The ASU football team practiced at the Kajikawa practice fields in Tempe Friday morning, in temperature nearing triple digits.
The Sun Devils put more focus on punting drills during practice, with the first team defense practicing as the punt coverage group, and redshirt sophomore John Humphrey was catching punts.
Here’s what the squads looked like:
First-Team Offense:
Quarterback: Manny Wilkins
Running Back: Kalen Ballage, Demario Richard
Wide Receivers: N’Keal Harry, John Humphrey, Jalen Harvey (Frank Darby was with both the first and second team)
Tight End: Jay Jay Wilson
Offensive Line: Cohl Cabral (LT), Sam Jones (LG), AJ McCollum (C), Steve Miller (RT), Quinn Bailey (RT)
Defense:
Defensive Line: Alani Latu, JoJo Wicker, Tashon Smallwood
Linebackers: J’Marcus Rhodes, Christian Sam, DJ Calhoun, Koron Crump
Cornerbacks: Joey Bryant, Kobe Williams
Safeties: Dasmond Tautalatasi, Chad Adams
Second-Team Offense:
Quarterback: Blake Barnett, Brady White
Running backs: Eno Benjamin, Trelon Smith
Wide Receivers: Kyle Williams, Terrell Chatman, Frank Darby, Curtis Hodges
Tight End: Tommy Hudson, Josh Pokraka, Alexander Otero
Offensive Line: Tyson Rising (LT), Connor Humphreys, Tyler McClure (C), Alex Losoya (RG), Mason Walter (RT)
Defense:
Defensive Line: Dougladson Subtyl, Shannon Forman, Renell Wren
Linebackers: Abraham Thompson, Khaylan Thomas, Deion Guignard, Tyler Whiley
Defensive backs: Chase Lucas, Mo Chandler, Langston Frederick, Ty Thomas
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Muscle Beach (Did not perform in drills. Sat out on the side.): Marcus Ball (DB), Ceejhay French-Love (TE) , Nick Ralston (RB), Evan Fields (DB)
Green non-contact jerseys: Brady White (QB), Demonte King (DB), Jalen Bates (DL), Zach Robertson (OL), Curtis Hodges (WR), Ryan Jenkins (WR)
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Notes:
After stretching, ASU started tackling drills with the player’s respective position groups. Once those drills were over, they switched over to ball protection drills.
Ball protection drills for ASU Football. pic.twitter.com/Rb9jOd9XgU
— Mark Harris (@Harris_Mark7) August 18, 2017
In the short tempo drills, Wilkins and Barnett both completed short passes, with Darby making a few receptions.
Toward the end of the media availability, White threw a pass intended to Hodges, but it was tipped and intercepted.
Editors Note: The headline has been updated to a reflect a more accurate description of the practice.
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