Nolan Peralta

Height:
6-3
Weight:
240
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.
High School:
Elsinore

Career Highs:

Catches: 3- Wyoming, 2016
Receiving Yards: 24- Wyoming, 2016
Long Reception: 22- Nevada, 2015

2016 (Senior): Played in all 13 games and started 12, recording 11 catches for 91 yards (8.3) and two touchdowns... often lines up as a fullback or H-back and plays a key role in the Rams' running game as a punishing blocker. Earned Academic All-Mountain West and Scholar-Athlete honors.

Recorded his first career touchdown reception against Wyoming (Oct. 1)
Scored a touchdown on his lone catch of the night against New Mexico (Oct. 19), a 19-yard fade from QB Nick Stevens on Senior Night

2015 (Junior): Played in 12 games, recording two catches for 26 yards.

Caught two passes, including a career-long 22-yard reception vs. Nevada in the NOVA Home Loans Bowl (12/29)... Earned a start in that contest.
Named to the 2015 National Football Foundation Academic All-Colorado second team.
Earned 2015-16 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and 2015 Academic All-Mountain West honors for the third time.

2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 13 games, starting five contests and catching four passes for 37 yards.

Registered his first career catch against Tulsa (10/4), a five-yard gain in the third quarter... Finished the game with two receptions for 14 yards.
Hauled in a 16-yard reception vs. Wyoming (10/25), extending a drive in which CSU scored to take a 24-3 lead.
Earned 2014 Academic All-Mountain West and 2014-15 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors.

2013 (Freshman): Played in 10 games for CSU, registering four tackles.
Recorded a season-high two tackles at then-No. 1 Alabama (9/21).
Earned 2013 Academic All-Mountain West and 2013-14 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors.

2012 (Redshirt): Received a medical hardship waiver as a true freshman in his first season of college eligibility... Made his collegiate debut vs. North Dakota State (9/8) before suffering a season-ending arm injury... Earned 2012-13 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors.

High School:

Is a 2012 graduate of Elsinore High School in Wildomar, Calif., about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego.
Won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year honors (2010, 2011) as the top defender in the entire CIF Southern Section/Eastern Division.
Racked up three All-Sun Belt Conference certificates, plus a pair of All-Riverside County and All-Murrieta Valley accolades.
Garnered second-team all-state honors by CalHiSports.com.
Three-year starter and captain on both sides of the ball.
As a starting middle linebacker, finished his prep career with 381 tackles, nine sacks and two interceptions… Also started at tight end, catching 28 passes for seven touchdowns.
In 2011 as a senior, posted 145 stops, four sacks, one interception and a forced fumble while catching 11 passes for 185 yards and three scores.
Helped his team to a 28-9 record from 2009-11… Guided the Tigers to a 12-2 record in 2010, advancing them to their first championship (CIF Southern Section/Eastern Division) in the program’s 83-yard history.
Compiled 139 tackles, three sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 2010... Was the team’s second-leading receiver, hauling in 16 catches for 305 yards and three touchdowns.
As a first-year starter as a sophomore in 2009, posted 97 tackles, a pair of sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery… His lone reception was a 15-yard touchdown.
Also lettered twice in basketball and ran track as a freshman and sophomore.
Played football for his father, longtime Elsinore head coach Tony Peralta.
A valedictorian and three-time Academic All-CIF student-athlete, had a 4.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale, thanks to advanced placement classes.
Turned down an invitation to play football for Harvard in order to play for the Rams.

Personal: Last name is pronounced perr-AHL-tah... Born Aug. 18, 1993 in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Raised in Murrieta, Calif. ... Parents are Tony and Julia Peralta... Has one younger brother and an older sister, Kayla, who played volleyball at Cal Lutheran... Involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes in high school, and also served as a volunteer youth basketball coach... Majoring in biological science.