2021 Arizona Wildcats football team explained

The 2021 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jedd Fisch, and they played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. It was the Wildcats' 122nd season overall and 43rd as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and 11th in the Pac-12 South Division.

Offseason

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	23	RB	6'1	210	Senior		Graduated/Declared for NFL draft
Lorenzo Burns	2	DB	5'11	175	RS senior		Graduated/Declared for NFL draft
	51	DL	6'2	310	Graduate Student		Graduated/Declared for NFL draft
Steven Bailey	63	C	6'3	313	RS senior		Graduated
Dante Diaz-Infante	40	DE	6'1	262	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

The Wildcats lost fifteen players via transfer portal for the 2021 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
	17	QB		225lbs	Sophomore		Memphis
Robert Congel	66	OL		310lbs	Junior		Oklahoma
Jamari Williams	55	OL		298lbs	Freshman		Middle Tennessee
Rhett Rodriguez	4	QB		192lbs	Junior		Louisiana-Monroe
Kylan Wilborn	14	LB		243lbs	Junior		UNLV
Khary Crump	20	DB		164lbs	Freshman		Michigan State
Drew Dixon	1	WR		205lbs	Junior		TBD
Edric Whitley	11	DB		144lbs	Freshman		Kilgore College
Frank Brown	8	RB		200lbs	Freshman		TBD
Mykee Irving	60	DL		337lbs	Junior		San Diego
Jarrius Wallace	3	S		185lbs	Senior	Villa, LA	McNeese State
Kevin Doyle	12	QB		205lbs	Junior		William & Mary
Nathan Tilford	33	RB		207lbs	Junior		UT Permian Basin
Cameron Fietz	16	QB		196lbs	Junior		TBD
Darrell Branch	71	OG		319lbs	Freshman		Tennessee State
Derrick Mourning	18	LB		229lbs	Freshman		Kilgore College

Incoming transfers

The Wildcats add fourteen players via transfer portal from the 2020 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
	--	DL		306lbs	Senior		Central Michigan
Isaiah Rutherford	2	CB		193lbs	Sophomore		Notre Dame
	4	QB		193lbs	Sophomore		South Florida
Jason Harris	6	LB		240lbs	Freshman		Colorado
Drake Anderson	8	RB		180lbs	Sophomore		Northwestern
Gunner Cruz	9	QB		217lbs	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	Washington State
	9	DB		180lbs	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Northwestern
Kenny Hebert	21	LB		232lbs	Senior		Vanderbilt
Treshaun Hayward	23	LB		235lbs	Senior		Western Michigan
Jerry Roberts	33	LB		235lbs	Junior		Bowling Green
Alex Lines	34	TE		245lbs	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	UNLV
Clay Markoff	44	RB		239lbs	Senior		Washington State
Malik Reed	53	LB		220lbs	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Wisconsin
Davis DiVall	79	OL		293lbs	Freshman		Baylor
Leevel Tatum	97	DE		259lbs	Senior		Fresno State

Recruiting class

The Wildcats signed a total of 18 scholarship recruits and 7 walk-ons during national signing period.

Overall class rankings

ESPN	—	—	0	0	0
Rivals	68	11	0	1	22
247 Sports	77	11	0	1	22

Recruits

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football and Recruiting (college athletics).

2021 NFL draft

See main article: 2021 NFL draft.

The following Wildcats were selected in the 2021 NFL draft.

6	195		DT	Houston Texans
6	196		RB	New York Giants

Returning starters

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Will Plummer	Sophomore	Quarterback
Michael Wiley	Sophomore	Running back
Jarmarye Joiner	RS junior	Wide receiver
Stanley Berryhill	RS senior	Wide receiver
Bryce Wolma	Grad Student	Tight end
Josh McCauley	Grad Student	Offensive line
Reference:

Defense

Player	Class	Position
J.B. Brown	Grad Student	Defensive end
Anthony Pandy	Grad Student	Linebacker
Christian Young	Senior	Defensive back
Reference:

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Lucas Havrisik	Grad Student	Placekicker
Kyle Ostendorp	Junior	Punter
Seth MacKellar	Junior	Long snapper
Tayvian Cunningham	Grad Student	Kickoff Returner
Jarmarye Joiner	RS junior	Punt Returner
Reference:

† Indicates player was a starter in 2020 but missed all of 2021 due to injury.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Doak Walker Award[1]	Michael Wiley	RB	So.
Rimington Trophy[2]	Josh McCauley	C	GS.
Wuerffel Trophy[3]	Bryce Wolma	TE	GS
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[4]	Michael Wiley	RB	So.
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award[5]	Donovan Laie	OL	Sr.

Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 27, 2021, in Hollywood, California. Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch, wide receiver Stanley Berryhill, and linebacker Anthony Pandy were in attendance to field questions from the media.

Media poll (South Division)
1	USC	223(27)
2	Utah	183(6)
3	Arizona State	170(6)
4	UCLA	135(1)
5	Colorado	88
6	Arizona	41

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

Second team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Special teams
PK	Lucas Havrisik	Sr.	style=	Arizona

Personnel

Coaching staff

	Head Coach	University of Florida (1998)	1st
	Offensive Coordinator, Offensive line coach	University of Pittsburgh (2001)	1st
	Assistant coach, Quarterbacks, Passing game coordinator	University of Missouri (2002)	1st
	Assistant coach, Running Backs	Ohio State University (1996)	1st
	Assistant coach, Wide receivers	Oregon State University (2014)	1st
Jordan Paopao	Assistant coach, Tight Ends & Co-Special Teams Coordinator	University of San Diego (2008)	1st
	Defensive Coordinator	Norwich University (1977)	1st
	Assistant coach, Defensive Line	University of Arizona (1983)	1st
	Assistant coach, Safeties	University of Arizona (1987)	1st
	Assistant coach, Cornerbacks	University of Minnesota (1981)	1st
	Assistant coach, Linebackers & Co-Special Teams Coordinator	University of New Haven (1991)	1st
	Senior Advisor to Head Coach	University of Arizona (1995)	1st
Tyler Owens	Director of Strength and Conditioning	University of Alabama (2015)	1st

Graduate assistants

	Offensive graduate assistant	University of Nebraska (2018)	2nd
	Graduate Assistant, wide receivers coach	UCLA (2018)	1st
Ty Nichols	Graduate Assistant	Texas Tech University (2020)	1st
	Graduate Assistant	University of Georgia (2013)	3rd

Analysts

Derron Montgomery	Assistant running backs coach, Senior Offensive Analyst	Abilene Christian University (2011)	1st
Beyah Rasool	Assistant Defensive backs coach, Senior Defensive Analyst	Eastern Arizona College (2007)	1st
Scott Spurrier	Special Teams Analyst	University of South Carolina (2008)	1st
Darell Garretson	Offensive Analyst	Oregon State University (2016)	1st
Aaron Van Horn	Defensive Analyst	University of Michigan (2019)	1st
Kyle Rosenbaum	Recruiting Analyst	Indiana University (2020)	1st

Depth chart

Starters and backups.

True Freshman
Double Position : *

Depth Chart Source: 2021 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book

Schedule

Spring game

The 2021 Wildcats spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 24, 2021. The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 23, 2021, will practice every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for five weeks.

Regular season

The Wildcats' 2021 schedule consists of 4 home and 5 away games and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the Big Sky, NCAA Division I FBS independent and Mountain West conferences. The Wildcats currently own the nations longest FBS losing streak at 14 games.

The Wildcats are scheduled to play three non-conference games, against San Diego State from the (Mountain West) and Northern Arizona from the (Big Sky) at home and on the neutral against BYU (NCAA Division I FBS independent) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Wildcats are scheduled to host California, UCLA, Utah and Washington. They are scheduled to travel to Colorado, Oregon, Washington State, USC and arch-rival Arizona State for the 95th annual Territorial Cup. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents Oregon State, and Stanford for the 2021 Pac-12 regular season.

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Game summaries

vs BYU

See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team.

