After finishing the 2016 season ranked 112th in total defense, head coach Todd Graham desperately needed to find playmakers capable of forcing turnovers and not giving up several big plays. With safety K.J. Jarrell, Graham did not have to take the Boom Bus very far.
The three-star recruit is now the fourth top-10 player in Arizona to commit to the Sun Devils joining Tyler Johnson, Ryan Kelley and Curtis Hodges. ASU can potentially add two more top in-state prospects if both Isaiah Pola-Mao and Austin Jackson choose to stay local.
Jarrell joins the Sun Devils as a proven winner, having won four consecutive Class 4A State Championship games as a part of a football dynasty at Saguaro High School.