Aztec Football Names 2025 Team Captains

The San Diego State football team has named its captains for the 2025 season. The six captains chosen in a team vote include EDGE Trey White (San Diego/Eastlake High), center Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli (San Diego/Mater Dei High), cornerback Chris Johnson (Eastvale, Calif.), linebacker Tano Letuli (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic High), quarterback Jayden Denegal (Apple Valley, Calif.) and linebacker DJ Herman (Las Vegas).

White and Letuli become the first multi-time Aztec captains since J.J. Whittaker in 2014-15.

White has racked up a multitude of preseason awards, including the MW preseason defensive player of the year, and watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award (most outstanding defensive player), the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (national defensive player of the year) and the Senior Bowl Top 300, after earning first-team all-MW accolades in 2024. Last year, White totaled 60 tackles (40 solo), 18.5 tackles for loss (No. 1 in MW, No. 7 (tied) in FBS), 12.5 sacks (No. 1 in MW, No. 5 (tied) in FBS), two pass breakups and a forced fumble. White’s 12.5 sacks were tied for the third most in SDSU single-season history.

Ulugalu-Maseuli enters his fifth year at SDSU as the most experienced offensive lineman on the team with 27 career starts. Ulugalu-Maseuli has been named a preseason first-team all-MW selection by Lindy’s Sports and a second-team pick by Athlon Sports.

Johnson was an honorable-mention all-Mountain West performer last year, totaling 67 tackles, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and an interception in 2024. He enters his final season with 103 tackles, four forced fumbles, five pass breakups and two interceptions, having played 36 of the team’s 37 games since arriving on campus in 2022. Johnson joined White on the Senior Bowl Watch List.

A preseason all-MW selection, Letuli led the Aztecs last year with 70 tackles, despite missing two games with a broken hand. Letuli, an honorable mention pick in 2024, was a team captain last year, along with White the first underclassmen captains at San Diego State since Kevin O’Connell in 2005. He has also been named a first-team all-MW pick by Phil Steele Magazine, Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Sports, College Football Network and Sports Info Solutions, while also recently making the Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List.

Denegal was recently named the team’s starting quarterback for the opener with Stony Brook on Aug. 28 after spending three seasons at Michigan from 2022-24. Denegal was the backup quarterback to J.J. McCarthy for the Wolverines’ national championship season in 2023. He appeared in seven games at Michigan, completing 4 of 5 passes for 50 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing four times for 10 yards. The Aug. 28 opener will be his first career start.

Herman has played in 36 games for his career, starting twice last year at linebacker. Herman has been one of the top special teams players in the country and could play on all five units this year - kickoff, kick return, punt, punt return and PAT/field goal.

The 2025 opener against Stony Brook on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Snapdragon Stadium is set for 7 p.m. PT.

San Diego State also has home games vs. California (Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Colorado State (Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Wyoming (Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. PT), Boise State (Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. PT) and San Jose State (Nov. 22, time TBA).

Ticket Information
Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2025 campaign start at just $200 ($175 plus $25 Aztec Club Membership), only $33.33 per game. Fans are encouraged to purchase season tickets with benefits featuring interest-free payment plans, pre-sale access for most third-party events, and discounts on merchandise at the team store, additional single-game tickets and food/beverage. Additionally, season-ticket members will have the ability to purchase discounted season parking, access to a personal account representative and the ability to transfer and resell tickets digitally.

To purchase, or renew, your season tickets, visit goaztecs.com/sports/football-tickets.

Mini Plans
For the first time, fans can now build their own three-game mini-plan completely online. Fans can choose from any of SDSU’s six home games and save on single-game fees. Fans can also leverage their three-game mini-plans into becoming a season-ticket member. For example, purchasing an Orange Mini-Plan puts you just $39 away from becoming a season-ticket member. Contact the SDSU Athletics Ticket Sales Office at (619) 594-9834 to discuss other ways to save money while enjoying San Diego State football.

Single-Game Tickets
Single-game tickets can be also purchased Monday for as low as $23, which includes all fees.