BERKELEY – Inside linebacker Evan Weaver added two more second-team preseason All-American honors from the Associated Press and The Athletic on Tuesday to his long list of accolades heading into the 2019 season. Weaver's preseason All-American honors include a first-team selection by Athlon and five second-team picks (Associated Press, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus, Sports Illustrated).

Below are notes on Weaver with an extended bio available by clicking on his name.
 
Evan Weaver, ILB, 6-3, 245, Sr., 3L, Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep)
Cal Career (2016 – Present)
• Has played in 36 of 37 possible games with 18 starts since his arrival at Cal in 2016 and posted career totals highlighted by 230 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss (-52 yards), 6.0 sacks (-35 yards) and two interceptions that he has returned for 47 yards and one touchdown on a career-long 37-yard return against Washington as a 2018 junior
• Cal's active career leader in tackles who will begin the 2019 campaign 29 stops shy of the school's all-time top 10 list
Senior (2019)
• First Cal player to earned first-team preseason All-American honors (Athlon) since Jahvid Best in 2009
• Second-team preseason All-American (Associated Press, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus, Sports Illustrated)
• First-team preseason All-Pac-12 (Athlon, Lindy's, Pac-12, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus, Street & Smith)
• On watch lists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award®
• Nation's leading returning tackler with 159 in 2018
Junior (2018)
• Second-team All-American (Pro Football Focus)
• First-team (Associated Press, Pro Football Focus) and second-team (Athlon, Pac-12 Coaches, Phil Steele) All-Pac-12
• Recipient of Cal's Bear Backers Award as the team's Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player
• Recorded career highs of 159 tackles to rank tied for second on Cal's all-time single-season list, 9.5 tackles for loss (-42 yards), 4.5 sacks (-28 yards), and two interceptions that he returned for 47 yards and his lone career touchdown
• Tied for fifth nationally with 6.4 solo tackles per game and eighth in total tackles with 11.9 per contest