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After being recruited as an offensive lineman, made the switch to tight end a year ago ... provides strong blocking skills at the position, but is still refining his receiving game ... hampered by a sore back his first year in the Cal program, which has slowed his progress ... 1999-2000 ... redshirted his first year at Cal while rehabilitating a sore back and worked on the scout teams last season.
High School/Personal: Enjoyed a banner prep career as a two-way player at Mira Costa HS ... a member of the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West team with 7 votes, with only one offensive lineman registering more votes in that prestigious poll ... a member of the SuperPrep All-Far West team as the No. 43 overall prospect ... also a member of the California team in the Cal-Texas Shrine all-star game in June of '99 ... first team Bay League and All-CIF (Div. II) as a senior ... also played defensive tackle as a prep (56 tackles, 4 sacks as a senior) ... chose Cal over offers from Arizona State, Colorado, Texas A&M and Oregon ... lists the Denver Broncos as his favorite NFL team ... parents are Michael and Barbara Schafer ... born Dec. 5, 1980 in Manhattan Beach, CA.
