The Arizona State Sun Devils football program has a lot of veteran and well-established players headed into the 2022 season. This, of course, will have us focusing on who must step into a full-time leadership role for the team. This has, perhaps, never been more important for the Arizona State Sun Devils football program than it will be in 2022. ASU Sun Devils football is in a massive retooling stage, one of the biggest the program has ever seen, following the departure of both its coordinators, its starting quarterback Jayden Daniels, running back Rachaad White, wide receivers Ricky Pearsall and LV Bunkley-Shelton, tight end Curtis Hodges, offensive tackle Kellen Diesch, center Dohnovan West, defensive ends Tyler John and Jermayne Lole, top linebacker Darien Butler, and entire starting secondary including Chase Lucas and Jack Jones for various reasons. With all those losses in one offseason, plus countless other departures, we will be looking to our remaining veterans to step up this year. Fifth-year guys like Merlin Robertson and Kyle Soelle top our list, as well as veteran offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson, quarterback Emory Jones, and second-year transfer wide receiver Bryan Thompson also potentially looking at incredibly important roles. It certainly wouldn't hurt if some other guys like Khoury Bethley, Ben Scott, Camron Johnson, and others stepped up, too. All in all, host Richie Bradshaw dives into detail on how and why these guys could/need to become leaders for the Arizona State Sun Devils football program in 2022.

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