Football Announces Addition of Six Transfers
1/16/2025 10:30:00 AM | Football
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson announced the addition of six transfers to the football program. The group includes a pair of offensive players and four defensive players. All six players bring multiple years of experience, including three players with four or more seasons.
Here is a glimpse at the 2025 transfer class:
Demetrius Freeney, DB | R-Jr. | 6-0/190 | San Leandro, Calif./Arizona/Miami (FL)/College of San Mateo/San Leandro HS
ARIZONA CAREER
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024)
Top Highlights: Played in nine games, totaling seven tackles…recorded a pair of tackles and recovered a fumble against No. 14 BYU (Oct. 12)...had a season-high five tackles against Colorado, including four solo stops (Oct. 19).
MIAMI (FL) CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Appeared in three games, mainly on special teams.
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO CAREER
FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in seven games, totaling 10 tackles…forced and recovered a fumble against Sierra (Sept. 3)...had three tackles and an interception at American River (Sept. 24)...scored on a 57-yard interception return and broke up two passes against Chabot (Oct. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played quarterback and defensive back at San Leandro…threw for 1,038 yards and seven touchdowns while running for 560 yards and nine touchdowns…totaled 30 tackles and three interceptions…also ran track, clocking 11.00 seconds in the 100 and 22.26 in the 200.
Keanu Mailoto, DL | R-Sr. | 6-5/280 | Auburn, Wash./Arizona/Mt. SAC JC/Auburn Mountainview HS
ARIZONA CAREER
RS JUNIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 games, totaling seven tackles…recorded a solo tackles for loss in a win at No. 10 Utah (Sept. 28)...posted a season-high two tackles in a win over Houston (Nov. 15).
RS SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Played in three games, tallying a tackle against No. 22 Utah (Nov. 18).
MT. SAC JC CAREER
RS FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in 11 games, recording 19 tackles…also tallied 2.0 sacks and 3.5 TFLs…posted three tackles against Bakersfield, including a solo TFL (Sept. 24)...had three tackles and one sack against Chaffey (Oct. 29)...closed the season with four tackles and a sack against Fullerton (Nov. 26).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Two-star recruit per 247Sports…recorded 134 tackles, including 33.5 TFLs and 13.5 sacks…led the Lions to a 5-0 record as a senior…three-sport athlete, playing basketball and throwing the shot put, discus and javelin for the track and field team.
Malik Sherrod, RB | 6th | 5-8/177 | Oxnard, Calif./Fresno State/Pacifica HS
CAREER HONORS
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in four games before missing the rest of the season due to injury…carried the ball 60 times for 196 yards and four touchdowns…ran for 54 yards and two touchdowns while catching three passes for 19 yards against Sacramento State (Sept. 7)...rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State (Sept. 14).
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023)
Honors: All-Mountain West Honorable Mention…Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7)...Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 6).
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 1 kickoff return touchdown (T-1st MW / T-6th NCAA)…121.83 all-purpose yards per game (3rd MW / 23rd NCAA)
Top Highlights: Played in 12 games, starting nine…finished the year with 1,462 all-purpose yards, totaling 966 rushing, 260 receiving and 236 on kick returns…carried the ball 12 times for 123 yards against Nevada, scoring a 72-yard touchdown (Sept. 30)...ran for 131 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Utah State (Oct. 13)...ran for 132 yards and one touchdown while scoring on a 95-yard kickoff return against Boise State (Nov. 4)...totaled a Fresno State-record 312 all-purpose yards against San Diego State, collecting 138 rushing, 44 receiving and 130 returning (Nov. 25)...caught a career-high eight passes for 81 yards while gaining 90 rushing yards in the New Mexico Bowl win over New Mexico State (Dec. 16).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 14 games, tallying 428 rushing yards and 175 kickoff return yards…scored his first-career touchdown against No. 7 USC while recording a 32-yard rush and 32-yard reception (Sept. 17)...ran for 55 yards and one touchdown at New Mexico (Oct. 22)...carried the ball 10 times for 74 yards against Hawai'i (Nov. 5)…totaled 48 rushing yards and had a 50-yard kickoff return in a win over Wyoming (Nov. 25).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Appeared in eight games, compiling 218 all-purpose yards…ran for 22 yards and totaled 106 kickoff return yards against Boise State (Nov. 6)...returned two kicks for 50 yards in a New Mexico Bowl win over UTEP (Dec. 18).
