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San Diego (2-3, 1-1 PFL)\u00a0\u00a0 at\u00a0\u00a0 Butler (4-1, 1-0 PFL) LAST TIME OUT: SAN DIEGO 63, DAVIDSON 14
TAKEAWAYS ARE BACK<\/p>\n
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. BUTLER<\/p>\n
AROUND THE PFL<\/p>\n
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE<\/p>\n
BACK ON THE ROAD<\/p>\n
BALL CONTROL<\/p>\n
SALAZAR’S PAT STREAK REACHES 60<\/p>\n
PICKED FIRST IN THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE<\/p>\n
2025 IN REVIEW<\/p>\n
2026 SEASON HIGHS<\/p>\n
2026 SCHEDULE<\/p>\n
\nPLAYERS TO WATCH
Career<\/p>\n
#4\u00a0 Adam Criter<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 RB\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Graduate\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-3\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 205\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Downers Grove, Ill.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 St. Francis HS
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#17\u00a0 Cole Monach<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Graduate\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-1\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 185\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 San Juan Capistrano, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 San Juan Hills HS
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#41\u00a0 Emiliano Salazar<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 K\/P\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Junior\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-1\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 170\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Orange, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Villa Park HS
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#20\u00a0 CJ Castille\u00a0\u00a0 CB\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Sophomore\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 5-11\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 180\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Eastvale, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Centennial HS
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Before San Diego<\/p>\n
#49\u00a0 Cayden Gibson<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 OLB\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Junior\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-2\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 220\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Chandler, Ariz.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Arizona College Prep
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#96\u00a0 River Abenroth<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 DT\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Junior\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-2\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 270\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 San Diego, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Point Loma HS
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#76\u00a0 Sean Scheck<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 DT\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Senior\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-3\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 260\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Batavia, Ill.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Marmion Academy
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#95\u00a0 Jae’Von Reels<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 NT\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Senior\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-1\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 280\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 San Jose, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Bellarmine College Prep
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NEW FACES<\/p>\n
#3\u00a0 Elijah Taylor<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Graduate\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 190\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Phoenix, Ariz.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Higley HS\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Northern Arizona #5\u00a0 Nolan Story<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 OLB\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Sophomore\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 210\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Thousand Oaks, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Newbury Park HS\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Moorpark College
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\nSaturday, Oct. 10, 2026\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET)\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Indianapolis
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\n\tSan Diego forced turnovers on four of Davidson’s first five possessions and rolled to a 63-14 win in its PFL home opener on Oct. 3 at Torero Stadium, where it was 94 degrees at kickoff.
\n\tThe Toreros led 28-0 less than a minute into the second quarter. Interceptions by Ruben Lopez<\/a> and CJ Castille and a fumble forced by Mason Charles<\/a> and recovered by Ezekiel Swayne<\/a> each set up a touchdown. With Castille’s fourth-quarter pick-six, San Diego scored 28 points off turnovers \u2014 its first points off takeaways this season.
\n\tDom Nankil<\/a> completed 24 of 33 passes for 321 yards and a season-high four touchdowns without an interception \u2014 three to Cole Monach<\/a>, who caught eight balls for 124 yards, and a 35-yarder to Christopher Hall<\/a> on third-and-19 for the game’s first score. Elijah Taylor<\/a> added eight catches for 114 yards, his second straight 100-yard game.
\n\tThe 63 points, 529 total yards and 7.9 yards per play were all season highs, and San Diego did not turn the ball over. Adam Criter<\/a> ran for 75 yards and scored from 13 and 25 yards out, Omar Mbakwe<\/a> added a 1-yard score after a 28-yard burst, and Zamar Reese’s<\/a> 26-yard run with 1:03 left capped an 11-play drive led by backup quarterback CJ Ceron<\/a>.
\n\tDavidson finished with 210 total yards and 27 rushing yards on 24 carries, both the fewest by a Torero opponent this season. Castille picked off two passes, returning the second 42 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, and was named PFL Defensive Player of the Week. Lopez made a team-high eight tackles, and Joe Bolder<\/a> had a sack among his two tackles for loss.
\n\tMajor Givens’<\/a> 51-yard kickoff return set up Monach’s third touchdown two plays later, and Emiliano Salazar<\/a> went 9-for-9 on extra points and averaged 44.7 yards on three punts. San Diego won time of possession for the fifth straight game, 30:09 to 29:51.
