College Career
Archuleta played college football at nearby Arizona State University, where he started three years as a linebacker. Initially without a scholarship, he redshirted as a true freshman in 1996 after making the team as a walk-on.
Archuleta played in every game during his redshirt freshman season in 1997 as a reserve inside linebacker, recording 17 tackles (11 solos) while appearing mostly on special teams.
He moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore at weakside linebacker, playing in every game in 1998 and finished with 75 tackles (39 solos), five sacks and 18 stops for losses. As a junior in 1999, he was named to First-team All-Pac-10 Conference and named team most valuable player. He started the final eleven games at weakside outside linebacker and led team with 111 tackles (59 solos) had five sacks and 21 stops for losses.
As a senior in 2000, he was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and was a First-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection as a linebacker. He also was one of three finalists for the Butkus Award, awarded annually to the top linebacker in college football. As a senior, he started at weakside, outside linebacker and led ASU with career-high 127 tackles (93 solos), and had four sacks and 15 stops for losses. He was a First-team All-America selection by The Sports Xchange, and earned Second-team All-America from the Walter Camp Foundation.
Archuleta ranks fourth in school history with 54 stops behind line of scrimmage. He recorded 330 tackles (202 solos) with 14 quarterback sacks, six fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles during four-year career.
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