ASU football tight end Chamon Metayer settling into lead role

Chamon Metayer details starting role, process with ASU football

Arizona State football tight end Chamon Metayer explains the process of being a starter and what his offseason is looking like.

When Arizona State tight end Chamon Metayer arrived on campus last year after transferring from Colorado — which he only spent a few months after starting his college career at Cincinnati — it was painfully clear to position coach Jason Mohns that work needed to be done.

“Chamon came in last spring or early summer workouts,” Mohns said. “I was watching him come in my office. I looked out the window, they were doing basic agility drills, and he looked like he had two left feet. I was looking like, ‘Oh man, what did we get here?’ He did not look coordinated.”

It took some time, but soon, Metayer, now a redshirt senior, began to find his footing. Mohns recalled a particular moment at the Sun Devils’ annual preseason practice session in Payson.

“We started working on just footwork and hand placement,” Mohns continued. “We went up to Camp Tontozona and an inside run period, which is good on good, (offensive line), tight ends, Chamon came off the line of scrimmage, uncoiled his hips and knocked the (defensive end) off the line of scrimmage, blew him back, snapped his head back, climbed the block. It was textbook footwork and coordination. That was a light bulb moment. Chamon is listening to the stuff we’re talking about, is using his technique and can see it pay off.”

That development played out in the field during the 2024 season. Metayer recorded career highs in receptions (32), yards (306) and games (14). Metayer tied his career high with five touchdowns. 

As a blocker, Metayer excelled as he helped pave the way to running back Cam Skattebo’s legendary season on the ground.

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