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21 Damien Packer

21 Damien Packer

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Puna, Hawai‘i

Summary

Biography

2016 (Senior): Played in all 14 games, starting 11 at safety…finished third on the team with 87 total tackles while intercepting one pass and recovering two fumbles…recorded 2.5 tackles for loss while breaking up two passes…made 10 tackles, seven solo, in the season opener against California (Aug. 27)…got his first career interception on the first defensive play against Michigan (Sept. 3) …named the College Sports Madness Mountain West Player of the Week after making 13 tackles while recovering a fumble in a win at Air Force (Oct. 22)…made nine stops, eight solo, while recovering a fumble in a win vs. UMass (Nov. 26)…recorded seven tackles, four solo, in the Hawai’i Bowl win over Middle Tennessee (Dec. 24).

2015 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games on special teams and as a reserve defensive back...recorded 11 total tackles and recovered one fumble in the season-ending win over Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 28)...made a season-high three tackles vs. Fresno State (Nov. 14)...academic all-MW team.

2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 13 games…began the season at defensive back before switching to wide receiver…did not record any offensive statistics…posted four total tackles...named to the academic all-MW team. 

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games, primarily on special teams…finished the season with four tackles, including two against Army (Nov. 30…returned two kickoffs for 12 yards at UNLV (Oct. 12)…named to the academic all-MW team.

Prep: A 2012 graduate of Kea‘au High on the island of Hawai‘i...a three-sport athlete...earned three varsity letters in football...played safety and wide receiver...a two-time all-BIIF first-team pick at defensive back and receiver...named team’s Defensive MVP as a senior...squad was league runner-up during each of his three seasons...also a track standout and was a three-time all-league selection...BIIF champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior...also competed in the 100-, 200- and 4x100-meter events, as well as the triple jump...helped school capture the 2012 league championship, its first BIIF title in any sport in school history...part of state runner-up 4x100-meter team...also lettered in basketball for three years...named the school’s Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Personal: Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu...majoring in family resources...mother is Angela Packer of Kea‘au, Hawai‘i.

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2013Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2014Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 195 lbs
    43
  • 21

    2015Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 210 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2016Redshirt Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 210 lbs
    21