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ASU Football’s Four to Flourish in 2022-2023: Xazavian Valladay

Remember just two years ago when Eno Benjamin’s departure felt like a monumental loss for ASU?

The transfer portal days were still raw, but Herm Edwards found a diamond-in-the-rough with Rachaad White coming out of juco. Combine White with a four-star recruit in Chip Trayanum, and the Sun Devils had the lightning-and-thunder tailback tandem that offensive minds covet.

White parlayed his success in Tempe into a third-round NFL Draft selection, and Trayanum returned home to his roots in Ohio, both positionally and geographically, by transferring to Ohio State to play linebacker where he dominated in high school.