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2008 PLAYERS
WORRELL WILLIAMS, Linebacker 64 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide 2008 PLAYER PROFILES
High School: A two-time all-state selection by the Honolulu Star Bulletin SOLOMONA # ... ranked as the No. 2 player in Hawaii in 2005, by Rivals.com ... Rivals.com 90 also rated him as the No. 24 defensive tackle in America ... recorded seven AIGAMAUA sacks and had 59 tackles (39 solo stops), ranking first and second, respectively, in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu ... named the ILH’s LB, 6-1, 243 ...... Honolulu, HI 2005 Defensive Player of the Year ... PrepStar placed him on its 2004 All- FR-RS ...... St. Louis HS Far West Region team ... paramount game came against Punahou High (9 tackles, 4 sacks) ... also posted a pair of 14-tackle efforts his senior season 2007: Redshirted the season. ... signed with Cal before the 2005 season, but enrolled in January 2006. High School: The No. 16 rated player in Hawaii by Personal: Full name is Tyson Asi Alualu … last name pronounced AH-loo Scout.com and Rivals.com … selected first-team all-state at defensive end AH-loo ... he and his wife, Desire, have a son, Tyree … the son of Ta’avao by the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … all-conference and Levaa’I Alualu ... born May 12, 1987 ... majoring in ethnic studies. honoree … helped lead St. Louis H.S. to an 11-1 record (7-0 in league play) ALUALU’S CAREER STATISTICS in 2006 with the lone loss coming in the state championship game … also Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FR PBU a basketball standout for the Crusaders. 2006 13/1 4-12-16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Personal: Born Oct. 14, 1989 … Golden Bear teammates Tyson Alualu and 2007 13/13 23-29-52 3.5-20 2.5-17 1-8 4 1 Scott Smith also attended St. Louis High School … name is pronounced Total 26/14 27-41-68 3.5-20 2.5-17 1-8 4 1 SAUL-ih-mona eye-ING-ah-MOE-ah … known as Mona by his teammates. CHARLES #27 IAN #40 AMADI ALBRECHT DB, 5-10, 182 ...... Fresno, CA WR, 6-0, 207 ...... Napa, CA SO-1V ...... Edison HS FR-RS ...... Sonoma HS 2007: Saw action in five games, primarily on special teams … a late-season injury kept him out 2007: Redshirt. of eight of the last nine games … recorded a pair High School: A first-team All-Empire League of tackles against Louisiana Tech and had a season-best three tackles in selection as a senior when he was a team captain and team MVP … also the Arizona game. earned honorable mention all-metro honors and was a candidate for 2006: Redshirted the season … shared Scout Team Player of the Year Athlete of the Year in Sonoma County … set the school record for honors for defense. receptions (58) and receiving yards (1,070) in a season, including 225 receiving yards in one game … also earned all-league honors as a junior High School: A SuperPrep All-Far West selection ... earned all-conference when he had 21 catches for 635 yards and seven touchdowns in just honors on both sides of the ball during his prep career ... played cornerback seven games of action … also a four-time all-league selection in golf. as a junior and running back as a senior ... also a track standout at Edison who finished third in the state meet in the triple jump as a junior and fourth Personal: Full name is Ian Timothy Albrecht … the son of Dennis and Lynne as a sophomore ... the top-ranked high school triple jumper in America with Albrecht … born Oct. 26, 1988 in Powell, Wyo. … father played soccer and a personal best of 49-2 ... maintained a 4.0 grade-point average ... teammate golf at Chico State … intends to major in business administration. of current Bear Bernard Hicks. Personal: Son of Edna and Hyacin Amadi ... born Nov. 11, 1987 … father TYSON # was born in Nigeria ... mom competed in track and field at Fresno State ... 44 majoring in interdisciplinary studies. ALUALU DL, 6-3, 290 ...... Honolulu, HI BRYAN #19 JR-2V...... St. Louis HS ANGER 2007: Started all 13 games at defensive end … P, 6-4, 196 ...... Camarillo, CA paced the defensive line with 52 tackles, including FR-RS ...... Camarillo HS 3.5 for a loss … his tackle total is the most by a Cal defensive lineman since current NFL standout Andre Carter had 60 in 2000 ... also had 2.5 sacks, an interception and a team-best four fumble Enters preseason camp with a strong hold on the recoveries … had 20 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries in the last three starting punter position. regular season games ... recorded a pair of sacks at Colorado State … 2007: Redshirted the season. recovered his first career fumble and took it into the end zone for a High School: USA Today and EA Sports first-team All-American … listed touchdown vs. Arizona after a Thomas DeCoud blitz on quarterback Willie as the No. 2 punter in the country by Rivals.com and No. 5 by Scout.com Tuitama jarred the ball loose … snared a key interception at Oregon in the … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … a fourth quarter when the Ducks were driving and threatening to score on PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … garnered CalHiSports.com first- Cal’s 17-yard line … also recovered a fumble against USC ... earned the team all-state honors … averaged 41.8 yards per punt with 11 being team’s Brick Muller Award as the Most Valuable Defensive Lineman. downed inside the 20 as a senior … also caught 42 passes for 678 yards 2006: Stepped into the Golden Bear defensive line rotation immediately as as a receiver ... selected as school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. a true freshman ... saw action in all 13 games, including his first career start Pesonal: Full name is Bryan Corey Anger … born Oct. 6, 1988 … the son against Oregon State ... registered 16 tackles, fourth on the defensive line of Mike and Jean Anger ... brother Michael, Jr., played football at San Diego ... tallied a career-best six tackles (three solo) against UCLA and added five and soccer at UC Irvine. takedowns (two solo) in his collegiate debut at Tennessee.
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tabbed him with a No. 9 position ranking and the 11th-best prospect in MARC # California … first-team Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” 21 selection … PrepStar.com top-100 prospect in the country … the consensus ANTHONY Bay Area Offensive Player of the Year … garnered CalHiSports.com first- team all-state honors … for his career, rushed for 6,428 yards and scored CB, 6-0, 185...... Chandler, AZ 91 touchdowns … rushed for 3,325 yards and found the end zone 48 times FR-HS ...... Chandler HS as a senior, both Bay Area single-season records … over 25 percent of his touchdowns were 50 yards or longer his senior season … ran for 1,444 High School: Listed as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and a three-star yards to go along with 271 yards in receptions and 20 total touchdowns prospect by Scout.com … Rivals also tabbed him as the No. 14 cornerback for the 12-1 BCAL and Class A CIF North Coast Section champion Chieftains prospect in the country and fourth-best overall prospect in Arizona … in 2005 (junior year) … had 12 carries for more than 50 yards as a senior and Scout.com rated him at No. 40 in the nation at cornerback … selected to 10 more as a junior when he averaged 10.4 yards per carry … also ran track the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … first-team all-state at Salesian and won a Gold Medal in the 200 meters at the 2005 USTAF Junior selection as a senior … posted 77 tackles, four interceptions and a sack Olympics … won the 2007 California State Championship in the 100-meter his senior campaign … played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl dash with a time of 10.31 and also finished second in the 200 at 20.65. in Miami … named second-team all-region and honorable mention all-state Personal: Full name is Jahvid Andre Best … born Jan. 30, 1989 … the son as a junior after tallying 58 tackles with five interceptions. of David and Lisa Best … first name is pronounced JAH-vid. Personal: Full name is Marc Phillip Anthony ... born Nov. 14, 1989 ... the BEST’S RUSHING STATISTICS son of Gary and Loretta Janson. Year G/GS No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2007 10/0 29 221 7.6 2 64 KEVIN # BEST’S RECEIVING STATISTICS 50 Year G/GS No. Yards Avg. TD Long BEMOLL 2007 10/0 13 74 5.7 1 16 BEST’S KICK RETURN STATS OL, 6-4, 325 ...... Mission Viejo, CA Year G/GS No. Yards Avg. TD Long JR-SQ ...... Mission Viejo HS 2007 10/0 15 405 27.0 0 54
2007: Was not a member of the team, but remained DEVIN # in school. 10 2006: Did not see any action. BISHOP 2005: Redshirt. LB, 6-1, 238 ...... San Francisco, CA High School: One of the premier offensive linemen in Southern California JR-RS ...... San Francisco CC and perhaps the nation … considered the No. 6 offensive guard in the country by Rivals.com, which also listed him as the No. 9 overall player in 2007: Redshirted the season. its California Top 100 and the No. 97 overall player in its national top 100 … a Rivals prep All-American by virtue of his Top 100 ranking … SuperPrep Junior College: Earned a four-star ranking from placed him on its All-Far West team, ranking the star blocker as the No. 62 Scout.com in its junior-college ratings … listed as the 59th-best junior- overall player in California … two-time first team All-Orange County and all- college prospect in the nation according to Rivals.com … tabbed as a league selection. SuperPrep Magazine Juco 100 player and the No. 25 junior-college player overall … earned junior-college All-America honors … led the Rams with Personal: Parents are Renee and Doug Bemoll … born May 27, 1987 … 45 tackles in 2006 (his brother led Cal, and the Pac-10, in tackles in 2006) last name pronounced BEE-moll … majoring in social welfare. … also had an interception returned for a touchdown. Personal: Born July 17, 1986 … the son of Sherri Harris and Dennis Bishop JAHVID # … brother, Desmond, played linebacker for Cal (2005-06), leading the 4 Bears and the Pac-10 in tackles in 2006 … father played football for Illinois BEST and professionally in the United States Football League … majoring in history. RB, 5-10, 193 ...... Vallejo, CA SO-1V ...... Salesian HS NYAN # 8 Missed spring workouts as he continued to recover from a hip injury, but is expected back at full BOATENG strength for the start of fall camp. WR, 6-2, 210 ...... Brooklyn, NY 2007: Burst onto the collegiate scene as a true freshman, seeing action at JR-RS ...... Lincoln HS/Florida tailback, as a return man and as a gunner ... a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a special teams player ... selected as the team’s Most Valuable Freshman Transferred from Florida to Cal for the spring of and received the team’s J. Scott Duncan Award (Most Valuable Special 2007 … practiced with the team through the spring, Teams Player) ... missed the Washington, Stanford and Air Force games but did not play during the fall of 2007 due to due to a hip injury ... tallied 10 or more yards on 36.8% of his touches (21- transfer requirements … with the departure of Cal’s top three receivers, of-57 plays) ... burst through tacklers for a 64-yard touchdown run against will have an excellent opportunity to contribute to the Bears’ receiving Colorado State for his first career touchdown ... added his first receiving corps. touchdown against Louisiana Tech with a 16-yard grab ... also had four carries for 46 yards in his collegiate debut against Tennessee ... returned At Florida: Appeared in five games as a true freshman at Florida in 2005 15 kickoffs for an average of 27.0 yards per effort (second in the Pac-10, (against Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Iowa) … 10th all-time at Cal), including a career-long 54-yarder against UCLA and recorded four catches for 77 yards and two carries for 16 yards … had 11 others of 20 yards or more ... also a standout special teams gunner with two receptions for 44 yards, including a 28-yarder, against Mississippi 12 tackles and a fumble recovery. State ... tallied a 14-yard run against Alabama … made his collegiate debut with a 22-yard reception in a win at Kentucky … did not play in 2006. High School: A SuperPrep Magazine and Parade Magazine All-America choice … rated the 18th-best running back in the country by Scout.com … High School: Suffered a preseason ankle injury in August of 2004 that selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep as well … Rivals.com also forced him to miss his senior season at Abraham Lincoln H.S. … named to
DID YOU KNOW? Cal Athletics had over 30 current and former athletes compete in the Beijing Olympics. 66 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide the U.S. Army All-American team as one of the top wide receivers in the country … as a junior, led team to an undefeated season while playing both SEAN # wide receiver and cornerback … also handled all of the Railsplitters’ kicking, 55 punting, and punt return duties … ranked by Scout.com as the 38th-best BROWN wide receiver prospect in the country while Rivals.com ranked him 20th at his position … also lettered in basketball at Lincoln, winning three DE, 6-4, 220...... Oakland, CA consecutive New York City PSAL basketball championships. FR-HS ...... Oakland Tech HS Personal: Born Feb. 23, 1987 in Ghana and moved to the U.S. when he was six years old … the son of Kofi Menka Boateng and Theresa Adu Poku High School: Registered 85 tackles, eight sacks, five forced fumbles, an … majoring in social welfare … speaks three languages – English, French interception and a safety as a senior … also snagged 16 catches for 258 and Twi (spoken in Ghana by six million people) … older brother, Dominic yards and four touchdowns on offense … a two-time all-league selection Osei, played basketball for Fordham … cousin, Derick Boateng, competed and part of the Contra Costa Times “Cream of the Crop” … named in the World Cup for Ghana. Defensive Line MVP at the Cal Full Contact Camp in 2007… also named to the Scout.com All-Combine team in San Francisco in 2007 … played two years at Albany High School before transferring to Oakland Tech for his MARK #70 senior campaign … rated the No. 84 tight end in the country by Scout.com. BOSKOVICH Personal: Born May 13, 1990 ... the son of Theodo and Jeanine Brown. OL, 6-4, 301 ...... Los Altos, CA KEITH # SO-1V ...... St. Francis HS 57 BROWNER 2007: Listed as the No. 2 right guard for much of the season ... saw action in all 13 games, primarily DE, 6-6, 264 ...... Los Angeles, CA on special teams. SO-SQ ...... Dorsey HS 2006: Redshirt. 2007: Saw his only career action in the Louisiana High School: Selected first-team WCAL, CCS and Metro ... earned third- Tech game. team all-state honors ... his high school team posted a 9-3 record during 2006: Redshirted due to shoulder surgery. his senior season as he allowed no quarterback sacks during the year ... National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete ... earned department awards High School: PrepStar All-America selection … also a member of the in geometry and algebra ... participated in the Charlie Wedemeyer Game SuperPrep All-Far West team … considered the 22nd-best defensive end (Silicon Valley Classic). in the country and the 78th-best prospect in California by Rivals.com ... named by Scout.com as the No. 45 defensive end in America ... in the final Personal: Full name is Mark John Boskovich ... born Nov. 13, 1987 … Rivals.com regional ranking, he checked in at No. 61 ... played on an 11- parents are Peter and Terri Boskovich ... has three sisters and one brother 3 team and city semifinalist as a senior … credited with 21 quarterback ... majoring in political science and plans to attend law school ... hobbies sacks, eight fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles over the last two include playing N64, pool and basketball. seasons of his career ... had 12 quarterback sacks as a senior ... selected to the National Honor Society and Dean’s List ... invited to the CaliFlorida JESSE # Bowl Game. 20 Personal: Parents are Charisse and Keith Browner Sr. ... born on April 7, BROOKS 1988 … father was a standout at USC and played in the NFL (Tampa Bay and San Diego) ... mom hosts a radio show ... other Browner football DB, 5-11, 202 ...... Oakland, CA standouts include Joey (USC), Ross, Jimmy and Willard (all played at Notre JR-2V...... Bishop O’Dowd HS Dame) … major in mass communications ... one of five siblings.
