2025 San Diego State Football Predictions: Aztecs Ranked 101st in RJ Young's Ultimate 136

By RJ Young
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This isn't your average college football ranking.

My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:

  • Who do I think is good?
  • Why do I think they're good?
  • What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?

Here is a look at where San Diego State lands in my Ultimate 136.

San Diego State ranking: 101
Last year’s ranking: 103
Top player: DE Trey White: Finished in the top seven in the FBS in sacks (12.5) and tackles for loss (18.5); was first-team All-Mountain West last season and named to the Bronco Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list.

[San Diego State's 2025 schedule]

RJ’s take: Head coach Sean Lewis has demonstrated he can be dangerous with a quarterback who can spin it, and he might have one in Michigan transfer Jayden Denegal. Plus, he's got a star on defense in White, who produced an eyebrow-raising 21.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in 2024. We didn’t talk much about White because his team finished 3-9. 

In Year 2, Lewis will hear what San Diego State was before he arrived: 10 wins a season in six seasons from 2015 to 2021. It's time to show folks you can win.

[Check out RJ Young's Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]

San Diego State Win Total Odds: Over 5.5 (+124) Under 5.5 (-152)

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RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young.