2018 Football Roster

28 Rey Vega

  • Position Running Back
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Modesto, Calif.
  • High School Central Catholic
  • Prev School Portland State U.

Biography

2018 Track: Clocked the fourth-fastest 100-meter time in SOU history at 10.65 seconds, which topped the Cascade Conference performance list... Helped the SOU 4x100 team to a conference title and placed 17th in the 100 at the NAIA Outdoor Championships with a time of 10.74.

2017: A second-team All-Frontier Conference selection and a member of the Academic All-Frontier team... Led the Raiders with 708 rushing yards on 138 carries, an average of 5.1 yards per attempt, and 11 rushing touchdowns to go with two reception TDs... Over his last six games, scored 11 TDs and averaged 6.8 yards per carry... Had a season-high 173 rushig yards on 12 carries on Nov. 4 against MSU-Northern... Scored three TDs in the first two rounds of the NAIA Championship Series but missed the semifinal loss at Reinhardt due to injury.

2016: Took over as one of SOU's primary ball-carriers in his first year with the team, netting 558 rushing yards on 119 attempts (4.7 per carry) for 50.7 yards per game and six touchdowns... Also recorded 24 receptions for 207 yards (8.6 per catch) and returned 13 kickoffs for 307 yards -- including a 93-yard TD return on Nov. 5 against MSU-Northern that was the seventh-longest in SOU history and made him the Frontier Conference special teams player of the week... Recorded his first 100-yard game with 14 carries for 108 yards on Sept. 10 at UC Davis, with a long rush of 48... On Sept. 24 at Carroll, turned 14 carries into 154 yards (the highest total for a Raider since 2014) and three receptions into 77, and rushed for a 94-yard TD that was SOU's longest run since the 2003 season. He was voted the Frontier's offensive player of the week as a result... Totaled 1,072 all-purpose yards.

Prior to SOU: A member of the Portland State University football team during the 2013-15 seasons... Redshirted his first year... Played three games in 2014 on special teams and at running back, rushing seven times for 49 yards in all.

High School: Graduated in 2013 from Central Catholic High (Calif.)... Lettered three years in football and as a senior amassed over 1,500 yards and 35 touchdowns, and broke a state title-game record for rushing average with 203 yards and four TDs on just six carries.

Personal: Born on March 28, 1995 in Hayward, Calif... Parents are Tracy and Raymond; has three older brothers, Michael, Xeviion and Trevion, and one younger sister, Zsatia... Majoring in health and physical education and leadership.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 205 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 205 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 205 lbs
    28