To get ready for the upcoming Arizona football season, All Sports Tucson offers a countdown, which will include history notes and a look ahead to the season — a good way to keep Arizona football on the mind in the summer months leading up to fall camp in early August and then kickoff against New Mexico on Aug. 31 in the start of the Brent Brennan era.
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A LOOK BACK — NO. 2 DAVID ADAMS
With it being the 2nd day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player for Arizona to wear No. 2 was running back David Adams, the Sunnyside graduate who evolved into an All-Pac-10 running back. In 1984, Adams earned All-Pac-10 second-team honors at running back and returner. In 1986, he was the first back in Arizona history to lead the Pac-10 in rushing (1,224 yards) and was first team All-Pac-10 and honorable mention All-American. Very strong and shifty at 5-foot-6 and 175 pounds, he was dafted in the 12th round in 1987 by the Indianapolis Colts. Adams eventually played for the Dallas Cowboys before playing two seasons in the CFL for Hamilton in 1989 and 1990. He is now a businessman residing in Tucson.
NO. 2 IN 2024 — WR JEREMIAH PATTERSON & S TREYDAN STUKES
Patterson, 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, is a junior in his first season at Arizona after playing at City of San Mateo (Calif.) Junior College. He appeared in 11 games last season with the City College of San Mateo. Posted 328 yards receiving and grabbed four touchdowns. In two seasons at CCSM, he caught 90 passes for 1,118 yards and 15 touchdowns. Received offers from Kansas State, San Jose State, UNLV, among others.
Stukes, 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds, is a former walk-on who is one of Arizona’s defensive captains. He is in his fifth year in the program and has made 24 starts since 2021. Last season, he made 55 total tackles (31 solo, 24 assists) including four tackles for a loss of 17 yards. Posted one interception against Utah and notched nine pass breakups. Made season-high seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) against No. 12 Oklahoma in the Valero Alamo Bowl 38-24 win.
Honors and Awards
- 2023: Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2023: All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- 2023: Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
- 2022: Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
NOTE
New Mexico QB Devon Dampier, a Class of 2023 graduate of Scottsdale Saguaro, presents a dual threat for opposing defenses. He ran for 34 yards and a touchdown in his team’s season-opening 35-31 loss against Montana State. Last year, he rushed for 328 yards and four touchdowns. Arizona’s defense is preparing for the challenge Dampier presents.
THEY SAID IT
“You got to be prepared for his legs. They can do read options and he can pull if we give him a read to pull (the football). … You got to keep your eyes on them and you got to keep your pass rush lanes so that you’re not giving big gaps for him to break through and scramble.” — Stukes
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator in 2016 and is presently a special education teacher at Sunnyside High School in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
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