Eli Otero

Height:
6-4
Weight:
290
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
El Dorado Hills, CA
High School:
Oak Ridge HS

2021 -- Played in two games as a backup on the offensive line ... earned playing time against San Diego and Fresno State ... expected to back up the right guards this fall.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Played in two of Cal Poly's three games as a backup defensive lineman ... no tackles.

American River College -- Otero played one season as an offensive lineman at American River College and will have three years to play three seasons at Cal Poly ... as a freshman at American River, Otero made 15 tackles, helping the Beavers to a 7-4 record and second-place finish in the NorCal Conference's National Division NorCal League standings ... did not play in any games in 2019.

High School -- Otero is a 2018 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in?El Dorado Hills, where he played on both the offensive and defensive lines under head coach Eric Cavaliere ... an All-Sierra Foothill League honorable mention as a senior after recording 60 tackles (30 solo), including 3.5 sacks, as a nose tackle ... also earned one quarterback hurry, recovered one fumble and forced another, helping the Trojans finish 11-2 overall with a second-place Sierra Foothill League finish and a berth in the semifinals of the CIF-Sac-Joaquin?Section Division I playoffs ... also recruited by San Jose State, Fresno State, San Diego, Kentucky Wesleyan and Morehead State, Otero chose to be a Mustang "because of the way the coaches recruited me as well as the education that comes with being a football player at Cal Poly."

Personal -- Son of Eddie and Tonita Otero ... one brother, Ezra, and two sisters, Amelia and Issie ... hobbies include jet skiing, dirt bike racing, video games, camping and shooting ... wants to work in pharmaceutical sales ... during all four spring breaks in high school, went to Mexico to build houses with his church ... majoring in communication studies.