Daniel DaPrato Title: Receivers Experience: 2nd Year Alma Mater: Louisiana-Monroe, '04 Email: daprato@csus.edu Bio: Daniel DaPrato enters his second season as Sacramento State's wide receivers coach. During the 2007 season, DaPrato coached Tony Washington and Ryan Coogler to honorable mention all-Big Sky Conference accolades. Coogler led the team with 38 receptions for 507 yards while Washington finished with 29 grabs for 414 yards. While those two players earned the honor, DaPrato coached six players who caught at least 10 passes and six who had at least one receiving touchdown. Prior to coming to Sacramento State, DaPrato spent five seasons as a member of the Louisiana-Monroe football program. DaPrato came to the Indians in the spring of 2002 as a junior college transfer from Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. As a player, DaPrato played two seasons at quarterback for the Indians, his senior season under first-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie. DaPrato had key starts against Mississippi, Kansas State and Auburn, with his best game coming against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2003 where he led the team to a 45-42 win. In that game, DaPrato came off the bench to complete all three of his passes in the second half for 66 yards and also rushed twice for 33 yards. After graduating in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance, DaPrato joined the Indians coaching staff as the offensive graduate assistant. He also served as the director of football operations for ULM in 2006. In 2005, he was a member of the staff which posted a 5-6 record despite playing three schools from Bowl Championship Series conference’s, including Georgia and Arkansas. That year, the offense averaged over 350 yards per game and was led by quarterback Steven Jyles who threw for 203.2 yards per game. As the team’s director of football operations in 2006, DaPrato was responsible for all team travel as well as managing the day-to-day activities of the office. He also was the school’s recruiting coordinator.     Originally from West Sacramento, Calif., DaPrato graduated with a master’s of education degree in instructional technology from Louisiana-Monroe. Recruiting Area: All high schools and junior colleges between Modesto and Merced and east into the Mother Lode.

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