FRESHMAN (2020)
Top Highlights: Played in two games and maintained his redshirt…had a 3-yard rush at Nevada (Dec. 5).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and On3…ran for 1,754 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, leading Pacifica to the CIF State Championship…also had seven receiving touchdowns, three defensive touchdowns and a kick return score…played safety, recording 75 tackles and eight interceptions…finished his career as the school's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,206) and interceptions (13)...conference Player of the Year and first-team all-league selection on offense and defense.
Miles Walker, OL | R-So. | 6-5/317 | Greenwich, Conn./Ohio State/Brunswick School
OHIO STATE CAREER
RS FRESHMAN (2024)
Did not appear in any games.
FRESHMAN (2023)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit per Rivals and three-star recruit per 247Sports, ESPN and On3…Rivals and 247Sports listed him as the No. 2 recruit in Connecticut…first team all-league selection…paved the way for an offense that rushed for 183.6 yards per game and allowed less than one sack per game…led the team to a 9-1 record and win in the NEPSAC Class A Bowl.
Dion Washington, DL | R-Sr. | 6-2/290 | Las Vegas, Nev./Hawai'i/Nevada/Shadow Ridge HS
HAWAI'I CAREER
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 games, starting four…recorded four tackles against Sam Houston, notching a solo TFL (Sept. 14)...posted three tackles against No. 17 Boise State, including 2.0 TFLs and a solo sack (Oct. 12)...made three tackles against UNLV, including 0.5 TFLs (Nov. 9).
NEVADA CAREER
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Played in all 12 games, finishing second on the team with 5.0 TFLs…earned a 76.7 Pro Football Focus grade, fourth-highest among Mountain West interior defensive linemen…recorded a solo sack against Idaho (Sept. 9)...posted three tackles against UNLV, including 1.5 TFLs (Oct. 14)...had two solo stops and a TFL against Hawai'i (Nov. 4).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 games, making two starts…totaled 21 tackles, including 5.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks…had a season-high four tackles, all solo, and a sack at Hawai'i (Oct. 15)...recorded a solo TFL and forced a fumble against Boise State (Nov. 12)...tallied three tackles and a solo sack at UNLV (Nov. 26).
FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Played in three games, maintaining his redshirt…had a tackle against Colorado State (Nov. 27).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per On3 and ESPN…ESPN ranked him the No. 20 recruit from Nevada…totaled 20 tackles as a junior, tallying 8.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks…also wrestled, winning a conference title and finishing as regional runner-up as a junior…competed in track and field, winning a regional title in the discus and finishing second in the shot put while running for the second-place 4x100 relay team.
Malakai Williams, DE | R-Sr. | 6-5/245 | Gilbert, Ariz./Idaho/American Leadership Academy
CAREER HONORS
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Honors: All-Big Sky Honorable Mention.
Top Highlights: Voted team captain for second-straight season…played in all 14 games, totaling 35 tackles…recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, including 6.5 sacks…posted five tackles and 1.5 sacks against UC Davis (Sept. 28)...made six tackles and a sack in a win over Portland State (Nov. 9)...recorded a career-high seven tackles in a win against Weber State, tallying 2.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks while forcing a fumble (Nov. 16)...had two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the Vandals' first-round playoff win against Lehigh (Dec. 7).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Voted team captain for the Vandals…appeared in nine games, tallying 12 tackles…had a half-sack in a season-opening win at Lamar (Aug. 31)...recorded a half-sack against California (Sept. 16)...recovered a fumble in Idaho's playoff win against Southern Illinois (Dec. 2).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in 11 games, totaling 13 tackles…made two solo stops at Northern Arizona (Sept. 24)...collected a solo sack against Sacramento State (Oct. 29)...tallied a season-high six tackles against Southeastern Louisiana in the FCS Playoffs (Nov. 26).
FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Played in three games and maintained his redshirt…appeared in Idaho's 68-0 win over Simon Fraser (Sept. 4)...finished that contest with four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a solo sack.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports…totaled 56 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 6.0 sacks and an interception while leading American Leadership Academy to the Class 3A semifinals…also played on offense, catching seven touchdowns.
2025 Transfers
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Here is a glimpse at the 2025 transfer class:
Demetrius Freeney, DB | R-Jr. | 6-0/190 | San Leandro, Calif./Arizona/Miami (FL)/College of San Mateo/San Leandro HS
ARIZONA CAREER
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024)
Top Highlights: Played in nine games, totaling seven tackles…recorded a pair of tackles and recovered a fumble against No. 14 BYU (Oct. 12)...had a season-high five tackles against Colorado, including four solo stops (Oct. 19).
