Ethan Dedeaux Season 2017

Final Bio

Excellent route-runner with great hands ... Logged snaps as a receiver and also played on special teams.

SENIOR SEASON (2021)
Played in all 14 games on the season, making five catches for 63 yards (12.6 avg.), including a 40-yard touchdown ... Came off the bench to play nine statless snaps in the opener against New Mexico State on Sept. 4 ... Made the most of his 11 snaps off the bench at Arizona on Sept. 11, making two catches for 43 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown ... The touchdown put the Aztecs up, 35-7, in the second quarter ... It was his first of the season and third of his career ... Played 10 statless snaps off the bench vs. Utah on Sept. 18 ... Played only four snaps against Towson on Sept. 25, but made a 3-yard grab ... Came up with a 5-yard catch in six snaps vs. New Mexico on Oct. 9 ... Did not make a catch in games at San José State on Oct. 15 (six snaps), at Air Force on Oct. 23 (two snaps), vs. Fresno State on Oct. 30 (nine snaps), at Hawai’i on Nov. 6 (nine snaps), vs. Nevada on Nov. 13 (four snaps), at UNLV on Nov. 19 (six snaps), vs. Boise State on Nov. 26 (two snaps) or against Utah State on Dec. 4 (13 snaps) in the Mountain West Championship game ... Made a 12-yard grab against UTSA in the Tropical Smoothie Frisco Bowl on Dec. 21 in just eight snaps.

JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Started two games and played in seven of eight ... Had five catches for 36 yards (7.2 avg.), including a 4-yard touchdown ... Earned the start in the opener against UNLV on Oct. 24, making two catches for 16 yards (8.0 avg.), including a 4-yard touchdown grab ... The touchdown was the second of his career (also vs. UNLV on Oct. 26, 2019 in Las Vegas) ... Also was the team’s starting holder ... Came off the bench at Utah State on Oct. 31 without recording a stat ... Earned the start against San José State on Nov. 6, but did not record a stat ... Came off the bench to play statless time vs. Hawai’i on Nov. 14 and at Nevada on Nov. 21... Missed the Colorado game on Nov. 28 with an injury ... Came off the bench against Colorado State on Dec. 5 and made two tough catches for 14 yards (7.0 avg.), including a long of nine yards ... Made a 6-yard catch at No. 14/16 Brigham Young on Dec. 12.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Played in 11 games with two starts ... Had seven catches for 121 yards (17.3 avg.) with a 49-yard touchdown ... The 49-yard touchdown was tied for the longest pass play by the Aztecs on the season ... Also had a 14-yard kick return and two rushes for 4 yards (2.0 avg.) ... Started for the ninth time of his career in the opener against Weber State, where he had an 8-yard reception ... Came of the bench to play 31 snaps at UCLA without recording a stat ... Played 18 snaps off the bench at New Mexico State without recording an offensive stat ... Did return a kickoff for 14 yards ... Logged the start vs. Utah State, making two catches for 18 yards (9.0 avg.) with a long of 12 yards over 56 snaps ... Played 10 statless snaps off the bench at Colorado State ... Missed the Wyoming game with an injury ... Also missed the San José State game ... Returned to play in front of his hometown at UNLV, recording a 49-yard touchdown catch in 21 snaps off the bench ... The touchdown was the first of his career ... The 49-yard catch was a career long and then tied SDSU’s longest pass play this season ... Made a 23-yard catch in 15 snaps off the bench against Nevada ... Logged four statless snaps vs. Fresno State ... Had a 4-yard catch in 23 snaps off the bench at Hawai’i ... Did not record a stat in 14 snaps against Brigham Young ... Made a 19-yard catch and had a 6-yard rush in 14 offensive snaps against Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl before exiting the game after a targeting play.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Started eight of the 10 times he played on the season ... Started the team’s first five games, missing the next three (one with injury, two because of personal reasons), before returning to play at New Mexico and starting three of the final four games ... Had 22 catches for 262 yards (11.9 avg.) with a long of 46 yards ... Also had four rushes for 13 yards (3.2 avg.) and four punt returns for minus-7 yards (-1.8 avg.) ... Started his first career appearance at No. 13/13 Stanford, making three catches for 21 yards (7.0 avg.) ... Also had a 4-yard rush ... Had six receptions and 90 yards in just his second career start and game played against Sacramento State ... The six catches and 90 yards were a game high ... His 90 yards were then the most by an Aztec freshman since at least 1996 ... For his efforts, was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... Also returned his first career punt of five yards ... Made two catches for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) in a third straight start vs. No. 23/25 Arizona State ... Also added a 6-yard rush and returned a punt (for a 1-yard loss) ... Started for a fourth straight game vs. Eastern Michigan, recording two catches for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) with a long of 11 yards ... Also returned one punt for two yards ... Started at rv/No. 24 Boise State without recording a stat ... Exited the game early after a shoulder injury suffered on a punt return and fumble ... Did not play against Air Force because of the shoulder injury, and missed the next two because of personal reasons ... Returned to log 16 snaps at New Mexico, making two catches for 38 yards (19.0 avg.) ... Had a big game in a start vs. UNLV, making a career-high and game-high seven receptions for 63 yards (9.0 avg.) ... The seven catches were tied for the second most in a game during the Jeff Horton offensive coordinator era (since 2015) ... Started at Fresno State and again vs. Hawai’i, but did not find the stat sheet ... Came off the bench for 26 statless snaps vs. Ohio in the DXL Ohio Bowl.

