2022 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team represents the University of Arizona during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Jedd Fisch, and they play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. It is the Wildcats' 123rd season overall and 44th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and 12th in the Pac-12 South Division. Offseason. Departures. Outgoing Transfers. Twenty-two players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2021 season. † Elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted by  the NCAA in response to COVID-19. Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn’t land on a new team for the 2022 season. Acquisitions. Recruiting Class. Arizona signed 25 players in the class of 2022. The Wildcats' recruiting class ranks 19th in the nation for 247Sports and 22nd in Rivals rankings. Four signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Arizona also signed walk-ons during national signing day period. 2022 NFL Draft. Several Wildcats have declared for the 2022 NFL Draft thus far. Wide receiver Stanley Berryhill, defensive linemen Leevel Tatum III, Mohamed  Diallo, and Trevon Mason linebacker Rashie Hodge Jr. and placekicker Lucas Havrisik all entered their names into the draft pool. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to all college athletes, and all could have returned for another year at Arizona. Returning starters. Offense Defense Special Teams † Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury. Preseason. Spring game. The 2022 Wildcats spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 9, 2022. The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 2 to April  7, 2022. Pac-12 Media Day. The Pac-12 Media Day was held in July, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Preseason All-Pac-12 teams. First Team Second Team Personnel. Depth Chart. "True Freshman" Schedule. Regular season. The Wildcats' 2022 schedule consists of seven home and five away games for the regular season. Arizona will play against three non-conference opponents from the Mountain West, SEC, and Missouri Valley conferences to begin the season. The Wildcats will face San Diego State (Mountain West) on the road and Mississippi State (SEC) and North Dakota State (Missouri Valley) at home. The Wildcats are scheduled to host  Colorado, Oregon, USC, Washington State and archrival Arizona State for the 96th annual Territorial Cup to close out the Pac-12 regular season at home. They are scheduled to travel to California, UCLA, Utah, and Washington. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents Oregon State and Stanford this season. Statistics. Scoring. Arizona vs Non-Conference Opponents Arizona vs Pac-12 Opponents Arizona vs All Opponents