AWARDS:
- Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2021, 2020)
- Mountain West All-Academic Team (2020, 2019)
2021:
- Started all 12 games at tight end
- Finished No. 6 in the nation at tight end for receiving yards (723)
- Led the Spartans in touchdowns (4), catches (46) and yards (723)
- Had touchdown receptions against Southern Utah (8/28), New Mexico State (10/02), Colorado State (10/09) and Nevada (11/06)
- Career-high 38 yard reception against Southern Utah (8/28)
- Had career-high in starts (12), catches (46) and yards (723)
- Had four 30-plus yard receptions
- Averaged 15.7 yards per reception to lead the team
- 11th ranked tight end in nation according to profootballfocus.com
2020:
- Career-best season of 20 catches for 240 yards and five touchdowns
- One of eight national semifinalists for the John Mackey National Tight End Award
- All five touchdown grabs were on third down, which was the most on the team
- Started all eight games for the Spartans
- Caught at least one pass in every game
- Two touchdown receptions in the season-opener vs. Air Force (10/24)
- Touchdown grabs in wins over San Diego State (11/6), Nevada (12/11) and in the Mountain West championship game vs. Boise State (12/19)
- Finished the conference championship contest with seven receptions for 76 yards and a TD
- Mountain West Champion
- Averaged 12.0 yards per catch
- Season-long was a 31-yard reception against UNLV (11/14).
2019:
- One of three tight ends to see action during the season
- Led the tight end group in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown plays
- Had 19 receptions for 179 yards with two touchdowns
- Caught at least one pass in 10 of the 11 games he played
- Season-high three receptions vs. Tulsa (9/7), at Arkansas (9/21) and vs. Boise State (11/2)
- First touchdown catch was in a 14-yard play in the Northern Colorado season-opening victory (8/29)
- Added a fourth-quarter, 6-yard touchdown grab at Air Force (9/27) to close out the scoring
- Season-long 26-yard pass play vs. Boise State
- Had a 21-yard pass reception in the New Mexico win (10/4).
2018:
- Played in the final three games of the season as a tight end
- A redshirt for the 2018 season.
GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (2017):
- First-team Southern League honors as a sophomore
- Caught 37 passes for 658 yards and eight touchdowns
- 10 catches for 155 yards and one touchdown as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Two-time first team All-Empire League honoree for Kennedy High (Coach Sean Clark) in La Palma, Calif.
- 25 receptions for 431 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior
PERSONAL: Earned his bachelor's degree in 2021 as a communication studies major ... Enrolled in the San José State University master's program in interdisciplinary studies ... A son of former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Derrick Deese ... He is a native of LaPalma, Calif.
CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS
| Season | G/S | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2018 | 3/0 | 0 | 0 | ----- | 0 | --- |
| 2019 | 11/0 | 19 | 179 | 9.4 | 2 | 26 |
| 2020 | 8/8 | 20 | 240 | 12.0 | 5 | 31 |
| 2021 | 12/12 | 46 | 723 | 15.7 | 4 | 38 |
| CAREER | 34/20 | 85 | 1142 | 13.4 | 11 | 38 |