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Seth Doege / Danny Gonzales
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Air spread 11
- Offensive scheme type
- Air spread 11
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / RPO
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Attacking · 68
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Doege played QB for Mike Leach at Texas Tech and calls a no-huddle, signal-from-the-sideline offense that pushes pace so defenses cannot sub.
Defense
Odd 3-3-5
- Defensive scheme type
- Odd 3-3-5
- Base front
- 3-3-5 nickel
- Front
- 3-4
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3 / Cover 4
- Primary press technique
- Off
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 58
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Gonzales Rocky Long-tree 3-3-5 odd stack: movement, slants, and fire zone pressure from the stack backers.
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| 54 |  Keona Peat |  ARI | OL | 6' 1" | 290 | — | SR | Chandler, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 55* |  Nathan Hale | | OL | 6' 4" | 315 | — | SR | Orange, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 56 |  Sione Tohi | ARI | OL | 6' 3" | 330 | — | SO | San Francisco, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1497 · '25 | Active |
| 58 |  Zach Henning | | OL | 6' 4" | 310 | — | SR | Centennial, CO | Portal | 3★ · No. 1308 · '23 | Active |
| 59 |  Rhino Tapa'atoutai | ARI | OL | 6' 5" | 320 | — | SR | West Valley City, UT | High school | 3★ · No. 1201 · '23 | Active |
| 62 |  Javian Goo | ARI | OL | 6' 4" | 305 | — | SO | Kapolei, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1303 · '25 | Active |
| 63 |  Alexander Doost |  ARI | OL | 6' 7" | 335 | — | SR | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1190 · '23 | Active |
| 66 |  Jaxon Griffin | ARI | OL | 6' 6" | 295 | — | SO | Mesa, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1699 · '25 | Active |
| 68 |  Malachi Joyner | | OL | 6' 3" | 300 | — | FR | Gilbert, AZ | Portal | 4★ · No. 257 · '26 | Active |
| 71 |  Tristan Bounds |  ARI | OL | 6' 8" | 320 | — | SR | Bethesda, MD | Portal | 3★ · No. 529 · '21 | Active |
| 72 |  Louis Akpa | ARI | OL | 6' 6" | 310 | — | SO | South San Francisco, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1103 · '25 | Active |
| 73 |  Matthew Lado | ARI | OL | 6' 6" | 320 | — | JR | Glendale, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1503 · '24 | Active |
| 76 |  Khalil Sanogo | ARI | OL | 6' 4" | 340 | — | FR | Dallas, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1252 · '26 | Active |
| 77 |  Jake Griffin |  ARI | OL | 6' 5" | 310 | — | SR | Mesa, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1811 · '20 | Active |
| 78* |  Grayson Stovall | ARI | OL | 6' 3" | 325 | — | SR | Chandler, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 697 · '22 | Active |
| 79 |  Isaac Perez |  ARI | OL | 6' 3" | 335 | — | SR | Corona, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 1 |  Noah Fifita | ARI | QB | 5' 10" | 190 | — | SR | Huntington Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 546 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Sawyer Anderson | ARI | QB | 5' 11" | 180 | — | SO | Dallas, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 933 · '25 | Active |
| 9* |  Oscar Rios | ARI | QB | 6' 3" | 170 | — | FR | Norwalk, CA | High school | 4★ · No. 355 · '26 | Active |
| 15* |  Mason Bray | | QB | 6' 1" | 195 | — | JR | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 16* |  Luke Haugo | ARI | QB | 6' 5" | 205 | — | SO | Scottsdale, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1414 · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Wesley Yarbrough | ARI | RB | 5' 10" | 210 | — | SO | Houston, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 981 · '25 | Active |
| 3* |  Kedrick Reescano |  ARI | RB | 6' 0" | 215 | — | SR | New Caney, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 129 · '23 | Active |
| 6* |  Cornelius Warren III | ARI | RB | 5' 9" | 175 | — | SO | Fort Worth, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 818 · '25 | Active |
| 21* |  Ismail Mahdi | | RB | 5' 9" | 185 | — | SR | Murphy, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 24* |  Quincy Craig | ARI | RB | 5' 10" | 200 | — | SR | Garden Grove, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1067 · '22 | Active |
