Jackson Sirmon's first-team All-Pac-12 selection highlighted 10 California players honored on the 2023 Pac-12 All-Conference Football Team selected by the media and announced by the league on Tuesday. Jaydn Ott and Craig Woodson earned second-team honors, while Matthew Cindric, Jeremiah Earby, Jeremiah Hunter, Brett Johnson, Patrick McMorris, Sioape Vatikani and Lachlan Wilson were honorable mention picks.

Below are notes on Cal's selections.
 
Matthew Cindric, OL, 6-4, 300, R-Sr., 6th Season At Cal (Sammamish, WA/Skyline HS)
– Cal's active career leader in games played (34) and starts (33) over the last four seasons since redshirting as a 2018 true freshman with 17 starts at right guard and 16 at center
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 second team (Phil Steele), fourth team (Athlon) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Media) selection
– Started first six games as a 2022 junior before suffering a season-ending injury at Colorado
– A national semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, Jason Witten Man of the Year and Wuerffel Trophy as a 2022 junior
– One of three 2022 team season captains
 
Jeremiah Earby, DB, 6-2, 185, So., 2nd Season At Cal (East Palo Alto, CA/Menlo-Atherton HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 third team (Athlon) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Media) selection
– Earned second-team Freshman All-American honors from College Football News and was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection of the league's coaches as a 2022 freshman when he played in all 12 games with seven starts all over the last eight contests including each of the final six
– Led the 2022 team with two fumble recoveries for 36 fumble return yards and had one of the team's two fumble returns for a touchdown, while also ranking second in the Pac-12 with a team-high 11 pass breakups
– Added 36 tackles that were the most among the team's cornerbacks in 2022, as well as 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one interception
 
Jeremiah Hunter, WR, 6-2, 200, Jr., 4th Season At Cal (Fresno, CA/Central HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 second team (Athlon, Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Media) selection, earning the recognition as a wide receiver by all three sources as well as a punt returner from Steele
– Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus as a wide receiver, while adding second-team honors as a punt returner from Steele, as well as an honorable mention selection of the league's coaches as a 2022 sophomore when he played in and started 11 games, and led the team with a career-high 965 yards receiving while also establishing career bests of 60 receptions and five touchdown catches that were second-best on the squad
– Added 19 punt returns for 203 yards and an average of 10.7 yards per punt return to lead the team in all categories in 2022, while totaling 1,168 all-purpose yards to rank second with his 106.18 all-purpose yards per game leading the squad and all career highs
 
Brett Johnson, 6-5, 295, R-Jr., 5th Season At Cal (Phoenix, AZ/Desert Vista HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 third team (Phil Steele), fourth team (Athlon) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Media) selection
– Did not play for the second consecutive season due to injury in 2022 after participating in all 17 games possible with 13 starts over his first two campaigns at Cal as a 2019 true freshman and 2020 sophomore
– Has career totals of 46 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss (-26 yards), 3.0 sacks (-19 yards), one pass breakup, one pass defended and one fumble recovery
 
Patrick McMorris, DB, 6-0, 210, Sr., 5th Season Overall/1st Season At Cal (Santa Ana, CA/Santa Ana HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 third team (Athlon) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Media) selection
– Played in 42 games with 27 starts and contributed 162 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss (-14 yards), five interceptions that he returned for 61 yards, 15 pass breakups, 20 passes defended and two fumble recoveries, including one that he returned 30 yards for his lone career touchdown over four seasons at San Diego State (2019-22)
– Earned first-team All-Mountain West Conference as both a 2021 sophomore and 2022 junior to become just the second San Diego State safety to pick up spots on two All-MWC first-team squads
– Played in and started 12 games as a 2022 junior, contributing 61 tackles, a career-high-tying 2.5 tackles for loss (career-high -7 yards), one interception, five pass breakups, six passes defended, a career-high-tying one fumble recovery that he returned a career-high 30 yards for his lone career touchdown, and one quarterback hurry, while ranking second in the MWC in pass coverage (88.2) according to Pro Football Focus
 
