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Sacramento State

2023 Football Roster

3 Dillon Juniel

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 167
  • Year Senior
  • Position CB
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School Sheldon HS
  • Previous School San Mateo JC
  • Experience 1V

Biography

Honorable Mention All-Big Sky (2023)

2023 Season

  • Named honorable mention all-Big Sky.
  • Started all 13 games at cornerback where he led the team with 14 passes defended (13 breakups, 1 interception).
  • Finished the year with 50 total tackles, including 37 solos.
  • Set a career best with 10 stops against Cal Poly and had eight tackles against Montana State.
  • Posted three or more tackles in eight games.
  • Intercepted a pass against Montana State.
  • Credited with three PBUs against Texas A&M-Commerce, Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado.
  • Had a TFL at Nicholls and a half-sack against Northern Colorado.

2022 Season

  • Appeared in all 13 games, starting five at cornerback.
  • Tied for the team lead with two interceptions during the year.
  • Finished the season with 32 total tackles and added nine pass breakups.
  • Picked off a pass against Utah Tech in his first game as a Hornet.
  • Helped secure the team’s win in the Causeway Classic with a 35-yard interception return against UC Davis.
  • Set his season best with six tackles against Richmond in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.
  • Had five tackles against Idaho and at Eastern Washington.
  • Credited with at least one tackle in 12 games and had two or more in seven contests.

Prior to Sacramento State

  • Played two seasons at San Mateo JC.
  • Appeared in 12 games in 2021 where he had 35 total tackles, including 28 solo stops.
  • Finished the season with two interceptions, three pass breakups and 1.5 sacks.
  • Was credited with a season high six tackles, including a half-sack, at Diablo Valley JC.
  • Recorded five tackles against in the NorCal championship at CCSF and also had an interception and a PBU.
  • Also intercepted a pass at Chabot JC.
  • As a freshman in 2019, he had 18 total tackles.
  • Intercepted a pass and had a 27-yard touchdown return at Diablo Valley JC.
  • Had six pass breakups during the year.
  • Forced and recovered a fumble at Fresno City JC.
  • Recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown against Modesto JC.

High School

  • A 2019 graduate of Sheldon HS in Sacramento, Calif.
  • Played three seasons of varsity football for the Huskies.
  • As a senior, he tallied 40 tackles with two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
  • Set his season high with seven tackles against Burbank HS and Jesuit HS.
  • Also played on offense where he had 17 receptions for 328 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 252 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns.

Personal

  • Majoring in communications.
  • Parents are Curtis and Deteldra Juniel.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Junior

    Cornerback
    5'9" 166 lbs
    37
  • 3

    2023Senior

    Cornerback
    5'9" 167 lbs
    3

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