Statistics	BYU	ARIZ
First downs	18	27
Total yards	369	426
Rushing yards	33–162	35–81
Passing yards	207	345
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–0	36–48–1
Time of possession	28:11	31:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	18/28, 198 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	17 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving	Neil Pau'u	8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
Arizona	Passing	Gunner Cruz	34/45, 336 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Michael Wiley	15 carries, 64 yards
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	12 receptions, 102 yards

vs San Diego State

See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

Statistics	SDSU	ARIZ
First downs	21	9
Total yards	454	230
Rushing yards	55–271	20–51
Passing yards	183	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–15–0	18–36–1
Time of possession	37:34	22:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Jordon Brookshire	10/14, 183 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Greg Bell	17 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving	Daniel Bellinger	3 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	8/17, 109 yards, TD
Rushing	Stanley Berryhill III	2 carries, 26 yards
Receiving	Tayvian Cunningham	5 receptions, 81 yards, TD

vs Northern Arizona

See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

Statistics	NAU	ARIZ
First downs	15	19
Total yards	240	363
Rushing yards	45–148	27–106
Passing yards	92	257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–20–2	25–41–2
Time of possession	34:41	24:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing	RJ Martinez	11/16, 88 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Kevin Daniels	27 carries, 127 yards, TD
Receiving	Draycen Hall	4 receptions, 48 yards
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	19/34, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Drake Anderson	12 carries, 72 yards
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	11 receptions, 94 yards

at No. 3 Oregon

See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	ORE
First downs	31	17
Total yards	435	393
Rushing yards	53–202	31–187
Passing yards	233	206
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–35–5	10–24–0
Time of possession	37:58	22:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Jordan McCloud	21/35, 233 yards, TD, 5 INT
Rushing	Drake Anderson	21 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	5 receptions, 75 yards
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	10/21, 206 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Travis Dye	5 carries, 92 yards
Receiving	Jaylon Redd	1 reception, 63 yards, TD

vs UCLA

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team.

Statistics	UCLA	ARIZ
First downs	22	27
Total yards	411	362
Rushing yards	47–329	42–122
Passing yards	82	154
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–19–1	26–38–0
Time of possession	29:37	30:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	8/19, 82 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Brittain Brown	12 carries, 146 yards, TD
Receiving	Greg Dulcich	3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Jordan McCloud	21/30, 182 yards
Rushing	Drake Anderson	16 carries, 58 yards
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	7 receptions, 59 yards

at Colorado

See also: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	COLO
First downs	19	18
Total yards	280	365
Rushing yards	31–127	39–117
Passing yards	153	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–39–2	12–19–0
Time of possession	30:58	29:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Gunner Cruz	13/22, 82 yards, INT
Rushing	Jalen John	11 carries, 71 yards
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	8 receptions, 48 yards
Colorado	Passing	Brendon Lewis	12/19, 248 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Jarek Broussard	13 carries, 53 yards
Receiving	Brenden Rice	3 receptions, 111 yards, TD

vs Washington

See also: 2021 Washington Huskies football team.

Statistics	WASH	ARIZ
First downs	16	15
Total yards	305	280
Rushing yards	38–88	40–218
Passing yards	217	62
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–22–0	13–21–2
Time of possession	30:32	29:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing	Dylan Morris	13/21, 217 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Sean McGrew	17 carries, 43 yards
Receiving	Terrell Bynum	5 receptions, 143 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	13/20, 62 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Stevie Rocker Jr.	8 carries, 87 yards
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	6 receptions, 20 yards

at USC

See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	USC
First downs	24	35
Total yards	466	547
Rushing yards	32–127	44–234
Passing yards	339	313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–39–0	27–39–1
Time of possession	27:02	32:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	20/34, 264 yards
Rushing	Jalen John	9 carries, 35 yards
Receiving	Tayvian Cunningham	3 receptions, 116 yards, TD
USC	Passing	Kedon Slovis	15/21, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Keaontay Ingram	27 carries, 204 yards, TD
Receiving	Gary Bryant Jr.	3 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD

vs California

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team.

Statistics	CAL	ARIZ
First downs	9	21
Total yards	122	331
Rushing yards	24–28	52–202
Passing yards	94	129
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–29–0	16–30–3
Time of possession	24:11	35:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Ryan Glover	11/29, 94 yards
Rushing	Christopher Brooks	11 carries, 31 yards
Receiving	Kekoa Crawford	5 receptions, 56 yards
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	16/28, 129 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Will Plummer	11 carries, 68 yards
Receiving	Dorian Singer	5 receptions, 46 yards

vs No. 24 Utah

See also: 2021 Utah Utes football team.

