With all the recruiting servers now up-to-date and the majority of Cal offers out there, it's time to reveal our 2012 Cal football recruiting board!
Click here for the current spreadsheet. I made the text big so you wouldn't have trouble finding it. I can't embed it here because Google takes too long to load its spreadsheet.
Some details on how the board is set up.
- Gold-shaded rows indicate that the recruit has currently indicated a solid Cal verbal.
- After that, there should be a space between the verbals and the next set of players. These next set of recruits for each position that are not gold-shaded are recruits that are strongly considering the Bears. We consider the probability of them coming to Cal at least 20% or higher.
- After that space, there should be another space and another set of players. These next set of recruits for each position have Cal on their list, but are at this time not likely to be Golden Bears (less than 20%, sometimes much less). They generally have Cal offers, but they've either committed to other schools or seem to be looking elsewhere. I will assuredly be wrong about one of these guys every year.
- THIS LIST IS NEVER TOTALLY OFFICIAL. It's constructed to the best of our knowledge based on the information presented to us by bands of renegade chimps.
- My projection of Cal commits is far from scientific. There are 19 seniors on scholarship playing for our 2011 Golden Bears. Weighing attrition, I think we have enough space for 19-21.
- If you would be interested in collaborating on this recruiting project, shoot me an email (bearsnecessities at gmail), and we can discuss further involvement.
- And for those who hate spreadsheets? Table's below (this won't be updated nearly as much because it takes me five minutes to fix up, which is five minutes too much). Verbals are in bold. No video (use the spreadsheet!), because that would take me fifty minutes to fix up.
- The spreadsheet is prettier than the table.
- Enjoy!
Name | School | Hometown | Measurables | Rivals | ESPN | 24/7 | Scout | Schools Considering (w/ offers) |
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Quarterback | Projection: 1 Commit | |||||||
Zach Kline | San Ramon Valley | Danville, CA | 6'2", 210 | 5.9 | 81 | 93 | 4 | Cal |
Running Back | Projection: 1 Commit | |||||||
Byron Marshall | Valley Christian | San Jose, CA | 5'10", 195 | 5.8 | 80 | 94 | 4 | ASU, Cal, ND, Oregon, USC, UW top 6 |
KeiVarae Russell | Mariner | Everett, WA | 6'0", 170 | 5.8 | 79 | 96 | 4 | Boise, Cal, ND, USC, UW top 5 |
Keith Marshall | Millbrook | Raleigh, NC | 5'11", 190 | 5.9 | 85 | 99 | 5 | 30+ offers, P12 (Cal, Colo, Stan, Ore, SC) |
Nick Tompkins | Brookwood | Snellvile, GA | 5'10", 185 | 5.6 | 75 | 85 | 3 | Michigan State |
Shaquille Powell* | Bishop Gorman | Las Vegas, NV | 5'9", 195 | 5.7 | 74 | 87 | 3 | ASU, Fresno St, Vandy, UNLV, SDSU |