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\n\tSan Diego’s five takeaways against Davidson \u2014 four interceptions and a fumble recovery \u2014 were more than it had in its first four games combined (three). The Toreros are now plus-one in turnover margin, with eight takeaways and seven giveaways.
\n\tCJ Castille’s 42-yard interception return was the Toreros’ first defensive touchdown of 2026. Castille and Ruben Lopez<\/a> have two interceptions apiece, and Ezekiel Swayne<\/a> had an interception and a fumble recovery against Davidson.
\n\tOn the other side of the ledger, San Diego has not lost a fumble since the season opener and played turnover-free against Davidson.
\n\tSomething has to give Saturday: Butler has not lost a fumble or thrown an interception in five games.
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\n\tSaturday is the 29th meeting between the programs, and San Diego leads the all-time series 22-6, including 8-4 in Indianapolis.
\n\tThe Toreros have won 17 of the last 19 meetings dating to 2002, a stretch that includes a nine-game winning streak from 2010-21. Butler’s most recent win in the series was 26-23 at Torero Stadium on Nov. 5, 2022.
\n\tSan Diego won last year’s meeting 29-7 at Torero Stadium on Nov. 15, scoring 23 fourth-quarter points after trailing 7-6 through three quarters. Cole Monach<\/a> caught four passes for 119 yards, Adam Criter<\/a> ran for a touchdown, Emiliano Salazar<\/a> kicked field goals of 35 and 32 yards, and Cayden Gibson<\/a> made eight tackles.
\n\tThe Toreros have won their last four trips to Indianapolis \u2014 27-21 in 2014, 44-10 in 2016, 42-13 in 2018 and 52-21 on Oct. 9, 2021 \u2014 and Butler’s last home win in the series came 25-24 on Oct. 3, 2009.
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\n\tButler (1-0), Drake (2-0) and Marist (2-0) are the only PFL teams without a league loss. San Diego is one of four teams at 1-1, along with St. Thomas, Presbyterian and Valparaiso.
\n\tSt. Thomas, which beat the Toreros 50-17 on Sept. 26, fell 55-21 at Presbyterian last week. Drake beat Dayton 30-22, and Marist won 28-14 at Stetson.
\n\tButler opened league play with a 33-28 win at Valparaiso on Sept. 26 and is coming off a bye. The Bulldogs are 4-1 overall, with their lone loss at then-No. 1 Montana State on Sept. 5.
\n\tSan Diego is 12-4 in PFL play over the last two seasons and has finished second in the league both years.
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\n\tSan Diego faced two ranked nonconference opponents \u2014 UC Davis, No. 6 in the AFCA coaches poll at the time, and Idaho State, No. 24 \u2014 and won the third, at Cal Poly, on Emiliano Salazar’s<\/a> last-second field goal.
\n\tUC Davis is No. 11 and Idaho State is No. 17 in the latest AFCA coaches poll (Oct. 5).
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\n\tSaturday is San Diego’s fourth road game in six weeks and its first in the Eastern time zone this season. The Toreros are 1-2 on the road, with a win at Cal Poly and losses at Idaho State and St. Thomas.
\n\tThe 10 a.m. PT kickoff \u2014 1 p.m. in Indianapolis \u2014 is the Toreros’ earliest of the season so far. Butler hosts San Diego on its Family Weekend.
\n\tSan Diego returns to Torero Stadium to host Valparaiso for homecoming on Oct. 17, the first of three home games in its final five.
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\n\tSan Diego has won time of possession in all five games, averaging 33:00 a game, and has run 365 offensive plays to its opponents’ 303.
\n\tThe Toreros are averaging 181.8 rushing yards on 4.8 per carry, and five players have combined for 11 rushing touchdowns: Adam Criter<\/a>, Omar Mbakwe<\/a> and Dom Nankil<\/a> three apiece, and CJ Ceron<\/a> and Zamar Reese<\/a> one each. Criter’s 55-yarder at Cal Poly and Ceron’s 53-yarder at Idaho State remain the Toreros’ two longest runs of the season.
\n\tCriter leads USD with 426 rushing yards (85.2 per game) through five games, Mbakwe has 208, Ceron has 114 on just nine carries \u2014 a 12.7-yard average \u2014 and Reese has 93 at 6.6 per carry.
