Chase Price Season 2012

#22
PositionRUNNING BACK
Weight200 lbs
Height5-8
ClassFreshman
HometownDiamond Bar, Calif.

An elusive runner with a good blend ofspeed and power, who plays bigger than his5-8 height ... Ended the 2012 campaign asthe backup to Adam Muema at running backand has been the backup every seasonsince, including this year to All-America candidateDonnel Pumphrey.

2014: Played in all 13 games as the team's No. 2rusher on the year ... Carried 141 times for674 yards (4.8 avg.) and five touchdowns ...Also had 17 catches for 126 yards (7.4 avg.)... Ranked second on the team in rushing attempts,rushing yards, rushing touchdownsand overall touchdowns (5), and third inpoints (30) ... Carried 11 times for 45 yards(4.1 avg.) with a touchdown in the opener vs.Northern Arizona ... The 1-yard touchdownput SDSU up, 13-0, and was the eventual game-winning score in the 38-7 win ... Alsohad two catches for 22 yards ... Had a careergame at No. 21/23 North Carolina, runningfor 71 yards on 16 carries (4.4 avg.) ...Ended up setting then career bests in attempts(16), rushing yards (71) and a longrush (29) ... Came off the bench once againat Oregon State, making two catches for fiveyards and carrying once for no gain ... Carried13 times for 35 yards (2.7 avg.) off thepine vs. UNLV and added a 14-yard catch ...Had seven rushing attempts for 15 yards(2.0 avg.) at Fresno State in a reserve role... Also had a 9-yard catch ... Had a breakoutgame at New Mexico, rushing for a careerhigh141 yards and a touchdown on 17 attempts(8.3 avg.) ... It was his first 100-yardrushing game and the 74th player to accomplishthe feat in program history ... Thetouchdown was the second of the year andthe third of his career ... Also added a 10-yard catch ... Ran for 41 yards on 12 carries(3.4 avg.) in a reserve role vs. Hawai`i ... Hadanother good game off the bench at Nevada,carrying it eight times for 58 yards and atouchdown, averaging 7.2 yards per rush ...Also set career highs with four catches and28 receiving yards ... Had 33 rushing yardson six carries (5.5 avg.) with another touchdownagainst Idaho ... The touchdown, a 5-yarder, was the eventual game-winningscore in SDSU's 35-21 win ... Ran for 29yards on six carries (4.8 avg.) at Boise Statein a reserve role ... Also added two catchesfor 13 yards (6.5 avg.) ... Came off the benchagain vs. Air Force and carried 11 times for45 yards (4.1 avg.) ... Also caught twopasses for 16 yards ... Rushed for 93 yardson a career-best 22 carries (4.2 avg.) vs.San José State ... Gained 69 yards on theground vs. Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl on 11attempts, averaging 6.3 yards per rush ...Had a long of 24 yards ... Also caught twopasses for nine yards (4.5 avg.).

2013: Rushed for 78 yards on 17 carries (4.6 avg.) in 10 games off the bench ... Also had three catches for five yards ... Missed three games with an a/c sprain in his left shoulder that happened in the Oregon State game ... vs. Eastern Illinois (Aug. 31) ... Came off the bench in the opener vs. Eastern Illinois, rushing six times for 25 yards ... Also added a 3-yard reception ... at No. 3/2 Ohio State (Sept. 7) ... Came off the bench again at Ohio State and carried five times for 22 yards (4.4 avg.) ... Also had a career-high two catches for two yards ... vs. Oregon State (Sept. 21) ... Rushed three times for 32 yards (10.7 avg.) against Oregon State with a long of 18 yards until a shoulder injury sidelined him for the majority of the game ... at New Mexico State (Sept. 28) ... Missed the New Mexico State game with a shoulder injury ... vs. Nevada (Oct. 4) ... Also missed the Nevada game with the shoulder injury ... at Air Force (Oct. 10) ... Missed the Air Force contest with the same shoulder injury ... vs. No. 15/18 Fresno State (Oct. 26) ... Was cleared for the Fresno State game and played on special teams ... vs. New Mexico (Nov. 2) ... Played on special teams again vs. New Mexico ... at San José State (Nov. 9) ... Saw time on special teams at San José State and was also in the backfield for a few snaps ... at Hawai'i (Nov. 16) ... Played again on special teams at Hawai'i ... vs. Boise State (Nov. 23) ... Also played against Boise State ... at UNLV (Nov. 30) ... Got his first carry since the Oregon State game (Sept. 21, third contest of the season) at UNLV for a 1-yard rush ... Also saw time on special teams ... vs. Buffalo (Dec. 21, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) ... Carried two times in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Buffalo.

2012: Got good experience as a freshman as he was one of 36 student-athletes to see action in all 13 games after redshirting the 2011 season ... Had 114 rushing yards on 29 carries and one touchdown ... Played in the opener at Washington in his first career game, but did not record a stat ... Logged playing time against Army, carrying eight times for 43 yards (5.4 avg.) ... Saw action vs. North Dakota, San José State and at Fresno State, but did not record a stat ... Rushed for 22 yards on a career-high nine carries vs. Hawai'i and scored his first-ever touchdown ... Played on special teams vs. Colorado State, at Nevada, UNLV, at Boise State and vs. Air Force ... Had 41 rushing yards on seven carries at Wyoming, including a career-long 19-yarder.

2011: Utilized his redshirt season.

High School: A two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Received a Scouts, Inc. grade of 72 on ESPN.com ... A four-year letterman for the Panthers ... A first-team all-Miramonte League selection and first-team all-Valley pick as a senior... Rushed for over 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns during his Diamond Ranch High School career ... Ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns against league rival Diamond Bar, winning ESPN.com L.A. South athlete-of-the-week honors ... Compiled 388 total yards and scored four touchdowns in a 35-28 double-overtime win against Walnut ... Price's AAU basketball team took third at nationals in Orlando, Fla. ... A scholar-athlete who also played baseball at DRHS.

Personal: Born June 24, 1993, in La Habra, Calif. ... Son of Ricky and Theresa Price ... Comes from an athlete-rich family as his dad played football at Utah and was drafted by the L.A. Express, uncle, Lenny Randle, played professional baseball, his cousin, Tyus Edney, was a former UCLA basketball standout and his cousin, Daryl Smith, plays professional football ... Describes San Diego State as his dream school... Also recruited by Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Cal Poly and Columbia ... Is majoring in sociology.