The Arizona State football team just lost more depth as defensive linemen Jalen Bates and Darius Slade and wide receiver Terrell Chatman announced plans to transfer on their respective Twiitter accounts. All are red-shirt juniors 

Bates,a  6-foot-4, 250-pound Louisiana native, played in 13 games, starting a handful. He recorded 31 tackles, six of those for a loss. He also had a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble.

Slade, 6-4, 264-pounds from New Jersey, got in 11 games as a backup and registered eight tackles, a forced fumble and a recovered fumble. This will be the second move for Slade, who sat out the 2017 season after transferring from Ohio State. In December, Slade was granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA. 

Chatman, 6-4, 193-pounds from Louisiana, played in just three games and had two catches for 20 yards, one of those an 11-yard scoring catch in the season opener against Texas-San Antonio. 

The Sun Devils appear set at wide receiver. Junior N’Keal Harry declared for the NFL draft but team still return sophomores Frank Darby and Brandon Aiyuk as well as junior Kyle Williams and have a promising freshman who red-shorted last year in Geordon Porter.

ASU starts spring football on Tuesday, six weeks earlier than it has in the past.

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