Leavitt took the desired strides in rhythmic areas in spring camp, Dillingham and offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo went on to say.<\/p>\n
The results may look similar to how former Dillingham project Bo Nix finished his career at Oregon.<\/p>\n
His completion percentage jumped from 61% in his last year at Auburn to 71.9% when he reunited with Dillingham at Oregon, previously his freshman-year coordinator at Auburn. It then jumped to an all-time FBS-best 77.4% his final season without Dillingham.<\/p>\n
Much of the reasoning behind the jumps was due to how Oregon structured its offenses, with screens and other quick passes a heavy part of the dynamic.<\/p>\n
Arizona State already utilized the screen game more than any other team in the country last season, per PFF<\/a>, with screens accounting for 24.1% of its pass plays as Leavitt completed 61.7% of his 350 total pass attempts.<\/p>\n Screens appeared to be an even bigger part of the offense in the spring, and there were several instances of running backs lining up out wide to model \u201cSkatt plays<\/a>\u201d that Skattebo\u2019s versatility opened up.<\/p>\n With one of the nation\u2019s top receivers back and healthy in Tyson, it\u2019s hard to imagine the downfield passing game would be minimized as a result of the emphasis that could be placed on screens. Alabama transfer Jaren Hamilton represents a new vertical threat to nail that down further.<\/p>\n Sam Leavitt\u2019s growth to become a face of Arizona State football<\/p>\n Tyson led the nation in receiving the final eight weeks of the 2024 regular season, and he\u2019s a projected first-round pick along with self-described \u201cbest friend\u201d Leavitt in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot (of growth), man. It was his first year playing college football, like the speed, kind of have to catch up a little bit,\u201d Tyson said Saturday of the improvement he\u2019s seen. \u201cAs the season went on, you could just see his progression through his preparation and through just being out there. \u2026 So he\u2019s just an amazing player. He\u2019s just going to continue to get better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n He added the interpersonal relations took a jump from a shy Leavitt when he first arrived to being a face of the program now.<\/p>\n How has @ASUFootball<\/a> QB Sam Leavitt (@S_leav10<\/a>) grown as a person since arriving in Tempe? WR Jordyn Tyson (@tyson_jordyn<\/a>) discussed Leavitt\u2019s growth Saturday at their youth football camp. pic.twitter.com\/PCp3MCTV1f<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 State of the Sun Devils (@AZSportsDevils) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n From a bigger picture perspective, Tyson is confident in ASU\u2019s ability to be even better than it was a year ago due to both the returning talent and that group seeing firsthand what it took to reach the postseason and have success in it.<\/p>\n
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