Daniel Prieto

Height:
6-null
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newbury Park, CA
High School:
Newbury Park HS

Expected to back up the wide receivers this fall after serving as a backup quarterback in 2017.

2017 -- As a redshirt sophomore, played in one contest, the season finale at Northern Colorado ... threw one incomplete pass.

San Diego State -- Utilized his redshirt year as a preferred walk-on at San Diego State last fall ... was named scout team player of the week numerous times ... member of Warrior Club.

Community College -- Played one season as a freshman at El Camino-Compton Center in 2015 ... left-handed thrower completed 161 of 288 passes (56 percent) for 1,514 yards and 15 touchdowns ... was intercepted just three times ... earned second-team all-SCFA American Metro Conference honors and was team MVP.

High School -- A 2015 graduate of Newbury Park High School, where, as a senior in the 2014 season, passed for 3,755 yards and 48 touchdowns to lead the Panthers to an 11-3 record, an El Camino League championship and a runner-up finish in the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... was Newbury Park's first first league title since 2007 and its first section final in football since 1995 ... named Los Angeles Daily News 2014 Offensive Player of the Year, All-Ventura County, Ventura County Coaches Back of the Year and MVP of the El Camino League ... completed 247 of 358 passes (69 percent) and was intercepted only five times ... also rushed 63 times for 259 yards and one touchdown, averaging 4.1 yards per carry ... as a junior at Newbury Park, Prieto connected on 87 of 155 passes (56 percent) for 1,306 yards and 10 touchdowns with three interceptions ... also carried the ball 65 times for 365 yards and two scores, averaging 5.6 yards per trip ... recorded three games of over 400 yards passing in his prep career, including 456 and six touchdowns against Agoura and 412 with five scores against Saugus as a senior ... notched 428 passing yards with three touchdowns against Simi Valley as a junior ... received just one offer from Jackson State and also was extended an offer to be a preferred walk-on at New Mexico ... originally committed to Oregon State in the spring of 2016 after his only season at El Camino-Compton Center ... named scholar-athlete ... was vice president of a club that ate lunch and played basketball with special education students.

Personal -- Son of Frank and Sofia Prieto ... one brother, Michael, and one sister, Emily ... enjoys the beach ... born July 3, 1996, in Pasadena, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.