ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL

ASU and Arizona football National Signing Day tracker

Dec 18, 2019, 8:50 AM | Updated: 5:04 pm

Arizona State coach Herm Edwards watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's NCAA...

Arizona State coach Herm Edwards watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Kent State, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Year three of Herm Edwards on the recruiting trail is expected to be a success, even though his Arizona State Sun Devils enter the early National Signing Day period for the 2020 recruiting class without a defensive coordinator and having just installed a new offensive coordinator.

Danny Gonzales left his post leading ASU’s defense on Tuesday to officially take the New Mexico head coaching job. Edwards just named OC Zak Hill as Rob Likens’ replacement last week.

It isn’t expected to bite the Sun Devils, who went 7-5 this year to earn a Sun Bowl berth.

They entered Wednesday morning ranked 48th in the nation based on their known verbal commitments, according to 247 Sports, and that was expected to rise, possibly into a top-25 class by the end of the day. Arizona State got a big jump toward that possibility early Wednesday, when receiver and Oregon commit Johnny Wilson, the 89th-ranked player in the country, flipped to ASU.

Down in Tucson, Arizona Wildcats head coach Kevin Sumlin enters his third season as well.

But the Wildcats, who went 4-8 last season, have not been doing well on the recruiting trail, coming into National Signing Day 69th in the 247 Sports team class rankings. Like Edwards, Sumlin is also attempting to land commits with coaching staff turnover.

Sumlin fired DC Marcel Yates and several more defensive assistants in the middle of the season. Arizona has yet to find a permanent replacement for Yates.

Below is a running tab of which 2020 football recruits have sent in their national letters of intent to the Sun Devils and Wildcats.

ASU football 2020 signees

WR Johnny Wilson, Calabasas High School (Calabasas, Calif.) — 4 stars

RB DeaMonte Trayanum, Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) — 4 stars

DB D.J. Taylor, Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.) — 3 stars

Athlete T. Lee, Buford High School (Buford, Ga.) — 3 stars

OT Ben Bray, Red Mountain High School (Mesa, Ariz.) — 3 stars

LB Jordan Banks, Narbonne High School (Harbor City, Calif.) — 4 stars

DE Joe Moore, Cardinal Ritter College Prep (St. Louis, Mo.) — 3 stars

OG Jacob Nunez, Lompoc High School (Lompoc, Calif.) — 3 stars

DB Edward Woods, McClymonds High School (Oakland, Calif.) — 3 stars

DE Omarr Norman-Lott, Grant Union High School (Sacramento, Calif.) — 4 stars

ILB Caleb McCullough, Pacifica High School (Oxnard, Calif.) — 3 stars

WR Chad Johnson Jr., Cathedral High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) — 4 stars

CB Macen Williams, Narbonne High School (Harbor City, Calif.) — 3 stars

Arizona football 2020 signees

QB Will Plummer, Gilbert High School (Gilbert, Ariz.) — 3 stars

TE Roberto Miranda, Germany — 3 stars

OL Josh Baker, Eureka High School (Eureka, Mo.) — 3 stars

K Tyler Loop, Lovejoy High School (Lucas, Texas) — 2 stars

OT Woody Jean, Deerfield Beach High School (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) — 3 stars

DE Regen Terry, Florence High School (Florence, Ariz.) — 3 stars

WR Majon Wright, Cardinal Gibbons High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) — 3 stars

RB Jalen John, Lakeridge High School (Lake Oswego, Ore.) — 3 stars

WR Dyelan Miller, Centennial High Schhol (Peoria, Ariz.) — 3 stars

TE Stacey Marshall Jr., Hutchinson C.C/ (Montgomery, Ala.) — JUCO

CB Khary Crump Jr., Culver City High School (Culver City, Calif.) — 3 stars

DE Dion Wilson, Orange Vista High School (Perris, Calif.) — 3 stars

Array

Arizona State Football

Wide receiver Elijhah Badger #2 of the Arizona State Sun Devils catches a 65-yard touchdown recepti...

Arizona Sports

Former ASU WR Elijhah Badger transfers to Florida after considering Arizona

Former Arizona State wide receiver Elijhah Badger is transferring to Florida, choosing the SEC school after considering Arizona.

8 hours ago

Michael Crow, ASU president...

Jesse Morrison

State of the Sun Devils Podcast: Graham Rossini is reportedly Arizona State’s next AD

On the latest edition of the State of the Sun Devils podcast, the guys discussed the expected hire of Graham Rossini as ASU's next AD.

2 days ago

Arizona State is expected to name Executive Senior Associate AD and Chief Business Officer Graham R...

Arizona Sports

Reports: Arizona State expected to name Graham Rossini as athletic director

Arizona State is expected to name Executive Senior Associate AD and Chief Business Officer Graham Rossini as the new athletic director.

3 days ago

Arizona State men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley...

Kevin Zimmerman

ASU’s Bobby Hurley, Kenny Dillingham have recruiting juice despite half-year without AD

Bobby Hurley and Kenny Dillingham have recruiting momentum despite Arizona State hitting the half-year mark without and athletic director.

3 days ago

Kenny Dillingham donated to help WildcatAuthority.com editor Jason Scheer after Scheer's dog was bi...

Character Counts

Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham overlooks rivalry to donate to Wildcats in need

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham donated to help Jason and Shelby Scheer care for their rattlesnake-bit dog.

4 days ago

malik mcclain...

Nick Borgia

Arizona State adds more size at WR with Penn State, Florida State transfer Malik McClain

Former Penn State wide receiver Malik McClain announced his commitment to join ASU in a social media post on Saturday.

5 days ago

ASU and Arizona football National Signing Day tracker