Jerek Rosales

Height:
6-null
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hercules, CA
High School:
De La Salle HS

Expected to challenge Sharky Reza for starting nod at boundary cornerback this fall.

2017 -- Redshirt ... made one tackle and one pass breakup in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Started 11 games as a junior cornerback, missing the UC Davis contest due to injury ... fifth on the team with 47 total tackles (34 solo) ... career-high seven tackles (six solo) against Montana and recorded six tackles in four other contests ... one tackle for loss against Eastern Washington ... recovered a fumble in playoff game against San Diego ... intercepted a pass against Eastern Washington, his first as a Mustang ... led the team with 10 pass breakups, including three in regular-season game against San Diego and two more against both Sacramento State and Eastern Washington ... no tackles in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Played in all 11 games as a sophomore backup in the defensive secondary in his first season at Cal Poly ... recorded seven tackles (three solo), including two stops against both Idaho State and Sacramento State ... broke up a pass in Southern Utah contest.

Community College -- Rosales played one season at Diablo Valley College in 2014, notching 20 total tackles (11 solo) along with 1.5 sacks, one interception and a fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown against Santa Rosa Junior College ... helped Vikings to a 7-4 record and a berth in the East Bay Bowl.

High School -- A 2014 graduate of De La Salle High School in Concord where, as a senior under head coach Justin Alumbaugh, earned 46 tackles (35 solo), two pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt in just seven games ... also intercepted three passes, all in the second quarter against Saint Mary's of Stockton, returning one of them 93 yards for a touchdown, and returned a kickoff 98 yards for another score against Clayton Valley Charter ... earned first-team All-Freelance League, All-Contra Costa County and All-Metro honors ... notched 34 tackles as a junior and also played basketball and ran track at De La Salle ... recruited by Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State, New Mexico State, Idaho, Fresno State and Sacramento State, Rosales selected Cal Poly "mainly because of the academics and I wanted to stay close to home. On my visit, everything just seemed right about the coaches, players and the campus. Graduating with a degree from Cal Poly will open up a lot of opportunities after school."

Personal -- Son of Mel and Kayann Rosales ... two brothers, Jalen and Jamel ... wants to own his own business and "be my own boss" fluent in French and Spanish ... once raced BMX dirt bikes ... born December 19, 1995, in Berkeley, Calif. ... majoring in psychology.