5  Dey Juan Hemmings Class: Senior Hometown: San Bernadino, Calif. High School: Rialto High Height / Weight: 5-11 / 205 Position: Defensive Back Birthdate: 04/25/1989 Experience: 3L

Returns for his fifth year on The Mesa ... Had a breakout campaign as a starter in 2009 ... A special teams standout his first two seasons ... Finished 2011 spring drills No. 2 on the depth chart at one of the warrior spots.

2010: Played the first two games of the campaign, but ultimately ended up redshirting due to injury ... Had one solo tackle vs. New Mexico State.

2009: Started the first nine games of his career, playing in 11 outings overall ... Also played on special teams ... Posted a team-best and career-high seven tackles, including six solo efforts in the loss to UCLA ... Made one stop vs. Southern Utah, had four at Idaho and tallied two at Air Force ... Mountain West Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week after tallying six tackles, a TFL, a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception against New Mexico State ... Returned the fumble 14 yards to erase an early 7-0 deficit ... Limited to only two solo stops in the loss to No. 18 BYU ... Missed most of the CSU contest due to injury, but finished with one tackle ... Was unable to play against New Mexico, but returned to play against TCU ... Had three stops and a TFL vs. Wyoming ... Finished the Utah game with two solo tackles, including one TFL ... Six stops in the season finale with UNLV.

2008: Appeared in all 12 games for the second consecutive season ... Played on special teams, but also got time on defense as a reserve ... Had 17 total tackles on the year with at least two stops on five occasions ... Had two tackles in the opener with Cal Poly ... One stop at Notre Dame ... Career-best five tackles at San Jose State, including four solos ... Logged a tackle in five of the final six games of the season ... Three tackles at New Mexico and two vs. Wyoming and UNLV.

2007: One of five true freshmen to earn a varsity letter in 2007 ... Played in all 12 contests, logging 10 special teams tackles ... Had three stops on two occasions against Portland State and Wyoming ... First tackle in his first career outing versus Washington State ... Also logged a stop against Cincinnati, UNLV and Air Force ... Forced a fumble in the second quarter in the game with the Cowboys.

High School: Posted 76 tackles and two interceptions as a senior at Rialto High in Rialto, Calif., under coach Brad Hornback, earning first-team all-league and second-team all-county accolades ... Also saw action at running back for the Knights, gaining 350 yards rushing and 400 yards receiving ... Had 763 all-purpose yards as a junior ... Participated in track at Rialto.

Personal: Born April 25, 1989, in Riverside, Calif. ... Major is social science.

HEMMINGS' CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 7 at UCLA (9/5/09); TFLs: 1.0, four times; INT: 1 vs. NMSU (10/3/09); FR: 1.0 vs. NMSU (10/3/09); FF: 1 vs. WYO (11/3/07)

HEMMINGS GAME-BY-GAME