Arizona continues to make additions this winter and there were several more to join the fray on Friday. That included Portland-based 2025 receiver Landon Kelsey who joined the Wildcats a preferred walk-on addition in the class. Plus a couple more transfer players joined the Wildcats in the trenches. Tennessee-Martin defensive lineman Deshawn McKnight and Georgia Tech offensive lineman Jordan Brown both announced their commitments to UA today. Brown's pledge followed a commitment from fellow offensive lineman Ty Buchanan (Texas Tech) while McKnight is the second defensive lineman to join the Wildcats in the cycle alongside Northwestern State defensive end Chancellor Owens.

Kelsey is a significant PWO addition for the Wildcats considering he had offers to programs such as Colorado State, San Diego State and UNLV among others. He had been committed to Eastern Washington until UA came through with its preferred walk-on offer last week.

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The Wildcats add an important commitment this morning as Texas Tech and former USC offensive lineman Ty Buchanan announced his commitment to Arizona. Buchanan redshirted while with the Trojans before leaving that program to return home to Texas to play for the Red Raiders. In 2023, the Corpus Christi native ranked second nationally in PFF's pass blocking category among tackles. His numbers took a dip this year, but he has been a noted pass blocker throughout his time in Lubbock.

Buchanan could play on either side of the line as he spent his time at both right and left tackle this year. He made seven starts this year and played in nine games.

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Arizona defensive back Dalton Johnson has withdrawn his name from the transfer portal and will return to the Wildcats for his final season. Johnson was the Wildcats' leading tackler this year with 94 tackles to go along with 5 tackles for loss and 2 forced fumbles. Some more big news for UA, which earlier brought back fellow defensive back Genesis Smith. A couple big days for the staff in being able to have guys either stay or return from the portal.

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Big news here for Arizona today as defensive back Genesis Smith has announced his plan to return to Tucson for his junior season after originally entering the transfer portal. Smith had a breakout sophomore campaign this fall and figures to be a big part of the defense moving into 2025.

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Stanford sophomore cornerback Jshawn Frausto-Ramos has committed to Arizona. The Los Angeles native made 5 starts and played in 21 games over two seasons with the Cardinal. A former four-star recruit from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, the Wildcats were one of the schools involved in pursuing the 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back out of high school in the 2023 class. He visited Tucson a couple times early in his recruitment.

Now, he'll come to UA as an experienced player with 40 total tackles in his career to go with a couple sacks and a couple forced fumbles. He had a couple standout performances in back-to-back weeks against Notre Dame and SMU with a combined 15 tackles plus a sack and forced fumble in those two contests.

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Arizona has found its second quarterback in the 2025 class, and man has he produced at the high school level. Former Purdue commit Sawyer Anderson has announced his pledge to the Wildcats after backing away from his commitment to the Boilermakers on Sunday. Anderson, who passed for 5,134 yards and 49 touchdowns this season, had been committed to Purdue since August 2023 but backed away from that pledge with the recent coaching changes in West Lafayette. This is a big pickup for Arizona and helps to begin to replace what UA lost with Robert McDaniel going to UCLA.

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Arizona is expected to sign San Jose State defensive back Michael Dansby. The Oakland native has made 21 starts in his career and played in 32 games.

He had 37 tackles and 2 interceptions this season.