (FCS) | [56] | |
Shannco Matautia | OL | 6'2, 346 | Sophomore | New Mexico | [57] | |
Stanley Ta’ufo’ou | DL | 6′2, 275 | Senior | [58] | ||
Owen Goss | DB | 6′0, 205 | Senior | Colgate (FCS) | [59] | |
Anthony Frias II | RB | 5′10, 212 | Junior | |||
Jared Small | LB | 6'2, 220 | Senior | |||
Joey Capra | OL | 6'4, 301 | Senior | |||
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2024 season.
See also: 2024 NFL draft.
Jordan Morgan | OL | 1 | 25 | Green Bay Packers |
Jacob Cowing | WR | 4 | 135 | San Francisco 49ers |
Tanner McLachlan | TE | 6 | 194 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Michael Wiley | RB | UDFA | Washington Commanders | |
Taylor Upshaw | LB | UDFA | Carolina Panthers | |
Tyler Manoa | DL | UDFA | Minnesota Vikings | |
DJ Williams | RB | UDFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
See also: 2024 CFL global draft. The following player have headed for the 2024 CFL global Draft : TE Tanner McLahlan.
Offense
Defense
Special teams
See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football and Recruiting (college athletics).
See main article: 2024 college football recruiting class.
Arizona signed 8 players in the 2024 recruiting cycle. The Wildcats' was ranked fifty-six by 247Sports and ranked forty-six by Rivals.com rankings. No Arizona signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Arizona also signed 4 JuCo, 6 walk-ons during national signing period.
†= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Williams and Whittington received a four star 247Sports Composite rating.
Δ= Demond Williams Jr. and Jordan Washington left the Arizona program following signing but prior to the 2024 season.
2024 overall class rankings
ESPN [60] | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 17 | |
On3 Recruits [61] | 50 | 9 | -- | 2 | 17 | |
Rivals [62] | 46 | 5 | -- | 2 | 15 | |
247 Sports [63] | 56 | 11 | -- | 2 | 21 |
Walks-ons
Name | Pos. | Height/Weight | Hometown | High school | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan McCord | WR | 5’11, 170 | Soquel | ||
Joseph Washington | DB | 5’10, 175 | Mountain Pointe | ||
Kayden Luke | RB/LB | 5’11, 220 | Canyon del Oro | ||
Mason Bray | QB | 6’0, 175 | Saguaro | ||
Quinn Olson | DB | 6’3, 195 | Bishop Heelan Catholic | ||
Taniela Taliauli | DB | 6’0, 190 | Iolani |
Sources: