ASU defense attempts near-total rebuild

Only C.J. Fite and Adrian Wilson return as primary starters, leaving Arizona State to build chemistry around nine new starters and more than 40 newcomers. Owen Long's 151-tackle background is a positive, but Zyrus Fiaseu's injury and the season-ending losses of MyKeil Gardner and Nigel Pringle add uncertainty; recent Long coverage supplied background without a new status update.