2011 Players
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2011 PLAYERS BRYAN ANGER Punter CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 2011 Football Information Guide 73 2011 PLAYER PROFILES CHRIS ADCOCK #58 DAVID AKNIN #32 OL, 6-3, 300 ...........................Rowlett, TX FB, 5-11, 230 .................. San Carlos, CA FR-RS ......................Dallas Christian HS JR-RS ...College of San Mateo/Carlmont HS 2010: Redshirted … named Cal’s co-Scout Team 2010: Redshirted. Player of the Year on offense. JUNIOR COLLEGE: A first-team All-NorCal Con- HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN, ference running back as a sophomore in 2009, who recognized him as the No. 8 guard in the nation, rushing for 1,052 yards and 17 touchdowns, with the No. 33 player overall in Texas and the No. 214 an average of 5.7 yards per carry to lead his squad player in the nation … ranked nationally as Scout’s to the Northern California junior college title. No. 8 center and ESPN’s No. 9 offensive guard … a Prepstar All-Region HIGH SCHOOL: A two-way player at running back and linebacker who was choice who was rated the No. 119 player overall in Texas by the organization named the Most Valuable Player in San Mateo County as a senior in 2007 … a four-year varsity letterwinner who started each of 49 games possible as when he rushed for 1,985 yards and 27 touchdowns, while recording 22.0 a prep, helping his squad to a 43-6 overall record during the four-year span … sacks on defense … named All-Peninsula-Lake League at both running back team was voted Division I Region II champions during his senior campaign and and linebacker in each of his final two campaigns, while adding all-conference earned a spot in the state semifinals after winning the state title in his junior honors at running back as a 2005 sophomore. season with a perfect 14-0 mark … also a member of a state finalist club during his 2007 sophomore campaign and a playoff squad when he was a freshman PERSONAL: Full name is David Patrick Aknin … born February 3, 1989 … in 2006 … team was District champs in each of his final three years … the parents are Jacques and Nancy Aknin … major is political economy. first freshman to ever start on the offensive line at his high school … earned All-American honors from the National Private School Athletic Association, named to the Dave Campbell Texas Football State Super Team and was the KEENAN ALLEN # honorable mention MVP for all of Texas private school football as a senior, while ranking among the top 15 offensive linemen and top 80 players overall 21 in Texas … team captain as a senior … also played on the defense line as a WR/RET, 6-3, 205 ..........Greensboro, NC senior, collecting 54 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … earned Division II first-team All-State recognition SO-1L ...................Northern Guilford HS in each of his final two seasons and first-team All-District honors in each of his final three campaigns … the only sophomore on the All-District team the 2011: A candidate for national honors including the first time he received the award and was also honorable mention All-State … Biletnikoff Award and Paul Warfield Award given earned All-Region honors by the National Private School Athletic Association annually to the country’s top receiver, as well as the as a junior … earned academic All-State honors as both a junior and senior Paul Hornung Award bestowed upon the nation’s … also participated in track and field, taking sixth in the state meet in the shot most versatile player … a second-team preseason put as a junior to help his squad win its first state title … class valedictorian. All-Pac-12 choice of Phil Steele … listed as having PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Fulton Adcock … born November his “Stock Rising” on a Fantasy Flash sidebar in Cal’s team section of Athlon’s 3, 1991 … parents are Jeff and Christina Adcock … father played offensive season preview magazine. line at UC Davis from 1979-83 … served as high school’s council historian 2010: Racked up the honors in a record-setting rookie season, highlighted during the 2009-10 school year … has been on mission trips to Africa and by a fourth-team Freshman All-American selection from Phil Steele and an New Orleans … major is undeclared. honorable mention nod from College Football News … was also a second- team All-Pac-10 selection as an all-purpose player according to Scout and a fourth-team All-Pac-10 choice of Steele at wide receiver … posted one of the top seasons by a true freshman wide receiver in school history, setting TED AGU # a Cal