2006 GOLDEN BEARS TO WATCH

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1 2006 GOLDEN BEARS TO WATCH JOE AYOOB QB, 6-3, 216 SR-1V San Rafael, CA (CC San Francisco) A mobile signal caller who should benefit from a year of Division I experience A local product who started at City College of San Francisco before arriving in Berkeley in January of : Started nine games at quarterback and guided the Bears to a 5-4 record in those contests came off the bench to see action in the season opener against Sacramento State and the season finale at Stanford best game of the season may have come at New Mexico State when he was 17-of-26 through the air for a season-best 284 yards and a touchdown also ran for three scores against the Aggies his first career start came at Washington and he responded with a 17- of-27 passing performance that covered 271 yards with four TD passes against Oregon State, he became the first Cal player since Kyle Boller in 2002 to catch a touchdown pass, run for a TD and throw a touchdown pass in the same game threw for 274 yards against Washington State, including 91 in the final seven minutes when he rallied the Bears to a win he was 4-of-4 with two touchdowns on Cal s last two possessions ran for a score and passed for two touchdowns in the 28-0 win over Arizona passed for 1,707 yards with 15 scores ended the season No. 8 in the Pac-10 in passing yards (155.2 ypg) and ninth in total offense (160.5 ypg). Community College: Regarded as one of the premier junior college quarterbacks in the nation... named the state s 2004 community college offensive player of the year by the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches Association... earned first team JC Gridwire All-America notice after completing 61.3 percent (217-of-354) of his passes for 3,679 yards and 35 touchdowns in ranked No. 1 in the state in passing efficiency (177.5) and directed the most prolific junior-college offense in California (500.1 yards per game)... Superprep rated him the No. 2 junior college player in the nation in its postseason JuCo Rivals.com ranked him No. 15 on its national JC list... engineered an 11-1 season at CCSF, with the team s only loss a verdict to College of the Canyons in the California state championship game... named the offensive player of the game in defeat, as he rifled passes for 386 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for 62 yards on seven carries... in his two seasons at CCSF, he threaded 352-of-571 pass attempts (61.6 percent) for 5,790 yards and 55 touchdowns, and rushed for an additional nine TDs... directed his school to a 23-1 record over his two campaigns, propelling CCSF to the national championship (12-0) in awarded MVP honors in the state championship game in each of his two seasons. High School: Enjoyed a brilliant career at Terra Linda HS, where he was named first team all-league in football, basketball and baseball... played in the North Coast Section championship football games in both his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Father, Joe, went to Clemson on a basketball scholarship... hobbies include fixing old cars... social welfare major. AYOOB S CAREER Year G A-C-I Pct. Yards TDs Long Avg/G , DESMOND BISHOP LB, 6-2, 243 SR-1V Fairfield, CA (CC San Francisco) Came in as a heavilyrecruited prospect from City College of San Francisco and did not disappoint during his first year on campus should be in line for postseason hardware in 2006 ranks fifth in the Pac-10 among leading returning tacklers in the league an active and speedy backer who is also very physical. 2005: A second-team All-Pac-10 linebacker in his first season of Division I football finished No. 14 in the Pac-10 in total tackles and led the Bears with 89, including 62 solos... ended the regular season with five tackles behind the line of scrimmage against Stanford best game came against top-ranked USC when he was credited with 12 solo tackles, the most by a Bear all season had 11 tackles against Illinois at Oregon, had nine stops, including two tackles behind the line of scrimmage recorded seven tackles, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble in the Bears victory at Washington began his career by leading Cal with seven tackles in the opener against Sacramento State... led Cal in tackles seven times in 12 games had at least seven tackles in a game eight times during the regular season finished the season with eight tackles, a tackle for a loss and a pass break-up in the bowl victory over Brigham Young. Community College: Ranked by Superprep as the fourth-best community college player in the United States... a teammate of quarterback Joe Ayoob at CCSF and was voted California s 2004 Junior College Defensive Player of the Year by the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches Association... a firstteam JC Gridwire All-American, averaging almost 12 tackles per game with 118 stops in 10 regularseason contests last fall... virtually unstoppable in the state s championship game with a gamehigh 14 tackles (including eight solo stops), one sack and two tackles for loss against College of the Canyons... the driving force behind a Ram defense that ranked seventh in points allowed (15.4 ppg) and ninth in yards yielded (249.7 ypg) in the state... named the Northern California Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player... also played on CCSF s undefeated (13-0) team that won the national championship in High School: A second-team, all-stater by Calhisports.com while at Fairfield High School, playing in the California North-South Shrine All- Star Game in 02. Personal: Father, Dennis Bishop, played football at Illinois and professionally in the United States Football League... has an interest in pursuing a career in social welfare... interdisciplinary studies major. BISHOP S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FF-FR THOMAS DeCOUD S, 6-3, 200 Pinole, CA (Pinole Valley HS) A big safety who will be an important member of the secondary in 2006 and could be in the starting lineup also a standout special teams player with six career blocked kicks. 2005: Ended the season with 28 tackles, including 18 solo stops had blocked punts vs. Sacramento State and Oregon and a blocked field goal against New Mexico State to raise his career total to six blocked kicks... in the rotation at safety had 10 tackles against NMSU to go with the blocked field goal had four solo stops against Washington State was credited with at least one tackle in 10 of the 11 regular-season games had a tackle for a six-yard loss in the win at Washington credited with two tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl. 2004: Tallied nine tackles, including six 2006 California Golden Bears Football Prospectus 23

2 unassisted stops, while appearing in 10 of Cal s 12 games off the bench... blocked an extra-point attempt at Southern Miss that was returned for a defensive PAT by Wendell Hunter... blocked three kicks during the campaign, the other two at Arizona and at Washington... recovered a fumble vs. Arizona State. 2003: Redshirted while working with the scout teams. High School: Earned all-league accolades during a senior season in which he rang up 80 tackles and two interceptions at defensive back, and caught 23 passes for 600 yards at wide receiver for Pinole Valley High... awarded All- ACCAL honors in both football and basketball at Pinole Valley as a junior. Personal: Mass communications major. DeCOUD S CAREER STATISITCS Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR BK Total ANTHONY FELDER LB, 6-3, 229 So-1V Shoreline, WA (O Dea HS) An impact player as a true freshman ended his campaign by being named a first-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com a big, physical linebacker whose future looks bright fourth among returning players in 2005 tackles totals one of two Cal freshman linebackers named first-team All-American (Zack Follett). 