\n\tButler also leans on the run: the Bulldogs average 228.8 rushing yards and 34:30 of possession a game.
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\n\tEmiliano Salazar<\/a> has made all 60 extra points he has attempted in his career \u2014 40-for-40 in 2025 and 20-for-20 this season, including a 9-for-9 afternoon against Davidson.
\n\tHis 32 points rank second on the team behind Cole Monach’s<\/a> 36. He is 4-for-6 on field goals this season with a long of 38 \u2014 both misses came against Davidson \u2014 and 19-for-24 for his career.
\n\tThe junior also handles punts and kickoffs: he is averaging 40.2 yards on 26 punts with nine inside the 20, six of 50 yards or longer and one touchback, and his kickoffs average 52.9 yards with six touchbacks, four of them against Davidson.
\n\tA Preseason All-PFL pick at both placekicker and punter \u2014 the only player in the league selected twice \u2014 Salazar owns two game-winning field goals in the final seconds as a Torero, including this season’s 38-yarder at Cal Poly that made him PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 20.
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\n\tSan Diego was picked to win the PFL for a second straight year, edging three-time defending champion Drake 90-88 in the preseason coaches poll, with St. Thomas third at 87.
\n\tThe Toreros placed a league-best nine players on the Preseason All-PFL Team, filling 10 of the 31 spots, with Emiliano Salazar<\/a> the only player selected at two positions.
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\n\tSan Diego went 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the PFL, finishing second in the league for a second straight season.
\n\tThe Toreros closed on a five-game winning streak, outscoring Davidson, Dayton, Valparaiso, Butler and Stetson by a combined 185-83.
\n\tThe fourth quarter belonged to San Diego. The Toreros scored 137 of their 341 points in the final period \u2014 more than they managed in the first and third quarters combined (98) \u2014 and outscored opponents 137-72 after three.
\n\tSan Diego turned takeaways into points better than anyone it played, scoring 64 points off turnovers against seven the other way, and finished plus-12 in turnover margin with 18 takeaways to six giveaways.
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\n\tPassing yards: 354 \u2014 Dom Nankil<\/a> at St. Thomas (Sept. 26), where his 29 completions and 50 attempts were also season highs
\n\tTouchdown passes: 4 \u2014 Dom Nankil<\/a> vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tRushing yards: 179 \u2014 Adam Criter<\/a> at Cal Poly (Sept. 19)
\n\tLongest run: 55 \u2014 Adam Criter<\/a> at Cal Poly (Sept. 19)
\n\tReceptions: 10 \u2014 Elijah Taylor<\/a> at St. Thomas (Sept. 26)
\n\tReceiving yards: 144 \u2014 Elijah Taylor<\/a> at St. Thomas (Sept. 26)
\n\tTouchdown catches: 3 \u2014 Cole Monach<\/a> vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tLongest reception: 35 \u2014 Cole Monach<\/a> at St. Thomas (Sept. 26), and Elijah Taylor<\/a> and Christopher Hall<\/a> vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tTackles: 8 \u2014 Tim Hays<\/a> vs. UC Davis (Sept. 5), Jack Munro<\/a> at Cal Poly (Sept. 19) and Ruben Lopez<\/a> at St. Thomas (Sept. 26) and vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tTackles for loss: 2 \u2014 River Abenroth<\/a> at St. Thomas (Sept. 26) and Joe Bolder<\/a> vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tInterceptions: 2 \u2014 CJ Castille vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tLongest kickoff return: 51 \u2014 Major Givens<\/a> vs. Davidson (Oct. 3)
\n\tLongest field goal: 38 \u2014 Emiliano Salazar<\/a> at Cal Poly (Sept. 19)
\n\tLongest punt: 55 \u2014 Emiliano Salazar<\/a> at Idaho State (Sept. 12)
\n\tTeam: 63 points, 529 total yards and 7.9 yards per play vs. Davidson (Oct. 3); 263 rushing yards at Cal Poly (Sept. 19)
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\n\t\t\tSept. 12
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\n\t\t\tOct. 10
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\n\t\t\tOct. 17
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\n#9\u00a0 Dom Nankil<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 QB\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Senior\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 175\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Chula Vista, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Mater Dei Catholic HS
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\n\tHas completed 105 of 166 passes (63.3%) for 1,210 yards and eight touchdowns through five games, has run for three scores, and his 1,268 yards of total offense (253.6 per game) lead San Diego by more than 800.
