Thoughts on Gharin Stansbury from ASU?

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Despite being referred to as a "baby Doberman" by former defensive line coach Robert Rodriguez on multiple occasions, the 6-foot-6, 245-pound Stansbury was largely unable to display the physical and technical improvements Rodriguez observed due to a hamstring injury that limited him throughout this season. He appeared in just two games and failed to record a single statistic.

But his promise as a future contributor remained, and he would've at least been a candidate to start next fall.

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“When you first saw him on those sleds it was like, ‘How is this guy ever going to be able to get into a stance,'" Rodriguez said during spring ball. "The kid has progressed so quickly, and now when you look at him, you go, ‘Wait a minute we might have something on our hands.’”

As a three-star arrival in the Sun Devils' 2021 class, Stansbury's raw athleticism was occasionally featured on third downs during a true freshman campaign in which he recorded a pair of tackles and one sack in eight games played. At the time, he stood at a gangly 220 pounds.


The 25 pounds of apparent muscle he added to his lengthy frame ahead of ASU’s 2022 preseason camp appeared to be a positive sign in his development and perhaps may have enabled him to take on an elevated role if his health permitted it.

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