2005: Ended the season with 39 tackles to rank eighth on the team in that category credited with 25 solo tackles started eight games and saw action in all 12 contests was the starter at an outside linebacker spot in the regularseason finale at Stanford and in the bowl game one of the earliest contributors among Cal s decorated freshman class... had a season-best eight stops against Illinois and seven tackles vs. New Mexico State had a quarterback sack against the Aggies credited with four solo stops at Stanford had four tackles and broke up a pass in the 2005 bowl win. High School: A highly-coveted linebacker who earned first team all-state honors in Washington after raking opponents for 121 tackles at O Dea HS... set O Dea s school records for most tackles in a game (22), season (146 in 2002) and career (346)... Superprep named him to its All-America team and ranked him as the No. 12 linebacker in the nation... Prepstar also tabbed him an All-American and among its Top 100 Dream Team... Rivals.com listed him as the No. 6 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 3 player in the state of Washington... ranked the No. 10 inside linebacker in the United States by ESPN.com s Tom Lemming and the No. 2 overall player in Washington by Superprep... listed No. 20 on Scout.com s West Hot 100 prospect list... two-time Metro League Defensive Player of the Year who earned first team all-league honors at both linebacker and fullback in 2004, while earning all-league notice on defense as junior (first team) and sophomore (second team)... cited on the Associated Press all-state defense first team in also decorated with honors by several area newspapers, including the Seattle Times all-area team, Seattle Post-Intelligencer s allleague team and the Tacoma Tribune s all-star team... as a junior, earned first team all-metro honors after collecting 146 tackles, nine tackles for loss and five sacks... also rushed for 446 yards and five touchdowns on only 58 carries (7.7 ypc) as a running back in nabbed 82 tackles as a sophomore in Personal: Has registered a 4.55 in the hobbies include snowboarding... features an arm tattoo with the insignia of the U.S. Army s 25th Infantry Division, the unit in which his paternal grandfather (deceased, 1997) served in World War II and the Korean War, receiving three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star... interestingly, his maternal grandfather also made a name in the military as a heavyweight boxer for the U.S. Marines, posting a 48-2 record from and winning several Marine Championship Titles interdisciplinary studies major. FELDER S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FF-R ZACK FOLLETT LB, 6-2, 230 So-1V Clovis, CA (Clovis HS) Another player from the 2005 recruiting class that had an impact in his first year on campus Season culminated with first-team Freshman All- America honors by Rivals.com one of two Bears (Anthony Felder) to earn that honor at linebacker. 2005: 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 season-best five stops against Illinois and Oregon State ended the season with three tackles behind the line of scrimmage (one each vs. Sacramento State, Illinois and USC) forced a fumble at Washington broke up a pass against Oregon State and Oregon recovered a fumble vs. Stanford forced a fumble and broke up a pass against BYU in the bowl game. High School: Listed as the No. 9 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com s Tom Lemming... Rivals.com named him the 11th-best inside linebacker in the USA and 41st-best overall player in the state of California... Superprep considered him the No. 54 linebacker in the country and the No. 44 overall player in California, while he landed on Prepstar s All-West Region team... Scout.com listed him No. 91 on its West Hot 100 prospects... garnered first team all-state honors and pocketed 135 tackles, nine quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, five passes broken up, four fumble recoveries and three sacks as a senior... played in the CaliFlorida Bowl... the Fresno Bee selected him on its All-Valley first team... also named the Tri River Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, while Fresno s CBS television affiliate accorded him the area s Defensive MVP... named his team s MVP... played in only three-and-a-half games as a junior due to a fractured foot, yet still amassed 74 tackles and returned his lone interception for a touchdown... stockpiled 151 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, two sacks and two interceptions as a first team all-league and allarea performer as a sophomore in amassed 360 tackles, 28 TFL, 13 forced fumbles and seven sacks in his three seasons at Clovis High. Personal: Undeclared major. FOLLETT S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FF-R JUSTIN FORSETT RB, 5-8, 183 Arlington, TX (Grace Prep) One of the underclassmen who had a breakout season in 2005 Was a standout when Marshawn Lynch was sidelined with injury Narrowly missed giving Cal its second 1,000-yard rusher of the 2005 season His stop-andstart style is a great compliment to the strength and north-and-south style of Lynch Is less than 700 yards from cracking California s career rushing top : Ended the season with 999 rushing yards and an eye-catching 7.6 yards per rush Ranked seventh in the Pac-10 with 83.2 rushing yards per game His 7.6 average yards per carry was second in the league only to Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and second only to Bush among America s top 50 rushers Forsett was No. 50 in NCAA rushing in 2005 made the jump from little-used reserve to important member of the offensive attack when Lynch was sidelined began his sophomore season with 49 career California Golden Bears Football Prospectus

3 yards and one touchdown finished second on the squad with six rushing touchdowns broke the 100-yard rushing mark four times, including a 235-yard effort at New Mexico State his game in Las Cruces was the fourth best rushing day in Cal history ran for 187 yards in the win over Illinois and 153 in the epic battle at UCLA ran for 111 yards on just 12 carries against Washington State longest run from scrimmage went for 57 against the Bruins had a 45-yarder vs. Illinois and a 39-yard run at New Mexico State caught seven passes covering 68 yards during the year and returned four kicks for 70 yards. 2004: Carried the ball seven times for 34 yards and a touchdown in the season opener at Air Force... gained another 15 yards over his next two games vs. New Mexico State and at Oregon State... recovered a blocked punt in the end zone at Washington for his second touchdown of the season... tallied a pair of tackles vs. UCLA and one vs. Oregon on special team coverage units. High School: Explosive running back who scored 63 touchdowns and rushed for nearly 5,000 yards during his last two seasons of high school, propelling Grace Prep to back-to-back Texas state championships in the private school division... a member of the Dallas Morning News Area Top 100 Team, he darted for 2,560 yards and 38 TDs as a senior... also reeled off 2,365 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior... named first team all-state and Most Valuable Player for Class 4A... earned MVP honors in the Texas All-Star Game... nicknamed The Truth in high school, but Cal teammates quickly labeled him Texas upon his arrival in Berkeley... also participated in basketball and track at Grace Prep... moved to Texas from Mulberry, Fla. (Polk County) after his sophomore year. Personal: Parents are Rodney and Albertina Forsett... father is a clergyman and coach... lists video games and photography among his hobbies... undeclared major. FORSETT S CAREER Year Att Yds Avg TD Long Total 143 1, LAVELLE HAWKINS WR, 5-11, 183 Jr-1V Stockton, CA (CC San Francisco) A talented receiver is a member of the large contingent of wideouts that will return for the 2006 season Has bigplay capabilities and figures to take a big step forward in his second year of Division I football Began his career at LSU before transferring to City College of San Francisco for a season. 2005: Finished his first season as a Bear third on the team in receiving with 18 catches for 171 yards... missed the season opener while fulfilling NCAA transfer requirements lone touchdown of the season was the game winner in the final minutes of the come-from-behind win over Washington State ended that game with eight catches for 71 yards longest catch of the season was a 33-yarder at New Mexico State had a 26-yard reception against Oregon State also returned seven kickoffs for 129 yards had a 29-yard return at UCLA and a 24-yarder against the Beavers slowed in mid-season by an ankle injury. Community College: A junior-college Superprep All-America selection flagged down 23 passes for 525 yards and four touchdowns in only seven games as one of Joe Ayoob s favorite targets on the state runner-up club (22.8 yards per catch)... also ranked seventh in the state in punt returns last season, averaging 15.0 yards on nine attempts... cranked out yards per outing in all-purpose yardage... caught four passes for 56 yards in CCSF s narrow loss to College of the Canyons in the California community college state championship game... originally attended LSU on a football scholarship in the spring of 2004 before transferring to CCSF. High School: Parade All-American at Edison High School in Stockton as one of the nation s most recruited wide receivers... gained more than 1,000 yards receiving and 800 yards rushing his senior at Edison, when he was named the Stockton Record s area player of the year... hunted down 53 passes for almost 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, when he also collected 75 tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and two sacks at free safety... out of high school, Rivals.com ranked him the No. 4 athlete and No. 73 overall player in the United States, and also pegged him the No. 10 overall player in the state of California. Personal: Undeclared major a cousin of San Diego State running back Lynell Hamilton. HAWKINS CAREER Year G Rec. Yds TD Long DAYMEION HUGHES CB, 6-2, 188 Sr-3V Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw HS) Figures to be one of the Pac-10 Conference s headliners in 2006 a returning first-team allconference selection who could contend for national honors at cornerback Enters his senior season with 28 career starts under his belt was named a mid-season All-American by Sports Illustrated in 2005 Has seven career interceptions and needs just three more to reach Cal s career top 10 in that category. 