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2018 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Team
The 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Herm Edwards and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Fresno State. Personnel Coaching staff Roster Previous season The Sun Devils finished second in the Pac 12 South Division with a record of 7–6 overall and 6–3 in conference played. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to NC State, 52–31. The Sun Devils also replaced head coach Todd Graham with new head coach Herm Edwards Offseason departures ASU had 18 Graduates, 2 transfers, 1 left the team, 1 retired medically. 2018 NFL draft ASU players drafted into the NFL Undrafted NFL free age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herm Edwards
Herman Edwards Jr. (born April 27, 1954) is an American football coach and former cornerback who was most recently the head football coach at Arizona State. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Edwards was also a head coach in the NFL from 2001 to 2008 with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. Following the conclusion of his NFL coaching career, Edwards was a football analyst at ESPN from 2009 to 2017. He returned to coaching in 2018 when he was named the head coach of Arizona State's football team. As a player, Edwards is known for scoring the game-winning touchdown off a fumble recovery in 1978's Miracle at the Meadowlands. During his NFL coaching tenure, he reached the playoffs four times, three times with the Jets and once with the Chiefs. His most successful season was in 2002 when he led the Jets to a division title, which is the franchise's most recent. Edwards became popular as a coach and broadcaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Pierce
Antonio Durran Pierce (born October 26, 1978) is the linebackers coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Arizona. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent, and also played for the New York Giants. Early years Pierce played high school football at Paramount High School in Paramount, California. He played two years of football at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California, before transferring to the University of Arizona. As a senior at Arizona, he had three sacks, 77 tackles (ten for losses), two forced fumbles, one interception, and one blocked kick. Pierce was not taken in the 2001 NFL Draft after his senior year at Arizona because many NFL scouts considered him too undersized to play linebacker in the NFL. Professional career Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2001. He played in all 16 games as a rookie, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaylan Kearse-Thomas
Khaylan Kearse-Thomas (born February 7, 1997) is an American football linebacker who plays for the Stuttgart Surge of the European League of Football. He played college football at Arizona State. High school career Kearse-Thomas attended Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. During his high school career with the Eagles he earned multiple honors. In addition to being named to All-League and All-CIF teams, he was also named to the All-State Second Team following his senior season. A four-star recruit, Kearse-Thomas committed to play college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2015. College career Kearse-Thomas played in six games as a freshman before redshirting his sophomore season. He did not miss another game in the following three years. After initially being used mainly on special teams, he also asserted himself on defense as a senior and served as the Sun Devils' starter. As a result, he recorded 66 tackles, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions and four pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koron Crump
Koron Crump (born May 10, 1994) is a gridiron football linebacker who is a free agent. After playing college football for Arizona State, he was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an undrafted free agent in 2019. College career Crump played junior college football at Fort Scott Community College in 2014 and 2015. He combined for 100 tackles, including 21 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles-for-loss. Crump committed to Arizona State on November 16, 2015. He chose ASU over reported offers from Minnesota, Baylor, Tennessee and others. ASU used Crump as their gunner on the punt team, a position mostly suited for smaller players, such as cornerbacks or receivers. His main position was "devil backer," which is a rush-end linebacker at ASU, and he finished his first season in Tempe with 37 tackles, in which 10.5 went for a loss, including a team-high nine quarterback sacks. Crump added an interception, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries to go along with his first FBS to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinn Bailey
Quinn Russell Bailey (born October 18, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career at Arizona State. Professional career Bailey signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft on April 30, 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, and signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2019. The next season, Bailey was again waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 for the team's week 10 game against the Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Tucker
Casey Shane Tucker (born September 26, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and Arizona State. Early life and education Casey Tucker was born on September 26, 1995, in Chandler, Arizona. He grew up in Gilbert, Arizona before attending Hamilton High School. While at Hamilton, Tucker participated in the 2013 Under Armour All-American Game, and was also invited to the 2014 U.S. Army All-American game. He was later a four-star recruit to Stanford. In his freshman season at Stanford, he played in five games. He played in 14 games the next season as the team's starting right tackle. He played in 8 games the following year, the first two at right tackle and the final six at left. He transferred to Arizona State for his senior year. In October of his senior year, he started in a game against his former team, Stanford. He was selected as an honorable mention all-PAC 12 following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Hudson
Thomas Eugene Hudson (born February 22, 1997) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State. College career Hudson was a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. Over the course of his collegiate career, Hudson played in 40 games with 26 starts and caught 25 passes for 205 yards. Professional career Hudson signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ... on May 4, 2020. He was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, but was signed by to the team's practice squad the following day. On October 8, 2020 Hudson was suspended for six games for violating the NFL's policy on perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Hodges
Curtis Hodges Jr. (born July 3, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and was signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2022. College career Hodges played for the Arizona State Sun Devils from 2017 to 2021, where he recorded 36 receptions for 601 yards and four touchdowns. Professional career He was signed by the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ... on May 1, 2022. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022. References External links *Washington Commanders bio [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Darby
Frank Darby (born September 8, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State. Early life and high school Darby grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey and attended Lincoln High School. Darby was named first-team All-State in 2016 as a senior after 35 receptions for 957 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense and 27 tackles, one interception and three forced fumbles on defense. Darby was rated a three star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Iowa. After initially not qualifying to sign with Iowa due to a low SAT score, he chose Arizona State over offers from Rutgers and Boston College. College career Darby redshirted his true freshman season. He finished his redshirt sophomore season with 21 catches for 421 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt junior, he caught 31 passes for 616 yards and eight touchdowns. Darby was limited by injury as a senior and appeared in two of the Sun Devils' four games in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Aiyuk
Brandon Aiyuk (; born March 17, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sierra College and Arizona State and was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Early life and high school Aiyuk was born in Rocklin, California and grew up in Reno, Nevada. He attended Robert McQueen High School. He played wide receiver, defensive back and returned kicks for the McQueen high school football team and was named first-team All-Northern Nevada and honorable mention All-State as a senior. College career Aiyuk began his collegiate football career at Sierra College. As a freshman, he caught 29 passes for 573 yards and five touchdowns and was named All-Big 8 Conference. He was named a Junior College All-American in his sophomore season after recording 60 receptions for 960 yards and 14 touchdowns while also returning 11 kickoffs for 418 yards and two touchdowns and 14 punts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N'Keal Harry
N'Keal Harry (, '; born December 17, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State, where he twice received first-team All-Pac-12 honors, and was selected by the New England Patriots as the final first round pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. Harry spent his first three seasons with the Patriots before being traded to the Bears in 2022. Early life Harry was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, before moving as a baby to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. His grandmother brought him to the Phoenix metro area, with the blessing of his mother, to allow for more opportunity. Harry tried several sports as a kid; soccer, football, and basketball, among others. His grandmother had hoped he would choose a less dangerous sport, but agreed to let him play football. He starred at Chandler High School after transferring from Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, earning five star recruiting honors fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eno Benjamin
Eno Benjamin (born April 13, 1999) is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and was drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Early years Benjamin attended Wylie East in Wylie, Texas. During his high school career, he rushed for 7,546 yards and 111 touchdowns. Benjamin originally committed to the University of Iowa to play college football but changed to Arizona State University. College career As a true freshman at Arizona State in 2017, Benjamin would play in 10 games, totaling 23 carries for 142 yards and a touchdown. Benjamin also contributed to special teams as a punt returner in 2017, totaling 119 return yards. During his sophomore season in 2018, he broke the school record for rushing yards in a game with 312. Following his junior year where he rushed for 1,083 yards and 10 touchdowns, Benjamin decided to forgo his senior year and declar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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