Running back, San José State, 2016–⁠19

DeJon Packer

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
San Jose, CA

DeJon Packer played running back at San José State (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

112rushing yards, career highat Hawai’i, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Hawai’i, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017San José State592904.9244
2018San José State25743.0016
2019San José State1265674.51129
Career2109314.41344

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017San José State2126.009
2018San José State7446.3122
2019San José State2727010.0169
Career363269.1269

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016San José State21RBFr.
2017San José State21RBSo.
2018San José State21RBJr.
2019San José State21RBSr.5′11″224

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017San José State610.0632nd (n=287)0.123.88%0.04
2018San José State33-0.12––-4.112%–
2019San José State1640.0424th (n=287)0.137.420%0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 San José State 12 games, 567 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠18134014140
Sep 7vs.TulsaL 16–⁠3412530290
Sep 21atArkansasW 31–⁠248401–––
Sep 27atAir ForceL 24–⁠418221270
Oct 4vs.New MexicoW 32–⁠2172603740
Oct 12atNevadaL 38–⁠415112200
Oct 19vs.San Diego StateL 17–⁠27110–––
Oct 26atArmyW 34–⁠299630150
Nov 2vs.Boise StateL 42–⁠5210282–––
Nov 9atHawai’iL 40–⁠422011224480
Nov 23atUNLVL 35–⁠38167815781
Nov 30vs.Fresno StateW 17–⁠16179314350
2018 San José State 4 games, 74 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.UC DavisL 38–⁠44104101120
Nov 10atUtah StateL 24–⁠627100–––
Nov 17vs.NevadaL 12–⁠2151305361
Nov 24atFresno StateL 13–⁠3131001−40
2017 San José State 11 games, 290 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 26vs.South FloridaL 22–⁠423100130
Sep 2vs.Cal PolyW 34–⁠1310600–––
Sep 9atTexasL 0–⁠565220190
Sep 16atUtahL 16–⁠546280–––
Sep 30atUNLVL 13–⁠41380–––
Oct 7vs.Fresno StateL 10–⁠27210–––
Oct 28atBYUL 20–⁠413160–––
Nov 4vs.San Diego StateL 7–⁠52110–––
Nov 11atNevadaL 14–⁠598180–––
Nov 18atColorado StateL 14–⁠4210511–––
Nov 25vs.WyomingW 20–⁠178751–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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