2005: Led the Pac-10 Conference with 17 passes defended, including 12 break-ups was second in the league with five interceptions and ranked No. 16 nationally in that category finished fourth on the 2005 squad and second among returning players for 2006 with 62 tackles during his junior season returned his five interceptions 159 yards, including a 41-yarder for a touchdown at Washington had two interceptions in the shutout of Arizona and had a 59-yard interception return at New Mexico State his interception against BYU on the Cougars final possession clinched Cal s victory in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl had a season-best 10 tackles and broke up two passes against top-ranked USC blocked a kick against Washington State had a quarterback sack against Washington State forced a fumble against Stanford. 2004: Seized starting cornerback job opposite Harrison Smith as a sophomore, starting in 11 of Cal s 12 games... club s 12th-leading tackler with 26 stops, including 21 unassisted... tied for second on team in passes broken up with six... starred in the Big Game vs. Stanford, breaking up four passes and recording a pair of solo tackles... also broke up passes at Air Force and Oregon State... tallied four-tackle games three times, at Air Force, vs. Arizona State and in the Holiday Bowl vs. Texas Tech. 2003: Bears most productive true freshman, starting five games at cornerback and tying for the team lead with two interceptions... had 30 tackles (25 solo) and recovered one fumble while playing in all 14 games... his first interception of the season came against Oregon State, a pick he returned 72 yards for a touchdown... his second interception came against Washington at the Cal 6-yard line, staving off a possible Husky scoring drive... bagged three tackles in the Insight Bowl against Virginia Tech... recipient of the Bob Simmons Award as the team s most valuable freshman. High School: In the Rivals.com s rankings, graded out No. 79 on the California Top 100 list and No. 41 on the Athletes list nationwide... named to the Superprep All-Far West team and 2006 California Golden Bears Football Prospectus 25

4 Prepstar s All-West squad following a senior season that produced impressive statistics on both sides of the ball... rushed for 600 yards and chalked up 720 yards receiving, while scoring a combined 15 touchdowns, as a senior... also registered 48 tackles and 10 interceptions at defensive back in made the Los Angeles Times all-region team and was named the Coliseum League Co-Player of the Year... also voted runner-up Southern California Prep Player of the Year and Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention... regarded as the 11th-best cornerback in the West by PacWest/TheInsiders.com... as a junior, earned all-league and all-city honors after rushing for more than 1,500 yards and adding another 520 yards receiving... also gathered 49 tackles, five interceptions and two sacks at defensive back... competed two years in basketball and track, and one season in tennis. Personal: Nickname is Dante... parents are Ronald and Catana Hughes... art practice major. HUGHES CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int PD FR Totals DeSEAN JACKSON WR, 6-0, 160 So-1V Long Beach, CA (Poly HS) A heavily-decorated high school player whose big-play capabilities translated well to the Pac- 10 during his truefreshman season was an important member of the Cal offensive attack and figures to get better with added strength can also be a big factor on special teams Cal s leading receiver as a true freshman scored on his first collegiate pass reception and his first collegiate punt return both against Sacramento State. 2005: Led the Bears with 38 catches and 601 yards also topped Cal with seven touchdown receptions first career reception (and first collegiate touch of the football) resulted in a 31- yard touchdown reception vs. Sacramento State in the season opener his first collegiate punt return came in the same game and he took it 49 yards for another touchdown had three 100- yard receiving games credited with nine catches for 130 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State and 10 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown against UCLA in the bowl game, he had six catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns with the TD grabs covering 42 and 22 yards led Cal in touchdown receptions (seven), catches (38) and receiving yards (601)... missed the Washington State game due to injury longest reception of the year was a 56- yard TD grab at Stanford caught a pass in nine of the 11 games in which he saw action had five catches for 79 yards against Oregon State also rushed the ball eight times for 48 yards, including a long of 17 at UCLA had a 15-yard run vs. New Mexico State. High School: One of the premier high school wide receivers in the nation... a Parade magazine All-American... named the Los Angeles Times 2004 Glenn Davis Award winner as Southern California s player of the year... flagged down 60 passes for 1,075 yards for Long Beach Poly s CIF Southern Section championship team... scored 15 touchdowns, eight which measured at least 60 yards or more, including two on punt returns... the first incoming Cal player to win the Glenn Davis Award since running back Russell White captured the award for Crespi High School in voted Most Valuable Player of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, as he made seven receptions for 141 yards and passed for a 45-yard touchdown in leading the West squad to a 35-3 victory in a game that featured 80 of the nation s top players... also sparkled in the CaliFlorida Bowl game, posting five catches for 145 yards and one touchdown... ESPN.com s Tom Lemming rated him as the No. 4 wide receiver in the country, Prepstar selected him an All- American and a member of its Dream Team Top 100 players, and Calhisports.com voted him the 2004 Mr. Football State Player of the Year... Prepstar tabbed him as the country s 29th best player, the No. 3 wide receiver and a member of its Top 100 Dream Team... Superprep ranked him No. 21 in its Elite 50 players in the nation and No. 4 player in the state of California... Rivals.com rated him the No. 3 player in the Golden State and the No. 32 player in the USA... in the CIF title game, he was a last-minute replacement on defense and responded with two interceptions, one which he returned 68 yards for a touchdown to help fuel Long Beach Poly s 21-6 victory over Los Alamitos High... also named to the Los Angeles Times allstar team as well as being tabbed the newspaper s Southeast/South Coast Player of the Year... as a junior, hunted down 43 passes for 821 yards and 11 touchdowns in earning first team accolades... a two-time member of the famed Long Beach Press-Telegram s Dream Team first team. Personal: Considered an outstanding baseball player with big-league potential... brother, Byron, played professional football with the NFL s Kansas City Chiefs in owns 4.3 speed in the 40-yard dash undeclared major. JACKSON S CAREER Year Rec. Yards TD Avg. Long ROBERT JORDAN WR, 5-11, 166 Hayward, CA (Hayward HS) Heads up a Cal receiving corps as perhaps its most veteran player, despite entering just his junior season an emerging player who showed big-play abilities as well excelling at bluecollar duties his first two seasons on campus. 2005: Missed some time with injury but still finished second on the squad in catches (34), receiving yards (455) and touchdown receptions (4) his 58-yard touchdown reception at Washington was the longest pass play of the season for the Bears was the Pac-10 offensive player of the week after catching 11 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns against the Huskies his three first-half TD receptions tied a school record also had a TD catch against Arizona... did not play against Sacramento State and Washington State caught a pass in every game in which he played had three catches for 55 yards against Arizona and three receptions for 54 yards against UCLA. 2004: Hauled in 29 passes for 332 yards in eight games as a true freshman to finish second on the team in catches and third in receiving yards... redshirt plans were tossed out when a slew of injuries hit the receiver corps... after serving duty on scout teams to open the season, emerged as a starter when Burl Toler fell to injury four games into the campaign... played in eight games with five starts.in his first appreciable duty, caught five passes for 40 yards at Arizona and then followed up with seven-catch, 116- yard, one-td performance vs. Arizona State in his first career start the next week... grabbed three balls for 53 yards and a score in Big Game vs. Stanford and added five catches for 36 yards against Texas Tech in the Holiday Bowl. High School: An All-Far West choice by Superprep, which ranked him No. 41 among high school seniors in California... Prepstar also tabbed him on its All-West team as a defensive back... missed his team s final three games, as well as the CaliFlorida Bowl all-star contest, due to a fractured left fibula... ranked the No. 26 overall player in Northern California by NorCalPreps.com... caught 30 passes for 650 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior... was a Student Sports sophomore All-American at Tulare High before transferring to Hayward as a junior. Personal: Undeclared major... cousin of Cal players Marshawn Lynch and Virdell Larkins... Hayward High teammate of Philip Mbakogu. JORDAN S CAREER Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long Total California Golden Bears Football Prospectus

