BERKELEY – Cal freshmen Jaydn Ott and J.Michael Sturdivant were named first-team Freshman All-Americans by The Athletic on Friday with Ott selected as an all-purpose player and Sturdivant as a wide receiver. Cal is the only school with more one first-team selection on offense.

The selection was the third postseason national honor for Ott, who was named to the Pro Football Focus All-True Freshman squad last week and a second-team Freshman All-American by College Football News on Tuesday, both as a running back. Sturdivant's first-team Freshman All-American selection is his second after also earning the same recognition from College Football News, both as a wide receiver.

Below are notes on each with extended bios available by clicking on their names.
 
Jaydn Ott, AP/RB, 6-0, 205, Fr., 1st Season At Cal (Chino, CA/Norco HS/Bishop Gorman HS)
Freshman (2022)
– Earned All-True Freshman team and third-team All-Pac-12 honors from Pro Football Focus, as well first-team (The Athletic) and second-team (College Football News) Freshman All-American honors while he was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection of the league's coaches, picking up The Athletic honors as an all-purpose player and all others as a running back
– Selected as a MIdseason True Freshman All-American by On3 and The Athletic, as well as a Midseason Freshman All-American by College Football News as a running back
– Played in all 12 games with starts in each of the last 10
– Ranks among Pac-12 and NCAA leaders in all-purpose yards (1218, #4 Pac-12, #53 NCAA), overall rushing yards (897, #5 Pac-12, #55 NCAA), rushing yards per game (74.8, #6 Pac-12, #61 NCAA), total touchdowns (11, #7T Pac-12, #47 NCAA), all-purpose yards per game (101.50, #8 Pac-12, #68 NCAA), rushing touchdowns (8, #9T Pac-12, #70T Pac-12) and rush yards per carry (5.28, #10 Pac-12, #54 NCAA)
– Leads all Pac-12 freshman and ranks among the nation's top freshmen in all-purpose yards (#3 NCAA), all-purpose yards per game (#4 NCAA), total touchdowns (#5 NCAA) and rushing touchdowns (#8 NCAA)
– Second among Pac-12 freshman and among the nation's top freshmen in receptions (46, #4 NCAA), receptions per game (3.8, 34 NCAA), overall rushing yards (#6 NCAA), rush yards per carry (#6 NCAA) and rush yards per game (#8 NCAA)
– Also had 321 yards receiving and three touchdown catches on his 46 receptions that are all the top numbers of the campaign by any Cal running back while his receptions are tied for third most in a single season ever by a Cal running back
– Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in three of his first four games at Cal vs. UC Davis, UNLV and Arizona
– Ranks among PFF's top rated halfbacks in the nation with an 90.3 rushing run grade (#19) and an 85.2 rushing offensive grade (#25)
 
J.Michael Sturdivant, WR, 6-3, 205, R-Fr., 2nd Season At Cal (Highland Village, Texas/Marcus HS)
Freshman (2022)
– Earned first-team Freshman All-American honors from The Athletic and College Football News while he was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection of the league's coaches all as a wide receiver
– Started all 12 games and led the team with 65 receptions and seven touchdown catches, while ranking second with 755 yards receiving
– Leads the nation's freshmen in receptions, receptions per game (5.4) and receiving yards, while ranking tied for second in touchdown receptions and third in receiving yards per game (62.9)
– Also among Pac-12 and national overall leaders in touchdown receptions (#6T Pac-12, #45T NCAA), receptions per game (#8 Pac-12, #50T NCAA), receiving yards (#11 Pac-12, #74 NCAA) and receiving yards per game (#11 Pac-12, #88 NCAA)
– Had at least three receptions and 45 yards receiving in each of his 12 contests