\n\tThrew for 321 yards and a season-high four touchdowns on 24-of-33 passing with no interceptions against Davidson, a week after setting season highs with 29 completions, 50 attempts and 354 yards at St. Thomas.
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\n\tA Jerry Rice Award finalist as a freshman in 2023, finishing 15th in the voting after throwing for 1,158 yards and five touchdowns in eight games.
\n\tHas completed 371 of 599 career passes for 4,313 yards and 26 touchdowns.
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\n\tLeads San Diego with 87 carries, 426 rushing yards (85.2 per game) and 453 all-purpose yards through five games, and his three rushing touchdowns share the team lead.
\n\tScored on runs of 13 and 25 yards against Davidson, finishing with 75 yards on 11 carries. Ran 28 times for a season-high 179 yards at Cal Poly, including a 55-yard touchdown that remains the longest run by a Torero this season.
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\n\tPreseason All-PFL First Team in 2026.
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\n\tLeads San Diego with 374 receiving yards, six touchdown catches (of the team’s eight) and 36 points, and shares the team lead with 29 receptions through five games.
\n\tCaught eight passes for 124 yards and a season-high three touchdowns, from 28, 22 and 34 yards, against Davidson. He had eight catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns in the 38-35 win at Cal Poly.
\n\tAlso the holder on Emiliano Salazar’s<\/a> placekicks, including the game-winner at Cal Poly.
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\n\tPreseason All-PFL Second Team in 2026.
\n\tHas 118 career receptions for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns, including 29 catches for 362 yards and three scores in 2024 and 55 for 822 and six in 2025.
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\n\tPFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 20 after his 38-yard field goal with 2 seconds left won at Cal Poly, 38-35.
\n\tIs 4-for-6 on field goals, with makes from 30, 34, 37 and 38 yards, and 20-for-20 on extra points through five games. His 32 points rank second on the team.
\n\tAveraging 40.2 yards on 26 punts with nine inside the 20, six of 50 yards or longer and one touchback, including a season-long 55-yarder at No. 24 Idaho State. Also handling kickoffs at 52.9 yards per boot, with six touchbacks.
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\n\tPreseason All-PFL selection at both placekicker and punter in 2026, the only player in the league chosen twice.
\n\tHas two game-winning field goals in the final seconds as a Torero: a 25-yarder as time expired to beat St. Thomas 30-27 on Sept. 27, 2025, and the 38-yarder at Cal Poly on Sept. 19.
\n\tIs 60-for-60 on extra points in his career.
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\n#6\u00a0 Ruben Lopez<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 FS\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Graduate\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6-0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 180\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Mission Viejo, Calif.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Mission Viejo HS
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\n\tHas 27 tackles \u2014 a team-high 21 of them solo \u2014 with two tackles for loss, two interceptions and three pass breakups through five games.
\n\tLed San Diego in tackles for the second straight week with eight against Davidson and intercepted a pass on the Wildcats’ second snap, setting up a touchdown three plays later. Also made an end-zone interception against No. 6 UC Davis and stopped Cal Poly quarterback Anthony Grigsby Jr. on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to protect a 35-28 fourth-quarter lead in the 38-35 win.
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\n\tEntered 2026 tied for fourth in program history with 11 career interceptions and has 13 after picks against UC Davis and Davidson.
\n\tAll-PFL Second Team in 2024 and PFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week that Oct. 6, after an 87-yard walk-off fumble return for a touchdown in overtime against Presbyterian.
\n\tPreseason All-PFL Second Team in 2026.
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\n\tPFL Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4 after intercepting two passes against Davidson \u2014 the first two of his career \u2014 and returning the second 42 yards for a touchdown, San Diego’s first defensive score of the season.
\n\tHis first pick, on the opening play of the second quarter, set up Cole Monach’s<\/a> 28-yard touchdown catch two plays later. Has three tackles in four games this season.
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\n\tAppeared in 11 games as a freshman in 2025.