Visa Thach (FB)* | Kentwood | Kent, WA | 5'8", 230 | N/A | 40 | N/A | N/A | No offers, high interest in ND |
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Wide Receivers | Projection: 4 Commits | |||||||
Bryce Treggs | St. John Bosco | Bellflower, CA | 5'11", 171 | 5.8 | 80 | 92 | 4 | Cal |
Derrick Woods | Inglewood | Inglewood, CA | 6'1", 180 | 5.9 | 80 | 94 | 4 | 7 P12 (USC fave), Bama, UF, Miami, OU |
Jordan Payton | Oaks Christian | Westlake Village, CA | 6'2", 199 | 5.8 | 80 | 93 | 4 | Cal, Michigan top 2 |
Davonte Neal | Chaparral | Scottsdale, AZ | 5'10", 175 | 5.8 | 83 | 95 | 4 | Arizona, Wash, Ore St, USC in top 13 |
Darius Powe | Lakewood | Lakewood, CA | 6'2", 186 | 5.8 | 80 | 89 | 3 | Ore St., Utah, Mich, Miami (FL) top 4 |
Kenneth Walker | JFK | Richmond, CA | 6'0", 170 | 5.7 | 76 | 86 | 3 | 10 Pac-12 offers (Cal lean), Boise St |
Jaydon Mickens | Dorsey | Los Angeles, CA | 5'8", 170 | 5.8 | 79 | 91 | 3 | USC, but potential decommit |
Stefon Diggs | Our Lady of G.C. | Olney, MD | 6'0", 185 | 6.1 | 84 | 99 | 5 | 35-40 offers, 3 Pac-12 (Cal/SC/LA) |
Leonte Carroo | Don Bosco Prep | Ramsey, NJ | 6'1", 205 | 5.8 | 77 | 92 | 4 | Rutgers |
Joel Caleb | Clover Hill | Midlothian, VA | 6'2", 201 | 5.9 | 81 | 96 | 4 | 15+ offers, Cal claims one via BI |
Thomas Johnson | Skyline | Dallas, TX | 6'0", 180 | 5.9 | 82 | 96 | 4 | Texas |
Drae Bowles | Jackson Christian | Jackson, TN | 6'1", 198 | 5.8 | 80 | 93 | 4 | Tennessee |
Deontay Greenberry | Washington Union | Fresno, CA | 6'3", 187 | 5.8 | 80 | 92 | 4 | Notre Dame |
Offensive Line | Projection: 5 Commits | |||||||
Josh Garnett | Puyallup | Puyallup, WA | 6'5", 275 | 6 | 82 | 96 | 5 | Cal, Ore, Stan, UCLA, USC, UW in top 11 |
Kyle Murphy | San Clemente | San Clemente, CA | 6'7", 275 | 5.9 | 83 | 99 | 5 | Offers from all P12 schools, 20+ in all |
Zach Banner | Lakes | Lakewood, WA | 6'9", 310 | 5.9 | 80 | 94 | 5 | Cal, UW, Ore, USC in top 10 |
Jordan Simmons | Crespi | Encino, CA | 6'5", 333 | 5.9 | 80 | 95 | 5 | USC, UCLA, UW, Cal, 20+ offers |
Freddie Tagaloa | Salesian | Richmond, CA | 6'8", 300 | 5.8 | 79 | 93 | 4 | Cal, Oregon, Stanford, USC |
Matt Cochran (C) |
Buhach | Atwater, CA | 6'4", 340 | 5.7 | 78 | N/A | 3 | Cal, Stanford, Utah, UW, Bama* (no off) |
Andrus Peat | Corona Del Sol | Tempe, AZ | 6'7", 305 | 6.1 | 83 | 99 | 5 | Nebraska, FSU, Texas top 3 |
Ronnie Stanley | Bishop Gorman | Las Vegas, NV | 6'7", 285 | 5.8 | 79 | 96 | 4 | USC in top 10-13, ND, FSU, Miami in mix |
Brandon Fanaika | Pleasant Grove | Pleasant Grove, UT | 6'3", 293 | 5.8 | 78 | 92 | 4 | Utah, Utah St, BYU, 5 other P12s |
Derek Edinburgh | Edna Karr | New Orleans, LA | 6'8", 320 | 5.7 | 78 | 84 | 3 | LSU |
Fernando Villanueva* | Independence | San Jose, CA | 6'6', 280 | 5.6 | 76 | 81 | 3 | High interest in Cal, academic concerns |
