TEMPE— Exactly one week before the Sun Devils kick off their 2026 campaign against the Morgan State Bears, ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham has announced his leader of the offense, transfer quarterback Cutter Boley.

Dillingham announced that Boley and fellow-transfer quarterback Mikey Keene, coming from Michigan, had separated themselves from the rest of the quarterback room.

Who is Cutter Boley?

Boley, who will be a junior this season, committed to the Sun Devils from Kentucky shortly before former ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt announced he was transferring to LSU.

As a redshirt freshman at UK, Boley recorded 2,160 passing yards and 15 touchdowns. His 12 interceptions were a concern, but his play overall was good enough to be named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

He was the SEC Freshman of the Week three consecutive weeks (at Auburn, vs Florida and vs Tennessee Tech). Against Tennessee, he led the Wildcats’ offense to 34 points, throwing for five touchdowns, ultimately losing 56-34.

Boley went 4-6 as a starter in 2025. He owned an impressive 65.8 completion percentage, breaking the 25-year-old freshman record by upwards of ten percent.

That completion percentage beat out numerous notable quarterbacks in the SEC, including Ty Simpson, Trinidad Chambliss and Arch Manning. It was ranked sixth among all SEC qualified quarterbacks.

What will a Boley-run offense look like?

The high completion percentage will likely carry over the short-style passing game. Boley isn’t a running quarterback but won’t hesitate to leave the pocket if he needs to.

He will come into an offense featuring a number of talented incoming wide receivers including seniors Omarion Miller and Reed Harris, and sophomore Raiden Vines-Bright. They will join other returning starters such as senior running back Kyson Brown and junior wideout Derek Eusebio.

His experience in the SEC should help him in more hostile environments, too. The Sun Devils will travel to Kyle Field, which seats over 102,000, for their first road test of the season.

During team practices, his interception numbers had overall been lower, going most practices without throwing a pick in live 7s or 11s.