2007: Played in the final eight games of the year on special teams … did not record any stats. MICHAEL #84 2006: Saw action in four games on special teams … recorded three tackles, two solo … tallied stops against Portland State, Oregon State and in the CALVIN bowl victory over Texas A&M. WR, 6-2, 202 ...... San Lorenzo, CA 2005: Redshirt. FR-RS ...... San Lorenzo HS High School: Helped lead 2004 club to a 10-3 record and the North Coast Section 2A championship ... Rivals.com rated him the No. 31 safety in the With the departure of Cal’s top three receivers from USA and No. 93 overall player in the state of California ... SuperPrep placed 2007, will have an excellent opportunity to play a him on its All-Far West team and ranked him 64th among all players in major role for the Bears in 2008. California … as a senior in 2004, rushed for 1,563 yards and scored 20 2007: Redshirted the year while working with the Golden Bear scout teams touchdowns with 13 receptions and two TDs as a wide receiver … … earned Scout Team Player of the Year honors for offense. defensively, collected 60 tackles with two interceptions as he earned first- team all-league honors at both running back and defensive back ... in the High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to playoffs, rushed for 376 yards and scored eight TDs in three games ... the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine as well … rated the 25th earned first team All-East Bay by the Oakland Tribune and listed on the best wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com … Rivals.com ranked him No. Contra Costa Times’ “Cream of the Crop” all-star team … hampered by a 58 in the nation among wide receivers and No. 66 overall in California … hip pointer as a junior, but still managed to rush for 455 yards and eight listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … earned touchdowns on 56 attempts while collecting 26 tackles and one interception a No. 2 ranking on the 2007 Contra Costa Times’ “Cream of the Crop” list ... also participated four years in basketball and track … was clocked at … a PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … as a senior, totaled 146 yards 4.58 in the 40-yard dash and 11.1 in the 100 meters. of total offense per game while leading the team in receiving, scoring and kicking … tallied 39 receptions for 789 yards and nine touchdowns in 2006 Personal: Mother is Patricia Torres … father, Jesse Brooks, played … also had five interceptions on defense … had 27 receptions for 665 basketball at Southern Oregon State College … born Jan. 15, 1987 … yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior when he earned all-area and second majoring in African-American studies. team all-league on both sides of the ball (wide receiver and safety) … had his best game with four touchdowns and 112 receiving yards against San
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Jose (Calif.) Mission, while also kicking a pair of extra points and snagging PERSONAL: Full name is Justin DeWayne Cheadle … the son of DeWayne an interception with 10 tackles … recorded the fastest 40-yard dash among and Patricia Cheadle … born March 11, 1989 … had one uncle, John Tarver, all players at the Palo Alto Nike Camp (4.50). play in the NFL with the Patriots and Eagles, and two other uncles, Bernard Personal: Full name is Michael Gregory Calvin ... the son of Nancy Tarver and Roger Tarver, play football for USC and Washington, respectively. Lauridsen and Ricky Robertson … born June 7, 1989. CHRIS #17 D.J. # 8 CONTE CAMPBELL CB, 6-3, 198 ...... Los Angeles, CA S, 5-11, 194 ...... North Las Vegas, NV SO-1V ...... Loyola HS FR-RS ...... Cheyenne HS 2007: Another standout true freshman for the 2007: Redshirted the year while working with the Golden Bears … played in every game, recording Golden Bear scout teams … earned Scout Team 32 tackles, including one tackle for loss … earned Player of the Year honors for defense. honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and Scout.com ... took over the starting cornerback position in game nine High School: Selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine and recorded 10 tackles in his debut (against Washington State) … also … a PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … Rivals.com listed him as the played a solid game against USC as a starter, recording five tackles and third-best prospect in Nevada and No. 58 among athletes in the nation … recovering a key fumble on the two-yard line to halt a Trojan drive … most a two-time first-team all-state selection as well as two-time all-league pick tackles by a Golden Bear true freshman since Donnie McCleskey had 45 … collected a team-best 61 tackles, eight interceptions (four returned for in 2002. touchdowns), two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles as a senior cornerback … also recorded 10 rushing touchdowns, 751 yards High School: Listed as the 21st-best safety in the nation by Rivals.com passing, and three interceptions his junior year. and No. 64 by Scout.com … Rivals.com also placed him at No. 35 overall in California … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine Personal: Full name is Darion Lamar Campbell, Jr. … born July 24, 1989. … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … recorded 58 tackles with four interceptions as a senior while catching 43 passes for 614 yards and five # touchdowns on offense … had 38 tackles and a pair of interceptions from SEAN 11 his safety spot on Loyola’s 2005 CIF Division I championship team. Personal: Full name is Christopher Michael Conte … the son of Anne and CATTOUSE Mark Conte … born Feb. 23, 1989. CB, 6-2, 204 ...... Chicago, IL CONTE’S CAREER STATISTICS FR-RS ...... Hubbard HS Year G/GS UT AT TT Loss Sacks INT FR PBU 2007 13/3 20 12 32 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 2007: Redshirted the year while working with the Golden Bear scout teams. MICHAEL # High School: Rated the 12th-best prospect in Illinois and the 50th-best 77 safety in the country by Rivals.com … selected to the All-Midwest team by COSTANZO SuperPrep Magazine … earned all-league, all-city and all-state honors as a senior … totaled 36 tackles with four interceptions while blocking two DL, 6-2, 302 ...... Danville, CA kicks as a senior … threw for 1,257 yards while rushing for 800 yards as SO-SQ ...... Monte Vista HS a quarterback … helped his team to the state semifinals as a junior and the Chicago City Championship in 2006 ... the first Jeff Tedford recruit from the 2007: Saw action in three games for the Bears state of Illinois … only top-30 prospect in Illinois to venture out of the (Colorado State, Louisiana Tech and Washington) Midwest to the West Coast. … notched his first career tackle in the Washington Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1988 ... the son of Michael and Sally Cattouse ... game. major is currently undeclared. 2006: Redshirted the season after suffering a knee injury in preseason camp. JUSTIN # High School: A high school All-America selection by PrepStar … the No. 61 17-rated defensive tackle prospect in the country and the No. 30 player in CHEADLE California by Rivals.com ... rated No. 18 nationally at tackle by Scout.com … all-region selection by SuperPrep, which listed him as the 30th-best OL, 6-2, 303 ...... Bakersfield, CA prospect in the states of California, Nevada and Hawai’i … first-team FR-RS ...... Bakersfield HS member of the prestigious CalHiSports.com all-state team ... two-time member of the San Francisco Chronicle all-metro team and listed on the Rivals 250 list ... rated No. 4 on the Contra Costa Times 2006 “Cream of 2007: Redshirted the season. the Crop” team ... Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” High School: Rated as the top offensive guard in honorable mention … three-time all-conference selection and league MVP Central California and 13th overall in the nation by Scout.com … selected in 2005 ... honored by multiple media outlets as both an offensive and to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … the No. 42 overall defensive lineman … ended his career with 175 tackles and 26 quarterback recruit in the state of California according to Rivals.com … listed on Long sacks ... had 33 tackles behind the line of scrimmage over his last two prep Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … PrepStar.com All- seasons … preseason high school All-American by Sports Illustrated ... West Region choice … third-team all-state, a two-time all-area first-team played on an 11-1 squad that reached the sectional semifinals in 2005 ... selection and a three-time all-league honoree … helped the Drillers to the also participated in track for two years. CFI Central section title his junior year … nationally-rated as a defensive Personal: Full name is Michael Richard Costanzo … parents are Cindy and tackle by Rivals.com … also earned all-area and all-league distinctions in Richard Costanzo … born April 28, 1988 … majoring in American studies basketball during his sophomore and junior seasons … earned numerous … father was an offensive lineman at Nebraska and for the Dallas academic achievements, including the Project BEST Academic Merit Scholar Cowboys ... has spent time producing his own music and running his own award and the Most Outstanding AVID Student award … also a member of deejay business. the National Honor Society and ranked in the top five percent of his class.
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LAREYLLE #85 RULON #94 CUNNINGHAM DAVIS WR, 6-1, 205 ...... Fairfield, CA DE, 6-5, 281 ...... San Diego, CA SR-3V ...... Vanden HS SR-2V .. Charter Oak HS/ Mt. San Antonio CC
2007: Saw action in all 13 games on special teams Stepped into a leadership role on the defense and as a reserve wide out … recorded his first during spring ball … will be counted on for significant reception of the season at Colorado State and also hauled in a 16-yard contributions in the fall ... recorded the top vertical completion at UCLA … added two catches for 15 yards in the bowl victory jump of all-time for a Cal defensive lineman at 33.5 inches. over Air Force. 2007: Slated as a starter at defensive end, but missed seven games due 2006: Saw action in 11 games as a reserve receiver and special teams to injuries ... still tallied 16 tackles with three for loss, including 1.5 sacks stalwart … had one catch for 10 yards against Portland State. … came off the bench for four solo takedowns in the bowl victory over Air Force … injured his foot in the Louisiana Tech game and missed the next 2005: Caught five passes for 112 yards while playing in six games ... made four games ... returned against Arizona State and recorded three tackles, his first career start to help an injury-riddled receiving corps against 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble (which was recovered for a touchdown), Washington State and responded with a dramatic 57-yard touchdown before leaving the game with a knee injury and missing the next three reception that helped Cal launch a rally and emerge with a 42-38 victory outings ... returned against Stanford and tallied three more tackles, one for … caught five passes for 112 yards against the Cougars and was a loss … registered two tackles and a pass breakup against Tennessee. nominee for Pac-10 player of the week. 2006: Competed in six games before missing the last half of the season due 2004: Redshirt. to illness and injury (bone bruise in leg) … recorded five tackles, including High School: Starred in both football and basketball ... played in the East- three against Arizona State when he also had a half tackle for loss. West All-Star football game in 2004 … missed all but five games during his Community College: Played for Mt. San Antonio College as a freshman senior year due to an ankle injury … voted most inspirational of his in 2004 when Mt. SAC’s defense ranked No. 11 in California, giving up just basketball team. 251.9 yards per game ... rated as the 21st best junior-college prospect in Personal: Lists playing racquetball among his off-field hobbies … parents the country by Rivals.com at the conclusion of the 2005 season, despite are Adrienne Cunningham and O’Neal Cunningham ... born April 5, 1986, redshirting the season ... had 32 tackles and 16.5 sacks as a freshman on in Vallejo, Calif. ... sociology major. a 10-2 team that advanced to the second round of postseason. CUNNINGHAM’S CAREER STATISTICS High School: Graduated from Charter Oak High School in Covina, Calif., Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long in 2001, where his football experience came on the offensive line. 2005 6/1 5 112 22.4 1 57 Personal: Parents are Sylvia and Lorenzo Davis ... born June 16, 1983 … 2006 12/0 1 10 10.0 0 10 served in the Marines for more than three years after high school ... was 2007 13/0 4 33 8.2 0 16 an avionics technician in the military … majoring in sociology. Totals 31/1 10 155 15.5 1 57 DAVIS’ CAREER STATISTICS # Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU SKYLAR 83 2006 6/0 1-4-5 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 83 2007 6/3 9-7-16 3-20 1.5-17 0-0 1 1 CURRAN Total 12/3 10-11-21 3.5-23 1.5-17 0-0 1 1 TE, 6-4, 256 ...... Woodland, CA JR-RS ...... Woodland HS/Butte CC COVAUGHN #28 Joined the Bears for 2007 spring drills as a mid- DEBOSKIE year junior-college transfer. RB, 6-0, 190...... Chandler, AZ 2007: Did not see any action, but was part of the Bears’ travel squad for FR-HS ...... Hamilton HS multiple late-season games. Junior College: Redshirted the 2005 season at Butte, then tallied 15 Graduated early from high school and enrolled in January of 2008, taking catches for 155 yards and a touchdown in Butte’s successful 2006 full part in spring drills for the Bears. season, in which Butte bowed out to CCSF in the state semifinals … same High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to junior college as former Golden Bear quarterback Aaron Rodgers. the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine, as well … listed as the 27th- High School: Fractured his ankle in the 2005 Optimist High School All-Star best all-purpose running back in the nation by Rivals.com … also considered Game, featuring star players in the greater Sacramento area, following the 12th-best prospect in Arizona by Rivals … rated as the 28th best graduation. running back and a four-star recruit by Scout.com … rushed for 821 yards Personal: Full name is Skylar Austin Curran … born Sept. 7, 1987 … the with 13 touchdowns while adding 362 yards and five TDs through the air son of Steve and Sherry Curran … majoring in American studies. as a senior … Hamilton HS went 12-1 his senior season, losing in the state semifinals, after a 13-1 campaign in 2006 … as a junior, compiled 1,304 yards and 22 touchdowns as well as 434 receiving yards and two scores … chosen as a Class 5A honorable mention selection by the Arizona Republic … one of four national finalists for the 2008 EAS Speed and Strength Award … also a finalist for the prestigious Watkins Award, a national honor recognizing success in athletics and academics. Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1989 ... the son of Wakena DeBoskie and Tim Johnson.
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SAM #71 SAVAI’I #99 DEMARTINIS ESELU OL, 6-5, 288 ...... Sun Valley, CA TE, 6-3, 259 ...... Waipahu, HI FR-RS ...... Notre Dame HS FR-RS ...... Moanalua HS
2007: Redshirted the season … earned team 2007: Redshirted the season. Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year honors. High School: Rated the fourth-best prospect in High School: Ranked the seventh-best offensive tackle in the country by the state of Hawaii, and the 24th-best tight end in the country by Rivals.com Scout.com and No. 43 by Rivals.com (No. 65 overall in California) … … listed as the No. 35 tight end in the nation by Scout.com … selected to SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to the All-Far West the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … … PrepStar.com All- team by SuperPrep as well … honorable mention Long Beach Press- West Region choice … earned all-state honors twice, including first team Telegram “Best in the West” selection … PrepStar.com All- West Region as a senior … three-year varsity captain and a three-time all-conference choice … all-state first-team selection and one of four juniors on the 2005 honoree … as a senior, had 15 catches for 502 yards and two touchdowns All-CIF First Team after helping Notre Dame to a 13-1 record … two-time … for his career, tallied 45 catches for 1,285 yards … also played defense, League Lineman of the Year … garnered CalHiSports.com first-team all- tallying 12 sacks and 25 tackles for loss in his career … earned academic state honors … during his four years of high school, the Knights posted honor-roll recognition in every quarter of high school. a 50-4 record … according to ESPN Insider “does a good job of adjusting Personal: The son of Raymond and Tammy Eselu … born July 11, 1989 to moving targets and blocking in space … he combines ability with good … name is pronounced sah-VIE-ee ih-SELL-ew … intends to major in mass technique” … one of five highly-touted offensive linemen to commit for the communications … lists playing the ukulele among his hobbies. class of 2007 for the Bears … also a two-time all-league selection in track. Personal: The son of Madeline and Jack DeMartinis … born March 26, 1989 … older brother Tony will be a junior defensive lineman at San Diego State MARCUS #29 in the fall … father played for UCLA’s 1975 Rose Bowl team. EZEFF GARY # 6 DB, 5-11, 208 ...... Santa Rosa, CA DOXY JR-2V...... Montgomery HS DB, 6-0, 200 ...... Long Beach, CA 2007: Established himself as a key player in the secondary before a leg injury kept him out of four JR-2V...... Long Beach Poly HS games ... played in nine games with four starts at rover, including his first career start against Colorado State ... registered 2007: Played in seven games, primarily on special 47 tackles … recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for losses, against teams … tallied his first career tackle against Tennessee … had seven solo tackles and a pass break up at Colorado State Louisiana Tech and added another solo takedown against Oregon. … logged eight tackles and a half sack against Louisiana Tech … turned 2006: Saw action in seven games on special teams … did not record any in a career-best 14 tackles against Arizona … had the play of the season statistics. against Oregon hitting wide receiver Cameron Colvin in the final seconds at the one-yard line and jarring the ball loose into the end zone and out of 2005: Redshirt. bounds for a touchback, allowing the Bears to preserve their 31-24 lead High School: Hard-hitting safety for Long Beach Poly’s 13-1 club that and eventual victory. claimed the CIF Southern Section championship ... amassed 99 total tackles 2006: Played in every game except the opener at Tennessee ... recorded (including 67 solo stops) in 13 games … also collected two interceptions 12 tackles, including seven solo ... had two tackles in four different games and a sack in 2004 ... made a key interception in the CIF title game, a play - Portland State, Arizona State, Arizona and Stanford. that set up the clinching touchdown in Poly’s 21-6 win over Los Alamitos High ... reached double figures in tackles four times as a senior, including 2005: Redshirted the season. season highs of 12 stops vs. Centennial High and St. Paul High. High School: Led school to an undefeated (13-0) season and the CIF North Personal: Nephew of Lillian and Rod Parker ... born May 27, 1987 … Coast Section 3A championship .... named to the San Francisco Chronicle majoring in sociology. all-metro first-team defense (defensive back) and second-team offense (wide receiver) in 2004 ... had 36 catches for 860 yards and 15 touchdowns at wide receiver, while accumulating 30 tackles and two interceptions in T.J. # the defensive secondary in 2004 ... snared six passes for 166 yards in the 74 section title game ... garnered North Bay and Empire League MVP honors as a senior ... SuperPrep tabbed him No. 54 among all cornerbacks in the EMERY nation, while PrepStar named him to its All-West Region team ... Rivals.com OL, 6-3, 288 ...... Temecula, CA considered him the No. 64 overall player in California ... named first-team FR-RS ...... Temecula HS all-state, all-metro and Empire League Defensive Player of the Year as a junior, after recording 54 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four interceptions ... also caught 37 passes for 687 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior ... 2007: Redshirted the season. timed at 4.45 in the 40. High School: A three-year starter at left tackle for Personal: The son of Kathryn Jones and Leroy Ezeff … born Aug. 28, Temecula High School and a two-time Offensive Lineman of the Year for 1987 … last name pronounced E-zeff … majoring in African-American the Wolfpack … also a two-time team captain … three-year starter in studies. basketball and a track and field letterwinner … holds the school record in the shot put and the discus … helped team to the Division II basketball EZEFF’S CAREER STATISTICS semifinals in 2007. Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU Personal: Full name is Thomas James Emery … born Oct. 30, 1988 in 2006 12/0 7-5-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Meriden, Conn. … the son of Rodney and Sheryl Emery … majoring in 2007 9/4 33-14-47 2-8 0.5-4 0-0 1 1 mechanical engineering … hobbies include playing the guitar and fishing Total 21/4 40-19-59 2-8 0.5-4 0-0 1 1 … his dream job would be building roller coasters.
