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Where Does Arizona Rank Among Big 12 Teams in 2025 Recruiting Class?
With Brent Brennan taking over as head coach of the Arizona Wildcats, something that will need to be monitored going forward is how they are doing on the recruiting trail.
Moving into a Power 4 conference since departing San Jose State is a big step up for Brennan and his staff. While he might be able to outscheme teams on gameday, it will be imperative for him to stack highly-rated recruiting classes to ensure they have enough talent to compete in the Big 12 on a yearly basis.
2026 will be the first full cycle for this new regime after the change in leadership was announced on January 16, but they still have the opportunity to get some of their own targets committed in the class of 2025, while holding onto those who previous head coach Jedd Fisch landed.
All things considered, Arizona has been able to put together a good group.
Right now, they have commitments from 20 players and still have the chance to put the finishing touches on this cycle before national signing day in February 2025.
But where do the Wildcats currently rank compared to other teams in the Big 12?
Per On3’s Rankings, this is how everything stacks up.
1. UCF
2. TCU
3. Baylor
4. Texas Tech
5. Arizona State
6. Oklahoma State
7. West Virginia
8. Houston
9. Utah
10. ARIZONA
11. Kansas State
12. Cincinnati
13. Iowa State
14. Kansas
15. BYU
16. Colorado
As can be deciphered, they are in the bottom half of the conference in the 2025 cycle, but again, considering there was a head coaching change, that’s not a bad start to the Brennan era.
All 20 of their current commitments have an industry rating of three-stars.
Their highest-ranked recruit is 6-foot-4 wide receiver out of Texas, Terry Shelton, followed by California tight end Kellan Ford.
Based on who Arizona has landed, it’s clear they are targeting offensive players as 13 of their commits are on that side of the ball, including five wide receivers and two quarterbacks. On the defensive end, five of the seven are cornerbacks.
Right now, this should be considered a solid showing for Brennan and his staff.
Getting 20 three-star athletes into the program when they had to build relationships with many prospects late in the process is a good sign.
How they build upon this into the 2026 class and beyond will be seen, but they have to increase their recruiting profile if they want to be perennial contenders in the conference and on the national stage.
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Person accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona
PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals
In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Arizona State CB Keith Abney
Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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