5 STEVE LEVY QB, 6-1, 229 Sr-2V Cornwall, NY (Don Bosco Prep) Has earned a varsity letter as a fullback and a quarterback during his Cal career returned to quarterback last fall and started the final two games of the season, leading the Bears to a pair of wins to close the 2005 season. 2005: Played in four games off the bench before earning the start against Stanford and in the bowl game against Brigham Young led Cal to a 27-3 Big Game win over Stanford and a victory over the Cougars... was 10-of-18 for 125 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinal tossed a 56-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson in the first period of that game became the third Bear to start at quarterback in ran the ball eight times for 36 yards against Stanford, including a season-long, 21-yard run was mistake-free in the bowl game, completing 16 of his 23 pass attempts for 228 yards and two touchdown passes came off the bench and completed all four of his passes for 34 yards and led Cal to its only touchdown against USC played but did not attempt a pass against Washington and was 2-for-7 with a 52-yard touchdown pass against Sacramento State ended the season by completing 61.5 percent of his passes with four TDs and two interceptions. 2004: Earned a varsity letter at fullback after making the transition from quarterback during the spring had a pair of rushes for three yards in the opener at Air Force and caught a nine-yard pass vs. New Mexico State... also a member of several special teams units. 2003: Did not see any varsity action after undergoing shoulder surgery. 2002: Redshirted his first year on campus. High School: Ranked as one of top five quarterbacks in New Jersey and all-area first team out of Don Bosco Prep... completed 68 percent of his passes (86-of-126) for 1,420 yards and 11 touchdowns with only four interceptions in also rushed for more than 600 yards and six TDs as senior, despite being used sparingly in the first four games due to sore non-throwing shoulder... voted first team allcounty and all-league... also named North Jersey Player of the Year by the Bergen Record and Bergen County Offensive Player of the Year by the Newark Star Ledger... in addition, selected first team all-state by the Star Ledger... earned Madison Square Garden Network s player of the week in back-to-back weeks when he engineered upset victories over Bergen Catholic (No. 1 in state) and St. Joe s of Montvale (10th in nation)... one of 22 athletes selected for MSG/Chase/ Downtown Athletic Club High School Heisman All-Star team for Tri-State area... as junior, completed 55.1 percent of his passes (75-of- 136) for 1,730 yards and 16 touchdowns with only three interceptions... rushed for 450 yards and nine TDs that season, earning first team allcounty and all-league honors, as well as second team all-state... also a three-year starting catcher on the high school baseball team. Personal: Son of Mark and Angela Levy... social welfare major. LEVY S CAREER RUSHING Year Att Yds Avg TD Long Total RECEIVING Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long PASSING Year G A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G NATE LONGSHORE QB, 6-5, 230 So-1V Canyon Country, CA (Canyon HS) Enters his sophomore season looking to reestablish himself at quarterback a big, talented signal caller who was off to a solid start in his first years as a starter before suffering the ankle injury that ended his season has a strong arm and work ethic. 2005: Won the quarterback derby, but suffered an ankle injury in the Bears opener midway through the second period, causing him to miss the remainder of the season had completed eight of his first 11 passes for 131 yards with a touchdown against Sacramento State played well in Cal s 05 spring game, completing 5-of-6 passes for 102 yards and three touchdowns. 2004: Redshirted his first year on campus. High School: A highly-recruited quarterback considered to be one of the top signal callers on the West Coast by Prepstar... earned All- America (Parade, Superprep, Prepstar), all-state, all-region, all-area, All-CIF and all-league notice for his senior performance when he dissected opponents for 3,449 yards and 34 touchdowns, completing 62 percent of his passes (223-of- 360)... his 3,447 yards ranked fourth in California in averaged 15.5 yards per completion... rated the No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com... Rivals also listed him as the 17th-best overall player in California and No. 22 on its Super West 60 team... named to Cal Hi Sports all-state second team offense... attended Elite 11 Quarterback Camp the summer of member of the prestigious Long Beach Press- Telegram Best in the West first team... set nine of the school s 10 passing records and rang up 6,750 yards and 64 touchdown passes during his prep career... served as one of the team captains in the CaliFlorida Bowl... as a junior, passed for 2,100 yards and 18 touchdowns, while rushing for six TDs and earning All-CIF, allarea and all-league first team notice... also named honorable mention all-state by Cal Hi Sports in did not play football as a freshman but became the starting quarterback on Canyon s varsity team as a sophomore. Personal: Earned National Honor Roll status... brother, Nick, is currently an offensive lineman at BYU... grandfather played football at Tulane... parents are Todd and DeAnn Longshore... born June 30, 1986, in Valencia... plans to major in American studies. LONGSHORE S CAREER Year G A-C-I Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G MARSHAWN LYNCH RB, 5-11, 223 Oakland, CA (Oakland Tech HS) Enters his junior season as one of America s marquee runners is the fifth leading returning rusher in America one of the strongest running backs in the country with big-play ability is bruising between the tackles and fast enough to take it outside will enter the season just 32 yards shy of Cal s career rushing top 10 coming off the third best rushing season in Cal history with 1,246 yards. 2005: Ended the season seventh nationally with an average of rushing yards per game was ninth in the country in all-purpose yards (164.2) honorable mention All-Pac-10 in the final Pac-10 stats, he ranked third in rushing and in all-purpose yardage rushed for 1,246 yards in less than 10 full games got only five carries at Washington and missed all of the Illinois and New Mexico State games due to a hand and finger injury ran for over 100 yards in seven games closed his sophomore season by running for 194 yards and three touchdowns in the bowl win over Brigham Young touchdown runs covered 3, 23 and 35 yards rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns at Oregon, including a 52-yard touchdown run his 2005 season is the third best in Cal history ran for 160 yards and a score against Washington State and 147 yards in his starting debut against Sacramento State had 123 yards in the Big Game win at Stanford and had 137 yards in three quarters of play against UCLA tossed a 21- yard touchdown pass against Oregon State averaged rushing yards over the last five 2006 California Golden Bears Football Prospectus 27

6 games took over kick-return duties midway through the season and averaged 20.8 yards on 12 tries, including a 34-yarder in three straight games was No. 10 in the Pac-10 in kickoff returns entered the season ranked as the nation s No. 13 running back by The Sporting News, despite no career starts. 2004: Showed the nation why Rivals.com ranked him the No. 2 prep running back in the United States in 2003 named to freshman All- America second team by Rivals.com and was a third-team choice on The Sporting News freshman team... totaled 628 yards on 71 carries, averaging a Pac-10-best 8.8 yards per carry and 52.3 yards per game... caught 19 passes for 147 yards... in limited duty, still scored 10 touchdowns his rookie season (8 rushing, 2 receiving)... returned kickoffs for 372 yards, averaging 24.8 yards per attempt to rank 23rd nationally... posted back-to-back 100-plus yard rushing games at Washington (121 yards, 2 TDs) and vs. Stanford (122 yards, 1 TD)... while touching the football only 13 times on the afternoon, accounted for 201 all-purpose yards against the Huskies in Seattle, scoring three touchdowns and adding 51 yards on two kickoff returns to his 121-yard rushing effort, plus a 29-yard reception... made collegiate debut at Air Force, rushing seven times for 92 yards and a touchdown in season-opener... longest run came at Washington, a 70-yard effort into the end zone... had a spectacular 55- yard touchdown run vs. Stanford... other long scampers included a 43-yard scoring dash at Air Force, a 42-yard sprint vs. UCLA and a 32-yard jaunt vs. Arizona State... caught two touchdown passes, a 27-yard reception vs. UCLA and a 29- yard grab at Washington... returned a kickoff 69 yards at Oregon State... demonstrated accurate throwing arm vs. Stanford, completing a halfback pass to Burl Toler for 20 yards and a touchdown... also