Sac State:

47 - DJ Maciel
Year: Jr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-4
Weight: 250
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Hanford, Calif.
Previous School: Hanford HS
2011 Season: Appeared in 10 games, starting the final seven at tight end…caught six passes for 53 yards with two touchdowns…grabbed two passes for 17 yards and a score against Eastern Washington…also caught a TD against Idaho State…longest reception was 20 yards at Montana State.
2010 Season: Played in the final seven games of the season…caught four passes for 38 yards and a touchdown…first collegiate reception was a 5-yard TD against Montana State…caught three passes for 33 yards in the win at Idaho State.
2009 Season: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Hanford HS…was a three-time all-West Yosemite League selection…played tight end, middle linebacker and punter for the Bullpups…as a senior, he had 38 receptions for 478 yards and two touchdowns…grabbed a season high eight passes for 100 yards against El Diamante HS…had five catches the following week against Lemoore…recorded a season best 36-yard reception in the season opener against Monache HS…defensively, he tallied 56 total tackles and had a pair of interceptions…recorded 10 tackles against Hanford West HS for his season high…averaged 37.5 yards per punt with a long of 51 yards during his final year…as a junior, he had 40 receptions for 478 yards and a touchdown as well as 81 tackles with two interceptions.
Personal: Majoring in sociology…parents are Dustin and Theresa Maciel.