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2007: Did not see any action but was a key reserve in practice. ANTHONY # 7 2006: Redshirt. FELDER High School: Selected his school’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2005- 06 ... garnered team offensive lineman of the year honors three times LB, 6-3, 235 ...... Seattle, WA ...National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete ... high school team was SR-3V ...... O’Dea HS CCS semifinalist in 2005 ... defensively, tallied 112 tackles, scored one touchdown and had four interceptions in 2005 ...graduated in the top 10 of his class ... earned an International Baccalaurate Diploma ... played in 2007: The Pac-10’s 12th-leading tackler with 7.8 the Santa Cruz County All-Star game ... high school coach was Louie takedowns per game (101 total) ... an honorable Walters. mention All-Pac-10 selection ... registered at least nine tackles in nine of 13 games, including four double-figure games ... had Personal: Full name is Richard Jenner Fisher ... born Sept. 19, 1987 … the nine takedowns vs. USC ... posted 12 stops in the Oregon State game and son of Eric and Brett Fisher ... grandparents, Richard Beauvais and Aubrey added 10 (all solo) against UCLA ... recorded his first career interception Degnan, both attended Cal ... great grandfather, George Degnan, played in the fourth quarter of the Oregon game to set up Cal’s game-winning football for Cal in 1931 ... majoring in civil engineering … has been a touchdown (a Pontiac Game-Changing Moment) ... had his second straight vegetarian since he was a toddler. double-figure tackle day with 10 against Louisiana Tech ... tallied a career- high 13 tackles with a pair of sacks in the Colorado State win - one sack caused a key fumble which was recovered by the Bears ... added nine ZACK # tackles in the season-opening win over Tennessee. 56 2006: Despite battling injuries, saw action in all 13 games for the very deep FOLLETT and talented California linebacker corps ... had 18 tackles and a pass break- LB, 6-1, 238 ...... Clovis, CA up ... had three takedowns against both Oregon State and Oregon, and also SR-3V ...... Clovis HS added two each against Minnesota, Portland State, Arizona and Stanford.
2005: An impact player as a true freshman ... named a first-team freshman Cal’s sack-leader in each of the last two years … All-American by Rivals.com ... finished the season with 39 tackles to rank on the preseason Watch Lists for the Ronnie Lott eighth on the team in that category ... started eight games and saw action IMPACT Trophy (defensive player who excels on in all 12 contests ... starter at outside linebacker in the regular-season finale and off the field), the Bronco Nagurski Trophy (nation’s top defensive at Stanford and in the Las Vegas Bowl ... had a season-best eight stops player) and the Chuck Bednarik Award (also for top defensive player). against Illinois and seven tackles vs. New Mexico State ... recorded his first career quarterback sack against the Aggies ... notched four tackles and 2007: Hard-hitting junior earned All-Pac-10 second team honors ... has broke up a pass in the bowl win ... named freshman lifter of the year. forced eight fumbles in his career, including a bone-jarring sack on the first drive against Tennessee, causing a fumble that was recovered by Worrell High School: A highly-coveted linebacker who earned first team all-state Williams for a touchdown ... earned the Berkeley Breakfast Club Award as honors in Washington after tagging opponents for 121 tackles ... set school Cal’s top defensive player in the Big Game after tallying seven tackles, records for most tackles in a game (22), season (146 in 2002) and career including two for loss, while forcing a key fourth-quarter fumble against (346) ... high school All-American by SuperPrep and PrepStar, which the Cardinal ... tallied 64 tackles with a team-best 12.5 tackles for loss and ranked him as the No. 12 linebacker in the nation ... Rivals.com listed him 5.5 sacks despite missing the second half of the Louisiana Tech game and as the No. 6 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 3 player in the state all of the Arizona and Oregon games due to a neck stinger … tallied seven of Washington ... ranked the No. 10 inside linebacker in the United States tackles, including a pair of sacks, against Washington ... registered six by ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming ... listed No. 20 on Scout.com’s West Hot 100 tackles (one for loss) and a pass break-up against USC ... strong game prospect list ... two-time Metro League Defensive Player of the Year and against Washington State, sparking the defense with six tackles, three three-time all-league selection ... as a junior, tallied 146 tackles, nine tackles pass break-ups, a sack and constant pressure on the QB ... recorded a for loss and five sacks ... also rushed for 446 yards and five touchdowns season-best 10 takedowns including three tackles for loss and a sack, on only 58 carries (7.7 ypc) as a running back in 2003 ... nabbed 82 tackles against UCLA ... on the preseason Watch List for the 2007 Butkus Award. as a sophomore in 2002. 2006: An honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection despite starting just one Personal: Parents are Andrea and Kirby Felder ... born March 16, 1987 game ... recorded 62 tackles with a team-best 12.5 tackles for loss and tied … hobbies include snowboarding ... features an arm tattoo with the insignia for the team-lead with 5.5 sacks ... led the Pac-10 with four forced fumbles of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, the unit in which his paternal ... came off the bench in the first 11 games of the year before earning his grandfather (deceased, 1997) served in World War II and the Korean War, first career start against Stanford, when he responded with 10 tackles, receiving three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star ... his maternal grandfather three tackles for loss, including a sack, and a forced fumble which was also made a name in the military as a heavyweight boxer for the U.S. scooped up for a touchdown by Syd’Quan Thompson ... also had a huge Marines, posting a 48-2 record from 1951-54 and winning several Marine game against Arizona State with 10 tackles and pair of forced fumbles on Championship Titles ... born March 16, 1987 ... majoring in American studies. sacks ... recorded eight tackles (six solo) and an acrobatic interception FELDER’S CAREER STATISTICS against Washington ... tallied eight stops (three solo) and a sack against Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU Washington State ... collected four takedowns, including two for losses 2005 12/8 25-14-39 1.5-3 1-2 0 0 1 in the Holiday Bowl victory over Texas A&M … added one-and-a half sacks 2006 13/0 6-12-18 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 in the Oregon State win. 2007 13/11 50-51-101 3.5-14 2-9 1 1 1 2005: Earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com ... Total 38/19 81-77-158 5-17 3-11 1 1 3 saw action in every game and accumulated a total of 32 tackles, including three behind the line of scrimmage and two quarterback sacks ... had a RICHARD # season-best five stops against Illinois and Oregon State ... forced a fumble 73 at Washington ... broke up passes against Oregon State and Oregon ... recovered a fumble vs. Stanford ... forced a fumble and broke up a pass FISHER against BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl. OL, 6-4, 276 ...... Ben Lomond, CA High School: Listed as the No. 9 inside linebacker in the nation by SO-SQ ...... Scotts Valley HS ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming ... Rivals.com named him the 11th-best inside linebacker in the USA and 41st-best overall player in California ... SuperPrep Worked his way into the offensive line rotation at considered him the No. 54 linebacker in the country and the No. 44 overall left guard during spring ball … recorded a vertical player in California ... Scout.com listed him No. 91 on its West Hot 100 leap of 26-5, third-best all-time for offensive linemen prospects ... garnered first team all-state honors and pocketed 135 tackles, at Cal at the time of the jump. nine quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles,
DID YOU KNOW? The Bears have earned 14 conference titles, including their most recent in 2006. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide 71 five passes broken up, four fumble recoveries and three sacks as a senior ... played in the CaliFlorida Bowl ... The Fresno Bee selected him to its All- JUSTIN # Valley first team ... also named the Tri River Athletic Conference Defensive 52 Player of the Year ... played in only three-and-a-half games as a junior due GATES to a fractured foot, yet still amassed 74 tackles and returned his lone interception for a touchdown ... stockpiled 151 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, OL, 6-1, 272 ...... Reno, NV four forced fumbles, two sacks and two interceptions as a first team all- FR-RS ...... Galena HS league and all-area performer as a sophomore in 2002 ... amassed 360 tackles, 28 TFL, 13 forced fumbles and seven sacks in his three seasons. 2007: Redshirted the season. Personal: Parents are Naomi and Bob Follett ... born July 3, 1987 ... major High School: An all-state selection as a senior by is American studies ... has a wood-cutting hobby in which he has shaped both Scout.com and Rivals.com after recording 88 tackles with 10.5 sacks, plywood into life size replicas of teammates. 62 hurries and seven forced fumbles ... led the Grizzlies to a second-place finish in the state in 2006 ... also named to the Nevada Appeal All-Sierra FOLLETT’S CAREER STATISTICS Team, the All-Northern Nevada Regional Team and all-conference ... tallied Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF-R PBU 79 tackles with seven sacks, 49 hurries and six forced fumbles as a junior, 2005 12/0 25-7-32 3.0-16 2.0-11 0 2-1 3 helping the team to its first appearance in the Nevada playoffs. 2006 13/1 34-28-62 12.5-53 5.5-28 1 4-0 2 2007 11/10 39-25-64 12.5-59 5.5-36 0 2-1 6 Personal: The son of Paul and Carol Gates … born July 8, 1988 … lists Totals 36/11 98-60-158 28-128 13-75 1 8-2 11 paint ball, camping and scuba diving as hobbies.
# DOMINIC 65 PETER #38 GALAS GEURTS OL, 6-2, 275 ...... Modesto, CA RB, 6-1, 204 ...... San Ramon, CA FR-HS ...... Central Catholic HS FR-RS ...... Monte Vista HS
High School: Selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine 2007: Redshirt. … rated as the No. 6 center in the nation by ESPN.com … listed as the 43rd- best prospect in California and the ninth-best center prospect in the country High School: Ran for 1,531 yards and 16 by Rivals.com … Scout.com ranked him No. 12 among centers nationally touchdowns as a junior at Monte Vista HS, but missed his senior season … CalHiSports.com first-team all-state selection … helped the Raiders due to injury. average over 10 yards per carry and outscore their opponents 663-211 Personal: Full name is Peter Jordan Geurts … stepfather and mother are while winning their 12th Sac-Joaquin championship with an 11-2-1 record Richard and Paula Volberg … born Nov. 11, 1988 … has two older sisters … named the MVP of the NIKE Training Camp at Stanford in 2007. and a younger brother … father, Dennis, played basketball at Wisconsin Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1990 ... the son of Patty and Tim Galas ... father and St. Norbert College … would like to pursue a career in coaching. played on the line for Cal from 1979-82 … former Golden Bear linebacker Justin Moye also attended Central Catholic High School. DREW #18 GLOVER R.J. #32 32 WR, 6-2, 205 ...... Oakland, CA GARRETT SR-1V ...... Bishop O’Dowd HS FB, 5-9, 249 ...... Compton, CA SO-SQ ...... Crenshaw HS 2007: Saw action in five games on special teams … also an essential scout team player, simulating 2007: Did not see any action. option quarterbacks from Oregon and Air Force. 2006: Redshirt. 2005 and 2006: Did not see any action. High School: A powerful runner and blocker who was named to the 2004: Redshirt. SuperPrep All-Far West squad … Rivals.com listed him as the 63rd-best High School: Earned his team’s Player of the Year honor and first team player in California and the No. 13 fullback in the country ... was a top 100 all-league as a senior at Bishop O’Dowd ... played quarterback his senior recruit (92) at his position by Scout.com as well … two-time All-Coliseum year, completing 210-of-367 passes for 2,422 yards … as a junior, was League choice ... an All-Los Angeles City selection … Crenshaw captured a standout wide receiver with 51 catches for 768 yards … voted O’Dowd’s the city championship his senior season and reached the playoffs every Impact Player of the Year in 2002 … ran the 400 meters for the track squad. year he was on the squad ... ran for 850 yards and 14 touchdowns as a Personal: Born March 10, 1986, in Oakland ... parents are David and Robin junior and 550 yards and seven scores as a senior ... honor student … Glover ... mother is principal at Fremont High School … has a younger participated in track (shot put and 100 meters) ... selected to play in the Los brother, Trent ... majoring in American studies. Angeles Grid Iron game ... prep teammate of fellow signee Darian Hagan. Personal: Parents are Velma and Robert Garrett ... born April 6, 1987 … father is the head football coach at Crenshaw ... Pop Warner teammate of GARRY # former Cal star Daymeion Hughes, another Crenshaw grad ... lists drawing 89 as a hobby ... majoring in social welfare. GRAFFORT TE, 6-3, 244 ...... Concord, CA SO-SQ ...... Ygnacio Valley HS
2007: Saw his only action in the Colorado State game. 2006: Redshirted the season.