| 27* | RBLohgan Bottjer | | RB | 6' 1" | 210 | — | JR | Limon, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 28* |  Anthony Wilhite II | ARI | RB | 5' 11" | 195 | — | SR | Tucson, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 44* |  Antwan Roberts Jr. |   ARI | RB | 6' 0" | 200 | — | SR | Nashville, TN | Portal | 3★ · No. 1116 · '21 | Active |
| 8* |  Shane King |  ARI | TE | 6' 3" | 240 | — | SO | Gainesville, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1877 · '25 | Active |
| 14* |  Cole Rusk |   ILLARI | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | SR | Rock Island, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1868 · '21 | Active |
| 39* |  Lachlan Teissier | | TE | 6' 8" | 260 | — | SO | Perth, Australia | Portal | — | Active |
| 83 |  Tyler Mustain | ARI | TE | 6' 2" | 237 | — | SR | Tucson, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 85 |  Kellan Ford | ARI | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | SO | Danville, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 663 · '25 | Active |
| 86 |  Arthur Ban |  ARI | TE | 6' 4" | 247 | — | JR | Portland, OR | Portal | 3★ · No. 1603 · '24 | Active |
| 87 |  Tyler Powell | ARI | TE | 6' 7" | 245 | — | SR | Phoenix, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1313 · '22 | Active |
| 88 |  Henry Gabalis | ARI | TE | 6' 6" | 240 | — | FR | Duvall, WA | High school | 3★ · No. 433 · '26 | Active |
| 2* |  R.J. Mosley | ARI | WR | 6' 3" | 197 | — | FR | Brentwood, CA | High school | 4★ · No. 137 · '26 | Active |
| 4* |  DJ Jordan |  ARI | WR | 6' 0" | 190 | — | JR | Watts, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 98 · '24 | Active |
| 5 |  Giovanni Richardson | | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SO | Rockford, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 680 · '25 | Active |
| 10* |  Jordan Ross | TEN | WR | 5' 10" | 185 | — | JR | Compton, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 521 · '24 | Active |
| 11* |  Chris Hunter III | ARI | WR | 6' 1" | 195 | — | SR | New Orleans, LA | High school | — | Active |
| 12* |  Tre Spivey |  ARI | WR | 6' 4" | 215 | — | SR | Chandler, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 487 · '23 | Active |
| 17* |  Isaiah Mizell | ARI | WR | 6' 1" | 170 | — | SO | Orlando, FL | High school | 4★ · No. 252 · '25 | Active |
| 18* |  Brandon Phelps | ARI | WR | 6' 3" | 207 | — | JR | Gilbert, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1263 · '24 | Active |
| 20* |  Caleb Smith | WAS | WR | 5' 8" | 170 | — | FR | Allen, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1097 · '26 | Active |
| 81 |  Scotty Brennan | | WR | 6' 4" | 185 | — | SO | Los Gatos, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 82 |  Landon Kelsey | ARI | WR | 6' 4" | 215 | — | SO | Portland, OR | High school | 3★ · '25 | Active |
| 84 |  Rodney Gallagher III |  ARI | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | Uniontown, PA | Portal | 4★ · No. 332 · '23 | Active |
| 89 |  Jordan McCord III | | WR | 5' 11" | 175 | — | JR | Soquel, CA | Portal | — | Active |
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| 8* |  Jay'Vion Cole |  SJSTEXARI | CB | 5' 10" | 190 | — | SR | Oakland, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 9* |  Tyrese Boss |  ARI | CB | 5' 11" | 185 | — | JR | Rialto, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2210 · '24 | Active |
| 12* |  Dwight Bootle II |  CHAARI | CB | 5' 9" | 175 | — | SR | Miami, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1006 · '23 | Active |
| 24* |  Kingston Spivey | | CB | 5' 8" | 185 | — | FR | Chandler, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 25 |  Zuri Watson |  ARI | CB | 5' 10" | 187 | — | JR | Saint Petersburg, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 28* |  Swayde Griffin | ARI | CB | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SO | Lago Vista, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1020 · '25 | Active |
| 30 |  Xaier Hiler | ARI | CB | 6' 3" | 190 | — | FR | Denton, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 423 · '26 | Active |
| 31 |  Aiden Miller | | CB | 5' 11" | 193 | — | JR | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Tre Smith | SJSARI | DL | 6' 5" | 265 | — | SR | Mesa, AZ | Portal | 3★ · No. 2298 · '20 | Active |