Stephon McCray* | Bullard | Fresno, CA | 6'3", 300 | 5.6 | 79 | 82 | 3 |
ASU |
Hiva Lutui* | Trinity | Euless, TX | 6'3", 284 | 5.6 | 78 | 91 | 4 | UCLA |
Garrett Adcock* | Dallas Christian | Dallas, TX | 6'2", 275 | 5.5 | 70 | N/A | 2 | Bro Chris at Cal, no off (AF, Harvd, Navy) |
Tavita Taito | Deer Valley | Antioch, CA | 6'1", 298 | 5.6 | 45 | N/A | N/A | ASU, Cal, Colo, Ore, Ore St, Utah, WSU |
Arik Armstead | Pleasant Grove | Elk Grove, CA | 6'8", 280 | 6 | 83 | 100 | 5 | USC (committed as D-End) |
Kyle Kalis | St. Edward | Lakewood, OH | 6'5", 302 | 6 | 80 | 96 | 5 | Michigan |
Erik Magnuson | La Costa Canyon | Encintas, CA | 6'6", 275 | 5.9 | 79 | 95 | 4 | Michigan |
Isaac Seumalo | Corvallis | Corvallis, OR | 6'3", 280 | 5.8 | 81 | 94 | 4 | Oregon State |
Paul Thurston | Arvada | Arvada, CO | 6'5", 275 | 5.8 | 80 | 92 | 4 | Nebraska |
Joey O'Connor | Windsor | Windsor, CO | 6'4", 280 | 5.8 | 80 | 84 | 3 | Penn State |
Nathan Dean | Juanita | Kirkland, WA | 6'5", 275 | 5.6 | 79 | N/A | 3 | Washington |
Tight Ends | Projection: 1 Commit | |||||||
Christo Kourtzidis | Lutheran | Orange, CA | 6'4", 230 | 5.8 | 78 | 93 | 4 | Florida State, but still interest in Cal |
Keoni Bush-Loo* | Kamehameha | Honolulu, HI | 6'4", 240 | 5.4 | 75 | N/A | N/A | Nebraska offer, Cal/Hawaii interest |
Taylor McNamara | Westview | San Diego, CA | 6'5", 235 | 5.9 | 79 | 94 | 3 | Arizona |
Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick | Whitney | Rocklin, CA | 6'5", 250 | 5.8 | 80 | 93 | 4 | USC |
Ian Taubler | Bullard | Fresno, CA | 6'4", 235 | 5.6 | 75 | 87 | 3 | UCLA |
Defensive Line | Projection: 3 Commits | |||||||
Eddie Goldman | Friendship Academy | Washington DC | 6'4", 307 | 6.1 | 87 | 100 | 5 | Cal in top 7 |
Ellis McCarthy | Monrovia | Monrovia, CA | 6'5", 311 | 6.1 | 82 | 97 | 5 | USC, UW, Oregon, Cal, UF top 5 |
Aziz Shittu | Buhach | Atwater, CA | 6'3", 275 | 6.1 | 80 | 96 | 5 | Cal, Stan, UCLA, USC, UW among top 9 |
Jonathan Bullard | Crest | Shelby, NC | 6'4", 255 | 6.1 | 81 | 94 | 4 | Cal in top 13 |
Troy Hinds | Davis | Kaysville, UT | 6'4", 225 | 5.8 | 79 | 94 | 4 | BYU |
Luke Kaumatule | Punahou | Honolulu, HI | 6'7", 225 | 5.8 | 79 | 90 | 4 | Cal, Hawaii, Ore, Stan, UCLA, Utah, UW |
DeForest Buckner | Punahou | Honolulu, HI | 6'7", 230 | 5.8 | 78 | 89 | 3 | UA, Cal, CU, Ore, UCLA, Utah, UW, WSU |
Kisima Jagne* | Chandler | Chandler, AZ | 6'5", 235 | 5.7 | 78 | 88 | 3 | UA, ASU, CU, UW, WSU, 9 offers |
Darius Hamilton | Don Bosco Prep | Ramsey, NJ | 6'4", 245 | 6.1 | 81 | 98 | 5 | Cal, CU, Oregon, USC among 25 offers |
Noah Spence | Bishop McDevitt | Harrisburg, PA | 6'4", 245 | 6.1 | 86 | 97 | 5 | USC in top 7 |
Tommy Schutt | Glenbard West | Glen Ellyn, IL | 6'3", 301 | 5.9 | 80 | 96 | 5 | UF, ND, Penn St, Wisconsin top 4 |
Javonte Magee | Houston | San Antonio, TX | 6'6", 275 | 5.8 | 80 | 96 | 4 | 40 offers |