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High School: Selected to the Contra Costa Times “Cream of the Crop” in 2005 ... BVAL first-team all-league ... High school team was NCA 2A DARIAN # Champion ... NCA scholar athlete ... high school team’s defensive player 26 of the year ... during his junior campaign tallied 11 sacks, leading the BVAL HAGAN ... two-year captain for his football squad ... four-year participant in basketball and a one-year letterman in baseball ... Golden Warrior nominee DB, 6-0, 181 ...... Los Angeles, CA in 2006. SO-1V ...... Crenshaw HS Personal: Full name is Gary Morgan Graffort ... born May 28, 1988 ... parents are Garry and Cindy Graffort ... majoring in political science ... aims 2007: Played in five games on special teams and to work for the government ... lists hobbies as camping, four-wheeling and as a backup cornerback … did not record any fishing. statistics. 2006: Redshirt. CHRIS # High School: All-America selection at defensive back by SuperPrep and 54 PrepStar … listed as the 83rd-best high school player in the country, the No. 14 prospect in the state of California and the country’s fifth-best GUARNERO prospect at his position by Rivals.com ... Scout.com also listed him at No. OL, 6-2, 275 ...... Arvada, CO 5 at his position … SuperPrep considered him the 16th-best prospect in the SO-1V ...... Mullen HS state … first-team all-state selection ... first-team all-city on both offense and defense ... city defensive player of the year ... all-area by the Los Angeles Times .. selected to play in the CaliFlorida All-Star Game … Long 2007: Played in one game (Louisiana Tech), but Beach Press Telegram “Best in the West” honorable mention ... led the state was listed as Cal’s backup center for every game. with 13 interceptions as a junior and ended his career with a state-record 2006: Redshirted the season … shared team Scout Team Player of the Year 25 ... had seven picks as a sophomore when he earned All-Los Angeles honors for offense. City accolades … led Crenshaw to its first city championship (2005) with High School: The first player from Colorado to sign with the Bears under a late touchdown reception (85 yards) and a game-clinching interception Jeff Tedford … considered one of the top players in the state (No. 3 by ... averaged 21 yards on 30 receptions in 2005 … blocked four punts as Rivals.com) and one of the top guard prospects in the country by that a senior ... recorded 55 tackles as a senior and 70 as a junior ... first-team service (No. 19) … a SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America choice and a underclass all-state as a junior … all-region, all-county and all-area as a member of the Rivals.com 250 (four-star) list, regardless of position ... junior. Scout.com listed him among America’s top 100 linemen ... SuperPrep Personal: Born Nov.5, 1988 ... the son of Pier Bruce ... majoring in social magazine named him as the 32nd-best offensive lineman in the country (in welfare. Rivals.com’s final regional rankings, ranked No. 17) … played on a state champion (junior season) and state runner-up (senior year) ... Mullen went 24-4 over his final two seasons … an all-conference honoree who earned BERNARD # all-state honors and was selected to play in the all-state game … academic 2 all-state honorable mention ... two-time all-conference choice as an HICKS underclassman. S, 5-11, 210 ...... Fresno, CA Personal: Full name is Chris Noel Tompek-Guarnero ... born Dec. 8, 1987 SR-3V ...... Edison HS ... the son of Trudy Tompek-Guarnero and Gary Guarnero ...majoring in mass communications. Has started 18 games in his career at Cal and enters preseason camp as a starter at safety. # TREVOR 93 2007: A productive season for the junior, logging 13 games and nine starts at rover … finished with 40 tackles and four pass breakups … tallied four GUYTON tackles against Tennessee … had six stops, including a tackle for a loss at Oregon … his tipped pass against Washington State resulted in an DT, 6-4, 280 ...... Woodinville, WA interception by Syd’Quan Thompson … recorded four tackles against USC FR-HS ...... Redmond HS … snatched his first interception of the season at Stanford. 2006: Broke into the starting lineup in the fifth game and started the final High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … listed as a nine games of the year at free safety ... recorded 58 tackles as well as a four-star recruit and No. 18 defensive tackle in the country, according to pair of interceptions and six pass break-ups (second on the team) ... Scout.com … also rated as the 43rd-best defensive tackle in the country registered his top game against Oregon, posting eight tackles (six solo) with and seventh-best prospect in the state of Washington by Rivals.com … had an interception, a pass break-up and a tackle for loss ... also had eight 70 tackles (14 for losses), six sacks, four forced fumbles and four fumble tackles (three solo) against UCLA ... added five takedowns against recoveries as a senior … selected to play in the Offense-Defense All- Tennessee, Arizona State, Washington State and in the Holiday Bowl American Bowl in Miami … finished his junior season with 80 tackles, four victory over Texas A&M. sacks, two fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles … earned all- league, all-area and all-state honors as a senior, and was named the 2005: Saw action in two games, playing on special teams against UCLA defensive MVP at the Washington State team camp. and Oregon State ... did not record any statistics ... held out early while recovering from an injury he suffered during his redshirt year. Personal: Full name is Trevor Graves Guyton ... born Jan. 9, 1990 in Philadelphia ... the son of Odell and Karen Guyton. 2004: Redshirt. High School: Ranked among California’s Top 100 players by Rivals.com ... recorded 72 tackles, six caused fumbles, four recovered fumbles, three sacks and one interception as a senior ... also listed on PrepStar’s All-West team and ranked No. 61 on SuperPrep’s All-Far West team ... landed a spot on the Fresno Bee’s first team defense all-star team ... helped Edison defense hold opponents to less than 10 points per game for the season ... timed at 4.48 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... played high school baseball in 2001 and 2002, and ran track as a junior ... earned academic honor roll status during his final three years at Edison High.
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Personal: Born Oct. 17, 1986, in Fresno ... parents are Bennett and Ellen Hicks ... African-American studies major. BRIAN #33 HICK’S CAREER STATISTICS HOLLEY Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU 2005 2/0 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 FB, 5-9, 224 ...... Pomona, CA 2006 13/9 33-25-58 1.5-2 0-0 2-36 0 6 JR-1V...... Diamond Ranch HS 2007 13/9 22-18-40 2.5-7 0-0 1-0 0 4 Total 28/18 55-43-98 4-9 0-0 3-36 0 10 Surgery on his ankle ended his spring season. # 2007: Appeared in all 13 games as Cal’s backup DERRICK 76 fullback and a special teams standout … credited with two tackles ... also 76 had a pair of kick returns on short kickoffs against Washington State, HILL including a career-best 28-yarder. DL, 6-2, 298 ...... Oakland, CA 2006: Did not see any game action but was honored as the team’s special SO-1V ...... McClymonds HS teams Scout Team Player of the Year. 2005: Redshirt. 2007: Overcame a preseason knee injury to earn High School: As a senior, recorded 125 tackles (68 solo), one interception, a spot on Cal’s two-deep … responded with 24 12 sacks and four forced fumbles, and offensively carried the ball 87 times tackles and an interception in 11 games … selected for 786 yard and six touchdowns ... earned second-team All-Mount Baldy as an honorable mention Freshman All-American by Scout.com ... earned League honors in 2002 and 2003 ... Mount-Baldy League Defensive MVP his first career start in the bowl game against Air Force, essentially playing in 2004 ... second-team All-Inland Valley in 2004 as a linebacker ... named nose tackle in a 3-4 alignment and registering a career-best five tackles All-CIF Division Eight for his work as a linebacker ... also lettered in wrestling (three solo) … had two tackles and corralled a key interception in the first and track ... honor student ... four-time President Award recipient … Mount quarter against Colorado State when the Rams had third-and-goal on the Baldy League Outstanding Senior Award in 2005 ... participated in the San Cal 2-yard line … recorded three tackles (one for a loss) and a near Gabriel Valley Hall of Fame All-Star game in 2005. interception against Louisiana Tech … logged his first career sack against Personal: Born June 22, 1987 ... the son of Willie Holley and Marsha Arizona. McFayden … major is cognitive science … hobbies include spending time 2006: Played in three games before a knee injury forced him to redshirt the with family and friends, watching sports on TV, bowling and video games. season. High School: One of the most decorated players in the 2006 recruiting class ... consensus prep All-American … considered one of the top 50 D.J. # players in the country by Rivals.com … Rivals also listed him as the nation’s 3 fifth-best defensive tackle, eighth-best overall prospect in California and HOLT No. 13 in the west … listed on ESPN.com’s prestigious ESPN 150 ... LB, 6-1, 255 ...... Santa Clarita, CA SuperPrep All-American ... selected to PrepStar’s Dream Team, which is that service’s highest honor … Scout.com considered him the ninth-best FR-RS ...... Crespi Carmelite HS defensive line prospect in the country ... listed as the top player on the Contra Costa Times 2006 “Cream of the Crop” ... first-team selection to the 2007: Redshirted the year while working with the Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” team … named Oakland Golden Bear scout teams … earned Scout Team Tribune East Bay defensive player of the year ... three-time all-city choice Player of the Year honors for defense. ... first-team all-state … participated in the U.S. Army All-America game and High School: SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to the gave his verbal commitment to Cal on national television ... chosen for the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine as well … the No. 21 prospect CaliFlorida All-Star game ... senior numbers included 105 tackles, 15.5 at linebacker in the nation (43rd overall in California) according to Rivals.com sacks and 45 tackles behind the line of scrimmage … McClymonds finished … was listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team 2005 season with an 11-1 mark. … L.A. Daily News Defensive Player of the Year … named MVP of his Senior Personal: Born July 16, 1985 ... the son of Tamara Purifoy-Hill and Derrick All-Star Game with four sacks and a fumble return for a touchdown ... the Hill … major is African-American studies. 2006 Serra League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior when he tallied 73 tackles with 14 sacks … the Southern Section Div. X Defensive Player DERRICK HILL’S CAREER STATISTICS of the Year as a junior when he led Crespi to the CIF Division X title with Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU an 11-3 record … offensively as a senior, rushed for 250 yards on 26 2006 3/0 1-4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 carries with six touchdowns, while catching 47 passes for 840 yards and 2007 11/1 10-14-24 2-11 1-9 1-3 0 1 nine touchdowns … four-year varsity starter. Total 14/1 11-18-29 2-11 1-9 1-3 0 1 Personal: Full name is Donnell Lamont Holt … the son of Shawn and Monica # Bridges … born Dec. 1, 1988 … plans to major in American studies with JOSH 23 a business minor … cousin Troy Lewis played cornerback at Wyoming, HILL completing his career in 2007. DB, 6-1, 182...... Houston, TX TODD # FR-HS ...... Klein Forest HS 57 HUBER High School: A first-team all-district selection at Klein Forest HS after OL, 6-3, 296 .. Palos Verdes Estates, CA tallying five interceptions, 45 tackles, two forced fumbles and 17 passes defensed as a senior … helped the Golden Eagles to back-to-back 9-3 FR-RS ...... Peninsula HS seasons and the second round of the playoffs as both a junior and a senior. Personal: Full name is Joshua Andrew Hill ... born Nov. 2, 1989 ... the son 2007: Redshirted the season with a knee injury. of Greg Hill ... older brother Micah is a cornerback at Midwestern State High School: The No. 6-rated center in the nation (Texas) ... from the same high school as fellow signee Kendrick Payne. by Rivals.com … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … had an offensive guard national ranking of 53 on Scout.com … Rivals rated him No. 59 overall in
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California … named his league’s Defensive Lineman of the Year two straight seasons … two-time all-league, all-area, and all-CIF first-team selection … also CODY # a third-team all-state selection his senior year … registered 236 tackles, 22 91 sacks and 140 pancake blocks for his career … recorded 68 pancake JONES blocks while adding 84 tackle and eight sacks as a defensive lineman in 2006 … helped lead school to three straight Bay League Championships DE, 6-4, 276 ...... Tucson, AZ (freshman-junior seasons) … selected as the MVP of the Palo Alto Nike JR-2V...... Sabino HS Training Camp … older brother Scott was a tight end/fullback at USC (1998- 2002) … earned several academic achievement awards, including the 2007: Became a significant part of the defense, United States History award … on the Principal’s High Honor Roll and was playing in all 13 games with 10 starts at tackle ... a member of the Spanish Honors Society … one of five highly-touted totaled 22 stops and two sacks … ranked fourth offensive linemen to commit for the class of 2007 for the Bears. on the team with five tackles for loss ... had three tackles and first career Personal: Full name is Todd Brett Huber … the son of Bud and Kathy Huber sack against Louisiana Tech … turned in a career performance against … born Jan. 17, 1989 … older brother Scott played football at USC (1998- Arizona, recording six tackles, including three for losses ... also had a sack 2003) … from the same high school as former Golden Bear tight end Craig in the Big Game against Stanford ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors. Stevens, who is now in the NFL. 2006: Developed into a key reserve on the Golden Bear defensive line, playing in all 13 games, including earning his first career start against # Minnesota ... registered five tackles (one solo) on the season, including two BRETT 25 against Tennessee. JOHNSON 2005: Redshirt. High School: Played defensive line, tight end and quarterback ... Rivals.com DB, 6-1, 192 ...... Las Vegas, NV named him the No. 41 tight end in the country and No. 12 overall player in JR-2V...... Green Valley HS the state of Arizona, while SuperPrep rated him the No. 6 player in the state as a member of its All-Far West team ... also an all-region selection by 2007: Appeared in all 13 games, primarily on special PrepStar ... passed for 916 yards with 13 touchdowns and just three teams … tallied eight tackles on the year, including a interceptions, while catching 20 passes for 469 yards (23.5 ypc) and six career-best five (all solo) in the bowl victory over Air TDs on offense ... defensively, corralled five sacks and 29 tackles ... named Force when he made his first career start (at free safety) … recorded two to the Southern Arizona all-star first-team by the Tucson Citizen ... other tackles against Louisiana Tech and one against Arizona State. 2004 honors included being named all-state tight end by the Arizona Coaches Association and U.S. Army All-American Bowl invitee ... as a 2006: Saw action in the final 11 games of the year on special teams, junior in 2003, played half the season at quarterback and half the year at registering four tackles ... had two tackles against Oregon State and one defensive line, where he collected 44 tackles and 11 sacks, earning first- each against UCLA and Arizona State. team all-league and second-team all-region honors ... also played three 2005: Redshirt. years of varsity ice hockey, advancing to the state playoffs as an all-star High School: An impressive overall athlete who posted high school marks selection in both 2002 and 2003. of 39 inches in the vertical jump and 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... Personal: Parents are Terry and Jeff Jones ... father played football at Ball gained all-region notice by both PrepStar and SuperPrep after hammering State from 1978-81 ... hobbies include travel, playing the guitar, video opponents for 94 tackles, three interceptions and five forced fumbles in games and photography ... born Aug. 23, 1986 ... majoring in interdisciplinary 2004 ... Rivals.com tabbed him the No. 21 safety in the country and the No. studies with a concentration on international relations. 2 overall player in the state of Nevada ... picked on the All-Southern Nevada first team by the Las Vegas Review-Journal ... listed No. 40 on Scout.com’s JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS West Hot 100 prospect list ... as a junior, won all-league accolades after Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU bagging 84 tackles and two interceptions ... also a three-year letterman in track. 2006 13/1 1-4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2007 13/10 11-11-22 5-30 2-14 0-0 0 0 Personal: Full name is Brett Alexander Johnson … mother is Regan Total 26/11 12-15-27 5-30 2-14 0-0 0 0 Johnson ... born Feb. 27, 1987 ... majoring in psychology. MARVIN # 1 CHARLES #43 JONES JOHNSON WR, 6-3, 185 ...... Etiwanda, CA LB, 6-1, 241 ...... Lake Forest, CA FR-HS ...... Etiwanda HS SO-RS ...... El Toro HS/Saddleback CC High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … also selected 2007: Redshirt. to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 23 wide receiver prospect in the country by Scout.com Junior College: Played one year of junior-college … rated as the 23rd-best wide receiver in the country and the No. 22 overall ball, recording nine sacks, 89 tackles and a forced fumble ... helped the prospect in California by Rivals.com … CalHiSports.com second-team all- Gauchos to an 11-1 record ... registered a 4.58 40-yard dash time as well state selection … produced a solid senior year, leading Etiwanda to a share as 36-inch vertical leap and 20 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. of the Baseline League championship … hauled in 81 receptions for a High School: Suffered a broken leg in the first game of his junior season league-high 1,040 yards and 10 touchdowns … added 71 tackles with four in high school and missed the rest of the season. interceptions as a defensive back … played in the Offense-Defense All- Personal: The son of Robin and Charles Johnson … born Aug. 24, 1988 American Bowl in Miami … caught 63 passes for 1,309 yards and 12 … plans to major in philosophy. touchdowns his junior campaign, earning first-team all-state honors … also had 62 tackles and three interceptions on the defensive side of the ball. Personal: Born March 12, 1990 ... the son of Marvin Jones, Sr., and Pamela Harper ... father wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield.
