Junior DeMonte King and sophomore Kobe Williams add depth at the position, as the two transfer from Long Beach City College in California.
From Bellflower, Calif., King stands at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds and is listed as a versatile defensive back with the ability to fit in an any position in the defensive backfield.
His counterpart and teammate, Williams, uses his speed and agility to excel at his position. The Long Beach-native started at LBCC as a 17-year old freshman and earned First-Team All-CCCAA National Division Central League honors. In his 11 appearances, Williams recorded 21 tackles, five pass breakups, two tackles for loss and one interception.
More information on the two new Sun Devils is below:
DeMonte King DB Jr. 6-1 190 Bellflower, Calif./Long Beach City College
Versatile defensive back prospect with the ability to fit in at any position in the defensive backfield…has the size and athleticism to matchup with a variety of receivers…good instincts when the ball is in the air allowing him to high point the ball…brings a high football IQ to the program…comes to ASU with two years to play two…joins a JUCO class with two players that are the top rated at their positions…played with fellow Class of 2017 signee Darien Cornay in high school at Los Alamitos…attended the same junior college as fellow Class of 2017 signee Kobe Williams…played in seven games in his one season at Long Beach City College, compiling 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks…began his college career at Montana State…two-year varsity starter in high school at cornerback, earning team defensive MVP honors at Los Alomitos in his senior year…recorded 33 tackles, 10 pass deflections and two fumble recoveries while adding 55 carries for 278 yards and five touchdowns with seven receptions for 101 yards out of the backfield during his breakout senior season…named to the First Team All-Sunset League and Third Team All-Orange County after an outstanding senior campaign…verbally committed to ASU on April 16, 2017…coached by Brett Peabody at Long Beach City College.
Kobe Williams DB So. 5-10 175 Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City College
Quick defensive back prospect that changes speeds well…top end speed that allows him to make up ground and rapidly close space on the ball carrier…a playmaker with an extremely high ceiling… comes to ASU with four years to play three…joins a JUCO class with two players that are the top rated at their positions… attended the same junior college as fellow Class of 2017 signee DeMonte King…started at cornerback for Long Beach City College as a 17-year old freshman…earned First Team All-CCCAA National Division Central League honors in his only season at the JUCO level…played in 11 games as a freshman at Long Beach City College, recording 21 tackles, five pass breakups and two tackles for loss and one interception…collected 31 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, six pass deflections, two interceptions and two forced fumbles in 10 games during a breakout senior season…compiled 38 tackles, six pass deflections, two tackles for loss and three interceptions in 12 games as a junior…verbally committed to ASU to April 16, 2017…coached by Brett Peabody at Long Beach City College.