completed a 14-yard pass to Robert Jordan at Washington. High School: A Prepstar and Superprep All- American and the San Francisco Chronicle s East Bay Player of the Year, he rushed for 1,722 yards and caught 17 passes in eight regular season games for Oakland Tech in sprung loose for an additional 375 yards rushing and 115 yards receiving (on seven catches) in two postseason games, including in Tech s upset over Skyline HS in the Silver Bowl in which he rushed for 233 yards and scored six touchdowns... scored 33 total touchdowns in final season, including 10 in the playoffs... posted 4.4 speed in the 40 and a 34-inch vertical jump... tallied 53 touchdowns over his last two seasons... ranked the No. 3 overall player in Northern California by NorCalPreps.com his senior year... a second team all-state choice by Cal Hi Sports, he played in the CaliFlorida Bowl... Rivals.com ranked him the 10th-best running back in the nation and the ninth-best overall player on its Super West 60 list... was rated the No. 1 running back on the West Coast by StudentSports.com in the preseason... Superprep.com tabbed him No.16 among running backs nationally and the No. 8 overall player in California... earned first team all-metro notice by both the ANG Newspapers (Oakland Tribune) and San Francisco Chronicle... a member of the Long Beach Press-Telegram s Best in the West first team... rushed for 1,320 yards, caught 23 passes and scored 20 TDs as a junior at Oakland Tech... a three-time all-league first team selection. Personal: Has two cousins on the Cal roster, Virdell Larkins and Robert Jordan... hobbies include fishing and reading... mother is Delisa Lynch... undeclared major. LYNCH S CAREER Year Att Yds Avg TD Long , Totals 267 1, GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING Date Opponent No Yds Avg TD Long 9/4 at Air Force /11 New Mexico St /2 at Oregon State /9 at USC /16 UCLA /23 at Arizona /30 Arizona State /6 Oregon /13 at Washington /20 Stanford /4 at Southern Miss /30 vs. Texas Tech GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING Date Opponent No Yds Avg TD Long 9/3 Sacramento St /10 at Washington /17 Illinois DNP 9/23 at NMexico St. DNP 10/1 Arizona /8 at UCLA /15 Oregon State /22 Washington St /5 at Oregon /12 USC /19 at Stanford /22 BYU ABU MA AFALA DT, 6-4, 281 Sr-1V Honolulu, HI (Univ. of Hawaii) One of several returning players along Cal s defensive front an active tackle who can plug the middle of the line and still generate a pass rush in his third year on campus after redshirting the 2004 season, and becoming a starter down the stretch of 2005 Began his career at Hawai i. 2005: A sturdy player in the middle of the Bear defensive line got starting assignment against Illinois, New Mexico State, Stanford and BYU, and played in every game ended the season with 17 tackles recovered a fumble in the opener against Sacramento State had a big sack against Washington State late in the fourth period to help secure the victory against the Cougars also had quarterback sacks against USC and was credited with 1.5 sacks against Stanford credited with four solo tackles against Oregon State. 2004: Did not play while fulfilling NCAA transfer guidelines after arriving in Berkeley from the University of Hawaii. 2003: Played in nine games for Hawaii, registering 10 tackles, including four for loss (14 yards) and two sacks (11 yards). 2002: As a true freshman, saw action in 10 games for the Warriors and had 10 tackles... also returned an interception 32 yards... scored a touchdown in his first collegiate game. High School: Named first team all-state and all-league as a junior at Kamehameha Schools... also a second team all-league choice as a junior... in addition, was a member of his prep track and field squad. Personal: His uncle, Chris Fuamatu-Ma afala, is a seven-year NFL veteran, currently a running back with the Jacksonville Jaguars... enjoys spending time with his family, including his son, Levi... first name is Albert, but goes by the nickname, Abu... parents are Albert Ma afala and Rayna Fitzsimmons... intended American studies major and is interested in a career in dentistry. ALEX MACK C, 6-5, 295, So-1V Santa Barbara, CA (San Marcos HS) Spent the 2005 season as a backup to All-Pac-10 center Marvin Philip and is the heir apparent to the starting center position. 2005: Spent the season as the backup to twotime first-team all-league center Marvin Philip got in some quality reps over the course of the year... had five pancake blocks an honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection. 2004: Redshirt. High School: Mentioned on Prepstar s All- West team... helped San Marcos HS rush for 2,031 yards in listed No. 101 on Superprep s Top 132 seniors in California, landing him on that service s All-Far West team... played both ways, also logging 93 tackles and eight sacks on defense... named the Channel League s Co-Most Valuable Player on defense and a first team all-league selection... two-time All-CIF choice and a three-time all-county and all-league member.. voted San Marcos Most Valuable Player in also wrestled four years 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. Personal: Parents are Steve and Cheryl Mack undeclared major California Golden Bears Football Prospectus

7 MATTHEW MALELE DT, 6-3, 333 Carson, CA (Carson HS) Returning defender in the middle got the start in eight games as a sophomore has been steadily improving since his arrival on campus. 2005: A stable force in the defensive front got the start in eight games and ended the season with 13 tackles credited with 2.5 tackles for loss, including one each against Arizona and UCLA earned a half-sack against Washington State did not play against Stanford or in the bowl game due to injury. 2004: Played in 10 of 12 games as defensive tackle Lorenzo Alexander s backup... tallied two tackles, one solo, in season opener at Air Force... blocked a pass vs. UCLA... totaled four tackles overall in reserve. 2003: Suffered a shoulder injury in training camp, which sidelined him for the entire season. High School: Named to Prepstar/CBS SportsLine.com s Top 100 Dream Team in had 74 tackles (48 solos), 19 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks his senior year... also batted down seven passes, had four quarterback hurries and caused two fumbles as a senior... a Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team first teamer who led Carson HS to the 2002 Marine League crown... rated sixth among defensive tackles in the West by PacWest/TheInsiders.com... ranked 68th on Superprep s All-Far West team... Rivals.com ranked him as the 12th best defensive tackle in the country, No. 26 overall player in its Top 100 in the West Region and No. 11 among California s Top 100 (highest ranked Cal recruit in the state). Personal: Cousin is teammate Noris Malele, an offensive lineman... sociology major. M. MALELE S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR Totals PHILLIP MBAKOGU DE, 6-3, 265 Hayward, CA (Hayward HS) An active defensive end who can provide pressure from the outside worked his way into the starting lineup by the end of his sophomore season and will be an important member of the defensive front this fall. 2005: Finished seventh on the squad with 40 tackles, top Cal s defensive lineman in that category led the team with 10 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, resulting in 40 yards in losses his 5.5 quarterback sacks were second only to Brandon Mebane s seven had 7.5 tackles for losses over the final five games of the season credited with 1.5 quarterback sacks at Stanford as Cal recorded nine as a team season-high in tackles was six at New Mexico State recovered a fumble and returned it nine yards against Sacramento State had five tackles against Illinois, Arizona, UCLA and Stanford twenty-two of his tackles were solo stops. 2004: Made appearances in six games for the Bears, collecting three tackles as a limited reserve... his tackles came in road games at Air Force (two) and Washington. High School: Voted a high school All-American by Superprep and Prepstar after pocketing 70 tackles and seven sacks on Hayward High School s 8-3 club in Rivals.com named him the No. 4 strongside defensive end in the United States his senior year, while Prepstar picked him as the No. 6 defensive linemen in the nation named a first-team member on the San Francisco Chronicle s all-metro team, the Long Beach Press-Telegram s Best in the West, and Cal Hi Sports all-state team... listed among California s top five players in 2004 recruiting class by both Superprep (No. 3) and Rivals.com (No. 4)... also considered the sixth-best defensive end in the U.S. by TheInsiders.com... Superprep placed him No. 29 on its Elite 50 national rankings... Prepstar ranked him even higher at No. 22 on its national Dream Team... TheInsiders.com also pegged him as the No. 3 high school senior in the Pac-10 Region, while Rivals.com tabbed him 10th on its Super West 60 list... rated No. 5 in the NorCal Top 50 by NorCalPreps.com... played in the CaliFlorida Bowl prep all-star game... earned area and league defensive player of the year awards as a senior... amassed 87 tackles, including a whopping 17 sacks, during his junior campaign at Hayward. Personal: A Hayward teammate of wide receiver Robert Jordan, now a Cal teammate... parents are Chika Mbakogu and Anne Franklin... undeclared major. MBAKOGU S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR Totals BRANDON MEBANE DT, 6-3, 306 Sr-3V Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw HS) An honors candidate on the conference and national level heading into his senior season a strong defensive tackle that usually draws the attention of several offensive players on each play a returning first-team All-Pac-10 selection in 2006 that should be in line for a big senior season the attention he draws up front frees up the Cal linebackers for tackles. 