Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Fresno State
David Perales
DE • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Merced, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Perales shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
David Perales built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive end from Merced, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of David Perales' career was his defensive...
Read the storyDavid Perales, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State. David Perales shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 117
- TFL
- 37
- Sacks
- 22
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
David Perales quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 117
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- San José State
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DE 22nd (top 9%) · Mountain West 67th (top 13%) · National 693rd (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 6 | 27 | 8.5 | 4.5 | - | - | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Fresno State | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 12 | 45 | 15 | 10.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 68 |
Related Context
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David Perales played DE for Fresno State. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Perales recorded 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 35.5 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3.0
Efficiency
38.5
Usage
16.5
Consistency
33.6
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cal Poly: 1.5. Oregon State: 1. USC: 4. UConn: 0. Boise State: 1. San José State: 10. New Mexico: 1. San Diego State: 2. Hawai'i: 4. UNLV: 3. Nevada: 8. Wyoming: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cal Poly: 2 by 23.3. Oregon State: 2 by 18.3. USC: 3 by 52.5. UConn: 6 by 25. Boise State: 5 by 30.8. San José State: 5 by 70.8. New Mexico: 4 by 26.7. San Diego State: 1 by 24.2. Hawai'i: 3 by 52.5. UNLV: 7 by 59.2. Nevada: 6 by 75. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.7 · Games = 8 · +2.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 4 · -2.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Wyoming | W 30-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ NevadaSplash game | W 41-14 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 37-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 55-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | W 32-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ New Mexico | W 41-9 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs San José State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 17-10 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ Boise State | L 20-40 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ UConn | L 14-19 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ USC2+ sacks · Splash game | L 17-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Oregon State | L 32-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Cal Poly | W 35-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
David Perales story
David Perales built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive end from Merced, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of David Perales' career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Fresno State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but David Perales' production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: David Perales moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 40.4 | 13.4 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Fresno State | 23.5 | 32.5 | 12.3 | 10.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 23.5 | 32.5 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 35.5 | 38.5 | 16.5 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
10
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
10 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ San José State
Week 13 · W 40-9 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Nevada
Week 12 · W 41-14 · Conference game
8
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
@ Nevada
Week 14 · L 26-37 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Nevada
Week 8 · W 34-32 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
35.5 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 16.5 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Fresno State
62.7
23.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Fresno State
62.7
23.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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