DeJon Packer: RB · San José State · #21.
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DeJon Packer
Wears you down at the goal line. Third year in the San José State backfield. On tape: 112 rushing yards and 48 receiving yards against Hawai'i, Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 19.8% of his carries. 1 carry for 1 yds vs San Diego State; 20 for 112 vs Hawai'i.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (52.6%). 11 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (57.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | San José State | 126 | 567 | 4.5 | 11 | 29 |
| 2018 | San José State | 25 | 74 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | San José State | 59 | 290 | 4.9 | 2 | 44 |
| Career | 210 | 931 | 4.4 | 13 | 44 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | San José State | 27 | 270 | 10.0 | 1 | 69 |
| 2018 | San José State | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 22 |
| 2017 | San José State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 36 | 326 | 9.1 | 2 | 69 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-18vs Northern Colorado | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-34vs Tulsa | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ Arkansas | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-41@ Air Force | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-21vs New Mexico | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 38-41@ Nevada | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-29@ Army | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-52vs No. 21 Boise State | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | L 40-42@ Hawai'i | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 2 | 20 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38@ UNLV | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-16vs Fresno State | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 1 | 29 | |
| Total | 126 | 567 | 4.5 | 11 | 29 |
Week 11 · 2019
L 40-42
at Hawai'i
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
52%126 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 126 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 126 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Brent Brennan — 8-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 40.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 54.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 32.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 62.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
62.9%
497 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
528 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
126 carries and 27 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at San José State, 931 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Caragher → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
