TEMPE, Ariz.- Going into Day 2 of spring practice for Arizona State football, two current NFL draft prospects made appearances, turning the heads of the media and players. 

That included cornerback Keith Abney

“Guys like that (Abney) are always going to have an influence on people who want to be the very best,” defensive coordinator Brian Ward said. “The guys who don’t want to be the best don’t pay attention to guys like that.” 

As ASU returned to Kajikawa Practice Fields for its second practice of the spring, former star wide receiver and projected NFL first-round pick Jordyn Tyson made his presence known. Tyson spent most of the day around the wide receiver room, in particular with transfer senior wide receiver Omarion Miller. 

Miller looks to follow in Tyson's footsteps as another former Colorado transfer receiver poised to become a superstar under head coach Kenny Dillingham and offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo.

“We were fighting our tail off to get a guy like that after losing JT (Tyson),” Arroyo said, “He’s a humble guy, doesn't say much, works his tail off; and has that talent. That’s where he can really skyrocket.” 

Additionally, senior defensive lineman Clayton Smith looks to impact both sides of the ball for the Sun Devils. Smith, so far into spring practice, joined the offense and worked with Arroyo and wide receiver coach Hines Ward. 

The dude is “freaky athletic” Arroyo said, mentioning Smith's transition to the offensive side of the ball. 

“To see the maturity, selflessness, camaraderie and the teamship of him grow; and then come to our side of the ball. My hats off to him.” Arroyo said. 

Similarly, former defensive lineman Justin Wodtly showed up during the sunny practice. 

The younger defensive lineman on the roster surrounded themselves around him to learn as much information from the seasoned Wodtly.

“It’s great to see him, the energy that he brings being another guy as a senior transfer,” Ward said. “When he really bought in, you really saw his development and what he did the last seven-to-eight games of the year. 

“I said it once and said it 100 times; I wish we had him for at least another year. It would have been great to have him for four years to see what he could’ve done.” 

Consequently, Dillingham compared the first two practices against each other. 

“I mean two plays slower than we were the day prior, so we’ll see what that was,” Dillingham said. “Sometimes that’s just based on scripts and shots and how the plays play out.”