Roy Lopez III, who was an All-Arizona center at Gilbert Mesquite before making the transition to defensive tackle at New Mexico State, announced Saturday he will play his final college season at Arizona.
Lopez, 6-foot-2, 311 pounds, will be a fifth-year senior. He graduated from Mesquite in 2016.
He spent the 2019 season as a redshirt, starting three of the four games he played in, before an injury ended his season. He had 11 tackles and two sacks
Lopez was not not only All-Arizona in football but a state champion heavyweight wrestler in high school.
He started every game for the Aggies both his sophomore and junior seasons in 2017 and '18.