ASU WR Derek Eusebio delivers back-to-school supplies for kids with help from Autism Society

Arizona State wide receiver Derek Eusebio linked up with the Autism Society to help 10 families with a child who has an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) gear up for the new school year on Sunday.

Eusebio, who has a cousin he’s close to that deals with autism, wanted to give back to an ASU community he said had given him everything.

asu’s derek eusebio (@derekeusebio3) linked up with @autismsociety to help provide school supplies for 10 families who have a child with an intellectual or developmental disability, a cause that’s personal to him as he has a cousin he’s close to with autism. pic.twitter.com/OpHzC1ltdQ

— Damon Allred (@iamdamonallred) August 3, 2026

“We just had five kids come at 10 and then another five kids come at 11 with their families and everything,” Eusebio told Arizona Sports. “I had some of the guys on the team help me out and we just shopped with every single (family).”

Quarterbacks Cutter Boley, Mikey Keene and Cam Dyer along with wide receiver Reed Harris, tight end Khamari Anderson, offensive lineman Jalen Klemm and defensive back Adrian “Boogie” Wilson were among Eusebio’s ASU teammates who pitched in a helping hand during the event at a Valley Target location.

“Most guys had one family and I was able to roam and talk to every single family,” Eusebio added.

The senior wide receiver put the entire event together and brought the teammates on to help out, adding that they’re the players he knows he can count on for that sort of thing.

“Cutter, for example, his first kid, he didn’t really talk a lot. But we pointed one thing out — like a Minecraft backpack — and, like, he pointed at that and he didn’t talk pretty much the whole day,” Eusebio said. “We understood that going into it like there’s going to be some kids who didn’t want to communicate and it was kind of cool because he only had this Minecraft thing and for the rest of the day we got him a bunch of Minecraft stuff.”

He noticed they got more comfortable once he got a “flimsy ruler” into his hands.

ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham has “be a good person” put simply as one of the program’s core mantras, and Eusebio mentioned the philosophy is “just such an easy way to think about life in general.”

He said he hopes the younger players within the program see his example of giving back and follow suit when they reach the same points in their careers.

The wideout said his breakout season in 2025 with 341 yards on 22 catches resulting in All-Big 12 honorable mention recognition probably helped an event like this come together.

“It was just something that we wanted to do. I got some of the guys together, it was something cool to do before the season,” he said. “I kind of miss shopping (for) back-to-school.

“We don’t really do that anymore just because, like, online classes and everything, we don’t really need a notebook or anything when you can keep everything on your notes on your iPad and stuff like that.”

Eusebio and his teammates open fall camp on Wednesday.

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