Statistics	UTAH	ARIZ
First downs	26	16
Total yards	174	102
Rushing yards	44–174	30–102
Passing yards	294	227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–30–0	20–35–0
Time of possession	33:51	26:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Cameron Rising	19/30, 294 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	T.J. Pledger	25 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Micah Bernard	3 receptions, 60 yards
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	19/34, 223 yards, TD
Rushing	Will Plummer	10 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving	Dorian Singer	5 receptions, 84 yards

at Washington State

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	WSU
First downs	18	18
Total yards	374	482
Rushing yards	30–168	36–223
Passing yards	206	259
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–42–1	13–23–0
Time of possession	31:35	28:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	23/42, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Drake Anderson	8 carries, 92 yards
Receiving	Michael Wiley	8 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Washington State	Passing	Jayden de Laura	13/23, 259 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Max Borghi	16 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Calvin Jackson Jr.	4 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD

at Arizona State

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

Statistics	ARIZ	ASU
First downs	22	16
Total yards	396	314
Rushing yards	34–50	37–228
Passing yards	346	86
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–39–1	10–14–0
Time of possession	35:31	24:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Will Plummer	28/38, 346 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Jamarye Joiner	5 carries, 28 yards
Receiving	Stanley Berryhill III	10 receptions, 104 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Jayden Daniels	10/14, 86 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Rachaad White	21 carries, 98 yards, TD
Receiving	Ricky Pearsall	5 receptions, 52 yards, 2 TD

Statistics

Team statistics

Team Statistics
	Arizona	Opponents
Points
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Rushing Yards
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Long
Rushing TDs
Passing Yards
Comp–Att
Comp %
Average Per Game
Average per Attempt
Passing TDs
INTs
Rating
Touchdowns
Passing
Rushing
Defensive
Interceptions
Yards
Long
Total Offense
Total Plays
Average Per Yards/Game
Kick Returns: # – Yards
TDs
Long
Punts
Yards
Average
Punt Returns: # – Yards
TDs
Long
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost
Opposing TDs
Penalties – Yards
3rd–Down Conversion %
4th–Down Conversion %
Takeaways
Field Goals
Extra Point
Sacks
Sack Against
Yards

Offense

Passing statistics
	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
4	Jordan McCloud	QB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Gunner Cruz	QB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
12	Brayden Zermeno	QB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Luke Ashworth	QB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Will Plummer	QB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Jaden White	QB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Rushing statistics
	NAME	POS	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	Michael Wiley	RB	—	—	—	—	—
8	Drake Anderson	RB	—	—	—	—	—
20	Bam Smith	RB	—	—	—	—	—
21	Jalen John	RB	—	—	—	—	—
23	Stevie Rocker	RB	—	—	—	—	—
28	Nazar Bombata	RB	—	—	—	—	—
29	Jashon Butler	RB	—	—	—	—	—
33	James Bohls	RB	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—

Receiving statistics
	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1		WR	—	—	—	—	—
2	Boobie Curry	WR	—	—	—	—	—
3	Jalen Johnson	WR	—	—	—	—	—
5	Brian Casteel	WR	—	—	—	—	—
7	Jaden Mitchell	WR	—	—	—	—	– –
10	Jamarye Joiner	WR	—	—	—	—	—
11	Tayvian Cunningham	WR	—	—	—	—	—
16	Thomas Reid II	WR	—	—	—	—	—
18	Ma'Jon Wright	WR	—	—	—	—	—
24	Dorian Singer	WR	—	—	—	—	—
25	Anthony Simpson	WR	—	—	—	—	—
26	Jaden Clark	WR	—	—	—	—	—
44	Clay Markoff	TE	—	—	—	—	—
80	Connor Hutchings	TE	—	—	—	—	—
81	Bryce Wolma	TE	—	—	—	—	—
82	Zach Williams	TE	—	—	—	—	—
83	Colby Powers	TE	—	—	—	—	—
84	Tristen D'Angelo	WR	—	—	—	—	—
85	Roberto Miranda	TE	—	—	—	—	–
87	Stacey Marshall	TE	—	—	—	—	—
88	Alex Lines	TE	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—