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CAMERON #97 WILL #36 JORDAN KAPP DE, 6-4, 286 ...... Chandler, AZ FB, 5-10, 221 ...... Los Gatos, CA SO-1V ...... Chandler HS FR-RS ...... Los Gatos HS
2007: True freshman for the Golden Bears who 2007: Redshirted the season … earned Special played in all 13 games and recorded 18 tackles Teams Scout Team Player of the Year honors. (fifth among defensive linemen on the team) … High School: A three-time first-team all-league selection playing on both tallied half-sacks against Colorado State and Arizona State … also sides of the ball ... tallied 244 tackles with 10 sacks and 10 interceptions recovered a fumble against Arizona State and returned it 13 yards for his in his career ... on offense, rushed for 2,257 yards with 36 touchdowns first career touchdown … notched a career-best four takedowns in Cal’s ... Senior of the Year in the De Anza League and also first-team all-metro, road victory over Oregon ... earned the team’s Bob Tessier Award as its All-Peninsula and All-CCS in 2006 ... tabbed as the Senior Scholar-Athlete Most Improved Defensive Lineman. of the Year at Los Gatos ... team captain, team MVP and Most Inspirational High School: Rated the fifth-best prospect in the state of Arizona and was Player ... selected as the league’s top defensive back in 2004 ... also selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … listed as the collected all-metro and All-Peninsula honors in 2005 ... captained the eighth-best recruit in Arizona and the 37th-best defensive end by Rivals.com school’s basketball team. … a PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … ranked the 54th-best Personal: Full name is William Lorenzo Kapp … the son of Joe and Jennifer defensive end in the country by Scout.com … named the top defensive Kapp … born Oct. 20, 1988 … father is a Cal football legend and former lineman at the Nike Training Camp in Los Angeles … earned all-state honors Golden Bear head coach … Joe Kapp led the Bears to their last Rose Bowl his senior year after registering 17.5 sacks, 37 hurries and 85 tackles and appearance in 1959 and was also the coach behind “The Play” - Cal’s leading Chandler squad to an impressive 11-2 record … thrilling five-lateral finish against Stanford in 1982. Personal: The son of Anita and Steve Jordan … born July 10, 1989 … his father played football at Brown and then 13 years in the NFL (all with the Minnesota Vikings) and was selected to the Pro Bowl six times. JON #50 JORDAN’S CAREER STATISTICS KARACOZOFF Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FR PBU 2007 13/0 7-11-18 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 0 DL, 6-0, 262 ...... Carmichael, CA JR-SQ ...... Jesuit HS MIKA # 98 2006 & 2007: Did not see any action. KANE 2005: Redshirt. DT, 6-2, 311 ...... Kailua, HI High School: An All-Delta League selection ... school lost just three games SR-3V ...... Kamehameha HS during his time while winning the 2003 section championship ... also played rugby for three years and basketball for one year ... active in student government. 2007: Produced a sound junior season, recording 36 tackles in 11 games with seven starts … opened Personal: The son of Susan and Kirk Karacozoff … born June 10, 1986, the season with five tackles, including one for a in Sacramento, Calif. ... father was a four-year letterman for the Cal football loss, against Tennessee … was in on five tackles against Arizona … team (77-80) ... double major in political science and legal studies. assisted on six tackles against Oregon State … posted five takedowns, including one for a loss, versus USC ... missed the Colorado State game # and the Armed Forces Bowl due to injury. JORDAN #34 2006: Returned from finger surgery to appear in 10 games, recording four tackles ... played much of the early part of the season with a large padded KAY cast covering one hand ... registered two tackles against Arizona State and PK, 5-9, 201 ...... Rolling Hills, CA one each against Arizona and Portland State. SR-1V ...... Peninsula HS 2005: Played in nine games, including his first career start against Washington State ... ended the year with five tackles but two of the tackles, A walk-on place kicker who battled through multiple his 1.5 tackles for loss, and a half-sack all came in the season finale vs. surgeries on both knees to take over the starting Stanford ... had solo tackles against New Mexico State and Arizona. role for the Bears in 2007. High School: Named the Honolulu Advertiser’s Defensive Player of the 2007: Suddenly elevated into the starting role against Tennessee after Tom Year after leading school to its first Interscholastic League of Honolulu Schneider suffered a pregame injury … had not seen any action since his Division I championship since 1979 ... Rivals.com ranked him the 33rd best arrival at Cal in 2004 … promptly booted a 27-yard field goal against the defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 4 overall player in the state of Volunteers on his first-ever attempt … connected on a career-long 47-yard Hawaii ... buoyed Warriors’ defense that allowed only 20 points in its last field goal as well as a 41-yarder at Colorado State … was true on a 41- five games of 2004, including one stretch when his team shut out its yard attempt at Arizona State … was a perfect 6-for-6 on field goals opponents for 12 consecutive quarters ... a two-time all-league choice. between 20-29 yards … connected on all 48 of his PATs ... also a Pac-10 Personal: Full name is Jonathan Mikaele Kane … parents are Jonalinn and All-Academic selection ... selected to the Jewish Sports Review All- Hansel Kane ... born Feb. 22, 1987 ... name pronounced MEE-kuh KAHN- American team. ay ... majoring in ethnic studies. 2005 & 2006: Did not see any action. KANE’S CAREER STATISTICS 2004: Redshirted after knee surgery. Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU High School: Earned PrepStar All-America honors ... chosen first team All- 2005 9/1 1-5-6 1.5-4 0.5-3 0-0 0 0 Bay League at cornerback ... also a member of the first team All-West Coast 2006 10/0 1-3-4 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 squad at kicker ... played soccer and baseball for four years in high school 2007 11/7 11-25-36 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 ... made the Principal’s Honor Roll every semester. Total 30/8 13-33-46 4-8 0.5-3 0-0 0 0
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Personal: The son of Jodi and Neil Kay … born Feb. 25, 1986 ... American studies major ... a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. MATT #76 KAY’S CAREER STATISTICS LAIRD Year PAT-A FG-A 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lng Pts 2007 48-48 13-20 6-6 2-5 5-9 0-0 47 87 OL, 6-7, 305 ...... Clovis, CA JR-SQ ...... San Joaquin Memorial HS MYCHAL # 30 2007: Did not see any action. KENDRICKS 2006: Did not play while battling a shoulder injury. LB, 6-0, 215 ...... Fresno, CA 2005: Redshirt. FR-HS ...... Herbert Hoover HS High School: Won Offensive Lineman of the Year honors in the North Yosemite League ... moved to tackle prior to his senior year after playing High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com, was also listed as its three seasons at tight end ... his big wingspan and quick feet earned him 45th-best outside linebacker recruit in the nation … Scout.com listed him California Top 100 notice by SuperPrep (No. 59), Rivals.com (No. 83) and as a three-star recruit and the No. 28 weakside linebacker … selected to Scout.com (No. 87) ... named to SuperPrep’s All-Far West team … rated the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … CalHiSports.com third- the No. 61 offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com … member of two team all-state selection … as a senior, led Hoover HS with 175 tackles and valley championships in one year, as his football team (8-5 in 2003) and four sacks, while also registering a team-best 742 rushing yards on 103 basketball team (18-6 in 2004) both captured titles … also played baseball, carries and six touchdowns … racked up 1,035 all-purpose yards … winning the Coach’s Award in both 2002 and 2003. named the MVP for linebackers at the Palo Alto NIKE Camp. Personal: Parents are Jill and Brian Laird ... born March 23, 1987 ... many Personal: Born Sept. 28, 1990 ... the son of Yvonne Thagon. members of his family have attended Cal, including father, Brian (’81), and grandfather (’50) ... has worked as a ranch hand for his grandparents in the summer, mostly driving a tractor … majoring in interdisciplinary studies. SPENCER #45 LADNER ERIC #66 TE, 6-6, 225 ...... Kansas City, MO LEVY FR-HS ...... Pembroke Hills HS OL, 6-2, 275 ...... Cornwall, NY JR-JC ...... Don Bosco Prep/CCSF High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to the All-Midlands team by SuperPrep Magazine as well … earned a four- star rating from Scout.com, and was listed as its 15th-best tight end Community College: Two-year starter on the offensive line at CCSF … prospect in the country … Rivals.com listed him as a four-star recruit and helped CCSF to the Junior College National Championship according to JC its No. 4 prospect in the state of Missouri and 16th-best tight end prospect Gridwire after the Rams won the California Sate Championship with a 31- in the country … posted 28 receptions for 279 yards and three scores his 28 win over Mt. San Antonio. senior year for the Raiders … hauled in 31 receptions for 575 yards and High School: Second-team all-county and first-team all-league in high seven touchdowns his junior season … earned all-league, all-area and all- school in 2005 … tallied 42 tackles and a pair of sacks as a senior helping metro honors as a junior ... also lettered in basketball and lacrosse. team to the state championship game in 2005. Personal: Full name is Spencer Alan Ladner ... born Oct. 16, 1989 ... the Personal: Born June 10, 1987 ... the son of Mark and Angela Levy ... older son of Dale and Amy Ladner ... older brother, Ben, is a senior tight end for brother Steve played quarterback for Cal from 2002-06. Stanford … father played basketball at the University of Kansas in 1975.
KEVIN # ALEX #82 16 LAGEMANN LEWIS DB, 5-9, 175...... Victorville, CA WR, 6-1, 216 ...... Saratoga, CA FR-HS ...... Silverado HS FR-RS ...... Saratoga HS High School: A two-time Inland Empire All-Star for Silverado H.S. ... played 2007: Redshirted the season with a foot injury. in the High Desert All-Star Football Game ... played wide receiver as well High School: Rated the 49th-best receiver in the as cornerback for the Hawks ... also lettered in basketball for three years nation by Scout.com … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep and plans to compete for the Golden Bear track team after earning all-league Magazine … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … the No. 70 ranked honors three times in that sport ... qualifed for the Principal's Honor Roll on player in California and the No. 68 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals.com three occasions. … scored 16 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior – 11 receiving, two on Personal: Full name is Kevin Thomas Lewis ... born April 6, 1990 .. the son punt returns, two on kick returns and one rushing … posted 36 catches of Larry and Frances Lewis. for 727 yards while rushing 11 times for 115 yards … averaged 25.3 yards per punt return (11 for 278 yards) and 29.5 yards per kick return (16 for 472 yards) … selected league MVP in 2006 … had 43 catches for 736 yards and eight touchdowns in 2005 … first-team All-CCS selection and most valuable receiver in his league, as well as an all-state underclass selection. Personal: Full name is Alexander Robert Lagemann … the son of Luci and Roy Lagemann … born July 28, 1989 … majoring in mass communications and hopes to earn his bachelor’s degree in three years and go on to pursue a master’s in marketing/advertising.
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2005: Completed eight-of-11 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown CHRIS # against Sacramento State, before injuring his ankle on a touchdown pass 13 in the second quarter. LITTLE 2004: Redshirt. S, 6-2, 210 ...... Oakland, CA High School: Earned All-America (Parade, SuperPrep, PrepStar), all- FR-HS ...... Castlemont HS state, all-region, all-area, All-CIF and all-league notice for his senior performance when he threw for 3,449 yards and 34 touchdowns, completing 62 percent of his passes (223-of-360) ... rated the No. 8 “pro- High School: A three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … also style” quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com ... Rivals also listed him as listed by Rivals as the 62nd-best recruit in California and the No. 42 outside the 17th-best overall player in California and No. 22 on its Super West 60 linebacker prospect in the nation … signed as a safety by the Golden Bears team ... named to Calhisports.com’s all-state second team ... selected to the … named to the Contra Costa Times’ Cream of the Crop list for 2008 … prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” first team ... for his senior season, had 83 tackles, 26 hurries, 8.5 sacks, three fumble set nine of the school’s 10 passing records and rang up 6,750 yards and recoveries, two forced fumbles and a pick … recorded 45 tackles, six 64 touchdown passes during his career ... served as a team captain in the sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior … on CaliFlorida Bowl ... as a junior, passed for 2,100 yards and 18 touchdowns, offense, caught 37 passes for 537 yards and 12 touchdowns. while rushing for six TDs and earning All-CIF, all-area and all-league first Personal: Full name is Christopher A. Little, Jr. ... born March 13, 1990 ... team notice ... also named honorable mention all-state by Calhisports.com the son of Nicole and Christopher Little, Sr. in 2002 ... did not play football as a freshman but became the starting varsity quarterback as a sophomore. NATE # Personal: Born June 30, 1986 ... the son of Todd and DeAnn Longshore 6 ... married to the former Rachel Gibson on May 10, 2008 ... older brother, Nick, played on the offensive line at BYU ... younger brother Ben led Canyon LONGSHORE High School to the state championship in 2006 and is currently playing for QB, 6-5, 233 ...... Canyon Country, CA Utah State ... grandfather played football at Tulane ... American studies SR-3V ...... Canyon HS major. LONGSHORE’S CAREER STATISTICS Ranks fourth all-time at Cal in passing efficiency Year G/GS A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G (133.1), sixth in passing touchdowns (62) and 2005 1/1 11-8-1 72.7 131 1 44 131.0 seventh in passing yardage (5,732) … second all- 2006 13/13 377-227-13 60.2 3,021 24 62 232.4 time at Cal with 18 victories as a starting quarterback ... also owns the top 2007 12/12 384-230-13 59.9 2,580 16 49 215.0 bench press of all-time by a Cal quarterback at 370 pounds. Total 26/26 772-465-27 60.2 5,732 41 62 220.5 2007: Threw for over 2,500 yards and 16 touchdowns despite battling an ankle injury for the second half of the season ... missed the Oregon State ALEX # game due to an injury suffered late in the Oregon contest ... returned against 51 UCLA and connected on 22-of-34 passes for 232 yards and three MACK touchdowns .... threw for 275 yards and a TD against Arizona State ... completed 26-of-39 passes to direct the Cal offense to victory against OL, 6-5, 316 ...... Santa Barbara, CA Washington State ... strong game against Washington with 236 yards and SR-3V ...... San Marcos HS three touchdowns while completing 20-of-28 passes ... completed a career-high 28 passes on 43 attempts in his 285-yard, two-TD performance Selected to the prestigious Playboy Preseason All- in the victory over Oregon ... threw for 235 yards and a touchdown in the American Team – Cal’s third straight year with a win over Arizona ... had a streak of 102 passes without an interception player earning that honor … on the preseason snapped on his first pass of the fourth quarter against Louisiana Tech ... Watch List for the Rimington Award (nation’s top center), the Rotary completed 22-of-33 passes for 230 yards and a pair of TDs in the victory Lombardi Award (top offensive or defensive lineman) and the Outland over the Bulldogs ... directed Cal’s convincing season-opening victory over Trophy (best interior lineman) … top clean all-time at Cal (all positions) at No. 15 Tennessee by completing 19-of-28 passes for 241 yards and a pair 374 pounds … Cal leads the Pac-10 and ranks third in the nation in sacks of touchdowns while also running for another score ... on preseason allowed over the last two years (24). watch lists for the Davey O’Brien Award, the Manning Award and the Walter Camp Award ... rated as the No. 5 quarterback in the nation by The 2007: Selected as a finalist for the Rimington Trophy as the top center in Sporting News1. the nation ... earned the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-10 as voted on by the league’s defensive linemen … one of just three 2006: An honorable mention All-Pac-10 honoree ... became just the second players to be a unanimous first-team All-Pac-10 selection ... a first-team Golden Bear quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards in a season (joining Pat All-American at center by The Sporting News and an honorable mention Barnes, 3,499 yards in 1996) … ranked second in the Pac-10 in passing All-American by SI.com ... honored as the midseason first-team All- touchdowns (24) and passing efficiency (141.6) and third in passing yards American center by Phil Steele’s Magazine as well as a midseason first- (232.4) ... connected on passes for gains of 20 yards or more 51 times ... team All-American by SI.com and Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 1 junior named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week three times ... earned center in the nation by Mel Kiper ... also a semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Offensive Co-MVP honors at the Holiday Bowl after completing 19-of-24 Award ... anchored offensive line which allowed just 11 sacks (best in the passes for 235 yards and a touchdown while also running for a TD … threw Pac-10, third in the nation) ... voted the team’s Most Outstanding Offensive for 250 yards against Arizona, including a career-long 62-yard TD pass Lineman (Brick Muller Award) ... led the team in pancakes, knockdowns and to DeSean Jackson ... completed 20-of-24 passes for 266 yards, three cuts ... earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors for the touchdowns and no interceptions against UCLA ... connected on 21-of-36 second straight year ... named to the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team ... passes for 291 yards while directing the go-ahead drive against Washington Cal averaged 165.7 rushing yards per game including nine individual 100- in regulation with a pair of key third-down conversions ... threw for 189 yard efforts ... helped pave the way to 471 yards of total offense, including yards and three scores while running for his first career TD against then- 230 on the ground, against Tennessee ... opened the hole for QB Nate No. 11 Oregon ... racked up his third four-touchdown game of the season Longshore to duck into the end zone for a two-yard score against the against Oregon State while throwing for a career-high 341 yards ... was Volunteers ... rated as the No. 3 center in the nation by The Sporting News. 18-of-25 for 270 yards with four touchdowns in victory over nationally- ranked Arizona State as he earned USA Today National Player of the Week 2006: Garnered first-team All-Pac-10 honors after starting all 13 games at honors ... completed 15-of-23 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns the center position ... second team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... voted in one half of action against Portland State ... against Minnesota, completed the team’s Most Improved Offensive Lineman … finished the regular 22-of-31 passes for 300 yards and four TDs. season with team-highs of 25.5 pancakes and 57.5 knockdowns ... named to ESPN.com’s All-Bowl team after helping the Bears spring two running
