Arizona State football started to see its first departures in the spring transfer portal on Tuesday.
The spring window is officially open April 16-25, though dozens of players from across the country had begun announcing their plans to enter over the weeks leading up, most notably Tennessee star quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Head coach Kenny Dillingham on Monday said he’s not worried about portal departures, pointing out he’s not running a hostage situation.
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“If somebody wants to leave, like we’ll help him find a spot. If nobody wants to leave, great,” Dillingham said. “This isn’t a hostage situation. That’s why we let (reporters) out at practice. That’s why we post tape. That’s why we let people write articles on who’s doing well and who’s doing bad. ‘Cause I don’t care.
“I truly want people who want to be here. I think there’s enough good players who would want to be here that I’m not, I guess, insecure about the situation that we have here,” he continued.
The confident stance is identical to the one he took at the end of the fall season, when he permitted outgoing transfers to continue practicing during the postseason.
Arizona State football 2025 spring transfer portal tracker
Departures:
DL J.P. Deeter (April 15)
The 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive lineman registered two tackles across 118 total snaps (71 on defense) in his lone year as a Sun Devil in 2024. He was previously at Purdue, where he did not see the field over two seasons.
He’s known for his intensity in practice and has often done well in one-on-one situations. But with so many defensive linemen coming back and improving, playing time would’ve been hard to come by.
“Awesome kid, awesome player! 0 red flags!!! Will make a lot (of) teams better!!” Dillingham wrote of Deeter on X.
QB Navi Bruzon (April 15)
The 5-foot-10, 195-pound quarterback was Arizona State’s offensive scout team MVP in 2024 after he was the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year twice at Peoria Liberty High.
He proved invaluable to team preparation, giving the defense a crafty, agile signal caller that modeled the play of others such as Kansas State’s Avery Johnson down the stretch. As an aside, Johnson is also entering the portal, potentially shaking up the Big 12 hierarchy.
“Someone will get a winner! On and off the field!” offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo wrote on X of Bruzon.
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