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Jordan Kuanszyk led Cal's five All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele with a first-team selection.
Five On Phil Steele’s All-Pac-12 Teams
12/18/2018 4:53 PM | Football
Kunaszyk Leads Way With First-Team Selection; Davis And Weaver Second-Team, Bynum And Bequette Third-Team
BERKELEY – Five Cal players have been named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 teams announced Tuesday. Jordan Kunaszyk was a first-teamer while Ashtyn Davis and Evan Weaver both earned second-team honors while Luc Bequette and Camryn Bynum were third-team selections. All players were honored at their positions on the defensive side of the ball other than Davis who was selected as a kick returner.
Below are notes on Cal's selections with extended bios available by clicking on their names.
• Has started all 12 games and compiled career highs of 133 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss (-55 yards), 4.0 sacks (-24 yards) and five forced fumbles as well as a career-high-tying one fumble recovery
• Ranks first in the Pac-12 and third in nation with 6.9 solo tackles per game while he is 12th nationally with 11.1 total tackles per game
• Had a career-high 22 tackles against UCLA for the most by a Cal player since 1993 as well as the most by a Pac-12 player and tied for the fifth most nationally in 2018
• Has started all 12 games and registered career highs of 45 tackles, a team-high four interceptions that he has returned for 59 yards and his first career pick-six as well as five pass breakups
• Has also returned 24 kicks for 629 yards including his lone career kick return touchdown on a career-long 89-yarder against Idaho State
• Tied for first in the Pac-12 in both total interceptions (4) and interceptions per game (0.3), ranking tied for 13th and tied for 15th nationally
• Shares the Pac-12 lead with three others with his single kickoff return touchdown that ranks tied for sixth nationally, while his 26.2 yards per kick return average is second in the Pac-12 and 15th nationally
• Second on the squad with 688 all-purpose yards
• Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career after a pair of interceptions against Colorado that he ran back a combined 59 yards including a 35-yard touchdown for his first career pick-six while adding three tackles, a critical pass breakup on Colorado's final offensive play and four kick returns for 82 yards to total 141 all-purpose yards
• Has started all 12 games and recorded career highs of 143 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss (-42 yards), 4.5 sacks (-28 yards), two interceptions that he has returned for 47 yards and his lone career touchdown, six pass breakups and one quarterback hurry
• Ranks tied for fifth nationally with 6.5 solo tackles per game and tied for seventh in total tackles with 12.0 per contest
• Has nine double-digit tackle games including a career-high 19 tackles against Colorado and has led or co-led the team in tackles 10 times, both team highs
• Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week by both the league and College Sports Madness when he had 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and a pick-six 37-yard interception return that was Cal's lone touchdown in a 12-10 win over eventual Pac-12 champion Washington
• Has started all 12 games as a junior and contributed career highs of 41 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss (-31 yards), a team-high-tying 5.0 sacks (-29 yards, one quarterback hurry and two fumble recoveries, as well as his first career blocked kick on an Idaho State extra-point attempt
• Earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career at USC when he recorded career highs with eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (-20 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-19 yards), as well as a career-high-tying one forced fumble
• Has started all 12 games and recorded 43 tackles as well as a career-high nine pass breakups, a career-high-tying two interceptions and 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard)
• Had a career-high nine tackles at USC and a career-high four pass breakups against North Carolina while his interceptions came at Arizona and against Washington
Below are notes on Cal's selections with extended bios available by clicking on their names.
FIRST TEAM
Jordan Kunaszyk, ILB, 6-3, 235, RSr., 2L, Sacramento, CA (American River College/Roseville HS)
• Has earned second-team All-American (Sports Illustrated) honors as well as first-team (Athlon, Pac-12 Coaches) and second-team (Associated Press) All-Pac-12 recognition as a 2018 senior while also being one of eight national semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy• Has started all 12 games and compiled career highs of 133 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss (-55 yards), 4.0 sacks (-24 yards) and five forced fumbles as well as a career-high-tying one fumble recovery
• Ranks first in the Pac-12 and third in nation with 6.9 solo tackles per game while he is 12th nationally with 11.1 total tackles per game
• Had a career-high 22 tackles against UCLA for the most by a Cal player since 1993 as well as the most by a Pac-12 player and tied for the fifth most nationally in 2018
SECOND-TEAM
Ashtyn Davis, S/KR, 6-1, 190, RJr., 2L (Santa Cruz, CA/Santa Cruz HS)
• Has earned first-team (Associated Press, Athlon Sports), second-team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Coaches) All-Pac-12 honors as a 2018 junior• Has started all 12 games and registered career highs of 45 tackles, a team-high four interceptions that he has returned for 59 yards and his first career pick-six as well as five pass breakups
• Has also returned 24 kicks for 629 yards including his lone career kick return touchdown on a career-long 89-yarder against Idaho State
• Tied for first in the Pac-12 in both total interceptions (4) and interceptions per game (0.3), ranking tied for 13th and tied for 15th nationally
• Shares the Pac-12 lead with three others with his single kickoff return touchdown that ranks tied for sixth nationally, while his 26.2 yards per kick return average is second in the Pac-12 and 15th nationally
• Second on the squad with 688 all-purpose yards
• Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career after a pair of interceptions against Colorado that he ran back a combined 59 yards including a 35-yard touchdown for his first career pick-six while adding three tackles, a critical pass breakup on Colorado's final offensive play and four kick returns for 82 yards to total 141 all-purpose yards
Evan Weaver, ILB, 6-3, 245, Jr., 2L, Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep)
• Has earned second-team All-American (Pro Football Focus) honors as well as first-team (Associated Press) and second-team (Athlon, Pac-12 Coaches, Phil Steele) All-Pac-12 recognition as a 2018 junior• Has started all 12 games and recorded career highs of 143 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss (-42 yards), 4.5 sacks (-28 yards), two interceptions that he has returned for 47 yards and his lone career touchdown, six pass breakups and one quarterback hurry
• Ranks tied for fifth nationally with 6.5 solo tackles per game and tied for seventh in total tackles with 12.0 per contest
• Has nine double-digit tackle games including a career-high 19 tackles against Colorado and has led or co-led the team in tackles 10 times, both team highs
• Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week by both the league and College Sports Madness when he had 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and a pick-six 37-yard interception return that was Cal's lone touchdown in a 12-10 win over eventual Pac-12 champion Washington
THIRD-TEAM
Luc Bequette, DE, 6-2, 295, RJr., 2L, Little Rock, AR (Catholic HS)
• Has earned third-team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Coaches) All-Pac-12 honors as a 2018 junior• Has started all 12 games as a junior and contributed career highs of 41 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss (-31 yards), a team-high-tying 5.0 sacks (-29 yards, one quarterback hurry and two fumble recoveries, as well as his first career blocked kick on an Idaho State extra-point attempt
• Earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career at USC when he recorded career highs with eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (-20 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-19 yards), as well as a career-high-tying one forced fumble
Camryn Bynum, CB, 6-0, 180, RSo., 1L (Corona, CA/Centennial HS)
• Has earned second-team (Associated Press, Athlon Sports), third-team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Coaches) All-Pac-12 honors as a 2018 sophomore• Has started all 12 games and recorded 43 tackles as well as a career-high nine pass breakups, a career-high-tying two interceptions and 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard)
• Had a career-high nine tackles at USC and a career-high four pass breakups against North Carolina while his interceptions came at Arizona and against Washington
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