| 27* |  Keytrin Harris | ARI | DL | 6' 6" | 305 | — | FR | Las Vegas, NV | High school | 3★ · No. 879 · '26 | Active |
| 38 |  Kevin Moorer Jr. | | DL | 6' 3" | 280 | — | JR | Mobile, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 41 |  Julian Savaiinaea | ARI | DL | 6' 3" | 290 | — | SR | Tafuna, American Samoa | High school | 3★ · No. 1129 · '23 | Active |
| 42 |  Dominic Lolesio | ARI | DL | 6' 4" | 265 | — | SR | Long Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1581 · '23 | Active |
| 44* |  Prince Williams | ARI | DL | 6' 3" | 275 | — | FR | Las Vegas, NV | High school | 3★ · No. 652 · '26 | Active |
| 45 |  Victory Johnson |  ARI | DL | 6' 3" | 255 | — | SR | San Diego, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 992 · '23 | Active |
| 51 |  Kaisi Lafitaga | ARI | DL | 6' 2" | 300 | — | FR | Pago Pago, American Samoa | High school | 3★ · No. 2390 · '26 | Active |
| 52 |  Dustin Petras | | DL | 6' 1" | 225 | — | FR | Hilo, HI | High school | — | Active |
| 53 |  Christian Madoski | ARI | DL | 6' 3" | 263 | — | SR | Glendale, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 78* |  Manoah Faupusa | ARI | DL | 6' 0" | 377 | — | FR | Long Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1409 · '26 | Active |
| 91 |  Porter Patton | ARI | DL | 6' 7" | 270 | — | SO | Austin, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1834 · '25 | Active |
| 92 |  Ezra Funa | ARI | DL | 6' 2" | 295 | — | SR | Anaheim, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 90 · '25 | Active |
| 95 |  Leroy Palu | ARI | DL | 6' 3" | 295 | — | SR | Corona, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 79 · '25 | Active |
| 96 |  Zac Siulepa | ARI | DL | 6' 6" | 367 | — | SR | Gold Coast, Australia | High school | 3★ · No. 86 · '25 | Active |
| 99 |  Mays Pese | ARI | DL | 6' 3" | 290 | — | SO | Santa Barbara, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1113 · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Dash Fifita | ARI | LB | 5' 7" | 190 | — | FR | Huntington Beach, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2089 · '26 | Active |
| 6* |  Taye Brown | ARI | LB | 6' 2" | 230 | — | SR | Chandler, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1359 · '23 | Active |
| 7* |  Chase Kennedy |  ARI | LB | 6' 3" | 235 | — | SR | Dallas, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 816 · '22 | Active |
| 10* |  Myron Robinson | ARI | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SO | San Antonio, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 880 · '25 | Active |
| 11* |  Jabari Mann | ARI | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | — | JR | San Mateo, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 1389 · '24 | Active |
| 16* |  Everett Roussaw Jr. |   ARI | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | — | SR | Atlanta, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1247 · '23 | Active |
| 18* |  Carter Jones | ARI | LB | 6' 0" | 230 | — | SO | Coto De Caza, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2276 · '25 | Active |
| 19* |  Max Harris | | LB | 6' 0" | 230 | — | SR | Mansfield, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 26 |  Coleman Patmon | ARI | LB | 6' 2" | 225 | — | SO | Del Valle, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1066 · '25 | Active |
| 29 |  Jaden Parker | | LB | 6' 1" | 255 | — | FR | Anna, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 32 |  Nela Taliauli | | LB | 6' 0" | 220 | — | JR | Puna, HI | Portal | — | Active |
| 36 |  Dominic Hanger | ARI | LB | 6' 1" | 223 | — | SR | Chandler, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 39* |  Jacob Buggie | | LB | 6' 2" | 215 | — | JR | Phoenix, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 40 |  Brandon Craddock | ARI | LB | 5' 10" | 223 | — | SR | Phoenix, AZ | High school | 2★ · '22 | Active |
| 48 |  Cooper Blomstrom |  ARI | LB | 6' 2" | 245 | — | SR | Dover, NH | Portal | — | Active |
| 55* |  Leviticus Su'a | ARI | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | — | SR | Moreno Valley, CA | High school | 4★ · No. 400 · '23 | Active |
| 2* |  Daylen Austin |  ARI | S | 6' 0" | 193 | — | SR | Long Beach, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 109 · '23 | Active |
| 4* |  Matai Tagoa'i | ARI | S | 6' 4" | 205 | — | SO | Las Vegas, NV | Portal | 4★ · No. 109 · '25 | Active |