Defense

Defense statistics
	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT	BU	QBH	FR-YDS	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
1		DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
2	Isaiah Rutherford	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
3	Jaydin Young	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4		DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Christian Young	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Jason Harris	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Rhedi Short	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
8	Anthony Pandy	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
9		DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
10	Jabar Triplett	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
11	Kolbe Cage	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	JB Brown	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Isaiah Mays	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Logan Kraut	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	McKenzie Barnes	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Dalton Johnson	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Regen Terry	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Kenny Hebert	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Adama Fall	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Treydan Stukes	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Jaxen Turner	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Malik Hausman	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Treshaun Hayward	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
25	Javione Carr	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Mo Diallo	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Jakelyn Morgan	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Isaiah Taylor	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Jackson Bailey	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Anthony Gonzales	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Trey Cartledge	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Matthew Weerts	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	John Burton	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Rashie Hodge Jr.	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	RJ Edwards	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Kevon Garcia	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
38	Dante Smith	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Jeffrey Robinson	DB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Ammon Allen	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Eddie Siaumau-Sanitoa	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	D.J. Fryar	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
44	Shontrail Key	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Issaiah Johnson	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
46	Victor Zayas	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	Rourke Freeburg	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
48	Jerry Roberts	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
51	Chandler Kelly	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
52	Aaron Blackwell	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	Malik Reed	LB	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Nahe Sulung	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
58	Evan Branch-Haynes	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
90	Trevon Mason	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
91	Alex Navarro-Silva	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
92	Kyon Barrs	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
93	Ugochukwu Nosike	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
94	Dion Wilson Jr.	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
95	Paris Shand	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	–
96	Reid Codwell	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
97	Leevel Tatum III	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
99	Myles Tapusoa	DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTAL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Kicking statistics
	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
32	Jacob Meeker-Hackett	PK	—	—	%	—	—	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Tyler Loop	PK	12	12	100%	12	12	100%	0/0	5/5	5/5	2/2	0/0	42	48	—	—	—	—	—
43		PK	3	3	100%	9	14	64.3%	0/0	3/3	2/3	2/4	2/4	57	30	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTALS		-	-	%	-	-	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	%	—	—	%	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Punting statistics
	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
19	Kyle Ostendorp	P	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Kick return statistics
	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
11	Tayvian Cunningham	WR	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—

Punt return statistics
	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	Jamarye Joiner	WR	—	—	—	—	—
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-
	OPPONENTS		—	—	—	—	—

Scoring

Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

After the season

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

Conference

Conference awards

National

Individual Awards

All-Americans

Bowl games

All Star games

See also: 2022 Senior Bowl.

NFL draft

See also: 2022 NFL draft.

The NFL draft will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on April 28–30, 2022.

Six Arizona Wildcats players who were picked in the 2022 NFL draft:

		Stanley Berryhill	WR
		Leevel Tatum III	DL
		Rashie Hodge Jr.	LB
		Mohamed Diallo	DL
		Trevon Mason	DL
		Lucas Havrisik	PK

NFL draft combine

No members of the 2021 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine.

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Media affiliates

Radio

• ESPN Radio – (ESPN Tucson 1490 AM & 104.09 FM) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)
• KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
• KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
• KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
• KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
• KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
• KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
• KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
• KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
• KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
• XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)

TV

• CBS Family – KOLD (CBS), CBSN
• ABC/ESPN Family – KGUN (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+,
• FOX Family – KMSB (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
• Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)
• NBC – KVOA, NBC Sports, NBCSN

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Doak Walker Award Candidates. July 21, 2021. www.smu.edu. July 21, 2021.
2. Web site: Rimington Trophy Press Release. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021.
3. Web site: Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2021 Watch List. July 29, 2021. July 29, 2021.
4. Web site: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award announces 2021 Preseason Watch List . August 5, 2021. August 5, 2021.
5. Web site: August 19, 2021 . 2021 Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Watch List . August 19, 2021 . Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.
6. Web site: 2021 Arizona Wildcats roster. ArizonaWildcats.com.
7. Web site: 2021 Arizona Wildcats football schedule . FB Schedules . January 13, 2021.