2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Desmond Dan Jr.
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Checotah, Okla.
- High School:
- Checotah
- Prev School:
- New Mexico State
2021 Senior
- Announced intention to transfer in January 2022
- Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Senior
- Did not play in a game
2019 Redshirt Junior (New Mexico State)
- Played in three games with one start before suffering a season-ending injury
- Finished his shortened season with five catches for 49 yards
- Caught two passes for 27 yards in the season opener at #23 Washington State (8/31)
- Two receptions for 22 yards at #2 Alabama (9/7)
- Ran the ball two times for 22 yards against the nationally ranked Crimson Tide.
2018 Redshirt Sophomore (New Mexico State)
- Played in all 12 games with 11 starts
- Fourth on the team in receptions and receiving yards with 37 catches for 491 yards
- Tied for the team lead with three receiving touchdowns
- Began the season with two catches for 60 yards and a touchdown in the opener against Wyoming 8/25/18
- Season-high seven catches and a season-high 85 receiving yards in the season finale at Liberty 11/24/18
2017 Redshirt Freshman (New Mexico State)
- Played in all 13 games
- Completed the season with 11 catches for 91 yards
- Breakout game at Appalachian State 10/7/17 with five catches for 44 yards
- Began the season with five combined catches in the first three weeks of the season
- Season-long catch was 15 yards at Appalachian State.
2016 Freshman (New Mexico State)
- Redshirted the season
High School
- Played at Checotah HS under Chad Hendricks
- Selected First Team All-State as a wide receiver by OCA
- Named First Team All-State as a kickoff returner for OK Preps after finishing No. 1 in state in return yards
- Amassed 888 return yards and four touchdowns on 33 returns with a 26.9 return yard average
- Finished as No. 3 wide receiver in state of Oklahoma by OK Preps
- Racked up 1,150 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns on 54 receptions
- Had a 21.3 average for receiving yards
- Listed as No. 27 overall prospect in state by OK Preps
- 4.0 GPA
- National Honor Society
Personal
- Son of Desmond Drew Dan Sr. and Jennifer McMann
- Has six brothers and one sister
- Graduated with a bachelor’s of individualized studies from New Mexico State
- Graduated with a master's degree in recreation, sport, and tourism in December 2021
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