Player Dossier

2016-2019

San José State

DeJon Packer

RB • 5'11" • 224 lbs • San Jose, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

DeJon Packer leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

78

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

74

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Player Story

DeJon Packer built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of DeJon Packer's career was his backfield work:...

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DeJon Packer, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State. DeJon Packer leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,257
Rushing yards
931
Receiving yards
326
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

DeJon Packer quick answers

Latest team and position
San José State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,257
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · San José State
Top game
Hawai'i
Latest roster
No. 21 · Senior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
837 scrimmage yards · RB 101st (top 16%) · Mountain West 23rd (top 11%) · National 188th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonSan José State00000-
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State1130229012237.1
2018 Regular SeasonSan José State41187444137.4
2019 Regular SeasonSan José State128375672701266.7

Related Context

DeJon Packer played RB for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, DeJon Packer recorded 931 rushing yards, 326 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

San José State paired 837 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2019 Regular Season · San José State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

69.8

Efficiency

45.1

Usage

24.1

Consistency

52.8

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northern Colorado: 54. Tulsa: 62. Arkansas: 40. Air Force: 29. New Mexico: 100. Nevada: 11. San Diego State: 1. Army: 68. Boise State: 28. Hawai'i: 160. UNLV: 156. Fresno State: 128

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Colorado: 17 by 32.5. Tulsa: 14 by 46.1. Arkansas: 8 by 52.1. Air Force: 10 by 29.3. New Mexico: 10 by 64.9. Nevada: 7 by 20.3. San Diego State: 1 by 10.4. Army: 10 by 72.1. Boise State: 10 by 29.2. Hawai'i: 24 by 62.8. UNLV: 21 by 61.4. Fresno State: 21 by 59.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins78 · Games = 5 · +14.1 vs Losses
Losses63.9 · Games = 7 · -14.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

72.1 vs Army

Result
Sun 12/1vs Fresno StateW 17-1617935.5014356.1
Sat 11/23@ UNLV150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TDL 35-3816784.9015787.4
Sun 11/10@ Hawai'i100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 40-42201125.6024486.7
Sun 11/3vs Boise State2+ TDL 42-5210282.8022.8
Sat 10/26@ ArmyW 34-2996370156.8
Sat 10/19vs San Diego StateL 17-2711101
Sat 10/12@ Nevada2+ TDL 38-415112.202201.6
Sat 10/5vs New MexicoW 32-217263.70037410
Sat 9/28@ Air ForceL 24-418222.801272.9
Sat 9/21@ ArkansasW 31-24840515
Sun 9/8vs TulsaL 16-3412534.400294.4
Fri 8/30vs Northern ColoradoW 35-1813403.1014143.2

Player Story

DeJon Packer story

DeJon Packer built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of DeJon Packer's career was his backfield work: 931 rushing yards, 210 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 326 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 326 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DeJon Packer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    San José State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonSan José State0
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State30241.710302
2018 Regular SeasonSan José State11831.116-184
2019 Regular SeasonSan José State83745.124.1719

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Hawai'i

Week 11 · L 40-42 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

160

Scrimmage Yards

87.6 takeover

160 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

#2

@ UNLV

Week 13 · L 35-38 · Conference game

156

Scrimmage Yards

86.3 takeover

Loss with 156 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

156 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.

#3

vs Fresno State

Week 14 · W 17-16 · Conference game

128

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

128 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

#4

vs Wyoming

Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game

75

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.

#5

vs Nevada

Week 12 · L 12-21 · Conference game

49

Scrimmage Yards

64.7 takeover

Loss with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 22.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · San José State

837 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 24.1 usage

66.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · San José State

37.4

118 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 16 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · San José State

37.1

302 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games