Arizona State Likely to Secure Visits From Several Key Transfers
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TEMPE -- The transfer portal is up and running for the Arizona State program - as it is for everyone else following the official opening on January 2.
Kenny Dillingham has much work cut out for him after fostering a senior-laden roster during the 2025 season, with the number of transfers that the Sun Devils will bring in being expected to be between 18-22 in what will be a massively consequential class for the program.
Arizona State on SI has a trio of key developments surrounding targets at key positions as of Saturday morning.
Brother of Current ASU Star Receives Offer
Drenon "Trey" Fite III - the brother of current Arizona State DL C.J. Fite - received a scholarship offer from DL coach Diron Reynolds and Dillingham on Friday after entering the transfer portal.
Fite is a redshirt junior who spent his first season at SMU in 2022 before transferring to Louisiana Lafayette. The edge rusher played for the Sun Belt school for three seasons, recording 29 total tackles in the process.
Thankful to receive an offer from Arizona State🔱@Coach_Diron @KennyDillingham pic.twitter.com/MNV4gkNfJj
— Trey💥 (@TreyFite1) January 3, 2026
Arizona State in Play for OL Transfer
Former Washington OL Paki Finau is likely to take a visit to Tempe after entering the portal on Friday.
The talented lineman started four games at guard in the 2025 season, played in all 13 games, and played 426 snaps without allowing a sack. Finau would be a massive addition for OL coach Saga Tuitele and a position group that is likely to see much turnover from year-to-year
Former Washington OL Paki Finau is sorting out his official visit schedule but mentioned Arizona State, BYU and UCLA as likely landing spots https://t.co/noGpC5pTYc pic.twitter.com/jz1sBvcOOK
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins2) January 3, 2026
Arizona State to Receive Visit From Accomplished Kicker
Former UCLA K Mateen Bhaghani is visiting Arizona State on Saturday.
Baghani is a soon-to-be senior from San Diego who began his career at Cal in 2023 - knocking down a field goal and three extra points in a game against the Sun Devils that season.
There's more layers to this than one may think, as Baghani would only replace outgoing kicker Jesus Gomez for one season as a temporary solution. However, his 83% conversion rate on field goals and 71-71 mark on extra points are difficult to ignore with the position being one of major emphasis.
UCLA kicker transfer Mateen Bhaghani will visit Arizona State tomorrow.
— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) January 3, 2026
(VIP) https://t.co/11qW2jDLRG pic.twitter.com/LvnXlePVjV
In other news, QB Sam Leavitt is reportedly on an official visit with the University of Kentucky, who potentially loom as a threat to other competitors such as Oregon and LSU. The Sun Devils are hosting former Kentucky QB Cutter Boley this weekend in a fascinating twist of fate to top things off.
Read more on why the Arizona State men's basketball team will exceed expectations in the 2025-26 season here, and on why the bright future of the football program isn’t dimmed by the loss to Arizona here.
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Kevin Hicks is an Arizona State alumni and now serves as the Arizona State Beat Writer On SI.