REDSHIRT SEASON (2017)
Redshirted his first season at SDSU. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner at Liberty High School in Las Vegas ... Did a little bit of everything for the Patriots, logging time as a wide receiver, running back, cornerback, safety and even quarterback ... Helped lead Liberty to a 43-11 record over the four years, including a 17-1 mark in league action ... According to MaxPreps, amassed 2,843 receiving yards on 138 catches (20.6 avg.) and 34 touchdowns over his final three seasons, while adding 590 rushing yards on 69 attempts (8.6 avg.) and 14 additional scores ... Best season was his senior year in 2016 when he had 59 catches for 1,162 yards (19.7 ag.) and 15 touchdowns, while rushing for 280 yards and eight touchdowns on 32 carries (8.8 avg.) ... Also was 9-for-10 for 27 yards as a quarterback as a junior in 2015 ... Recorded 110 tackles, 11 interceptions, 28 pass deflections, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery over his four-year career ... Also returned 36 kicks for 1,030 yards (28.6 avg.) and three touchdowns over his career to go along with nine punt returns for 100 yards (11.1 avg.) ... Altogether had 54 touchdowns in 54 games over his career, including 23 as a senior ... Was a three-time all-state selection and a three-time all-league pick ... Was a three-star recruit by Rivals (wide receiver) and ESPN (athlete), and a two-star recruit by 247sports and Scout (cornerback) ... 247sports graded him out at 79 ... Received a grade of 71 by ESPN, where he is also rated as the 14th-best recruit in the state of Nevada ... Also ran track at Liberty High School ... Was on the school's dean's list and was a student of the month. 

PERSONAL
Ethan Miles Dedeaux was born Oct. 14, 1998, in West Hills, Calif. ... Son of Jon Dedeaux ... Picked the Aztecs over offers from Hawai'i, UNLV, Idaho, Northern Arizona and Adams State ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Receptions: 7 vs. UNLV (11/10/18)
Receiving Yards: 90 vs. Sacramento State (9/8/18)
Touchdown Receptions: 1 at Arizona (9/11/21), vs. UNLV (10/24/20), at UNLV (10/26/19)
Long Reception: 49 at UNLV (10/26/19)
Carries: 1, six times
Rushing Yards: 6 vs. Central Michigan (12/21/19), vs. No. 23/25 Arizona State (9/15/18)
Long Rush: 6 vs. Central Michigan (12/21/19), vs. No. 23/25 Arizona State (9/15/18)
Kick Returns: 1 at New Mexico State (9/14/19)
Kick Return Yards: 14 at New Mexico State (9/14/19)
Long Kick Return: 14 at New Mexico State (9/14/19)
Punt Returns: 1, four times
Punt Return Yards: 5 vs. Sacramento State (9/8/18)
Long Punt Return: 5 vs. Sacramento State (9/8/18)
All-Purpose Yards: 95 vs. Sacramento State (9/8/18)
Total Touchdowns: 1 at Arizona (9/11/21), vs. UNLV (10/24/20), at UNLV (10/26/19)