2005: A first-team All-Pac-10 selection honored as Cal s most valuable defensive lineman slowed in mid-season by an ankle injury, but still led Cal with seven quarterback sacks despite constant double-teams had 9.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage to rank third on the team in that category finished the season with 29 total tackles... season high in tackles was seven at New Mexico State also knocked down a pass against the Aggies had tackles behind the line of scrimmage in eight games had 1.5 sacks at Stanford and two tackles for losses against Sacramento State started 10 of the team s 12 games as a junior due to ankle injury, but saw action in every game finished sixth in the Pac- 10 in sacks. 2004: Jumped into starting defensive tackle position opposite Lorenzo Alexander after three games last year, making his first collegiate start at USC after Steve Kelly injured his knee... an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore... played in every game and started at tackle in the final nine contests... accumulated 25 tackles, 20 of them solo, and 6.0 tackles for loss totaling 24 yards... notched 2.5 sacks for 13 yards and broke up a pass... top game was vs. UCLA, tallying six tackles, five of them solo and 2.5 for losses of nine yards... in first start at USC, claimed 1.5 sacks for a loss of eight yards... other sack came at Arizona, a five-yard loss... also blocked a pass at Arizona... opened season strongly with four tackles at Air Force. 2003: Gained valuable game experience as a true freshman, appearing in four contests... bagged three tackles... two of his stops came against Oregon State, while his lone sack of the campaign occurred in Tempe against Arizona State. High School: Rated the No. 24 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, which also 2006 California Golden Bears Football Prospectus 29

8 ranked him No. 55 on its California Top 100 players list and No. 67 on its West Top 100 chart... named to Superprep s and Prepstar s All- America team... rattled off 75 tackles, 13 sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior... named the 2002 Los Angeles Central City Player of the Year... also scored five touchdowns as a fullback... tabbed first team Best of the West by the Long Beach Press-Telegram, as well as All- West Region first team by SportsIllustrated.com... an all-state choice in 2002, he missed the California-Florida All-Star Game due to a sprained ankle... selected 2001 Los Angeles City Defensive Player of the Year after racking up 78 tackles and 19 sacks as a junior... a three-time all-city, all-central city and all-league selection... also a shot putter in track. Personal: Parents are Walter and Joyce Mebane... social welfare major. MEBANE S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int PBU Totals TIM MIXON CB, 5-10, 187 Sr-3V Compton, CA (Dominguez HS) A valuable member of the roster and a big contributor on defense as well as special teams An honors candidate as a defensive back and a return specialist. 2005: Honorable mention All-Pac-10 choice in the secondary after finishing sixth on the Cal roster with 46 tackles and fourth in the Pac-10 with 13 passes defended, including 10 passes broke up was ninth nationally in punt returns and third in the conference with yards per return finished the season with a 2005-best eight tackles and pass break-up in the win over BYU in Ls Vegas had seven tackles and broke up two passes at UCLA was second on the team with three interceptions and with his 10 break-ups set up a touchdown with a 38-yard interception return against Washington State also had picks against Arizona and New Mexico State against the Wildcats, his interception was accompanied by three pass break-ups and five tackles credited with three tackles for loss on the season, including two against Stanford in the regular-season finale had three punt returns for 101 yards against Illinois, including a 79-yard touchdown return that was the eighth longest in Cal history had three returns for 71 yards at Oregon, including a 46-yarder in the opener, he returned a punt 39 yards against Sacramento State and had a 27- yard return vs. Arizona his career punt-return average of 12.7 yards will be second-best in Cal history if it holds through his senior season, and his single-season average of 14.9 yards per return in 2005 is the third best by a Bear. 2004: A highly productive reserve at corner, appearing in all 12 games and starting at No. 1 USC... his three interceptions (58 yards, 1 TD) led the Bears... a Pac-10 honorable mention All- Academic selection... tallied 28 total tackles, including 26 unassisted, which tied for 10th on the team... emerged as team s punt return specialist, ranking No. 3 in the Pac-10, fielding 25 balls for 277 yards, averaging 11.1 yards per return... season-long returns came against Stanford in the Big Game (51 yards) and in the opener at Air Force (43 yards)... also had three returns for 61 yards at Arizona... amassed 335 all-purpose yards (27.9 ypg), the sixth-most yards on the club... pulled down an interception vs. Arizona State and raced 58 yards for a touchdown that gave Cal an insurmountable lead over the No. 20 Sun Devils... tied for second on team with six passes broken up, including two against Stanford... forced a fumble at USC... posted season-high six tackles, five solo, at USC... also had five unassisted tackles at Washington. 2003: Was well on his way to Pac-10 All- Freshman honors before suffering a seasonending left knee injury at Utah in Week 4... started the Bears first four games at cornerback, racking up 17 tackles (including 11 solos) and one sack during that period... his six passes broken up ranked third on the team despite missing Cal s final 10 games... collected a game-high nine tackles and three passes broken up in the Colorado State game and enjoyed a four-tackle, one-sack afternoon in Cal s 34-2 win over Southern Mississippi... also recovered a fumble and had three tackles in the Utah game before the injury... caught coaches eyes with his quickness and competitive spirit in practices, and was termed one of the surprises in spring camp. 2002: Redshirted his first year in Berkeley... named Scout Team Player of the Year for special teams. High School: Named to Long Beach Press- Telegram s 2001 Dream Team... starred at defensive back, running back, wide receiver and as return specialist at Dominguez HS... ravaged opposing defenses for seven interceptions his senior season... his versatility was best illustrated by breakdown of his 13 touchdowns scored in 2001: six rushing, four receiving, two on kickoff returns and one via interception... two-time All- San Gabriel Valley League choice at Dominguez High... snared a school-record eight interceptions for the 2001 SGVL champions... as a tailback, he rushed for 600 yards and 13 touchdowns on only 41 carries... selected to play as running back and defensive back in the Los Angeles vs. Orange County All-Star Game... also named to the CIF first team defense his senior year... had 17 career interceptions in high school... clocked in 10.7 in the 100 meters and 48.7 in the 400 meters in high school, where he competed on the varsity track team for four years and won the most inspirational award his senior year... member of Dominguez academic honor roll all four years... has tutored at his high school over the summer. Personal: Parents are Timothy Mixon and Betty Randall... interdisciplinary studies major. MIXON S CAREER DEFENSIVE Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int PBU Totals PUNT RETURN Year PR YDS TD Long Avg Totals CAMERON MORRAH TE, 6-5, 244 Fr-RS Claremont, CA (Claremont HS) A redshirt freshman who looks to make an impact in : Redshirt. High School: Named a Prepstar All-American at defensive in high school... named to the Los Angeles Times 2004 All-San Gabriel Valley first team... led Claremont HS to a 7-4 overall record and the Baseline League championship... Rivals.com gave him a four-star (All-America) rating, ranking Morrah as the No. 13 strongside defensive end in the nation and No. 28 overall player in the state of California... Superprep s Scout.com service listed him the 60th-best overall player in the Far West Region... possesses 4.6 speed at 40 yards. Personal: Brother, Eric Morrah, is a sophomore on the Cal football team. MICKEY PIMENTEL LB, 6-2, 226 Sr-1V San Diego, CA (Pima CC) An athletic linebacker who saw his role on the team grow throughout the 2005 season has bigplay capabilities that became more evident as he eased into Division I football. 2005: Ended the regular season by being named the Pac-10 defensive player of the week for his efforts against Stanford against the Cardinal, he had five total tackles, 3.5 tackles for 27 yards in losses, 2.5 quarterback California Golden Bears Football Prospectus

