Danny Scudero - 2026 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Danny Scudero
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Fourth
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty
- Prev School:
- Sacramento State/San Jose State
AT COLORADO
2026 (Fourth-Year): Has played in two games, with one start. Has five receptions for 24 yards; has two carries for 14 yards. Preseason: Biletnikoff Award watch list; Shriners Children’s 1000 watch list; first-team All-Big 12 (Pick Six Plus), second-team (Athlon, Phil Steele, Lindy’s), honorable mention (USA Today); Big 12 All-Transfer Team (Pick Six Plus).
Game by Game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13) (start): 3 catches for 11 yards. Colorado debut and first start.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 2 rushes for 14 yards; 2 catches for 13 yards.
AS A TRANSFER
Rated a three-star transfer prospect by 247Sports, which listed him as the No. 245 player in the portal and the No. 51 wide receiver as of Jan. 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer in his final season of eligibility.
AT SAN JOSÉ STATE (2025)
2025 (Third-Year): Started all 12 games and was a consensus second-team All-American (Associated Press, AFCA, Walter Camp, CBS Sports/247Sports, Phil Steele) and first-team All-Mountain West after catching 88 passes for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns. Led the nation in receiving yards and yards per game (108.1) through the regular season; his 88 receptions ranked fourth nationally, first in the Mountain West and third in SJSU single-season history, his 1,297 yards were fifth in school history and his 10 touchdowns tied for fifth. Was the fastest Spartan to 1,000 receiving yards, reaching it in his eighth game. Set a program record and tied the Mountain West record with four touchdown catches at Wyoming (Oct. 11), where he had 10 catches for 180 yards and a career-long 72-yard score; had a career-high 215 yards on seven catches with two touchdowns against Hawai’i (Nov. 1), a career-high 12 catches at San Diego State (Nov. 22), 11 catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns at Stanford (Sept. 27), 151 yards and a 70-yard touchdown against New Mexico (Oct. 3), 130 yards against Idaho (Sept. 20) and 189 yards and a touchdown in his debut against Central Michigan (Aug. 29), the most by a Spartan receiver in a debut this century. Was an AP midseason second-team All-American and a preseason second-team (Phil Steele) and fourth-team (Athlon) all-conference selection.
AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2023-24)
2024 (Second-Year): Played in 11 games with four starts and ranked third on the team with 53 receptions for 667 yards and five touchdowns, earning FCS Insider Freshman All-America and Phil Steele FCS second-team All-America honors. Caught a pass in every game with three or more catches in nine, had season-high eight-catch games at Fresno State and against Eastern Washington, a career-high 140 yards on seven catches against UC Davis and his first 100-yard game (four for 102) against Nicholls, scored receiving touchdowns against San José State, Nicholls, Eastern Washington, Cal Poly and UC Davis and ran 25 yards for a touchdown on his only carry, against Portland State.
2023 (First-Year): Redshirted while appearing in four regular-season games and both FCS playoff games, mostly on special teams, with two tackles (Northern Arizona, Idaho State) and three kickoff returns for an 18.3-yard average with a long of 29 against Idaho State. Scored on the first offensive touch of his career, a 16-yard run against Montana State.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A three-star prospect by 247Sports, which rated him an 82, the No. 313 wide receiver and the No. 245 player from California.
AT ARCHBISHOP MITTY HIGH SCHOOL
Played three seasons of varsity football, was a two-time team captain and two-time first-team all-league selection, and as a senior in 2023 was the WCAL and Santa Clara County Player of the Year and San Jose’s male high school athlete of the year with 1,900 yards and 19 touchdowns. As a junior in 2022, caught a pass in all 12 games with five 100-yard games, topped by 145 yards against Palma in the opener and nine catches for 117 against Saint Francis, scored 13 receiving touchdowns with two in four different games, rushed for a season-high 106 yards on six carries against Sacred Heart Cathedral, returned kicks and had an interception, a forced fumble and 4.5 sacks on defense. Had 307 receiving and 137 rushing yards as a sophomore. Also played four seasons of baseball, winning CCS and NorCal championships as a junior, and was an honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Son of Dan and Lisa Scudero. Has two sisters, Meghan, who played soccer at UCLA and San Diego State, and Ashley.
