Arizona ranks fourth nationally with 26,465 snaps and is third with 403 starts among their 27 incoming transfers, as ESPN examined "College football 2025: Transfer portal experience added." Retaining Noah Fifita for the second consecutive offseason was the most important detail on the 2025 Arizona roster. Wide receivers Kris Hutson and Javin Whatley are the most experienced transfers Arizona added to the 2025 roster. Whatley is one of many Football Championship Subdivision transfers Arizona has added to the 2025 roster. Max Olson, ESPNOlson added that Texas State transfer running back Ismail Mahdi is fourth in FBS in the last two seasons with 3,593 all-purpose yards.