Jake Sheffield arrives at ASU after graduating from the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif...has one of the most compelling backgrounds of any college football player or recruit, having spent approximately 18 months serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps...will turn 26 in November...comes to ASU with three years to play two...listed as the No. 57 overall junior college prospect in the nation by SuperPrep...earned All-West Region honors by PrepStar...can play multiple positions along the defensive line...explosive off the line and can wreak havoc in opposing backfields...active on special teams and can block kicks...has college experience playing in a three-man defensive front...bench presses 365 pounds and power cleans 305...one of three midyear transfers already enrolled at ASU, joining Darwin Rogers and Easton Wahlstrom...will participate in spring practice...earned First-Team Southern California Football Association Central Division East Conference honors at defensive end as a sophomore in 2011...in eight games as a sophomore, he totaled 24 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, two blocked kicks and 1.5 sacks...graduated from Aurora (Colo.) Gateway High School in 2005 prior to joining the military...was an all-state honoree at offensive guard in high school...chose ASU from reported FBS offers from Indiana and Iowa...was also recruited by Hawaii, Iowa State, Oregon State an UNLV..."When I drove down [to ASU] I was very impressed with the football facilities," said Sheffield. "They're a big school so I figured they'd have good facilities but I was shocked. The campus was pretty nice. They have academic support and all of that. I like how they support the coaching staff. Everyone I met was very down to earth and friendly. I really liked it."...was coached by Dean Dowty at the College of the Desert... "Pat Tillman was such an inspiring guy," Sheffield said. "And everything I read made it seem like the community there [around ASU] really respects the military. That helped the decision."...verbally committed to ASU on June 15, 2011.