UNLV REBELS

Brian Pacheco

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Class: Senior Hometown: Peoria, AZ High School: St. Mary's HS

Last College: Glendale CC Height / Weight: 5-9 / 190 Position: P Experience: SQ

UNLV: Former All-American JC performer will finally be team's starting punter as a senior ... Spent last two seasons behind Kip Facer ... The first scholarship punter to be part of a UNLV recruiting class since 1999 and only second in over a dozen years ... Last name is pronounced "pah-CHECK-oh."

2006: Member of squad ... Made his Rebel debut late in the season and was credited for an assisted tackle on a kickoff return.

2005: Redshirted.

GLENDALE: A first team all-region and Western States Football League selection as a sophomore at the community college located in Arizona ... Named NJCAA Second Team All-American in 2004 ... Punted 44 times for 2,026 yards and a sparkling 46.0 yard average as a sophomore ... Also placed nine boots inside opponent 20-yard lines for the Gauchos under coach Joe Kersting.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, Ariz. ... Lettered three times for the Knights under coach John Rodriguez ... Competed all over the field, playing on both sides of the ball at seven different positions ... A first team All-Desert Valley Conference selection as a defensive back three times ... Earned first team all-state honors as a punter ... Also lettered four times in baseball.

PERSONAL: Brian Javier Pacheco was born on March 2, 1985, in Phoenix ... The son of Lucielle and Robert Pacheco ... Has a sister, Natalie and a brother, Nate ... Majoring in university studies.