Sun Devil Football Postgame Notes - UCLA

QUICK HITS

• Of the 349 receiving yards for the Sun Devils, 225 of them came after the catch.
• Khoury Bethley had 11 tackles, ten of which were solo. Over his last two games, he has been credited with 19 solo tackles. It is the most solo tackles over a two game span by a Sun Devil since linebacker Chirstian Sam had 19 784 yards and 70 completions in 2017.
• Jalin Conyers continued his breakout run, catching seven passes for 66 yards. He now has 13 catches for 174 yards and three touchdowns over his past two games.
• Arizona State held Dorian Thompson-Robinson to 169 yards passing, his second lowest total of the season. He was also intercepted by Chris Edmonds, only his fourth interception in 251 pass attempts.

MILESTONE WATCH

• After rushing for 92 yards, X Valladay is now only 61 rushing yards shy of moving into the Top-100 in FBS career history (need 4,194, currently at 4,133)
• 3 tackles for Kyle Soelle to reach 250 in his career (currently at 247)
• 1 tackle for Nesta Jade Silvera to reach 150 in his career (currently at 149)

MONEY BADGER

• Through his first 12 games as a Sun Devil, Badger had seven receptions for 61 yards.
• In nine games this season, Badger has hauled in 53 catches for 710 yards and five touchdowns after another fantastic performance. He went off for 83 yards on eight receptions, with 36 of his yards coming after the catch.
• In his last four games, he has combined to haul 29 catches for 391 yards and four touchdowns.

TIGHT END TANDEM

• Messiah Swinson’s first quarter score is the fifth touchdown by an ASU tight end this season and the first time a Sun Devil TE tandem has had two-or-more touchdowns in a season since 2013 (Chris Coyle, De’Marieya Nelson).

TURNING THEM OVER

• Chris Edmonds’ first quarter interception is the 18th consecutive game with a forced turnover. The Sun Devils have the second-longest streak in the FBS, only behind Georgia State (21).
• ASU’s first quarter interception marks the ninth consecutive game with a defensive INT. The Sun Devils are one of three FBS schools (Louisiana & Illinois) with one interception in each of its nine games played this season.

XTREMELY VERSATILE

• X Valladay was a huge weapon for the Sun Devil offense, contributing in the run and pass game.
• He had 181 all-purpose yards, 92 of which came on the ground.
• Valladay also caught ten passes out of the backfield for 83 yards.
• He is the first Sun Devil running back to have double digit catches since Kalen Ballage in 2016 against Arizona. Those are the only two times dating back to 1996 that an ASU running back has 10 receptions in a game
• He ran for two touchdowns, giving him 11 on the season.
• ASU is the only Pac-12 school to have a running back with 10-or-more rushing touchdowns in six of the last seven seasons since 2015. 

• It is his fifth multi-touchdown game of the season, a feat he only accomplished three times in 38 games at Wyoming. 
• He came into the game fourth in all-purpose yards among active players and added 181 to that total tonight. 

TRENTON MEANT BUSINESS

• Quarterback Trenton Bourguet has been fantastic through his first two starts, setting a record in the process. He now has the most completion by any quarterback in this century in his first two starts. 
• Bourguet is 70-for-92 for 784 yards and has thrown for five touchdowns in his first two games as the starting quarterback.
• He has already thrown for 996 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 75.2% of his passes in two and a half games.

Most Completions and Passing Yards in First Two Career Starts:
2022 - Trenton Bourguet - 70 comp, 784 yds
2014 - Mike Bercovici - 69 comp, 998 yds
2005 - Rudy Carpenter - 55 comp, 782 yds
2015 - Manny Wilkins - 48 comp, 531 yds
2010 - Steven Threet - 47 comp, 630 yds
2010 & 2011 * - Brock Osweiler - 41 comp, 529 yds
2004 & 2005 * - Sam Keller - 39 comp, 578 yds
2019 - Jayden Daniels - 32 comp, 588 yds
2009 - Danny Sullivan - 32 comp, 385 yds
2012 - Taylor Kelly - 31 comp, 496 yds
2000 - Jeff Krohn - 29 comp, 237 yds
2001 - Andrew Walter - 26 comp, 358 yds