Arizona Wildcats Training Camp Update

Red Zone Offense

• Last season, Arizona struggled to get to the red zone and then when it found itself in the red area, the Wildcats came up short scoring just 15 touchdowns in 24 red zone opportunities with six field goals meaning the team came up empty three times.

• Now, the main issue with the red zone is the fact that Arizona just didn’t get inside the 20-yard line enough with the previous offensive scheme,

• Although the Wildcats ranked 39th nationally in the red zone, Arizona had 23 less attempts in the red area compared to ASU and had 23 less scoring results to the Sun Devil’s 23 on the season.

• Arizona was solid in the red zone but came away with too many field goals and didn’t have enough attempts for the season.

• In training camp, we have seen Arizona spend a good amount of time working in the red area to improve its defensive and offensive units for the 2025 season.

Defensive Stunts

• One of the main things that we will see under Gonzales as the defensive coordinator will be how he mixes things up and gives the offensive unit a different look various times throughout a game. You will not see just one defensive set from beginning to end like we have seen in previous seasons with the Wildcats.

• On the defensive line, Arizona fans will see high-level pressure thrown at the opposing offenses, Gonzales isn’t going to let his defense just sit back the whole game and react to what the offense is doing. He is going to throw different looks and try to create pressure and chaos to tilt the balance in their favor.

Dalton Johnson

• One of the top recruiting defensive players on Arizona’s roster is safety Dalton Johnson, who has played in 37 career games while making 189 tackles, 104 solo tackles, 11 tackles for loss, two sacks and recording an interception. Johnson has given the Wildcats a player that can play all over the field when needed.

• Throughout training camp, Johnson has been one of the top defensive backs and has improved in his man-to-man coverage and overall cover skills. Still, he is best at making plays with his hard hitting ability.