DID YOU KNOW? AD Sandy Barbour was named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Business in the Bay Area. 78 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide backs for 100-yard games and not allowing a sack in the Holiday Bowl win quarterback camp in 2006 … as a senior, threw for 2,200 yards and 26 over Texas A&M … registered a game-high 10 knockdowns against touchdowns … helped Episcopal finish third in state and was one of eight Minnesota. underclassmen to earn Texas all-state honors after throwing for 1,986 2005: Spent the season as the backup to two-time first-team all-league yards, 28 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 2005 … added 989 center Marvin Philip ... got in some quality reps over the course of the year, yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. playing in seven games ... had five pancake blocks ... an honorable mention Personal: Full name is Hans Brock Mansion … the son of Hans and Kim Pac-10 All-Academic selection. Mansion … born Dec. 19, 1987 … father was a tight end at Texas Tech … 2004: Redshirt. his three uncles played at Texas, Nebraska and Texas Tech, respectively … an honor student … joined by newcomers Josh Hill and Kendrick Payne High School: Selected to PrepStar’s All-West team ... listed No. 101 on as the only Texas natives on the Bears’ roster. SuperPrep’s Top 132 seniors in California, landing him on that service’s All- Far West team ... played both ways, logging 93 tackles and eight sacks on defense ... named the Channel League’s Co-Most Valuable Player on SHEA # defense and a first team all-league selection ... two-time All-CIF choice and 42 a three-time all-county and all-league member ... also wrestled four years MCINTYRE in high school and advanced to the state wrestling tournament as a CIF heavyweight champion ... owned a 26-1 record on the mat as a senior. LB, 6-0, 225 ...... Oakland, CA Personal: Parents are Steve and Cheryl Mack ... born Nov. 19, 1985 ... JR-1V...... Skyline HS earned his degree in legal studies in May of 2008 and is pursuing graduate studies during his final semester at Cal. 2007: Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … registered two tackles – a solo takedown vs. Arizona and an assist against Louisiana Tech. NORIS # 55 2006: Saw action in three games (Minnesota, Portland State and Texas A&M) ... recorded his first career tackle (an assist) in the bowl victory over MALELE Texas A&M. OL, 6-2, 303 ...... Carson, CA 2005: Redshirt. SR-3V ...... Carson HS High School: Earned All-City honors and Moe Smith award his junior season at Skyline ... Contra Costa Times “Cream of the Crop” honoree his 2007: Started all 13 games at right guard for the senior year ... high school team won the OAL section ... also lettered in track Golden Bears … part of a unit that allowed a and wrestling ... All-HAAL and Sudden Impact Player of the Year at Bishop league-low 11 sacks (third-best in the nation) … O’Dowd as a sophomore. Cal’s offense registered over 2,000 yards on the ground, including 1,500- Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1987, in Berkeley ... son of Mark and Sharlyn yard rusher Justin Forsett ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic recognition. McIntyre ... father played at Cal Poly ... grandfather, Nello Falaschi, played 2006: Played in 12 games including starting nine games as the right guard at Santa Clara where he earned College Hall of Fame honors and was ... registered 24 knockdowns and 14 pancakes during the regular season drafted by the New York Giants in the first round ... mother is a Cal grad ... notched five knockdowns against both UCLA and Stanford ... missed the … majoring in business administration. Washington State game due to injury. 2005: Part of the offensive line rotation during the season ... earned the start # at left guard against Stanford ... also saw significant action against USC ANTHONY 80 ... ended the regular season with five pancake blocks. MILLER 2004: Redshirt. High School: Four-year starter who earned PrepStar All-America acclaim TE, 6-3, 240 ...... San Jose, CA after racking up 81 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a dominant FR-HS ...... Archbishop Mitty HS two-way player ... the first exclusive lineman to be named South Bay Daily Breeze Player of the Year in the award’s 40-year history ... earned first- High School: Rated the 18th-best tight end prospect in the country by team all-state honors by Calhisports.com in 2003 ... picked on the All-West Rivals.com and the No. 53 tight end in the country according to Scout.com Region team by PrepStar ... slotted No. 38 among offensive guards … earned three-star rankings from both Rivals and Scout.com … selected nationally by Rivals.com, which also ranked him No. 53 in its California Top to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … CalHiSports.com third- 100 list ... named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” team all-state selection … first-team all-league selection as a junior as well first team ... a two-time all-state, all-area, All-Marine League and Los as a San Jose Mercury News all-league choice ... had 18 catches for 310 Angeles Times All-Star team member. yards and five scores his senior year … posted 12 receptions for 106 yards Personal: Full name is Noris Pouvi Tualaulelei Malele ... cousin of former and one touchdown for a run-dominated offense his junior campaign … on Cal defensive tackle Matthew Malele, who completed his career in 2007 ... the defensive side of the ball, tallied 69 tackles (10 for losses) and 4.5 parents are Atapana and Julie Malele ... born Dec. 15, 1985, in Long Beach sacks. ... social welfare major. Personal: Full name is Anthony Joseph Miller ... born Jan. 22, 1990 ... the son of Anthony and Farida Miller ... older brother, Ben, is a senior tight end for Stanford … father played basketball at the University of Kansas in 1975. BROCK #10 MANSION MICHAEL #18 QB, 6-5, 229 ...... Dallas, TX MOHAMED FR-RS ...... Episcopal School of Dallas LB, 6-3, 229 ...... Brawley, CA 2007: Redshirted the season while working SO-1V ...... Brawley HS extensively with the scout teams … earned the team’s Freshman Lifter of the Year award. 2007: Made an impact as a redshirt freshman for High School: A PrepStar.com All-America selection … Rivals.com rated Cal’s talented linebacker corps … recorded 46 Mansion No. 11 in their “pro-style” quarterback class … selected to the All- tackles and three pass break-ups, primarily as a Southwest team by SuperPrep Magazine … attended the Elite Eleven weakside linebacker … tallied 24 tackles in the last five games ... earned
DID YOU KNOW? Sophomore Cameron Jordan’s father was a six-time NFL Pro-Bowl selection. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide 79 his first career start at SAM against Oregon, recording a career-high eight season Dorsey record with 165 tackles, adding five sacks, and a pair of tackles in the Bears’ victory ... matched that career-high with eight more interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) as a junior … teamed with takedowns in the Big Game against Stanford ... collected five tackles in current Ohio State LB Mark Johnson in 2005 to form the best linebacking the bowl victory over Air Force … a Pac-10 All-Academic selection. corps in Southern California. 2006: Redshirt. Personal: Full name is Robert Lee Mullins, III … the son of Robert and Cheryl High School: Named the Imperial Valley defensive player of the year after Mullins … born Jan. 7, 1989 ... played in high school with current Golden accumulating 62 tackles, 14 tackles for losses, five quarterback sacks and Bear Keith Browner. blocking six punts ... team MVP ... first-team all-conference selection and a second-team medium schools all-state choice by CalHiSports.com ... # member of the San Diego Hall of Champions defensive team ... selected to BRYANT 15 the San Diego Union Tribune all-academic team ... Wildcats played in the CIF championship game and semifinals during his last two years. NNABUIFE Personal: Parents are Molly and Mike Mohamed ... born March 11, 1988 DB, 6-1, 186...... Brenham, TX … majoring in business administration … cousin Marty Mohamed is a SO-JC ...... Elkins HS/Blinn J.C. sophomore middle linebacker at Cal Poly. MOHAMED’S CAREER STATISTICS Junior College: Played one year at Blinn J.C., recording 38 tackles, one Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU sack and two interceptions in 2007. 2007 13/1 30-16-46 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 High School: Played receiver, safety and corner in high school … tallied three interceptions, two forced fumbles and 45 tackles as a junior, before CAMERON # playing receiver as a senior. 5 Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1987 ... the younger brother of Alvin Nnabuife, MORRAH who played at SMU and had stints in the NFL with the Raiders and Packers. TE, 6-4, 245 ...... Pomona, CA JR-2V...... Claremont HS ERNEST #95 Enters fall camp as Cal’s No. 1 tight end. OWUSU 2007: Used his size and strength to haul in 13 DE, 6-4, 258 ...... Nashville, TN catches for 155 yards in 12 games … also added four starts at tight end FR-RS ...... Father Ryan HS/Hun School to his resumé … opened the season with three catches for 27 yards against Tennessee … had a career-long 49-yard reception versus Arizona … A monster in the weight room for the Bears … caught passes against Oregon, Oregon State, Washington State, USC and registered the all-time best squat at Cal with a mark Air Force … hauled in his only touchdown reception of the season at of 585 pounds … also had the best bench and clean Washington ... missed the Stanford game due to a knee injury. among the freshman class. 2006: Saw action at tight end and on special teams in 10 games ... his lone 2007: Redshirted the season. catch of the year was a three-yard touchdown grab against Portland State. High School: Took a prep year in 2006 at the Hun Preparatory School after 2005: Redshirt. his 2005 senior season at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn ... High School: Named a PrepStar All-American at defensive end in high listed as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … Rivals also ranked him the school ... named to the 2004 All-San Gabriel Valley first team by the Los No. 24 prospect in their Prep School Top-50 List … had 60 tackles and 12 Angeles Times ... led team to the Baseline League championship ... sacks in 2005 as a senior at Father Ryan H.S. and nearly matched those Rivals.com gave him a four-star (All-America) rating, ranking him as the No. numbers in 2006 at the Hun School with 62 tackles, 13 sacks and an 13 strong-side defensive end in the nation and the No. 28 overall player in interception. the state of California ... SuperPrep’s Scout.com service listed him the 60th- Personal: Full name is Ernest John Owusu, Jr. … the son of Ernest and best overall player in the Far West Region ... possesses 4.6 speed at 40 Margaret Owusu … born May 26, 1988 …plans to major in chemical yards. biology… last name is pronounced oh-WOO-sue. Personal: Parents are Michael and Jill Morrah ... has an older brother, Eric, and a younger sister, Lauren … brother completed his career with the Cal football team in 2007 ... born March 18, 1987 ... majoring in American KENDRICK # studies. 96 MORRAH’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS PAYNE Year G/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long DL, 6-2, 281 ...... Houston, TX 2006 8/2 1 3 3.0 1 3 FR-HS ...... Klein Forest HS 2007 12/4 13 155 11.9 1 49 Total 19/6 14 158 11.3 2 49 Graduated early from high school and enrolled in January of 2008, taking full part in spring drills for the Bears. ROBERT # 37 High School: After missing much of his junior season with a hip pointer, returned his senior season to put up 44 tackles (13 for losses), seven sacks MULLINS and four hurries … Co-Defensive MVP of his district … posted a game- LB, 5-11, 207 ...... Los Angeles, CA winning sack against rival Aldine High School … … helped the Golden FR-HS ...... Dorsey HS Eagles to a 9-2 record before a loss in the second round of the state playoffs.
Originally signed with Cal in 2007, but enrolled in January of 2008 after Personal: Full name is Kendrick Bernard Payne ... born June 14, 1990 ... completing his recovery from injury. the son of Angela Williams and Kenneth Payne ... uncle, Harvey Williams, played at LSU and with the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs ... from High School: Rivals.com listed him as the No. 47 overall prospect in the same high school as fellow signee Josh Hill. California (No. 32 for outside linebackers) … a PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … did not play as a senior due to injury, but set the single-
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in the country by Rivals.com and No. 18 in that category by Scout.com ... JUSTIN # Rivals’ postseason top 100 had him No. 51 … at the prestigious EA Sports 78 Elite 11 Quarterback Camp, he was ranked as the third-best prospect … PRUEITT second-team all-state selection ... Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” honorable mention … named as the Portland metro area player OL, 6-4, 287 ...... Clovis, CA of the year after passing for 2,580 yards with ju SO-SQ ...... Buchanan HS st six interceptions on 239 attempts ... over the final two years of his prep career he had 55 touchdowns and just 12 picks … Beavers were a 2007: Did not see any action. combined 19-5 during his junior and senior seasons and made a state 2006: Redshirt. semifinal appearance during his junior year … Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Blue Chip ... two-time team captain ... team MVP ... vice president High School: Selected to play in the CaliFlorida All-Star game, where he of his class as a junior and senior. started at right tackle (his first action on offense) … considered among the top 100 players in California and top 100 offensive-line prospects in the Personal: Parents are Rhonda and Faustin Riley … born Jan. 27, 1987 … country ... selected to the SuperPrep All-Far West team as the No. 56 father is the football coach at Beaverton High School … majoring in prospect among the states of California, Hawai’i and Nevada ... Rivals.com American studies. selected Pruitt as the No. 38 tackle prospect in the country and No. 65 among RILEY’S CAREER STATISTICS California seniors, and No. 42 in the final west regional rankings ... Year G/GS A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G Scout.com listed him as a top 100 prospect up front (No. 95) ... all-regional 2007 4/1 56-36-1 64.3 563 5 64 140.8 selection by PrepStar ... ended his career with 98 tackles, including 23 for loss and five quarterback sacks ... preseason member of the All-Central # Section team ... also a member of the track team (shot put and discus). NICK 47 Personal: Parents are Laurie Bedford and Dean Prueitt ... born Oct. 3, 1987 … grandfather was a wrestler at Fresno State and his father played ROSATO football for the Bulldogs ... grandmother is a Cal grad (Class of 1954) ... his LB, 6-1, 217 ...... San Ramon, CA brother is an officer in the Army ... majoring in American studies. FR-HS ...... California HS
TYLER # High School: Ranked No. 28 in the NorCalPreps.com ratings … helped 77 California High School to the North Coast Section 4A Championship game RIGSBEE in 2007 after tallying 136 tackles to go with 398 yards of total offense and six touchdowns at running back and tight end … recorded over 100 tackles OL, 6-5, 280 ...... Chico, CA in both his sophomore and junior campaigns as well … earned MVP honors FR-HS ...... Pleasant Valley HS for the East Bay Athletic League in 2007 after helping the Grizzlies to the co-championship in 2007 … collected East Bay Defensive Player of the High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to Year honors … listed as one of the top 100 athletes of the year by the Contra the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine, as well … rated a four-star Costa Times. recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com … Scout grades him the 21st-best Personal: Full name is Nicholas John Rosato ... born April 10, 1990 ... the offensive tackle in the nation, while Rivals lists him as the No. 29 offensive son of Joni and Frank Rosato. tackle prospect in the country (and the 40th-best prospect in California) … helped pave the way for a Pleasant Valley HS rushing attack that registered 2,428 yards on the ground … father is the athletic director and former head JEREMY # football coach at Butte (Calif.) College. 3 Personal: Born March 24, 1990 ... the son of Craig and Karla Rigsby ... ROSS father and uncle played football at Utah State. WR, 5-11, 208 ...... Sacramento, CA SO-SQ ...... Laguna Creek HS KEVIN # 13 Had an impressive spring cut short by an ankle RILEY injury, but is expected to be a key contributor following the departure of Cal’s top three receivers QB, 6-2, 224 ...... Portland, OR to the pros ... tremendous athlete who has registered top all-time marks in SO-1V ...... Beaverton HS multiple activities among Cal receivers, including the power clean (330 pounds), the squat (500 pounds) and the vertical jump (37.5 inches). Will battle with senior Nate Longshore for the 2007: Saw action in eight games, primarily on special teams. starting quarterback job through preseason camp. 2006: Redshirted the season … shared Scout Team Player of the Year 2007: Entered the Armed Forces Bowl at the start of the second quarter honors for offense. with a 21-point deficit and directed the Bears to victory … completed 16- High School: A threat in the running and receiving game ... an all-regional of-19 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns to earn MVP honors selection by PrepStar ... third-team all-state selection … named the MVP … also rushed four times for 19 yards and a touchdown in the bowl victory of the Delta League ... ran for 964 yards on 99 carries as a senior … caught … earned his first career start against Oregon State, filling in for injured 45 passes that covered 718 yards ... clocked the fastest 40 time (4.39) at starter Nate Longshore … against the highly-rated OSU defense, completed the Stanford Nike combine in May, 2005, the fastest time recorded by a 20 passes for 294 yards and a pair of touchdowns while also rushing for California prep receiver ... ran the 100 and 200 meters in track ... played a score … with the Bears pinned deep on their own six-yard line with 1:27 in the Optimist Game in Sacramento. left in the game, drove Cal 84 yards completing a 4th-and-17 to Lavelle Hawkins and a 37-yard pass to Robert Jordan, before time ran out on the Personal: The son of Jordan and Tangerine Ross ... born March 6, 1988 Bears. … majoring in African-American studies. 2006: Redshirt. High School: Considered the top player in Oregon as a senior by Rivals.com and SuperPrep magazine … 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year in Oregon ... long list of awards and honors include prep All-America honors by PrepStar and SuperPrep ... sixth-ranked pro-style quarterback prospect
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MATT #33 DAVID #46 RUSSI SEAWRIGHT LB, 5-9, 244 ...... Danville, CA PK, 6-4, 220...... San Diego,CA JR-2V...... Monte Vista HS FR-HS ...... Rancho Bernardo HS
One of the strongest players on the team, recording High School: Considered one of the most recognized special team athletes a bench press high of 400 pounds and a top squat in the San Diego area … CalHiSports second-team all-state selection … of 505 pounds - best-ever among Cal linebackers. earned first-team All-Palomar League and Kicker of the Year honors as a 2007: Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams … recorded six senior … also a North County Times first-team all-region selection and was tackles on the year, including matching his career high with two takedowns selected to play in the Navy-Marine Corps All-Star Classic … led the San against Louisiana Tech … also added tackles against Colorado State, Diego area in punting and knocked in three field goals over 50 yards his Oregon, UCLA and Stanford. senior year … over 90 percent of his kickoffs went for touchbacks ... named his school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 2006: Saw action in 11 games on special teams ... recorded five tackles during the season, including two assisted tackles against Texas A&M in Personal: Born Feb. 1, 1990 ... the son of Bob and Ginny Seawright. the Holiday Bowl ... returned two short kickoffs for 38 yards ... longest return of the season was at Oregon State for 21 yards. TRACY # 2005: Redshirt. 22 High School: A three-year letterwinner, playing at middle linebacker and SLOCUM tight end ... tallied over 100 tackles with five sacks as a senior ... a two- time All-East Bay Athletic League selection ... served as team captain as RB, 5-10, 198 ...... Fresno, CA a senior ... also earned all-metro honors ... helped the Mustangs to the NCS SO-SQ ...... Clovis East HS Championship as a sophomore ... also lettered in lacrosse for three years as the school won two NCS Championships. Handled the bulk of the tailback carries during the Personal: Full name is Matthew James Russi ... born Aug. 20, 1986 ... spring campaign, showing good power and an parents are Dan and Carol Russi ... majoring in American studies … name excellent burst of speed through the hole ... has the is pronounced RUSS-ee. top vertical jump all-time at Cal among running backs (35.5 inches). 2007: Saw action in seven games on special teams … recorded his first career tackle against Arizona (an assist) and added a solo takedown CHARLES # 2 against Washington. SATCHELL 2006: Redshirt. High School: Heavily decorated prepster … All-America selection by WR, 6-2, 195 ...... Milpitas,CA SuperPrep and PrepStar and considered one of the top 20 running back FR-HS ...... Milpitas HS prospects in the country by Rivals.com (16) and Scout.com (No. 18) ... listed among the top 20 players in California by Rivals (No. 19) ... member of the High School: A three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … also Rivals 250 list (four-star players) ... Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in listed by Rivals as the 61st-best recruit in California and the No. 61 wide the West” honorable mention … had his senior season cut short by injury, receiver prospect in the country … finished his senior season with 22 but still rushed for 800 yards and was a second-team all-state selection receptions for 409 yards and eight total touchdowns … recorded 67 ... all-league and all-valley pick … made headlines as a junior when he ran tackles, a sack and an interception as a safety … selected as Senior of for 1,800 yards ... played on a CIF section champion as a sophomore ... the Year in the DeAnza League ... helped Trojans to the district championship Valley’s Player of the Year ... an underclass all-state selection. as a junior with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown ... earned team Personal: Son of Tracy, Sr., and the late LaShawn Slocum … born Feb. MVP honors as a sophomore quarterback and safety. 8, 1988 … undecided on a major but is interested in a career as an agent Personal: Full name is Charles Dwayne Satchell ... born Sept. 18, 1990 when his playing days are completed … his uncle, Dedrick Slocum, played ... the son of Tanya and Da'Ron Satchell. college football at Montana.
# MITCHELL #72 SCOTT 92 SCHWARTZ SMITH OL, 6-6, 330 ...... Pacific Palisades, CA DE, 6-6, 261 ...... Kailua, HI FR-RS ...... Palisades Charter HS FR-RS ...... St. Louis HS
2007: Redshirted the season. 2007: Redshirted the season. High School: Rated the 27th-best offensive guard High School: Rated as the seventh-best prospect in the country and the 50th-best prospect in the state of California by in Hawaii by Rivals.com … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Rivals.com … CIF Los Angeles City Offensive Lineman of the Year and the Magazine … selected first-team all-state at defensive end by the Honolulu Western League Lineman of the Year his senior year … was a two-time Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … earned league Defensive all-state “underclassman” pick … earned all-league and all-city honors his Player of the Year accolades as a senior … recorded 14 sacks and had junior season … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … academically he an interception return for a touchdown … all-conference honoree …helped was on the Principals Honor Roll and the Dean’s List. lead St. Louis to an 11-1 record (7-0 in league play) in 2006 with the lone loss coming in the state championship game … also a high school basketball Personal: The son of Lee Schwartz and Olivia Goodkin … born June 8, standout for the Crusaders. 1989 … older brother, Geoff, completed his career as an offensive tackle for Oregon in 2007 and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 2008 Personal: The son of George and Brenda Smith … born June 16, 1988 … NFL Draft. Golden Bear teammates Tyson Alualu and Solomona Aigamaua also attended St. Louis High School.
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TAD #44 JARRETT #19 SMITH SPARKS TE, 6-5, 265 ...... Isleton, CA WR, 6-3, 200 ...... Merced,CA JR-1V ...... St. Mary’s HS FR-HS ...... Merced HS
Was converted from defensive end to tight end High School: A four-star prospect by Rivals.com and its 41st-best wide during the spring of 2008 and praised for his receiver recruit in the country (No. 37 overall prospect in California) … toughness. earned a three-star rating from Scout.com and was listed as its 68th-best 2007: Returned for a knee injury to play in all 13 games with three starts prospect … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … at defensive end ... registered 13 tackles, a half sack and a fumble recovery CalHiSports.com first-team all-state selection … posted 42 receptions for … had three tackles and his first career sack against Louisiana Tech … 934 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season and also compiled 121 recorded two tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Arizona ... added a yards and a score on the ground … led the team with 96 points and racked fumble recovery against Colorado State. up 1,231 all-purpose yards as Merced HS posted an 11-1 record … finished 2006 with 862 yards receiving and eight touchdowns as a tight end to earn 2006: Did not see any action due to injury. all-district and all-area honors. 2005: Redshirt. Personal: Full name is Jarrett Michael Sparks ... born May 13, 1990 ... the High School: Registered a school-record 18 sacks, forced three fumbles son of Rosalind Denson and John Sparks. and made one interception (returned 42 yards for a TD) as a defensive end ... SuperPrep listed him on its All-Far West team and regarded him as the No. 78 overall player in the state of California ... Scout.com tabbed him the ERIC # No. 55 defensive end in the USA ... earned second-team all-state and first- 49 team all-area and all-league as a senior, helping St. Mary’s win its first STEVENS NorCal Division I championship ... also gained more than 200 yards and scored three touchdowns as a tight end ... as a junior, collected 64 tackles, LB, 6-0, 225 ...... San Pedro, CA 13 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles as a first-team FR-HS ...... Peninsula HS all-league pick ... lettered three years in basketball and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2003. High School: Selected first-team all-league and to the Daily Breeze all- Personal: Full name is Thadeus Kevin Smith ... parents are Connie and area team as a senior for Peninsula H.S. … recorded 110 tackles, including Brian Johnson ... born March 29, 1987 ... majoring in sociology. seven for loss ... also averaged 30 yards per catch on 14 receptions (three touchdowns) ... also an all-league selection in wrestling. SMITH’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Personal: Full name is Eric James Stevens ... born Oct. 1, 1989 ... the son Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FR PBU of Mark and Helene Stevens ... the younger brother of former Cal tight end 2007 13/3 4-9-13 2-7 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 Craig Stevens, who was selected in the third-round of the 2008 NFL Draft by Tennessee. ZACK #27 SMITH ALEX #87 FB, 5-10, 215 ...... Suwanee, GA STROUD SR-1V ...... Buford HS/Duke WR, 6-1, 201 ...... Danville, CA SR-SQ ...... De La Salle HS/Illinois Missed the spring due to shoulder surgery. 2007: The first-year transfer from Duke saw action Began his career at Illinois before returning to the in nine games at fullback and on special teams, before missing the last three Bay Area to play at Cal. outings due to injury ... earned his first career starts at fullback against Oregon and Arizona State ... ran three times for 23 yards … had a 15-yard 2006 & 2007: Did not see any action. burst against Louisiana Tech and a six-yard carry against Oregon ... also 2005: Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer guidelines. had his first career reception at Oregon, a 12-yard grab. 2004: A redshirt during his season in Champaign. At Duke: Played in 22 games in 2004 and 2005 at Duke, primarily at High School: Started all 13 games as a senior on both sides of the ball … linebacker and on special teams ... sat out 2006 due to injury ... registered averaged 20 yards-per-catch on 17 receptions ... defensively recorded 65 11 tackles in 2005, including season-highs of three at Clemson and Georgia tackles and collected three interceptions ... earned the Iron Spartan Award Tech ... had two tackles as a freshman ... a standout in the weight room ... Contra Costa Times’ “Cream of the Crop” No. 15 recruit in the East Bay as well, recording Duke’s top power clean lift (352 pounds) and posting ... team was three-time USA Today national champion, with a 151-game the team’s second-highest squat lift (530 pounds). winning streak … also lettered in baseball. High School: Rated as the 83rd-best safety prospect in the nation by Personal: Born Aug. 23, 1985 ... son of Pat and Laurie Stroud ... American TheInsiders.com ... all-region pick by Prep Star ... helped Buford to 45 studies major. consecutive victories and three straight state championships ... team posted a four-year ledger of 58-2 during tenure ... as a senior, led team with 105 tackles with five tackles for loss, two sacks, three caused fumbles and one interception returned for a touchdown ... also rushed 75 times for 536 yards and eight touchdowns ... named first team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... during junior season, logged 115 tackles ... also rushed for 311 yards and seven touchdowns and received all-county and honorable mention all-state recognition. Personal: Full name is Zachary Hunter Smith … the son of Chip and Joy Smith … born May 24, 1985 … graduated from Duke in three years and is currently pursuing his master’s degree at cal in a special program focusing on athletes and academic achievement.
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championship games … played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl MATT # in Miami … totaled nearly 1,300 yards passing and 15 touchdowns his junior 75 season … also added 565 yards and four touchdowns on the ground that SUMMERS-GAVIN season. OL, 6-4, 311 ...... San Francisco, CA Personal: Born Feb. 15, 1990 ... the son of Karen and Kevin Sweeney ... FR-HS ...... St. Ignatius HS his father was a record-breaking quarterback at Fresno State, while grandfather, Jim, was head coach at Fresno State.
Originally signed with Cal in 2007, but an injury in the summer of 2007 delayed his enrollment until January of 2008. WILL # High School: Selected as a 2007 U.S. Army All-American … a SuperPrep 23 Magazine All-America choice … top-100 prospect in the country by TA’UFO’OU PrepStar.com … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep as well FB, 5-11, 253 ...... San Carlos, CA … rated as the No. 17 offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com … listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … garnered SR-3V ...... St. Francis HS CalHiSports.com first-team all-state honors … rated as the 11th-best offensive tackle in the country and the No. 20 player overall in California 2007: A bruising fullback that compiled 52 yards on by Rivals.com … named the league’s Offensive Lineman of the Year his the ground in 11 games (four starts) … did not have senior year … two-time all-league first team pick … earned first-team any carries for negative yardage … had a career- accolades by the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and long 14-yard gain vs. Tennessee … had two carries for 18 yards against NorCalPreps.com … helped the St. Ignatius offense average nearly 300 Arizona ... added 11 yards against Louisiana Tech and eight yards against yards per game on its way to a 9-2-1 season record and the school’s first USC ... also had four catches for 48 yards, including a 17-yard reception West Catholic Athletic League regular-season title since 1967 … one of five against Louisiana Tech ... missed two full games and parts of others due highly-touted offensive linemen to commit for the class of 2007 for the to injury. Bears. 2006: Saw time as a fullback and on special teams in all 13 games ... made Personal: The son of Sally Summers and Robert Gavin … born Nov. 26, his starting debut in the Holiday Bowl victory over Texas A&M, catching 1988 … plans to major in either political science or sociology … considering one pass for nine yards and providing effective blocking … rushed once joining the Peace Corps after graduation and football. for two yards against Oregon State … caught his first career pass against Portland State for a nine-yard gain. # 2005: Saw action in 11 games, primarily on special teams ... was credited NICK 68 with five tackles, including three solo stops. SUNDBERG 2004: Redshirt ... earned Cal’s freshman strength award. High School: Played linebacker and fullback ... the 2003 West Catholic LS, 6-0, 244 ...... Phoenix, AZ Athletic League Football Player of the Year ... named to the San Francisco SR-3V ...... North Canyon HS Chronicle’s first-team all-defense team as a junior and senior ... played rugby for the Silicon Valley Club. One of the top long snappers in the nation ... hopes Personal: Parents are Lopeti and Deanie Ta’ufo’ou ... born June 19, 1986, to join former Bear long snappers Dave Bin and L.P. in Redwood City, Calif. ... last name pronounced tau-FOE-oh ... earned his Ladouceur in the NFL. degree in sociology in May of 2008. 2007: Played in every game once again for the Bears and was near- flawless ... was dead-on with 128-of-129 snaps (99.2%) ... his lone bad TA’UFO’OU’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att Yds Avg TD Long snap of the season came at Washington on a PAT in ugly, rainy, cold 2005 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 conditions. 2006 13/1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2006: Saw action in all 13 games as the Bears’ long snapper on all field goals 2007 13/4 11 52 5.8 0 14 and punts. Totals 37/5 12 54 4.5 0 14 2005: Steady hand as Cal’s snapper on all field goals and punts as a true freshman. CHET # High School: All-region honorable mention his senior season ... high 58 school’s team captain ... also participated in track and wrestling at North TEOFILO Canyon. OL, 6-3, 316 ...... Chula Vista, CA Personal: Full name is Nicholas Nathan Sundberg ... the son of Bill and SR-2V ...... Hilltop HS Stacie Sundberg ... born July 29, 1987 ... majoring in legal studies … also has an interest in outdoor adventure activities, including skydiving and bungee jumping. 2007: Played in five games including making his first career start (left tackle) in the Armed Forces Bowl victory over Air Force. BEAU # 9 2006: Did not see any action as he adjusted to a position change from SWEENEY defensive line to offensive line. 2005: Saw his only action against Stanford. QB, 6-2, 200...... Fresno,CA 2004: Redshirt. FR-HS ...... Clovis West HS High School: Earned first-team All-South Bay honors up front as defensive force … team advanced to the CIF San Diego Section Division II playoffs High School: Rivals.com listed him as the 13th-best “pro-style quarterback” in 2003 ... had 75 tackles and 9.5 sacks as a senior ... paramount game came prospect in the country and a three-star recruit … rated the No. 32 against Sweetwater High when he stockpiled 14 tackles and two sacks quarterback prospect in the country by ESPN.com and No. 39 by Scout.com to win conference player of the week honors ... earned All-South Bay … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … earned honorable mention as a junior ... also played basketball. first-team all-city and first-team all-league honors as a junior … as a senior, Personal: Full name is Chet Leitu Teofilo … parents are Leitu and Jolly threw for 1,168 yards and 15 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,063 yards Teofilo ... born May 8, 1986, in Fort Valley, Calif. ... majoring in ethnic studies. and 12 scores … led the Golden Eagles to consecutive Division I
DID YOU KNOW? Senior Alex Stroud’s high school team had a 151-game winning streak. 84 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide
MIKE # (including the 100th of his career) and a career-best three pass break-ups 79 against Oregon State ... recorded nine tackles (all solo) against UCLA ... TEPPER tallied a career-best 12 stops and forced a fumble in the win over Arizona ... added eight more takedowns in the Oregon victory ... tallied six tackles, OL, 6-7, 321 ...... Cypress, CA including 1.5 for loss, and a pass break-up against Tennessee. SR-2V ...... Pacifica HS 2006: Sporting News Pac-10 all-freshman selection ... honored as the team’s most valuable freshman ... after Tim Mixon went down with a knee 2007: Another member of Cal’s strong offensive injury in the preseason, thrown into the starting rotation and remained there line ... started all 13 games this season at right for all 13 games ... ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 60 (35 solo) ... tackle … part of a unit that allowed a league-low ranked sixth in the Pac-10 for fumbles recovered (two) ... had four tackles 11 sacks (third in the nation) … Cal’s offense garnered over 2,000 yards and returned a fumble for a touchdown against Stanford ... registered eight on the ground, including 1,500-yard rusher Justin Forsett. tackles at USC ... collected a tackle behind the line of scrimmage and a pass break up against Arizona ... at Washington State tallied six tackles and a 2006: After fully recovering from a broken leg, started two games and saw pass defended ... recovered a fumble for three yards against Oregon State action in all 13 at left tackle ... tallied 5.5 knockdown blocks. ... recorded six tackles and an interception against Arizona State ... 2005: Missed the season after having his right fibula broken June 25 when registered five tackles in his collegiate debut at Tennessee. he was hit by a car. 2005: Redshirt. 2004: Redshirt. High School: Earned All-America honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, High School: A consensus all-star selection in Southern California, and rated as the No. 11 corner in the nation by ESPN.com ... PrepStar placed earning All-CIF, all-county and all-league honors in 2003 ... named to first the three-time all-state performer on its Dream Team Top 100, while team all-state in Medium Schools Division by Calhisports.com ... played in SuperPrep ranked him the No. 17 defensive back in the country and the No. the CaliFlorida Bowl ... listed No. 116 on SuperPrep’s Top 132 seniors in 13 overall player in California ... Rivals.com slotted him the 13th best athlete California and an All-Far West selection ... led Pacifica to CIF Southern in the nation and 21st-best overall player in the state of California ... Section final as a junior and CIF quarterfinals as a senior ... named All-CIF Scout.com listed him as the No. 5 overall player in its West Hot 100 ... and all-league as a junior ... also played 11 years of youth soccer, which recorded 70-plus tackles and two interceptions while rushing for more than improved his speed (4.9 in the 40) and footwork as a football lineman ... 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... named to the all-metro excelled in the weight room, placing first in 2003 and third in 2002 at the second team by the Sacramento Bee ... invited to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl Garden Grove Unified School District Weight Competition ... broke the ... in 2003, voted California’s Junior “Mr. Football Award,” and was picked district’s weight record in 2003, which had stood for 10 years. the top junior in the state by Rivals.com ... earned first-team all-league, all- Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1985 ... parents are Gus and Elaine Tepper ... metro and all-state as a junior, when he rushed for 950 yards and 18 sociology major. touchdowns, caught 15 passes for 360 yards and four TDs, and reeled off 79 tackles and five interceptions on defense ... also returned five punts and one kickoff for TD as a junior ... registered 4.4 speed in the 40. # RYAN 35 Personal: The son of Patrice and David Thompson ... born Feb. 7, 1987 THEIMER ... social welfare major. THOMPSON’S CAREER STATISTICS P, 6-2, 196 ...... Monrovia, CA Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FR PBU FR-RS ...... Monrovia HS 2006 13/13 35-25-60 2.5-9 0-0 1-0 2 2 2007 13/13 55-23-78 6-24 0-0 1-38 0 10 Total 26/26 90-48-138 8.5-33 0-0 2-38 2 12 2007: Enrolled in school in January of 2007 and took part of spring drills before redshirting the season. High School: Second-team all-league choice as a senior ... inducted into AARON # his high school Hall of Fame ... earned first-team all-league honors in 2005 40 ... also an all-valley honorable mention that season ... under head coach TIPOTI Steve Garrison, Monrovia captured Rio Hondo League co-championship ... earned varsity letters in cross country, track and soccer. DE, 6-4, 265...... Honolulu, HI Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1988 in Uyo, Nigeria ... his parents moved to FR-HS ...... Word of Life Academy California when he was six ... both of his parents, Sherri and Keith, were missionaries ... traveled to Bangladesh in 2006 to do relief work ... major High School: Selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine is undeclared ... has future aspirations of starting his own non-profit … a three-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com … Rivals also lists organization to aide impoverished children in foreign countries. him as the seventh-best recruit from Hawaii … first-team all-state choice by the Honolulu Star Bulletin and first-team all-state selection by the Honolulu Advertiser … also played basketball for Word of Life. SYD’QUAN # 5 Personal: Full name is Aaron Fetutasi Tipoti ... Born Jan. 4, 1990 ... the son THOMPSON of Nofo and Sisavaii Tipoti ... father played football at Hawai'i. DB, 5-9, 184 ...... Sacramento, CA JR-2V...... Grant HS
Has started every game in his Golden Bear career. 2007: Cal’s top cornerback and a strong tackler ... his 10 pass break-ups are the 11th most in a single-season at Cal … also tallied 78 tackles and six tackles for loss (third on the team) … notched six solo tackles, including three for losses, in the bowl victory over Air Force … recorded his first interception of the season against Washington State, returning it 38 yards, while adding four tackles and two pass break-ups ... posted seven stops in the Big Game against Stanford ... had six tackles
DID YOU KNOW? 6-7, 321-pound senior Mike Tepper played 11 years of soccer as a youth. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide 85
passes for 455 yards and six scores … rushed for 1,638 yards on 169 CAMERON # carries with 28 touchdowns as a junior … tallied 52 receptions for 898 81 yards and seven more touchdowns through the air … defensively, had 43 TOLER tackles and three interceptions … doubled as one of the Southland’s top sprinters, recording the fastest 100-yard dash time of any junior in WR, 5-9, 179 ...... El Sobrante, CA Southern California during the 2006 track and field season. SR-SQ ...... Bishop O’Dowd HS Personal: Full name is Shane Patrick-Henry Vereen … born March 2, 1989 … the son of Henry Vereen and Venita Taylor-Vereen. The third member of the Toler family to join the Golden Bear program, following in the footsteps of his father, Burl Jr., and brother, Burl III … his father L.J. # was a three-year starter at linebacker and served as team captain in 1977, 7 while Burl III played wide receiver and finished his career in 2004 with 69 WASHINGTON catches for 873 yards. WR, 6-1, 185 ...... Stockton, CA 2005-07: Did not see any action. FR-HS ...... Stagg HS 2004: Redshirt. High School: Named an all-league defensive back as a senior … also High School: A three-star prospect by Scout.com … led the Central competed in track and field. Section with 1,144 yards on 63 receptions along with 18 touchdowns while Personal: Full name is Cameron Tamayo Toler … born Sept. 25, 1986, in averaging 18 yards per catch … CalHiSports.com third-team all-state Berkeley … parents are Burl and Susan Tamayo-Toler ... his grandfather, selection … also excelled as a safety with 56 tackles … played in the Valley Burl Sr., was an All-American football player at USF and later worked as vs. Capital All-Star Classic after his senior year … saw action at running an NFL official ... architecture major. back, cornerback and on returns during his career … nickname is L.J. Personal: Full name is Joseph Manuel Washinton ... born Jan. 30, 1990 ... the son of Joseph and Jill Washington. JOHN #31 TYNDALL RYAN #14 FB, 6-3, 232 ...... Pacific Grove, CA FR-RS ...... Pacific Grove HS WERTENBERGER QB, 6-2, 190...... Mission Viejo, CA 2007: Redshirted the season and earned Scout FR-HS ...... Laguna Hills HS Team Player of the Year honors for special teams. High School: Selected to the All-Far West team by High School: A two-time all-league selection for the Hawks while helping SuperPrep Magazine … the 29th-rated linebacker nationally and the No. the team to three straight league championships ... threw for 1,928 yards 99 overall player in California according to Rivals.com … named the with 22 touchdowns, including a long of 99 yards, as a junior … led Laguna Monterey Herald Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after rushing Hills to the Pacific Coast League title and was the No. 9 passer in Orange for over 1,500 yards with a county-best 28 touchdowns … recorded eight County … also an all-league in baseball for the Hawks. 100-yard rushing games, including 183 yards in one game … added 165 Personal: Born Jan. 22, 1990 ... the son of Tom and Dee Wertenberger. tackles with 13 sacks on defense … as a first-team all-state junior, averaged over 14 tackles per game and was the Herald’s Defensive Player of the Year … also rushed for 740 yards and 10 touchdowns on 103 carries WORRELL # in 2005 … rushed for 140 yards and five touchdowns on just 14 carries 1 in one game against Harbor. WILLIAMS Personal: Full name is John Lawrence Tyndall … born July 7, 1989 … the son of Cathy and Larry Tyndall. LB, 6-0, 250 ...... Sacramento, CA SR-3V ...... Grant Union HS
SHANE # Entering his third season as a starter in 2008 ... a 34 preseason All-American by Phil Steele's Magazine VEREEN ... the Pac-10's fourth-leading returning tackler for 2008. RB, 5-10, 192 ...... Valencia, CA FR-RS ...... Valencia HS 2007: Moved into Cal’s middle linebacker position this season and led the team in forced fumbles (3) while ranking second with 105 tackles (eighth in the Pac-10) and 8.5 tackles for loss (second on the team) ... played in Gained excellent experience in spring ball at tailback all 13 games with 11 starts … registered seven tackles (one for loss) in … expected to be a key contributor in the return the bowl victory over Air Force) … recorded seven tackles against USC game. ... notched nine tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Washington 2007: Redshirted the season. State ... posted a team-best 10-tackle effort against Arizona State ... led the team with 13 takedowns and two tackles for loss against Oregon State High School: A SuperPrep Magazine and PrepStar.com All-America ... paced the Bears with nine stops in the victory over Oregon ... tallied a choice … Scout.com listed him as the No. 23 running back in the country career-high 14 tackles in the win over Arizona ... registered nine tackles … rated No. 5 at running back in the nation and No. 21 overall in the state in the victory over Tennessee while recovering a fumble on the opening by Rivals.com … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine drive and returning it 44 yards for his first career touchdown ... also forced … honorable mention Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” a fumble on a lightning-quick blitz up the middle against the Volunteers ... selection … collected CalHiSports.com third-team all-state honors … the added seven tackles in the wins over Colorado State and Louisiana Tech. most highly recruited player in the history of Valencia football … combined for over 6,000 rushing and receiving yards with 89 touchdowns for the 2006: Athletic linebacker started 12 games on the weak side ... registered Vikings during an impressive three-year varsity career … as a senior, 51 tackles, including 23 solo stops ... recorded seven tackles at Oregon tallied 982 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns, while also catching 28 State and Washington State ... knocked down a pass, intercepted a pass
DID YOU KNOW? Fullback Will Ta’ufo’ou has never had a run for negative yardage. 86 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide and tallied four tackles against Washington ... forced a fumble, broke up a pass and had two tackles against Portland State ... collected six tackles EDDIE # and had two tackles behind the line of scrimmage against Minnesota ... 9 missed nearly the entire Stanford game due to illness. YOUNG 2005: Accumulated 26 tackles in 10 games ... earned more playing time as LB, 6-0, 230 ...... Berkeley, CA the season progressed ... earned the starting assignment against top- JR-1V...... Berkeley HS ranked USC ... recorded a season-best five tackles against New Mexico State ... tallied four stops at Oregon and at Stanford ... added one tackle behind the line of scrimmage against New Mexico State, USC and Stanford 2007: Saw ample time on the field this season for and was credited with a tackle for a five-yard loss against BYU ... credited the Bears in all 13 games, recording 12 tackles … with a half-sack and a pass break-up against the Cardinal. posted his first career sack and forced fumble against Louisiana Tech … tallied three tackles against Arizona, and 2004: A redshirt season in which he was named Cal’s defensive scout matched that career-best with three more against Arizona State … had a team player of the year. tackle and a pass break-up in the bowl win over Air Force. High School: A SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American who tallied 94 2006: Saw his first collegiate action, playing in two games … debuted tackles, six sacks, four fumble recoveries and one interception ... Rivals.com against Portland State, the saw his next action in the Holiday Bowl against ranked him the No. 6 outside linebacker in the nation, the No. 16 overall Texas A&M, intercepting a late-game pass and returning it 34 yards to set player in California and the No. 18 player among its Super West 60 list ... up the Bears’ final touchdown. PrepStar placed him on its All-West Team ... also rushed for 738 yards and 11 touchdowns on 106 carries, while catching three passes for 53 yards 2005: Redshirt. and another TD as a bruising running back ... completed 26-of-62 passes High School: Registered 115 tackles and 15 sacks for nearby Berkeley, for 441 yards, five touchdowns as a quarterback ... selected the No. 22 which posted an 8-3 record and won its league championship ... Rivals.com linebacker in the nation by TheInsiders.com, which also slotted him as the ranked him the No. 62 outside linebacker in the United States and No. 74 No. 47 overall player in the Pac-10 region ... tabbed second team all-state overall player in California ... SuperPrep placed him No. 90 on its California as a multi-purpose player by Calhisports.com ... the sixth-best overall Top 100 players list ... earned first-team all-league honors as a junior. player in Northern California by NorCalPreps.com. Personal: Full name is Henry Edward Young, II … father is Henry Young Personal: Older brother D.J. Williams is a linebacker with the Denver … born March 25, 1987 ... younger brother of Cal senior wide receiver Sean Broncos ... parents are Derwin Williams and Sherri Kirk ... born March 6, Young … majoring in American studies. 1986 ... social welfare major. YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU Year G/GS UT-AT-TT Loss Sacks INT FF PBU 2006 2/0 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 1-34 0 0 2005 10/0 10-16-26 4-12 0.5-3 0 0 1 2007 13/0 7-5-12 1-11 1-11 0-0 1 1 2006 13/12 23-28-51 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 Total 15/0 7-5-12 1-11 1-11 1-34 1 1 2007 13/11 57-48-105 8.5-45 1-4 0 3 2 Total 36/23 90-92-182 14.5-60 1.5-7 1 4 5 SEAN #88 KAMARON # 4 YOUNG YANCY WR, 5-11, 181 ...... Berkeley, CA DB, 6-0, 185...... Woodland Hills, CA SR-3V ...... Berkeley HS SO-JC ...... Fairfax HS/Pierce JC Petitioned the NCAA and gained a sixth year of Junior College: Earned all-conference honors in 2006 and did not play eligibility for 2008. in 2007 ... the 2006 season, his first season of organized football in three 2007: Saw action in three games while battling injuries ... had his only years, saw him record 45 tackles, 10 pass break ups and five interceptions reception of the year, a 19-yarder, against Louisiana Tech ... also played along with a fumble recovery. against Colorado State and Oregon State. High School: An all-league corner as a senior at Fairfax High School in 2006: Played in six games ... recorded his only two catches of the year for 2002, while also starring in basketball, and played in the Cali-Florida Bowl. eight yards against Portland State. Personal: Full name is Charles Kamaron Yancy ... born Sept. 7, 1984 ... 2005: Did not record any statistics after playing against Sacramento State the son of Robin Armstrong Irving and Bill Yancy ... father was an All- and New Mexico State. American quarterback at Fresno State in 1978 and also played in the CFL and USFL after being signed by the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions 2004: Had toe surgery in January and missed spring practice ... appeared ... younger brother Kellen completed his football career at the University in a pair of games (Air Force and New Mexico State), but did not catch a of Houston in 2007. pass. 2003: Redshirt. High School: Ranked No. 91 on Rivals.com’s California Top 100 Players list ... also a SuperPrep Magazine All-Far West selection and PrepStar All- West choice ... caught 19 passes for 443 yards and five touchdowns ... netted 324 yards and five TDs on 27 carries as a ball-carrier ... also rattled off another 360 yards and three touchdowns as a punt return specialist ... earned his league’s MVP trophy and first-team all-league in 2002 ... chosen all-league after catching 14 passes for nearly 410 yards (25.6 avg.) and seven touchdowns as a junior ... named all-league in track and also competed in high school lacrosse and basketball. Personal: Father is Henry Young ... born Dec. 23, 1984 ... interdisciplinary studies major ... younger brother, Eddie, is a junior linebacker for the Bears.
DID YOU KNOW? Jahvid Best’s top 200-time in high school would have earned him third-place at the 2008 NCAA Championship.