Arizona State football: Signing Day recap

Today was National Signing Day, one of the biggest days in college football. It marks the day that football players can sign their letters of intent to play football at a university and also get on campus early.

With the newer early signing period we see most players sign due to their will to want to get on campus and start learning the new systems immediately. Here is a quick overview of how Arizona State’s Signing Day went.

Arizona State football Signing Day overview

Last year compared to this year

For Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham and his staff, this is their first full class together in Tempe. Last year’s class for ASU ranked around the low 40s and high 50s depending on what recruiting site you used. 

Most of the recruiting and signees came from then-head coach Herm Edwards and interim coach Shaun Aguano. Aguano is still on staff and played a major role in several of ASU’s 2024 commitments.

This year’s class for Dillingham panned out much nicer as he had plenty of time to recruit and get everything straight with his staff. Also, remember this is not the only chance for recruits to sign. There is another Signing Day in Feb.

As of 4:30 pm on December 20th, ASU ranks in the 40s overall and around the top third in the Big 12, once again depending on what site you are viewing.

Keeping players in the state

One of the biggest points for Dillingham was keeping kids in state and he did a nice job of that in his first season.

Out of all the recruits from high school, Dillingham signed four in-state prospects, the biggest being Plas Johnson from Dillingham’s alma mater Chaparral High School.

Dillingham has repeated time and time that his main goal is to keep kids in the state and with the class of 2025 getting better every day he has a chance to get some elite talent.

Who signed?

We mentioned the players that signed out of the state of Arizona but who are the rest of the players that signed with the Devils today?

Out of the 18-person class of players, 16 signed and two chose not to sign today.

Let’s check out the lists below.

People who are committed and signed on National Signing Day

1. Jason Brown (4-star running back from Seattle, Washington)
2. Jayden Fortier (3-star tight end from Tualatin, Oregon)
3. Terrell Kim (2-star offensive lineman from Medford, Oregon)
4. Rodney Bimage (3-star defensive back from Dickinson, Texas)
5. Chris Johnson Jr (3-star defensive back from Aledo, Texas)
6. Filiva’a Saluni (3-star offensive lineman from Kahuku, Hawaii)
7. Albert Smith (3-star linebacker from Ponchatoula, Louisiana)
8. Zechariah Sample (3-star wide receiver from Katy, Texas)
9. Ramar Williams (3-star defensive end from Mesa, Arizona)
10. Semesi Tonga (3-star offensive lineman from Salt Lake City, Utah)
11. Champ Westbrooks (3-star offensive lineman from Los Angeles, California)
12. Salesi Manu (3-star defensive end from Reno, Nevada)
13. Tony-Louis Nkuba (4-star defensive back from Lewisville, Texas)
14. James Giggey (3-star defensive end from Prescott, Arizona)
15. Plas Johnson (3-star athlete from Scottsdale, Arizona)
16. Kanyon Floyd (3-star kicker from Scottsdale, Arizona)
17. Martell Hughes (3-star defensive back from San Diego, California)

People who are committed and DID NOT SIGN TODAY

1. Elijah Baesa (3-star wide receiver from Mesquite, Texas)
2. Cullen Charles (3-star wide receiver from St. Martinville, Louisiana)

We do anticipate that both Baesa and Charles will wind up signing with the Sun Devils during the next signing period in Feb.

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