MIAMI (FL) CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Appeared in three games, mainly on special teams.
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO CAREER
FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in seven games, totaling 10 tackles…forced and recovered a fumble against Sierra (Sept. 3)...had three tackles and an interception at American River (Sept. 24)...scored on a 57-yard interception return and broke up two passes against Chabot (Oct. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played quarterback and defensive back at San Leandro…threw for 1,038 yards and seven touchdowns while running for 560 yards and nine touchdowns…totaled 30 tackles and three interceptions…also ran track, clocking 11.00 seconds in the 100 and 22.26 in the 200.
Keanu Mailoto, DL | R-Sr. | 6-5/280 | Auburn, Wash./Arizona/Mt. SAC JC/Auburn Mountainview HS
ARIZONA CAREER
RS JUNIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 games, totaling seven tackles…recorded a solo tackles for loss in a win at No. 10 Utah (Sept. 28)...posted a season-high two tackles in a win over Houston (Nov. 15).
RS SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Played in three games, tallying a tackle against No. 22 Utah (Nov. 18).
MT. SAC JC CAREER
RS FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in 11 games, recording 19 tackles…also tallied 2.0 sacks and 3.5 TFLs…posted three tackles against Bakersfield, including a solo TFL (Sept. 24)...had three tackles and one sack against Chaffey (Oct. 29)...closed the season with four tackles and a sack against Fullerton (Nov. 26).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Two-star recruit per 247Sports…recorded 134 tackles, including 33.5 TFLs and 13.5 sacks…led the Lions to a 5-0 record as a senior…three-sport athlete, playing basketball and throwing the shot put, discus and javelin for the track and field team.
Malik Sherrod, RB | 6th | 5-8/177 | Oxnard, Calif./Fresno State/Pacifica HS
CAREER HONORS
- All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2023)
- Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7, 2023)
- Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 6, 2023)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in four games before missing the rest of the season due to injury…carried the ball 60 times for 196 yards and four touchdowns…ran for 54 yards and two touchdowns while catching three passes for 19 yards against Sacramento State (Sept. 7)...rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State (Sept. 14).
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023)
Honors: All-Mountain West Honorable Mention…Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7)...Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 6).
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 1 kickoff return touchdown (T-1st MW / T-6th NCAA)…121.83 all-purpose yards per game (3rd MW / 23rd NCAA)
Top Highlights: Played in 12 games, starting nine…finished the year with 1,462 all-purpose yards, totaling 966 rushing, 260 receiving and 236 on kick returns…carried the ball 12 times for 123 yards against Nevada, scoring a 72-yard touchdown (Sept. 30)...ran for 131 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Utah State (Oct. 13)...ran for 132 yards and one touchdown while scoring on a 95-yard kickoff return against Boise State (Nov. 4)...totaled a Fresno State-record 312 all-purpose yards against San Diego State, collecting 138 rushing, 44 receiving and 130 returning (Nov. 25)...caught a career-high eight passes for 81 yards while gaining 90 rushing yards in the New Mexico Bowl win over New Mexico State (Dec. 16).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 14 games, tallying 428 rushing yards and 175 kickoff return yards…scored his first-career touchdown against No. 7 USC while recording a 32-yard rush and 32-yard reception (Sept. 17)...ran for 55 yards and one touchdown at New Mexico (Oct. 22)...carried the ball 10 times for 74 yards against Hawai'i (Nov. 5)…totaled 48 rushing yards and had a 50-yard kickoff return in a win over Wyoming (Nov. 25).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Appeared in eight games, compiling 218 all-purpose yards…ran for 22 yards and totaled 106 kickoff return yards against Boise State (Nov. 6)...returned two kicks for 50 yards in a New Mexico Bowl win over UTEP (Dec. 18).
FRESHMAN (2020)
Top Highlights: Played in two games and maintained his redshirt…had a 3-yard rush at Nevada (Dec. 5).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and On3…ran for 1,754 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, leading Pacifica to the CIF State Championship…also had seven receiving touchdowns, three defensive touchdowns and a kick return score…played safety, recording 75 tackles and eight interceptions…finished his career as the school's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,206) and interceptions (13)...conference Player of the Year and first-team all-league selection on offense and defense.
