Pronunciation
dris-COLE
Driscoll's Cal Career Game Highs
Fumbles Recovered: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2023)
Fumble Recovery TDs: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2023)
Total TDs: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2023)
Points: 6 (vs. Washington State, 2023)
Tackles: 1 (at Oregon, 2023)
Cal Career (2019-23)
– Played in 37 games with 25 starts (21 at center, four at left guard) over five seasons
– Started each of Cal's 25 games during his 2022 sophomore and 2023 junior campaigns
– Named Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week twice, both as a 2023 junior
– Selected for the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District 8 Football Team as both a 2022 sophomore and 2023 junior
– A two-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll selection as a 2021 freshman and 2022 sophomore
– Opted not to use a final season of collegiate eligibility in 2024
Junior (2023)
– Selected for the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District Football Team for the second of two consecutive seasons
– One of Cal's four offensive players and seven overall to start all 13 games with his last 12 starts at center after starting at left guard in the season opener
– Became the first Cal offensive lineman to record a touchdown in known history when he fell on a fumble in the end zone against Washington State with the NCAA providing information starting in 1992
– Recorded one tackle
– Blocked for fourth-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 running back Jaydn Ott - the Pac-12 leader in rushing yards per game (109.6 ypg, No. 9 NCAA) and total rushing yards (1,315, No. 14 NCAA) - and a rushing offense that ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and 45th nationally with an average of 172.8 rushing yards per game that was its' highest since 2012
– Named Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week twice for his performance in wins at North Texas and vs. Washington State
– Selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society as one of Cal's 19 selections that ranked second nationally
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at North Texas (W, 58-21) – started at left guard but did not record any stats other than participation ... moved to center in the second period after starting center Matthew Cindric was injured ... played 84 of 95 offensive snaps ... Cal's highest-graded offensive lineman for an offensive unit that scored eight touchdowns and 58 points that were both its most since racking up 10 touchdowns in a season-opening 73-14 win over Grambling State in 2015 and pick up 679 yards of total offense that were its' most ever in a road game and third-most in school history while its 357 yards rushing were its most since rushing for 431 against Washington in 2008 ... earned Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for the first of two times in 2023
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Auburn (L, 10-14) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Idaho (W, 31-17) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Washington (L, 32-59) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona State (W, 24-21) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Oregon State (L, 40-52) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... team game captain
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at Utah (L, 14-34) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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USC (L, 49-50) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Oregon (L, 19-63) – 1 tackle ... started at center
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Washington State (W, 42-39) – became the first Cal offensive lineman to record a touchdown in known history when he fell on a fumble in the end zone with the NCAA providing information starting in 1992 ... named Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week for the second time of his career and the 2023 campaign ... started at center ... team game captain
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at Stanford (W, 27-15) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... team game captain
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at UCLA (W, 33-7) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... team game captain
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vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... team game captain
Sophomore (2022)
– Selected for the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District Football Team for the first of two consecutive seasons
– Named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second of two straight campaigns
– Started all 12 games including the first three at left guard and the last nine at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Cal's only offensive linemen to start all 12 games
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UC Davis (W, 34-13) – started at right guard but did not record any statistics other than participation
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UNLV (W, 20-14) – started at right guard but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Notre Dame (L, 17-24) – made his first career start at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona (W, 49-31) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal's offense score seven touchdowns against Arizona that were its most since also picking up seven against Texas in 2016, while its 49 points scored were the most since a 49-7 victory at Oregon State in 2018, its' 354 yards the most since rushing for 431 against Washington in 2008, and its 599 yards of total offense the most since picking up 636 at Stanford in 2021 ... helped Pac-12 Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week
Jaydn Ott rush for 274 yards and three touchdowns with the 274 yards rushing the fourth-most in an FBS game in 2022, and at the time the most by an FBS freshman since Maryland redshirt freshman Anthony McFarland had 298 against Ohio State in 2018, as well as the most by an FBS true freshman since Texas' Chris Warren III had 276 against Texas Tech in 2015
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at Washington State (L, 9-28) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Washington (L, 21-28) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Oregon (L, 24-42) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at USC (L, 35-41) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal roll up season highs of 406 passing yards and 35 completions
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at Oregon State (L, 10-38) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Stanford (W, 27-20) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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UCLA (L, 28-35) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sophomore (2021)
– Named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll for the first of two straight seasons
– Played in each of the team's first seven contests off the bench before missing the remainder of the season due to injury
– Did not record any statistics other than participation
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Nevada - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at TCU - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Sacramento State - played but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal score 42 points while racking up 534 total yards and 250 rushing yards that were all its most since putting up 539 total yards and 305 rushing yards in a 49-7 win at Oregon State on Oct. 20, 2018
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at Washington - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Washington State - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Oregon - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Colorado - played but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2020)
– Played in all four games off the bench but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2019)
– Saw action in one game off the bench when he made his Cal debut at Utah but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Redshirted
– Earned Cal's Dink Artal Award as the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year
– Named Cal's Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his performances in practices leading up to a win at Stanford
Torrey Pines HS (Class Of 2019)
– A two-way player at offensive and defensive tackle and team scholar-athlete for each of his three varsity seasons
– Earned first-team All-San Diego Section and All-Avocado League selections while also picking up the Iron Hog Award as the best lineman in San Diego and the San Diego Sports Association Amateur Athlete of the Month for October as a 2018 senior when his squad was 11-1 overall while finishing as the San Diego Section Open Division runner-up and winning the Avocado League crown after posting a 5-0 league mark
– An honorable mention All-Avocado League pick as a 2017 junior when his squad finished 7-5 and reached the semifinals of the San Diego Section Open Division playoffs
– Sophomore squad finished 8-3 overall and won the Avocado League title with a 5-1 conference record
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 18, 2018)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (1823), 247Sports (2166)
National Offensive Guard Ratings: ESPN (94)
National Offensive Tackle Ratings: 247Sports Composite (158), 247Sports (184)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (226)
California Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (133), 247Sports Composite (170), 247Sports (256)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8234), 247Sports (80), ESPN (72), Rivals (5.5)
Other
– Born June 11, 2001
– Son of Paul and Kelly Driscoll
– Grandfather is Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Lance Alworth, who played collegiately at Arkansas before a storied 11-year career in the NFL with San Diego and Dallas in which he finished with 542 receptions for 10,266 yards receiving and 85 touchdown catches
– Graduated from Cal in May of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in history before adding a graduate certificate in business administration in December of 2023
Last Updated
June 10, 2024