Julien Obioha | Brother Martin | New Orleans, LA | 6'4", 255 | N/A | N/A | 89 | 2 | Arizona, Cal, Colorado, 13 offers |
Alex Balducci | Central Catholic | Portland, OR | 6'4", 262 | 5.8 | 79 | 89 | 3 | Oregon |
Linebackers | Projection: 3 Commits | |||||||
Michael Barton | De La Salle | Concord, CA | 6'1", 200 | 5.8 | 79 | 92 | 4 | Cal |
Hardy Nickerson | Bishop O'Dowd | Oakland, CA | 6'0", 218 | 5.6 | 68 | N/A | 2 | Cal |
Ifeadi Odenigbo | Centerville | Centerville, OH | 6'4", 210 | 5.9 | 82 | 96 | 4 | Cal, NWU, Notre Dame, OSU, Stanford |
Brian Nance | Trinity | Euless, TX | 6'3", 210 | 5.9 | 80 | 96 | 4 | Cal, UCLA, USC, 11 overall offers |
Kaiwan Lewis | St. Joseph | Hammonton, NJ | 6'2", 227 | 5.8 | 80 | 92 | 4 | Cal, 15+ offers |
Seth Jacobs | Arroyo Grande | Arroyo Grande, CA | 6'2", 205 | 5.8 | 80 | 84 | 4 | All P12s except USC, Utah, Stan |
Xavier Harbert | Plano | Plano, TX | 6'3", 220 | 5.5 | 40 | 81 | N/A | Cal offer |
Pio Vatuvei | Patterson | Patterson, CA | 6'2", 265 | N/A | 45 | N/A | 3 | USC |
Moana Ofahengaue | Westlake | Lehi, UT | 6'4", 210 | 5.7 | 45 | 88 | 3 | FSU, Michigan, Neb, Oregon, Utah top 5 |
Scott Starr | Norco | Norco, CA | 6'3", 225 | 5.8 | 79 | 95 | 4 | USC |
Aaron Porter | La Habra | La Habra, CA | 6'2", 230 | 5.8 | 80 | 87 | 4 | UCLA |
Ben Weaver | Klein | Klein, TX | 6'1", 225 | 5.6 | 79 | 85 | 2 | Boise State |
Defensive Backs | Projection: 3 Commits | |||||||
Shaq Thompson | Grant | Sacramento, CA | 6'2", 210 | 6.1 | 83 | 99 | 5 | Cal, ND, Ore, UCLA, USC, UW top 6 |
Yuri Wright | Don Bosco Prep | Ramsey, NJ | 6'2", 180 | 5.9 | 82 | 98 | 4 | Cal, Colo, UGA, Mich, ND, Rutgers top 6 |
Kevon Seymour | Muir | Pasadena, CA | 6'0", 170 | 5.9 | 80 | 94 | 4 | 9 P12s (except Ore, Stan, WSU), 13 offs |
Ishmael Adams | Oaks Christian | Westlake Village, CA | 5'10", 185 | 5.8 | 80 | 93 | 4 | Cal leads among 15+ offers |
Colin Blake | Brandeis | San Antonio, TX | 6'3", 185 | 5.8 | 78 | 88 | 4 | Cal, Okla, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech |
Cedric Dozier | Lakes | Lakewood, WA | 5'11", 175 | 5.8 | 78 | 87 | 4 | ASU, Cal, CU, Ore, Ore St, UW |
Zach Hoffpauir | Centennial | Peoria, AZ | 5'11", 195 | 5.7 | 75 | 81 | 3 | 7 P12 offers, 15 in all |
Damien Lawry | A Maceo Smith | Dallas, TX | 6'0", 175 | 5.6 | 45 | 89 | 2 | UA, ASU, Cal, CU, Utah, 15+ offs |
Gerald Bowman | Pierce C.C. | Woodland Hills, CA | 6'1", 210 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | 10 P12 offers (no Ore/Stan), 20+ in all |
Travell Dixon | E. Arizona J.C. | Thatcher, AZ | 6'2", 200 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | UA, ASU, Cal, Ore St, Utah, 12 offers |
Tee Shepard | Central East | Fresno, CA | 6'0", 170 | 5.9 | 80 | 94 | 5 | Notre Dame |
D.J. White | Union Grove | McDonough, GA | 5'11", 175 | 5.7 | 78 | 88 | 3 | South Florida |
Will Hines | Waco | Waco, TX | 6'1", 175 | 5.7 | 75 | 86 | 3 | Missouri |