Miles Walker, OL | R-So. | 6-5/317 | Greenwich, Conn./Ohio State/Brunswick School
OHIO STATE CAREER
RS FRESHMAN (2024)
Did not appear in any games.
FRESHMAN (2023)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit per Rivals and three-star recruit per 247Sports, ESPN and On3…Rivals and 247Sports listed him as the No. 2 recruit in Connecticut…first team all-league selection…paved the way for an offense that rushed for 183.6 yards per game and allowed less than one sack per game…led the team to a 9-1 record and win in the NEPSAC Class A Bowl.
Dion Washington, DL | R-Sr. | 6-2/290 | Las Vegas, Nev./Hawai'i/Nevada/Shadow Ridge HS
HAWAI'I CAREER
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 games, starting four…recorded four tackles against Sam Houston, notching a solo TFL (Sept. 14)...posted three tackles against No. 17 Boise State, including 2.0 TFLs and a solo sack (Oct. 12)...made three tackles against UNLV, including 0.5 TFLs (Nov. 9).
NEVADA CAREER
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Played in all 12 games, finishing second on the team with 5.0 TFLs…earned a 76.7 Pro Football Focus grade, fourth-highest among Mountain West interior defensive linemen…recorded a solo sack against Idaho (Sept. 9)...posted three tackles against UNLV, including 1.5 TFLs (Oct. 14)...had two solo stops and a TFL against Hawai'i (Nov. 4).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 games, making two starts…totaled 21 tackles, including 5.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks…had a season-high four tackles, all solo, and a sack at Hawai'i (Oct. 15)...recorded a solo TFL and forced a fumble against Boise State (Nov. 12)...tallied three tackles and a solo sack at UNLV (Nov. 26).
FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Played in three games, maintaining his redshirt…had a tackle against Colorado State (Nov. 27).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per On3 and ESPN…ESPN ranked him the No. 20 recruit from Nevada…totaled 20 tackles as a junior, tallying 8.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks…also wrestled, winning a conference title and finishing as regional runner-up as a junior…competed in track and field, winning a regional title in the discus and finishing second in the shot put while running for the second-place 4x100 relay team.
Malakai Williams, DE | R-Sr. | 6-5/245 | Gilbert, Ariz./Idaho/American Leadership Academy
CAREER HONORS
- All-Big Sky Honorable Mention (2024)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)
Honors: All-Big Sky Honorable Mention.
Top Highlights: Voted team captain for second-straight season…played in all 14 games, totaling 35 tackles…recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, including 6.5 sacks…posted five tackles and 1.5 sacks against UC Davis (Sept. 28)...made six tackles and a sack in a win over Portland State (Nov. 9)...recorded a career-high seven tackles in a win against Weber State, tallying 2.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks while forcing a fumble (Nov. 16)...had two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the Vandals' first-round playoff win against Lehigh (Dec. 7).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Top Highlights: Voted team captain for the Vandals…appeared in nine games, tallying 12 tackles…had a half-sack in a season-opening win at Lamar (Aug. 31)...recorded a half-sack against California (Sept. 16)...recovered a fumble in Idaho's playoff win against Southern Illinois (Dec. 2).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in 11 games, totaling 13 tackles…made two solo stops at Northern Arizona (Sept. 24)...collected a solo sack against Sacramento State (Oct. 29)...tallied a season-high six tackles against Southeastern Louisiana in the FCS Playoffs (Nov. 26).
FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Played in three games and maintained his redshirt…appeared in Idaho's 68-0 win over Simon Fraser (Sept. 4)...finished that contest with four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a solo sack.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports…totaled 56 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 6.0 sacks and an interception while leading American Leadership Academy to the Class 3A semifinals…also played on offense, catching seven touchdowns.
2025 Transfers
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown | Last School |
| Demetrius Freeney | DB | 6-0 | 190 | R-Jr. | San Leandro, Calif. | Arizona |
| Keanu Mailoto | DL | 6-5 | 280 | R-Sr. | Auburn, Wash. | Arizona |
| Malik Sherrod | RB | 5-8 | 177 | 6th | Oxnard, Calif. | Fresno State |
| Miles Walker | OL | 6-5 | 317 | R-So. | Greenwich, Conn. | Ohio State |
| Dion Washington | DL | 6-2 | 290 | R-Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev. | Hawai'i |
| Malakai Williams | DE | 6-5 | 245 | R-Sr. | Gilbert, Ariz. | Idaho |
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