April 13, 2026
By Nathaniel Martinez, Arizona Wildcats on SI via Yahoo Sports: Just a little bit over a week remains until college football’s best players wait until they hear their names called in the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, PA, and the Arizona Wildcats have sent three of their best defensive players after a successful 9-4 season.
The Wildcats’ success can be attributed to a relentless defense, particularly a lockdown passing defense that ranked first in the Big 12, seventh in all of college football. Arizona’s safeties, Dalton Jonson, Genesis Smith, and Treydan Stukes, played a huge role in the Wildcats’ passing success.
Johnson was a tackling machine last season, racking up a team high 97 through 12 games played. Stukes wreaked havoc in the secondary, snagging four interceptions and six pass breakups. Smith was everywhere on the field and kept receivers covered when they ran his way.
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