9 sacks and forced a fumble followed up that effort with seven tackles and a pass break-up in the bowl game had five tackles against Illinois and USC as well ended the season with 34 tackles, including 8.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage to rank fourth on the team in that category had two interceptions that he returned for 82 yards against Oregon State broke up passes against Sacramento State and Arizona. Community College: Named a Superprep Junior College All-American and the National Junior College Athletic Association Region I Defensive Player of the Year... accumulated 10.5 sacks and two interceptions for Pima Community College, which finished the season with a 9-3 record and No. 5 ranking in the final NJCAA poll... also earned the Western States Football League s Defensive Player of the Year award and All-WSFL first team... Superprep ranked him the No. 46 overall junior college player in the nation... Fox Sports College Football News.com site ranked him the No. 10 junior college linebacker in the country... owns 4.6 speed in the 40-yard dash Personal: Social welfare major. PIMENTEL S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int PBU KYLE REED QB, 6-2, 228 Fr-RS Oakland, CA (McClymonds HS) A redshirt freshman who looks to make an impact in the 2006 season. 2005: Redshirt. High School: Bluechip prospect who received national acclaim for his quarterback talents... earned All-American status with Superprep and was ranked the No. 10 quarterback in the USA by ESPN.com s Tom Lemming... Rivals.com listed him the No. 5 dualthreat quarterback in America and No. 24 overall player in the state of California... selected to attend the 2004 EA Sports Elite 11 camp as one of the nation s top quarterbacks... Superprep listed him the No. 7 quarterback in the country and No. 9 overall player in California... a member of Prepstar s Top 100 Dream Team, he ranked No. 9 on its national quarterback list... Scout.com considered him to be the 10th-best player on its West Hot 100 list... The Sporting News ranked him the No. 5 quarterback in the nation... engineered an undefeated (5-0) Oakland Athletic League season at McClymonds, as he passed for 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns... the Contra Costa Times named him to its Cream of the Crop prep all-star team this past season... earned first team all-city honors as both a sophomore and senior, and was voted his team s Most Valuable player in both 2003 and missed five games as a junior due to a fractured thumb on his throwing hand... still threw for 1,100 yards on 55-of-105 attempts with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions that 2003 campaign... passed for 1,400 yards and 10 touchdowns as an All-City performer as a sophomore... competed on McClymonds track & field team that won league titles four straight seasons... earned a place on McClymonds Academic Honor Roll in both his junior and seniors years... owns 4.6 speed in the 40-yard dash. Personal: Hobbies include cooking, music, reading and playing basketball. ERIK ROBERTSON OL, 6-2, 311 Sr-2V Apple Valley, CA (Apple Valley HS) Heads into the spring of 2006 as an established starter at a guard spot. 2005: Honorable mention Pac-10 allacademic selection... a stable player in Cal s talented offensive front... figures to be a key building block for next year s line... started 10 of the 11 games at left guard, sitting out only the Stanford game... tallied 26 knockdown blocks over the course of the season in addition to 10.4 pancake blocks... his knockdown block total trailed only national honors candidates and firstteam All-Pac 10 choices Ryan O Callaghan and Marvin Philip. 2004: A solid reserve at left guard who started vs. Arizona State when Jonathan Giesel suffered an ankle sprain... finished with 3.5 pancake blocks and a pair of knockdowns against the Sun Devils... can play both guard and center along the line. 2003: Saw action in Cal s game at Utah. 2002: Redshirt. High School: Named by the Los Angeles Times as a first team All-Desert/Mountain Region as an offensive lineman at Apple Valley High... also earned all-league as both an offensive and defensive lineman in named San Bernardino County Offensive Lineman of the Year... an all-league wrestler who qualified for the CIF tournament... enjoys playing the bass guitar and lists jujitsu as an off-field interest... the youngest of five siblings... parents are Barry and Terrie Robertson... Scandinavian major. TOM SCHNEIDER PK, 6-0, 194 Walnut Creek, CA (Las Lomas HS) Enters his junior season as the incumbent kicker for the Golden Bears has been the ranking placekicker for each of the last two seasons accuracy improved throughout his sophomore season and Cal has called upon him from long distances as well. 2005: Led Cal in scoring with 77 points hit nine of his 16 field-goal attempts and 50 of his 52 extra-point tries was 4-for-4 on field-goal tries at UCLA, one shy of the school record for a single game connected on three of his seven attempts from beyond 40 yards with one of those misses coming in tough weather from 53 yards at Oregon ended the regular season having converted on seven of his last 10 FG attempts hit 49- and 27-yard field goals in the season opener against Sacramento State nailed field goals from 45 yards out against Stanford and Oregon... the 49- yarder against the Cardinal is his personal best missed a 50-yard attempt in the bowl win over Brigham Young. 2004: A walk-on, he was rewarded with a scholarship after the season... hit a Cal season school record 56-of-57 extra points (eclipsing Tyler Fredrickson s 54-of-54 in 2003), with lone miss in the second game vs. New Mexico State... made 9-of-16 field goals, recording a long of 48 yards vs. Arizona State... converted 3-of-5 between yards... connected on four of his last five tries, including a 42-yard field goal vs. Stanford. 2003: Redshirt. High School: Named first team all-league at Las Lomas High in 2002, where his team won the North Coast 2A title with an 11-2 record... made game-winning 52-yard field goal with two seconds left in first ever football game... that 52- yarder remains the longest field goal he s kicked in a game... only played football his senior year at Las Lomas... played four years of soccer, three years of golf and one season of baseball in high school... served as captain of his school s Academic Decathlon team. Personal: Lists fishing, dominos, cooking and foosball among his hobbies... parents are Thomas and Patricia Schneider...sister, Jennifer, competed in equestrian program at Fresno State while another sister, Jamie, played water polo at San Jose State... legal studies major. SCHNEIDER S CAREER Year PAT-Att FG-Att Long Points Totals California Golden Bears Football Prospectus 31

10 SCOTT SMITH OL, 6-4, 276 Sr-2V Brea, CA (Brea-Olinda HS) A returning starter at a tackle spot that he first inherited via injury developed into a steady performer during his junior season. 2005: Honorable mention Pac-10 allacademic selection... one of 10 finalists for ARA Sportsmanship Award entered the season as a key reserve, but moved into the starting lineup at left tackle when Andrew Cameron was lost to injury ended the season with seven starts did not play against Stanford, honored for his community service at the annual football team banquet ended the season with 17 knockdown blocks and 4.5 pancake blocks four of the knockdown blocks came against Washington State... can play several positions up front. 2004: Made five game appearances in a relief role at center... most productive outing came vs. New Mexico State when he had 2.5 knockdown blocks... a Pac-10 honorable mention All- Academic selection. 2003: Did not play. 2002: Redshirted. High School: A two-time team captain for Brea-Olinda HS... named first team all-league and all-county as a senior... also selected second team All-CIF Southern Section as a senior... as a junior, chosen first team all-league... member of the Orange County All-Star football team... qualified for CIF championships as wrestler his sophomore year, as well... had a best throw of in the discus as a junior... earned National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award as a senior and received Brea-Olinda s Scholar Athlete Award four straight years. Personal: Father is Tim Smith and mother is Rebecca Moore... English major. CRAIG STEVENS TE, 6-5, 255 San Pedro (Peninsula HS) An honorable mention selection to the All-Pac- 10 team in 2005 in his first year as a starter at Cal has excellent size and skills and could develop into even more of a force in : Selected as Cal s most improved player... started every game during season finished fifth on the squad with 13 catches covering 165 yards (12.7 yards per catch)... longest reception of the year was a 26- yarder at Stanford caught three passes against Arizona and USC had TD receptions against UCLA and the Cardinal caught a 24-yard pass vs. Washington State and a 20-yarder vs. Arizona. 