ADI ANDERSON RB 5-10 203 FR Oakland, Calif./Mcclymonds HS A
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ADI ANDERSON RB 5-10 203 FR Oakland, Calif./McClymonds HS A 2018 CalHiSports.com all-state second-team multi-purpose honoree, Adi (pronounced I- dee) is on his way to San Jose State as one of the Bay Area’s top all-around impact players. Anderson led McClymonds High of Oakland (Coach Michael Peters) to the 2018 California Interscholastic Federation Division 4A championship, the school’s third consecutive state title. During his high school career, he was the Most Valuable Player for two different schools in two different leagues. The Bay Area News Group named him a 2018 second-team utility choice on defense. He also was a San Francisco Chronicle second-team All-Metro choice as an all-purpose player on offense as a senior. The Oakland Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player rushed 115 times for 1,246 yards averaging 10.8 yards per carry and scored 21 touchdowns on the ground. A capable and dangerous pass receiver, he also caught 17 passes for 284 yards. He also was used as a safety on defense. Anderson played his first three years of varsity football for Moreau Catholic High in Hayward, Calif. (Coach Andrew Cotter). He was the 2017 Mission Valley League Offensive Player of the Year, a San Francisco Chronicle honorable mention All-Metro pick and an All- Bay Area News Group honorable mention choice after scoring 32 total touchdowns, 31 of them rushing. As a member of the Mariners, he saw game action as a running back, outside linebacker and defensive back. The two-sport athlete also was a sprinter on the Moreau Catholic High track and field team his sophomore and junior seasons. Adi, whose name means “ruler” in Muslim, is undecided on an academic major. He enjoys painting and drawing. While at Moreau Catholic, he had a self-portrait and a painting of a close friend displayed in a campus art gallery. One of his second cousins is San Jose State freshman defensive back L.J. Anderson. Adi is a native of San Francisco. SCOTT BRESLIN OL 6-4 290 JR Burbank, Calif./Ventura College A 2018 California Community College All-America selection, Scott is the next in a continuing line of Ventura College (Coach Steve Mooshagian) offensive linemen joining the Spartans. Breslin played right tackle as a freshman and also earned Region III all-state and first-team All-Northern League honors as a left tackle his sophomore season. In his two seasons, Ventura College played for the 2018 California Community College state championship and reached the 2017 Southern California Football Association (SFCA) championship game. The graduate of Burbank (Calif.) High lettered in football (Coach Richard Broussard) and track and field. He played the tackle positions at Burbank High and was an honorable mention All-Pacific lineman as a junior and second-team choice as a senior. Scott is interested in majoring in psychology with an emphasis in sports psychology or business administration. He enjoys listening to country music. Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert and Chris Young are three of his favorite performers. Scott recently earned a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) racing license. He is a native of Burbank, Calif. JACKSON CANAAN TE 6-3 225 FR Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS A two-sport athlete at Jesuit High in Carmichael, Calif., Jackson will begin his San Jose State football career as a tight end candidate. Canaan (pronounced Cane-in) played defensive back, running back, outside linebacker and defensive end at the high school level (Coach Marlon Blanton). His best season was in 2017 when he earned Sacramento Bee honorable mention all-metro honors. He was a first-team All-Delta League running back that averaged 8.9 yards per carry and scored nine touchdowns on just 78 carries for 691 yards. Canaan is in his fourth season on Jesuit’s boys swimming and diving team. Jackson specializes in the sprint freestyle races – the 50 and 100-yard distances. He was the Delta League champion in the 50 free, twice, and the 100-yard free as a sophomore. Canaan was 36th in the 50 free at the 2018 California Interscholastic (C.I.F.) state championship meet. He has best times of 21.23 in the 50 and 47.5 in the 100. Jackson is undecided on an academic major. Canaan enjoys hitting golf balls and watching Netflix. Jeremy Canaan, his dad, played on the 1991 and 1992 American River College football teams and went on to San Diego State. Jackson is a native of Sacramento, Calif. JORDAN COBBS LB 6-1 226 FR Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS A 2018 CalHiSports.com third-team all-state selection for medium schools, Jordan is expected to begin his major college career as a linebacker hopeful. In the last two seasons for San Leandro (Calif.) High (Coach Brad Bowers), Cobbs was credited with 156 tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 quarterback sacks and three pass interceptions. He was the named the West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division’s Defensive Most Valuable Player, a Bay Area News Group third-team selection and a San Francisco Chronicle honorable mention All-Metro choice as a senior. Jordan also blossomed as a pass receiver in 2018 and was named a first-team all-league tight end. After catching seven passes for 143 yards and a nifty 20.4 yards per catch average as a junior, Cobbs hauled in 30 passes for 653 yards and five TDs. He was second on his team with his five scores. He was invited to play in the January 2019 Junior Prep Sports all-star game in Honolulu, Hawaii. The two-sport letterwinner also was a catcher on the 2017 San Leandro High baseball team. Cobbs is thinking about biology as his major. He would like to become an exotic veterinarian. One of his second cousins is comedian Lewis Belt, who frequently appeared on MTV’s “Are you the one.” Jordan is third year as a member of the school’s Social Justice Academy. In 2017, Cobbs teamed up with academy members and community leaders that resulted San Leandro, Calif., declaring itself a sanctuary city. He found time to be part of the San Leandro High Concert Orchestra as a freshman and plans to return to the school’s music program for the rest of his senior year. Jordan enjoys playing the drums the most with the snare drums as his favorite. Cobbs also has learned to play the trombone, trumpet, saxophone, violin, guitar and piano. He is a native of Berkeley, Calif. DERRICK DEESE, JR. TE 6-4 225 JR La Palma, Calif./Golden West College After redshirting the 2018 season at San Jose State, Derrick will be competing full-time for playing time as a tight end. Deese, Jr., saw action briefly in the final three Spartan games of the 2018 season and had no pass receptions. The transfer from Golden West College (Coach Nick Mitchell) was a 2017 first-team All-Southern League wide receiver who caught 37 passes for 658 yards and eight touchdowns. The graduate of Kennedy High in La Palma, Calif. (Coach Sean Clark) was a two-time first team All-Empire League honoree. He is the son of former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Derrick Deese. Deese, Jr., is a native of LaPalma, Calif. CHAD EARLE CB 6-2 208 JR Seneca, S.C./East Los Angeles College A cornerback prospect on his way to San Jose State this fall, Chad played two seasons at East Los Angeles College (Coach Bobby Godinez). Earle was credited with 39 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two pass interceptions and 14 pass break-ups for his community college career. The two-sport athlete at Seneca (S.C.) High lettered in football (Coaches Brett Turner and Gene Cathcart) and basketball. As a football player, he was a wide receiver and a safety as a junior and a cornerback as a senior. He was a two-time AAA Region I basketball honoree and a second-team all-league pick in football. He is interested in being an art major with an emphasis in architecture. A cousin, Lorenzo Earle, played basketball for Southern Wesleyan University located in Central, S.C. Chad is a native of Seneca, S.C. ALEX GALLAND P 6-2 200 Grad Bakersfield, Calif./Yale University A 2017 second-team All-Ivy League selection, Alex has his bachelor’s degree and is enrolled at San Jose State as a master’s degree and punting candidate. Galland (pronounced Gal- land) was a member of the Yale University football team during the 2015 through 2018 seasons. After redshirting the 2015 season, he was the team’s punter and placekicker the next three seasons. An All-Ivy League punter as a junior, he had a 37.0 yards per punt average for 147 punts as an Eli. Only two of his punts resulted in touchbacks. One-third of his punts (49) were fair caught and 57 landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. As a kick scorer, he converted 91 of 98 PATs and 21-of-30 field goal attempts. His longest field goal for Yale was a 42-yarder, his third of the game, in the 30-24 win at Cornell on September 22, 2018. The graduate of Liberty High in Bakersfield, Calif., lettered in football (Coach Bryan Nixon), soccer and track and field. Galland was a punter, kicker, wide receiver and defensive end during his three varsity seasons. He was a second-team all-area honoree and the 2014 C.I.F. Central Section Scholar-Athlete of the Year.