15  Jose Perez Class: Senior Hometown: Oceanside, Calif. High School: Oceanside High Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: Defensive Back Birthdate: 09/15/1985 Experience: 2L

A heavily decorated local product who signed a letter of intent with the Aztecs in 2003, but ended up playing professional baseball ... Picked in the seventh round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees ... Played three years of baseball, before coming to SDSU in 2006 ... Switched sides of the ball in the spring of 2007, going from wide receiver to cornerback.

2009: First season as a full-time starter ... Made the starting line-up in 11 of 12 outings, with the lone exception being the Colorado State game when he was a reserve ... Posted at least one tackle in all but one contest ... Made two tackles in the opener with UCLA ... Had three stops against Southern Utah and contributed one and a PBU at Idaho ... Had one pass break-up against Air Force ... Three tackles in the win over New Mexico State ... Matched his career-high with five stops and one pass break-up vs. No. 18 BYU, starting at left cornerback ... Reserve vs. Colorado State, but still posted five tackles for the second game in a row ... Returned to the starting line-up against UNM, posting one solo tackle ... Earned the start against TCU and Wyoming and made two tackles in each game ... Had a tackle at Utah and added two solo efforts at UNLV.

2008: Started twice, playing in his first 10 career contests ... Came in on special teams against Cal Poly in the opener ... Made two tackles at Notre Dame, logging minutes on both defense and special teams ... One stop at San Jose State ... First career start against Idaho, making his first interception ... Missed the TCU and Air Force games with a rotator cuff injury ... Returned to action at UNM and vs. CSU ... One solo tackle against the Rams and at Wyoming ... Second career interception vs. Utah and also tallied five tackles, a tackle for loss and a PBU ... Made a career-high five stops in the season finale with UNLV.

2007: Did not play after switching to the defensive side of the ball.

2006: Came to campus for fall camp after playing professional baseball ... Redshirted his first season, practicing as a wide receiver.

High School: A standout on Oceanside's CIF championship squad ... Caught more than 70 passes as a junior and 57 more as a senior ... Had 1,112 receiving yards during his final season and was named all-league, all-North County, all-county as well as all-CIF and Valley League offensive MVP.

Personal: Born Sept. 15, 1985, in Cherry Point, N.C. ... Son of Martha and Jose Perez, Sr. ... Majoring in social science.

PEREZ'S CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 5, three times; INT: 1 vs. Utah (11/15/08), vs. Idaho (9/27/08); PBU: 1.0, five times.

PEREZ GAME-BY-GAME

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