American college football season
The 2024 Arizona Wildcats football team will represent the University of Arizona in the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Arizona will be led by first year head coach Brent Brennan .[1] They play at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona . The season will be the Wildcats' first year in the Big 12.
Offseason
^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Coaching staff changes
Team departures
Over the course of the off-season, Arizona lost 32 total players. 6 players graduated, 10 declared for the NFL Draft, while the other 16 entered the transfer portal.
2024 Arizona offseason departures
Name
Pos.
Height/Weight
Hometown
Year
Reason
D.J. Williams
RB
6'0, 225
Lake Placid, FL
Graduated Student
Graduated
Martell Irby
DB
5'9, 200
San Diego, CA
Senior
Graduated
Kyle Ostendorp
P
6’2, 215
Phoenix, AZ
Redshirt Senior
Graduated
Jeremy Mercier
LB
6’3, 245
Chandler, AZ
Senior
Graduated
Sam Langi
OL
6’5, 320
San Francisco, CA
Senior
Graduated
Seth MacKellar
LS
6’0, 235
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Senior
Graduated
Entered NFL draft
Transfer portal
Twenty-three Arizona players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2023 season. Over the off-season, Arizona added eighteen players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Arizona had the No. 45 ranked transfer class in the country.[2]
Departing transfers
Name
Pos.
Height/Weight
Year
Hometown
New school
Jacob Kongaika
DL
6'2, 300
Sophomore
Rowland Heights, CA
Arizona State
Orin Patu
DL
6'4, 245
Senior
Seattle, WA
Bethune–Cookman
Jason Harris
DL
6'7, 240
Redshirt Freshman
Gilbert, AZ
Marshall
Isaiah Taylor
DB
5'11, 200
Sophomore
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Miami
Stevie Rocker Jr.
RB
6'0, 215
Redshirt Sophomore
Tucson, AZ
Montana
Ammon Allen
LB
6'3, 220
Junior
Gilbert, AZ
Northern Arizona
Canyon Moses
DB
5'11, 195
Freshman
Midland, TX
Northern Arizona
Charles Yates Jr.
DB
5'11, 200
Junior
Mobile, AL
Old Dominion
Tiaoalii Savea
DL
6'4, 305
Junior
Las Vegas, NV
Texas
Jonah Coleman
RB
5'9, 225
Sophomore
Stockton, CA
Washington
Ephesians Prysock
DB
6'4, 190
Junior
Mission Hills, CA
Washington
Jordan Shaw [3]
DB
6'0, 170
Redshirt Freshman
Downey, CA
Washington
Russell Davis II
DL
6'3, 220
Junior
Chandler, AZ
Washington
Audric Harris
WR
6'0, 175
Freshman
Las Vegas, NV
Washington
Cruz Rushing
DB
6'0, 194
Junior
Tucson, AZ
Oregon (walk-on)
Isaiah Ward
DL
6'5, 225
Redshirt Sophomore
Ontario, CA
Washington
Daniel Heimuli
LB
6'0, 225
Junior
East Palo Alto, CA
Georgia State
Jacory Croskey-Merritt [4]
RB
5′11, 205
Senior
Montgomery, AL
Ole Miss
Bill Norton
DL
6′6, 300
Junior
Memphis, TN
Texas
DJ Warnell
DB
6'1, 202
Junior
La Marque, TX
Indiana
Joe Borjon
OL
6'8, 330
Sophomore
La Puente, CA
San Diego State
Kameron Hawkins
LS
5'11, 220
Redshirt Junior
Victorville, CA
Colorado
Kevin Green Jr.
WR
5'11, 170
Redshirt Sophomore
Mission Hills, CA
Washington
Anthony Patt
OL
6'5, 300
Redshirt Junior
San Marcos, CA
TBD
Incoming transfers
Name
Pos.
