Doug Haller

azcentral sports

Dalvon Stuckey was expected to push for a starting position on Arizona State's defensive line this season, but the four-star junior-college prospect will not enroll in the school because of academic reasons.

Stuckey posted on his Facebook page that he instead will attend the University of West Georgia, a lower-division school.

Stuckey, who played last season at Pearl River Community College in Hattiesburg, Miss., is the second player from coach Todd Graham's top 25 2014 recruiting class to not qualify. Linebacker Darrius Caldwell, Stuckey's junior-college teammate, also will not join the Sun Devils. Last season ASU got all of its recruits into school.

ESPN.com rated Stuckey (6 feet 2, 305 pounds) as the nation's No. 8 junior-college prospect. He was one of several expected to compete for a starting spot on an ASU defensive line that lost all four starters, including two-time Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Will Sutton. Overall, the Sun Devils -- who won last season's Pac-12 South Division -- are replacing nine defensive starters, six of whom received All-Pac-12 recognition last season.

Stuckey has had a rough road. Coming out of high school in Florida, he initially committed to Florida State but had to go to junior college instead. He later committed to Miami and Auburn before committing to the Sun Devils just before national signing day. Put simply, he had great potential, but he also was a risk.

To help, the Sun Devils recently added defensive tackle Emanuel Dayries of Perry Walker High in New Orleans to their 2014 class. He already is on campus. ASU is tentatively scheduled to start practice Aug. 1.

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