University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2024 (Junior)

• Appeared in 10 games at running back and on special teams.
• Recorded 57 rushing yards on 10 attempts.
• Averaged 5.7 yards per attempt.
• Had a season-high four rushes for 28 yards in a win against Northern Iowa.

2023:

• Appeared in nine games at running back and on special teams.
• Finished third on the team in rushing yards with 138.
• Averaged 4.3 yards per carry on 32 attempts.
• Also tallied five catches for 24 yards.
• Had eight carries for 43 yards in UH’s home upset of Air Force.
• Tallied a career-high 52 yards rushing in UH’s season finale vs. Colorado State.
• Had a 36-yard scamper vs. the Rams for the team's second longest rush of the season.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman):

• Appeared in the final three games of the year, primarily on special teams.
• Did not register any statistics.

2021 (Redshirt):

• Member of the scout team.

Prep:

• A 2021 graduate of Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Ariz.
• As a senior, rushed for 585 yards and three touchdowns, while averaging 7.3 yards per carry in just seven games.
• Rushed for better than 100 yards in four of seven contests.
• As a junior, rushed for 531 yards, averaging 11.3 per carry to go with nine touchdowns. 
• Also served as a slot wide receiver and caught seven passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns. 
• Earned second-team all-state honors that season. 
• Given the school’s John Glinski Award for academic promise.
• Also competed in track and field in the sprints and long jump. 

Personal:

• Born in Tucson, Ariz.
• Nickname is “DJ.”
• Majoring in communications.
• Has two older sisters.
• Parents are David Cordero and LuAnn Casem Mills of Wahiawa, O'ahu.