Height/Weight
Year
Hometown
Transfer from
Sources
Chubba Maae
DL
6′2, 347
Junior
Long Beach, CA
UC Davis
[5]
Jack Luttrell
S
6′0, 180
Freshman
Gainesville, GA
Tennessee
[6]
Alexander Doost
IOL
6′6, 309
Freshman
Glendale, AZ
Northwestern
[7]
Quali Conley
RB
5′10, 207
Senior
Fresno, CA
San Jose State
[8]
Kevon Darton
DL
5′11, 271
Senior
Fitchburg, MA
Syracuse
[9]
Cyrus Durham
EDGE
6′4, 235
Sophomore
Redwood, CA
College of San Mateo (JC)
[10]
Johno Price
CB
6′2, 175
Sophomore
East Palo Alto, CA
College of San Mateo (JC)
[11]
Tre Smith
EDGE
6′5, 255
Junior
Mesa, AZ
San Jose State
[12]
Ryan Stewart
OL
6′4, 295
Junior
Mokena, IL
San Jose State
[13]
Marquis Groves-Killebrew
CB
6'0, 180
Redshirt Freshman
Kennesaw, GA
Louisville
[14]
Anthony Wilhite
RB
5'11, 185
Freshman
Tucson, AZ
Ottawa (AZ)
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Justin Holloway
LS
6'3, 206
Senior
Venice, FL
Ohio
[15]
Anthony Garcia
QB
6'1, 192
Freshman
Sacramento, CA
San Jose State
[16]
Sam Olson
TE
6'3, 238
Junior
Visalia, CA
San Jose State
[17]
Jarra Anderson
DL
6'2, 260
Freshman
Katy, TX
Memphis
[18]
James Smith
DB
6'1, 190
Redshirt Sophomore
Los Angeles, CA
San Jose State
[19]
Chase Kennedy
EDGE
6'3, 231
Sophomore
Dallas, TX
Utah
[20]
Michael Wooten
OL
6'4, 310
Redshirt Freshman
Simi Valley, CA
Oregon
[21]
Reymello Murphy
WR
6'0, 185
Sophomore
Fremont, CA
Old Dominion
[22]
Jonah Rodriguez
OL
6'4, 275
Freshman
San Diego, CA
San Diego State
[23]
Marquis Brown
CB
6′4, 200
Sophomore
Hillsboro, OR
Golden West College (JC)
[24]
Lance Keneley
LB
6′4, 250
Senior
Mission Viejo, CA
Stanford
Demetrius Freeney
CB
6′0, 190
Junior
San Leandro, CA
Miami
Jeremiah Patterson
WR
5′9, 175
Sophomore
Union City, CA
College of San Mateo (JC)
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2024 season.
Recruiting class
Arizona signed 8 players in the class of 2024. The Wildcats' was ranked fifty-six by 247Sports and ranked forty-six by Rivals.com rankings. No Arizona signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Arizona also signed walk-ons during national signing period.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Dylan Tapley Tight end
Scottsdale, AZ
Desert Mountain High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Nov 11, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79
Turran Williams Safety
Pasadena, CA
John Muir High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jul 3, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78
Edukwa Okundaye Defensive end
Katy, TX
Obra D. Tompkins High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jun 13, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 77
Brandon Phelps Wide receiver
Gilbert, AZ
American Leadership Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Dec 22, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 77
Stacy Bey Inside linebacker
Fontana, CA
Rancho Cucamonga High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Oct 8, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Matthew Lado Offensive tackle
Glendale,AZ
Apollo High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
260 lb (120 kg)
Jun 19, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Michael Salgado-Medina Kicker
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Viejo High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jun 18, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 74
Jabari Mann Athlete
San Mateo, CA
Junipero Serra High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Feb 21, 2024
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
* = 247Sports Composite rating ; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89)
† = Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN , On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com , Williams and Whittington received a four star 247Sports Composite rating .
Δ = Demond Williams Jr. and Jordan Washington left the Arizona program following signing but prior to the 2024 season.
2024 overall class rankings
Website
National rank
Conference rank
5 star recruits
4 star recruits
3 star recruits
ESPN [25]
--
--
--
2
17
On3 Recruits [26]
50
9
--
2
17
Rivals [27]
46
5
--
2
15
247 Sports [28]
56
11
--
2
21
Walks-ons