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\n\tWas his league’s Defensive MVP at Centennial High, where he made more than 150 tackles with two interceptions, a pick-six and more than 20 pass breakups. Also ran track, with bests of 11.1 in the 100 meters and 22.2 in the 200.
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\n\tHas played in four of San Diego’s five games, including starts at LEO at Cal Poly and against Davidson, and has five tackles.
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\n\tPiled up 285 tackles, 61 tackles for loss and 50 sacks at Arizona College Prep, with three blocked punts as a senior.
\n\tA two-time all-region defensive player of the year and four-time Arizona all-state honoree who also wrestled, placing second in the state as a senior.
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\n\tLeads San Diego with 4.5 tackles for loss and has nine tackles through five games, including two stops behind the line at St. Thomas and one against Davidson. At Cal Poly he shared a tackle for loss with Jae’Von Reels<\/a> on the Mustangs’ opening series.
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\n\tA 2026 Preseason All-PFL selection, one of two Toreros among the league’s five preseason defensive linemen.
\n\tA San Diego native who played at Point Loma High, roughly 10 minutes from campus.
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\n\tHas nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss through five games, including a tackle for loss at St. Thomas. Against Davidson he and Glenn Baranoski<\/a> pressured the quarterback on CJ Castille’s 42-yard interception return for a touchdown.
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\n\tA 2026 Preseason All-PFL selection.
\n\tEarned four all-conference honors at Marmion Academy, two in football and two in wrestling, and was an all-state wrestler.
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\n\tHas eight tackles and half a tackle for loss through five games, five of the tackles at Cal Poly, where he stuffed Jaden Green for no gain on third-and-goal from the 1 a play before Ruben Lopez’s<\/a> fourth-down stop.
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\n\tW-Cal Defensive Lineman of the Year at Bellarmine College Prep in 2023.
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\n\tSan Diego brought in 10 transfers for 2026: Doug Williams<\/a> (Stetson\/Glendale CC), Elijah Taylor<\/a> (Northern Arizona), Nolan Story<\/a> (Moorpark College), Alex Whitman<\/a> (Notre Dame), Robert Tucker III<\/a> (Cornell), Michael Roni<\/a> (San Diego State), Tim Hays<\/a> (Boston College), Jake Arellano<\/a> (Bentley), Mansfield Owsley<\/a> (Georgetown) and Jack Hinchey<\/a> (Modesto JC).
\n\tFour are on the two-deep \u2014 Taylor and Hays as starters, Story and Williams on the second unit \u2014 and all four played in the opener, along with Robert Tucker III<\/a>.
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\n\tStarted his Torero debut at wide receiver against No. 6 UC Davis and has 29 catches \u2014 tied with Cole Monach<\/a> for the team lead \u2014 for 352 yards and a touchdown through five games.
\n\tHas back-to-back 100-yard receiving games: a season-high 10 catches for 144 yards at St. Thomas \u2014 the first 100-yard game by a Torero in 2026 \u2014 and eight for 114 against Davidson.
\n\tSpent five seasons at Northern Arizona, playing 11 games in 2025 largely on special teams with three special teams tackles and two catches for 28 yards.
\n\tHis most productive year came in 2022: 20 receptions for 198 yards in 10 games, including a season-high six catches for 57 yards against Montana State and his first career rushing touchdown at Idaho State.
\n\tMade seven starts in 2023 and averaged 21.8 yards on four catches, among them a 60-yard reception against Sacramento State.
\n\tRecovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Lincoln in 2024.
\n\tBig Sky All-Academic in 2025. Pursuing a graduate degree in educational leadership.
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\n\tHas 15 tackles through five games as the second-team STAR, six of them in his Torero debut against No. 6 UC Davis.
\n\tPut up 199 tackles in 19 games across two seasons at Moorpark College \u2014 10.5 per game \u2014 with 17.5 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, six interceptions and two sacks.
\n\tJunior College Gridiron All-American First Team and National Northern All-Conference First Team in both 2024 and 2025.
\n\tMoorpark’s defensive MVP in 2024, then team captain and team MVP in 2025.
\n\tUnanimous Southern California Football Association Defensive Utility Player of the Year and an All-California Community College First Team Defense pick in 2025. Named MVP of the 2025 Patriotic Bowl.
\n\tA First Team All-Canyon League linebacker and First Team All-Ventura County running back as a senior at Newbury Park.
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