| 13 |  Cam Chapa |  ARI | S | 5' 11" | 195 | — | JR | Aurora, CO | Portal | — | Active |
| 14* |  Hannibal Navies II | ARI | S | 6' 2" | 207 | — | FR | Buford, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1317 · '26 | Active |
| 15* |  Malcolm Hartzog Jr. | ARI | S | 5' 8" | 190 | — | SR | Silver Creek, MS | Portal | 3★ · No. 1062 · '22 | Active |
| 17* |  Lee Molette III |  ARI | S | 6' 1" | 195 | — | SR | Nashville, TN | Portal | 3★ · No. 1739 · '22 | Active |
| 20* |  Dajon Hinton | ARI | S | 5' 10" | 185 | — | SO | San Diego, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 983 · '25 | Active |
| 21* |  Johno Price | ARI | S | 6' 2" | 183 | — | SR | East Palo Alto, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 90 · '24 | Active |
| 23 |  Gavin Hunter | ARI | S | 6' 2" | 208 | — | SR | Ewa Beach, HI | High school | 3★ · No. 1070 · '23 | Active |
| 33 |  Kason Brown | ARI | S | 6' 4" | 203 | — | SO | Big Lake, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1136 · '25 | Active |
| 34* |  James Pike | | S | 5' 11" | 195 | — | FR | Phoenix, AZ | High school | — | Active |
| 35 |  Quinn Olson | | S | 6' 3" | 205 | — | JR | Sioux City, IA | Portal | — | Active |
| 47* |  Harold Lusk II | | S | 6' 2" | 212 | — | SO | Seaside, CA | Portal | — | Active |
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| 43 |  Drew Nicolson | | LS | 5' 11" | 235 | — | SR | Tempe, AZ | Portal | — | Active |
| 47* | LSBraxton Hart | | LS | 5' 9" | 207 | — | FR | Tulsa, OK | High school | — | Active |
| 34* |  Carter Schwartz | LOUARI | P | 6' 3" | 227 | — | JR | Louisville, KY | Portal | — | Active |
| 37 |  Chase Ridley | ARI | P | 6' 3" | 240 | — | SO | Perth, Australia | High school | 3★ · No. 3011 · '26 | Active |
| 98 |  Ian French | | P | 5' 11" | 205 | — | FR | Dripping Springs, TX | High school | — | Active |
| 19* |  Michael Salgado-Medina | ARI | PK | 6' 3" | 203 | — | JR | Mission Viejo, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 2519 · '24 | Active |
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Air spread 11Odd 3-3-5Inside zone / RPOCover 3 / Cover 411 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR3-3-5 nickelOurlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 12 | Tre Spivey | 18 | Brandon Phelps | 2 | R.J. Mosley |
| WR2 | 11 | Chris Hunter III | 17 | Isaiah Mizell | 4 | DJ Jordan |
| Slot | 5 | Giovanni Richardson | 84 | Rodney Gallagher III | 20 | Caleb Smith |
| LT | 73 | Matthew Lado | 55 | Nathan Hale | — | — |
| LG | 59 | Rhino Tapa'atoutai | 62 | Javian Goo | — | — |
| C | 58 | Zach Henning | 78 | Grayson Stovall | — | — |
| RG | 63 | Alexander Doost | 56 | Sione Tohi | — | — |
| RT | 71 | Tristan Bounds | 77 | Jake Griffin | 72 | Louis Akpa |
| TE | 14 | Cole Rusk | 87 | Tyler Powell | 8 | Shane King |
| QB | 1 | Noah Fifita | 7 | Sawyer Anderson | 16 | Luke Haugo |
| RB | 21 | Ismail Mahdi | 3 | Kedrick Reescano | 24 | Quincy Craig |
Defense
Nickel 4-3
Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 3 | Tre Smith | 44 | Prince Williams | 45 | Victory Johnson |
| LDT | 95 | Leroy Palu | 51 | Kaisi Lafitaga | 96 | Zac Siulepa |
| RDT | 99 | Mays Pese | 38 | Kevin Moorer Jr. | 27 | Keytrin Harris |
| RDE | 42 | Dominic Lolesio | 41 | Julian Savaiinaea | — | — |
| WLB | 7 | Chase Kennedy | 16 | Everett Roussaw Jr. | 10 | Myron Robinson |
| MLB | 6 | Taye Brown | 19 | Max Harris | 0 | Dash Fifita |
| LCB | 12 | Dwight Bootle II | 21 | Johno Price | 25 | Zuri Watson |
| SS | 23 | Gavin Hunter | 17 | Lee Molette III | — | — |
| FS | 15 | Malcolm Hartzog Jr. | 2 | Daylen Austin | 21 | Johno Price |
| RCB | 8 | Jay'Vion Cole | 9 | Tyrese Boss | 28 | Swayde Griffin |
| NB | 35 | Quinn Olson | 13 | Cam Chapa | 4 | Matai Tagoa'i |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 19 | Michael Salgado-Medina | 98 | Ian French | — | — |
| P | 37 | Chase Ridley | 34 | Carter Schwartz | — | — |
| H | 34 | Carter Schwartz | 37 | Chase Ridley | — | — |
| LS | 43 | Drew Nicolson | 47 | Braxton Hart | — | — |
| PR | 20 | Caleb Smith | 84 | Rodney Gallagher III | 5 | Giovanni Richardson |
| KR | 20 | Caleb Smith | 24 | Quincy Craig | 5 | Giovanni Richardson |
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Arizona Wildcats are 5-1 in the Big 12. The offense is Air spread 11 and the defense is Odd 3-3-5. Play-callers are Seth Doege / Danny Gonzales.