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Kellen Diesch Season 2020

#74
PositionOffensive Line
Weight300 lbs
Height6-7
ClassGraduate Student
HometownTrophy Club, Texas
Previous SchoolTexas A&M
Graduate (2021)
  • Appeared and started in five games for the Devils in 2021.
  • Started in all 15 games for the Devils.
  • The highest graded tackle in the Pac-12 according to Pro Football Focus.
Graduate (2020)
  • 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 Selection
  • Was the 18th-highest-graded tackle in among Power Five schools on the season according to PFF and second in the Pac-12 with a score of 81.3 (just behind the 14th overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, Alijah Vera-Tucker of USC (81.8) and the highest graded returning tackle in the league
  • Had the 22nd-best pass blocking grade in the Power Five (78.9), second in the league behind Vera-Tucker
  • Credited with just four QB pressures allowed on the year, fourth-lowest in the P5
  • Paved the way for a rushing offense that was seventh nationally in 264.2 yards per game - 30 more than any other team in the Pac-12
--Sun Devils land Texas A&M tackle Kellen Diesch from the transfer portal (by Brady Vernon, House of Sparky/Jan. 15, 2020)
--Texas A&M OL Diesch transfers to ASU (by Mason Kern, 247Sports.com/Jan. 15, 2020)

Overview
  • Graduate transfer offensive lineman who has prototypical size to play offensive tackle
  • Comes to Tempe from Texas A&M, where he played three seasons after redshirting in his first year on campus
  • One year of immediate eligibility at Arizona State
Texas A&M
  • Saw action in all 12 of the Aggies games in 2019, serving as the backup left tackle and playing on special teams
  • Played in eight games as a sophomore, providing depth along the offensive line
  • Made his collegiate debut in the Aggies’ 55-14 victory over New Mexico back in 2017
High School
  • Highly-touted recruit in the 2016 class, earning four-star distinction from all major recruiting services
  • Rivals ranked him as the No. 68 overall prospect and No. 5 offensive tackle prospect in the country
  • Listed by 247 Sports as the No. 101 overall prospect and the No. 12 offensive tackle prospect nationally
  • A member of the ESPN 300 and the No. 20 offensive tackle prospect according to the publication
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Graduate Student
2021

Offensive Line
6-7 / 300 lbs