David Perales has made his way up in the month of October. His performance in the homecoming game against San José State led Perales to be named the defensive player of the week for the Mountain West Conference.
This season, Perales leads the team with eight tackles for a loss (TFL) and 6.5 sacks. In his Fresno State career, Perales has 17.5 sacks and is one sack away from breaking the Top 10 in Bulldog Football program history for career sacks.
Perales finished the game against the Spartans with five tackles that were all for a loss and four sacks.