Jaydn Ott, RB, 6-0, 200, So., 2nd Season At Cal (Chino, CA/Norco HS/Bishop Gorman HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 second team (Athlon, Pac-12 Media, Phil Steele) selection
– Earned All-True Freshman honors (Pro Football Focus), as well first-team (The Athletic) and second-team (College Football News) Freshman All-American recognition as a 2022 freshman, picking up The Athletic honors as an all-purpose player and all others as a running back
– Also earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2022 as a third-team (Pro Football Focus), fourth-team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Coaches) selection, while playing in all 12 games with starts in each of the last 10
– Ranked among Pac-12 leaders in all-purpose yards (1218, #4), all-purpose yards per game (101.5, #6), rushing yards per game (74.8, #5), rushing yards (897, #5), total touchdowns (11), rush yards per carry (5.28, #9) and rushing touchdowns (8, #11T) in 2022, while leading all Pac-12 freshmen and ranking among the nation's top freshmen in all-purpose yards per game (#4 NCAA), all-purpose yards (#5 NCAA), total touchdowns (#5T NCAA) and rushing touchdowns (#11T NCAA)
– Second among Pac-12 freshmen and among the nation's top freshmen in rush yards per carry (#6 NCAA), receptions per game (3.8, #6 NCAA), receptions (46, #7 NCAA), rushing yards per game (#7 NCAA) and rushing yards (#8 NCAA) in 2022
 
Jackson Sirmon, ILB, 6-2, 245, Sr., 6th Season Overall/2nd Season At Cal (Brentwood, TN/Washington/Brentwood Academy/Loyola HS)
– Has played in 45 games with starts in all 28 possible contests over the last three campaigns of his first five collegiate seasons spanning four at Washington (2018-21) and one at Cal (2022)
– Has compiled career totals of 252 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss (-28 yards), 3.5 sacks (-12 yards), two interceptions that he has returned 21 yards, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 37 fumble recovery yards, one fumble recovery touchdown and one safety, while also rushing twice on fake punts for six yards and picking up first downs on each occasion
– 2023 Preseason All-American fourth team (Athlon, Phil Steele) and All-Pac-12 first team (Athlon, Pac-12 Media, Phil Steele) selection
– A first-team All-Pac-12 pick in a vote of the league's coaches, as well as of the Associated Press and Pro Football Focus as a 2022 junior when he started all 12 games and led Cal with a career-high 104 tackles, while adding career highs of 6.0 tackles for loss (-18 yards) and 3.5 sacks (-12 yards), three pass breakups, 37 fumble recovery yards and one fumble recovery touchdown, as well as a career-high-tying one forced fumble
– Ranked third in the Pac-12 in both tackles per game (8.7) in 2022
 
Sioape Vatikani, OL, 6-3, 330, So., 2nd Season At Cal (Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 second team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Media)
– Played in all 12 games with starts in each of the last nine including his first three career starts at left guard and his final six at right guard
 
Lachlan Wilson, P, 6-3, 195, R-Jr., 5th Season Overall/1st Season At Cal (Eaglemont, Australia/Tulsa/Xavier College)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Pac-12 Media) selection
– Earned second-team Freshman All-American honors from College Football News and was an honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference pick of the league's coaches as a 2022 sophomore when he played in all 12 games and averaged 43.8 yards per punt on 58 punts for 2,539 yards with a long of 75 among 12 punts for 50 or more yards, while trapping opponents inside their 20-yard line on 24 occasions
– On the Ray Guy Award watch list for three consecutive seasons from 2020-22, registering a 44.3 yard career average on 103 punts for 7,127 yards including 44 that traveled 50 or more, while playing in all 34 games possible during the period
 
Craig Woodson, S, 6-0, 210, R-Jr., 5th Season At Cal (Grand Prairie, TX/South Grand Prairie HS)
– 2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 second team (Athlon, Pac-12 Media, Phil Steele) selection
– An honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection of the league's coaches as a 2022 sophomore when he started a career-high all 12 games and contributed career highs of 75 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-8 yards), two interceptions that he returned 41 yards, including one for 39 yards and his lone career touchdown against UC Davis, one forced fumble, three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries