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CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide 63 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. DID YOU KNOW? Defensive end Rulon Davis spent more than three years in the Marines. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Football Media Guide 65 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.