2004: Played in every game and started once, vs. Oregon... a Pac-10 honorable mention allacademic selection... in his first collegiate game, recorded a 16-yard reception at Air Force... in first start for the Bears, caught two passes vs. Oregon, good for 40 yards, including a 26-yard TD reception. 2003: Redshirted... named the Scout Team Player of the Year for offense. High School: Listed No. 54 in Rivals national ranking for tight ends as a senior... a member of the first team Best of the West squad by the Long Beach Press-Telegram... also an All-Far West choice by Superprep magazine and All-West Region selection by Prepstar... stockpiled 126 tackles on defense and caught four touchdown receptions at tight end as a senior... voted first team all-league, All-CIF and all-area as a senior... named his team s Defensive Player of the Year... selected to player in the CaliFlorida Bowl. Personal: Enjoys snowboarding and surfing... cousin is Mike Tully, who won a silver medal in the pole vault in the 1984 Olympics... parents are Mark and Helene Stevens... intended legal studies major. STEVENS CAREER Year No Yds Avg TD Long Totals BYRON STORER FB, 6-1, 227 Sr-3V Modesto, CA (Central Catholic HS) Has made a big mark on the Cal special teams over each of the past two seasons a standout in the classroom as well his special-teams work has been rewarded by the Pac-10 Conference each of the past two seasons. 2005: The leading tackler in special teams play and was named a second-team All-Pac-10 special-teams player for the second straight season also a second-team All-Pac-10 academic selection honored by Cal as its special teams player of the year ended the season with nine tackles... had at least one tackle in five games had two stops vs. Sacramento State... made three tackles at Washington against Stanford, credited with two tackles and had a six-yard rush from his fullback spot. 2004: Earned second-team All-Pac-10 for his special teams work... received Pac-10 second team All-Academic honors, as well... rushed twice, for three yards each time (at Air Force and Arizona)... hauled in two receptions, scoring a touchdown at Oregon State on a 58-yard completion... other catch made at Air Force for 23 yards... notched seven tackles during the season, two unassisted at Southern Miss. 2003: Contributed in all 14 games... greatest amount of playing time came at Arizona State when he rushed three times for six yards... also had one carry for two yards vs. Arizona and caught a seven-yard pass at Utah... played on a number of special teams and had five total tackles during the year. 2002: A late addition to Cal s 2002 recruiting class, he redshirted during the season... earned the scout team player of the year award for offense. High School: Played both linebacker and fullback at Central Catholic HS... as a senior, earned all-state honors at linebacker from Cal Hi Sports and was the Modesto Bee s District Player of the Year... rushed for 1,038 yards, accumulated 325 yards receiving and scored 23 touchdowns on offense, while registering 83 tackles and one interception on defense... voted MVP of the Lions All-Star Game... an all-league linebacker as a junior... in track and field, earned all-league honors in the shot put as a junior and in the long jump as a senior. Personal: Son of Donald and Julie Storer... mass communications major California Golden Bears Football Prospectus

11 NICK SUNDBERG LS, 6-1, 252 So-1V Phoenix, AZ (North Canyon HS) Assumed the duties of long snapper as a true freshman and is likely to hold that position for the duration of his career joined the squad as a walkon but has since earned a scholarship. 2005: A true freshman who has been a steady hand as Cal s snapper on all field goals and punts been accurate and poised in his first year of college football. High School: All-region honorable mention his senior season... high school s team captain also participated in track and wrestling at North Canyon. Personal: Undeclared major but is interested in a career in marine biology... Son of Bill and Stacie Sundberg lists long-snapping as a hobby also has an interest in outdoor adventure activities, including skydiving and bungee jumping. NU U TAFISI DE, 6-2, 260 Sr-1V Pomona, CA (Mt. San Antonio College) A returning allconference performer who is likely to be one of Cal s defensive anchors in 2006 Extremely active lineman who can cause problems for an offense in a variety of areas. 2005: Earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors... his 38 tackles were second best among the down linemen was a handful at Oregon, where he had seven tackles, including four for 11 yards in losses had 1.5 sacks for 10 yards in losses against the Ducks another standout effort came against Arizona when he had five solo tackles, two tackles for seven yards in losses and a blocked field goal his 10 tackles for loss tied for the team lead in 2005 had eight solo tackles against Oregon State credited with a quarterback sack against Illinois. Community College: Earned Junior College All-America first team honors from the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches Association and landed on JC Gridwire s All-America second team... despite being doubleand triple-teamed all season, corralled 59 tackles, including 16 sacks and 23 tackles for loss for a Mt. San Antonio College club that etched an 8-3 record in voted the league s Defensive Most Valuable Player... Superprep ranked him the No. 3 defensive end in the nation, the No. 30 overall player in the United States, and a member of its JC All-America second team. Personal: Name pronounced NEW-ew Tah- FEE-see... born June 30, 1981 social welfare major. TAFISI S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BK GREG VAN HOESEN LB, 6-3, 231 Saratoga, CA (Saratoga HS) Turned in a strong sophomore season that included his first career starts a mobile backer that is a key part of the Bears still-youthful linebacker corps. 2005: Turned in a solid sophomore season was in the starting lineup against Sacramento State, Washington and Oregon ended the season with 16 tackles returned an interception 16 yards for a touchdown against Washington State had three stops against Sacramento State and Stanford slowed in mid-season by an ankle injury had tackle for losses against Arizona and Stanford and in the bowl win. 2004: Tallied six tackles, a broken up pass (at Oregon State) and a blocked punt (at Washington) that led to a touchdown... returned a punt for nine yards at Washington. 2003: Redshirted while working with the scout teams. High School: A two-way varsity starter for three years at Saratoga HS... earned all-league honors all three seasons, leading his school in tackles each year... led the Falcons in tackles with 91.5, including eight sacks, in being named to the San Jose Mercury News 2002 second team... recovered two fumbles, caused four fumbles and blocked one kick... named defensive MVP and team captain... a 2002 Superprep All- Far West choice... won team s Most Valuable Underclassman award as Saratoga s leading tackler as a junior... also participated in basketball and track and field. Personal: Lists painting, sculpture and playing the piano and guitar among his hobbies... parents are Rick and Jill Van Hoesen... both parents and older sister, Lauren, all attended (or attend) Lehigh University... art practice major. VAN HOESEN S CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int PBU Totals WORRELL WILLIAMS LB, 6-0, 257 So-1L Sacramento, CA (Grant Union HS) A young, athletic linebacker who already has some experience under his belt will be a candidate for starting duties on the outside. 2005: Accumulated 26 tackles in 10 games earned more playing time as the season progressed got the starting assignment against top-ranked USC had a season-best five tackles against New Mexico State had four stops at Oregon and at Stanford had one tackle behind the line of scrimmage against New Mexico State, USC and Stanford and was credited with a tackle for a five-yard loss against BYU credited with a half-sack against the Cardinal also broke up a pass against Stanford. 2004: A redshirt season in which he was named Cal s defensive scout team player of the year. High School: A Superprep and Prepstar All- American who rattled off 94 tackles, six sacks, four fumble recoveries and one interception for Grant Union HS... Rivals.com ranked him the No. 6 outside linebacker in the nation, the No. 16 overall player in California and the No. 18 player among its Super West 60 list... Prepstar placed him on its All-West Team in the athlete category... also rushed for 738 yards and 11 touchdowns on 106 carries, while catching three passes for 53 yards and another TD as a bruising running back... as a quarterback, he completed 26-of-62 passes for 441 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions... selected the No. 22 linebacker in the nation by TheInsiders.com, which also slotted him as the No. 47 overall player in the Pac-10 region... tabbed second team all-state as a multipurpose player by Cal Hi Sports... NorCalPreps.com said he was the sixth-best overall player in Northern California. Personal: Has a brother, linebacker D.J. Williams, now with the Denver Broncos... parents are Derwin Williams and Sherri Kirk undeclared major. W. WILLIAMS CAREER Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int PBU California Golden Bears Football Prospectus 33