single-season school record for receptions with 46 for 490 yards, (uh-GOO) 93 surpassing current Philadelphia Eagles player DeSean Jackson’s previous record of 38 … both his receptions and receiving yards were second on the LB, 6-1, 245 ....................Bakersfield, CA team behind Marvin Jones … added a team-high five-touchdown grabs, FR-RS ....................................Frontier HS including one in each of the club’s first two games vs. UC Davis and Colo- rado, and then one each in three consecutive contests vs. UCLA, at USC 2011: Has moved to linebacker after spending his and against Arizona State … played in 11 games with nine starts … also led first season at Cal as a defensive lineman. the team with a kick return average of 22.6 yards on a team-high 18 returns to rank ninth in the Pac-10 and 85th nationally … added 18 rushes for 136 2010: Redshirted. yards (third on the team) and a touchdown on the ground, and even threw HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Southwest Yosemite a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jones on his only passing attempt … ranked League honors in each of his final two prep seasons, second on the club behind Shane Vereen with 1,040 all-purpose yards (136 leading the conference with 12.0 sacks as a senior after posting 8.0 in his rush, 490 receiving, 8 punt return, 406 kick return) and third on the squad junior campaign ... also had 62 tackles during his senior year and added an in scoring with 36 points … ranked among the Pac-10’s top 15 in per-game All-Area selection for a squad that was the Division III Central Section runner- averages for receptions (No. 13, 3.83), receiving yards (No. 15, 40.83) and up and finished with an 11-2 overall record ... posted the biggest games of all-purpose yards (No. 15, 86.87) … posted his biggest all-purpose game of his senior season against Ridgeview when he recorded 3.0 sacks to earn the season against Stanford, going for a career-high 188 all-purpose yards Defensive Player of the Game honors and vs. Exeter with 12 tackles ... also with a career-high-tying eight catches for 51 yards, two rushes for 17 yards played basketball and participated in track and field ... an honor roll student and five kick returns for a career-high 120 yards, while also hitting Jones with all four years of high school who was also named the most academic player the TD pass … began his record-setting rookie season by making one of the on his basketball squad during both his sophomore and junior campaigns. most memorable debuts in Cal football history in the season opener against UC Davis when he caught four passes for a career-high 120 yards, including PERSONAL: Full name is Ted Obinna Agu … born May 8, 1992 … brother a career-long 48-yard touchdown reception, while totaling 176 all-purpose is Kency Agu … major is undeclared but considering integrative biology. 74 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 2011 Football Information Guide yards by adding 38 yards rushing and a touchdown on three carries, as well KICK RETURNS G-GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G as one kick return for 18 yards ... his 120 receiving yards (surpassed later 2010 11-9 18 406 0 61 22.6 36.9 in the season by Jones’ 161 at Nevada) were the most by any Cal receiver TOTAL 11-9 18 406 0 61 22.6 36.9 since LaReylle Cunningham had 138 at Maryland on Sept. 13, 2008 … re- corded a career-high-tying eight catches for 68 yards and a career-high six ALL-PURPOSE G-GS Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G kick returns that he brought back for 106 yards at Oregon State for a total of 2010 11-9 136 490 8 406 0 1040 94.5 174 all-purpose yards … had 151 all-purpose yards against Washington with TOTAL 11-9 136 490 8 406 0 1040 94.5 career highs of seven rushes and 60 yards rushing, including a career-long 45-yarder, four catches for 46 yards, two kick returns for 37 yards, and his TACKLES G-GS UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd lone two punt returns of the season for eight yards … totaled five triple-digit 2010 11-9 3 0 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 all-purpose yard games, adding another with 140 against Arizona State TOTAL 11-9 3 0 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 (team-high six catches, 40 yards; two kick returns, 106 yards) that included a career-long 61-yard kick return that was the longest by a Cal player in 2010 as he earned Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the first ALLEN’S CAREER GAME HIGHS time in his career … garnered several preseason honors prior to the start Receptions: 8 (twice, last vs.