The Wildcats would lose six more players from the 2015 team due to various reasons (transfers and withdrawals will be filled out once spring practice occurs).

All junior college transfers will enroll at Arizona in February 2016, participate in spring practice and be eligible to play in 2016.

Four freshmen signed financial aid agreements with Arizona in 2015 and will join with the junior college transfer as January 2016 enrollees.

Early freshmen enrollees include 4-star offensive guard Michael Eletise (Kaiser) and 4-star quarterback Khalil Tate (Junipero Serra).

Additionally, 4-star inside linebacker Kahi Neves (Brighton) expected to sign a financial aid agreement and enroll in January 2016.

9 by 247, Scout and ESPN, and #No.10 by Rivals) Sources: The 2016 Wildcats had spring practice from February 12, 2016, to March 25, 2016. at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ The returning missionaries will be filled in when national signing day occurs.

at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ No scoring plays at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ Arizona played their home opener against Grambling State, which was the Wildcats' first home game since the 2011–2013's expansion to over 56,000 in Tucson.

(Arizona attempted to hire legendary longtime Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson in 1968, which would have made him the first African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly White college, but Robinson declined the offer.)

(Arizona attempted to hire legendary longtime Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson in 1968, which would have made him the first African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly White college, but Robinson declined the offer.)

Both bands famously performed for the first NFL Super Bowl in 1967. at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA No scoring plays at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ No scoring plays at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, Yards: Yards, TDS: Touchdowns, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties Nick Wilson Jamie Nunley Matthew Stagg Dane Cruikshank Issac Steele Justin Belknap Jalen Cochran Zach Werlinger Parker Zellers Bryson Cain Richard Merritt Lee Anderson III Richie Estrada Nick Reinhardt Brandon Dawkins J. J. Taylor Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles Josh Pollack Nate Phillips Tyrell Johnson Zach Benjamin Larry Tharpe Jr. Jarrius Wallace Senior Bowl All Star Game The 2017 NFL draft was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27 through April 29, 2017.