Chad Hansen and Davis Webb have picked up a lot of hardware for their performances during the 2016 season
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12/17/2016 10:17 AM | Football
Athlon Sports Selects Hansen First-Team All-Pac-12 And Names Webb Pac-12 Newcomer Of The Year
BERKELEY – Cal junior wide receiver Chad Hansen and senior quarterback Davis Webb picked up additional postseason honors when Athlon Sports named placed Hansen on its first-team All-Pac-12 squad and named Webb its Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year.
Hansen was previously selected first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press, ESPN.com and Phil Steele after being a second-team choice of the league's coaches to highlight his postseason honors. Webb was Cal's Bear Backers Team MVP, a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist, and an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick of the league's coaches.
Below are mini bios on Hansen and Webb.
Chad Hansen, WR, 6-2, 205, Jr., 1L, Fillmore, CA (Idaho State/Moorpark HS)
Hansen racked up some of the top receiving numbers in the nation during a breakout 2016 junior season and was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by Athlon Sports, the Associated Press, ESPN.com and Phil Steele, as well as a second-team All-Pac-12 pick of the league's coaches. Hansen ranks second in the country in receiving yards per game (124.9) and third in receptions per game (9.2) as well as seventh nationally in receptions (92) and 11th in receiving yards (1,249) despite missing two contests due to injury. Hansen leads the Pac-12 in all four categories while he is also fourth in the conference and tied for 16th nationally with his 11 touchdown catches. Hansen exploded onto the national scene early in the 2016 campaign and earned midseason All-American honors from ESPN and Sports Illustrated as well as midseason All-Pac-12 recognition from ESPN.
Matt Anderson, PK, 6-0, 190, Jr., 1L, Danville, CA (San Ramon HS)
Webb played one season at Cal as a 2016 senior as a graduate transfer from Texas Tech and was honored Athlon Sports' Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. He was also Cal's Bear Backers Team Most Valuable Player on offense, a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist, and an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection. In addition Webb made the cut to the final 15 for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® and was on watch lists for the Maxwell Award and the Manning Award. Webb started all 12 games in his lone season at Cal and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating. He ranks among the nation's leaders in nearly every passing category including passing attempts (No. 1, 620), total plays (No. 2, 653), passing yards (No. 2, 4295), completions (382, No. 3), points responsible for per game (21.7, No. 5), total offense (348.8, No. 5), passing touchdowns (37, No. T5) and points responsible for (260, No. 7). He is also the Pac-12's leader in passing attempts, total plays and passing yards, while he set Cal single-season records for passing attempts, completions and total plays. He also equaled single-season school marks for most touchdowns responsible for (43) with his 37 in the air plus another six on the ground that ties for the most ever by a Cal quarterback as well as 300-yard passing games (10).
Hansen was previously selected first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press, ESPN.com and Phil Steele after being a second-team choice of the league's coaches to highlight his postseason honors. Webb was Cal's Bear Backers Team MVP, a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist, and an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick of the league's coaches.
Below are mini bios on Hansen and Webb.
Chad Hansen, WR, 6-2, 205, Jr., 1L, Fillmore, CA (Idaho State/Moorpark HS)
Hansen racked up some of the top receiving numbers in the nation during a breakout 2016 junior season and was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by Athlon Sports, the Associated Press, ESPN.com and Phil Steele, as well as a second-team All-Pac-12 pick of the league's coaches. Hansen ranks second in the country in receiving yards per game (124.9) and third in receptions per game (9.2) as well as seventh nationally in receptions (92) and 11th in receiving yards (1,249) despite missing two contests due to injury. Hansen leads the Pac-12 in all four categories while he is also fourth in the conference and tied for 16th nationally with his 11 touchdown catches. Hansen exploded onto the national scene early in the 2016 campaign and earned midseason All-American honors from ESPN and Sports Illustrated as well as midseason All-Pac-12 recognition from ESPN.
Matt Anderson, PK, 6-0, 190, Jr., 1L, Danville, CA (San Ramon HS)
Webb played one season at Cal as a 2016 senior as a graduate transfer from Texas Tech and was honored Athlon Sports' Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. He was also Cal's Bear Backers Team Most Valuable Player on offense, a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist, and an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection. In addition Webb made the cut to the final 15 for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® and was on watch lists for the Maxwell Award and the Manning Award. Webb started all 12 games in his lone season at Cal and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating. He ranks among the nation's leaders in nearly every passing category including passing attempts (No. 1, 620), total plays (No. 2, 653), passing yards (No. 2, 4295), completions (382, No. 3), points responsible for per game (21.7, No. 5), total offense (348.8, No. 5), passing touchdowns (37, No. T5) and points responsible for (260, No. 7). He is also the Pac-12's leader in passing attempts, total plays and passing yards, while he set Cal single-season records for passing attempts, completions and total plays. He also equaled single-season school marks for most touchdowns responsible for (43) with his 37 in the air plus another six on the ground that ties for the most ever by a Cal quarterback as well as 300-yard passing games (10).
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