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Cochran played in 28 games and made 16 starts during the last three seasons of his four campaigns at Cal after redshirting as a true freshman in 2013. Cochran played in 11 games with a career-high 10 starts at left tackle as a 2016 junior after playing in a career-high 12 games with six starts at left tackle all over the final eight games as a 2015 sophomore. He played in five games off the bench and on special teams as a 2014 redshirt freshman. Cochran is on track to earn his bachelor's degree from Cal in interdisciplinary studies in May of 2017.
After Cal
• Announced on February 2, 2017, that he would use his final season of collegiate eligibility as a graduate transfer at another school
Cal Career (2013-16)
• Played in 28 games with 16 starts during the last three seasons seasons of his four campaigns at Cal after redshirting as a true freshman in 2013
• Registered a career-high 10 starts as a 2016 junior after playing in a career-high 12 games as a 2015 sophomore
• Twice named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week, once as a sophomore and once as a true freshman
Junior (2016)
• Played in 11 games with a career-high 10 starts
• Helped Cal's offense rank among the top 25 nationally in eight categories – fewest fumbles lost (No. T3, 3), fourth-down conversion percentage (No. 4, 10-12, 74.2%), passing offense (No. 4, 358.8 ypg), first downs offense (No. 8, 335), total offense (No. 10, 513.2 ypg), tackles for loss allowed (No. T13, 4.67 tflpg), plays of 20 or more yards from the line of scrimmage (No. T14, 57), scoring offense (No. 22, 37.1 ppg) and sacks allowed (No. 23, 1.33 spg), while Cal also led the Pac-12 in fewest fumbles lost, total offense and fourth-down conversion percentage
• Helped Cal's offense establish single-school records in 2016 for pass completions (383), first downs by penalty (35), fewest fumbles lost (3) and fewest turnovers (15) while equaling a school mark for field goals made (22)
• Helped protect quarterback Davis Webb, who started all 12 games in his lone season at Cal in 2016 and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating while ranking among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing attempts (No. 2), completions (No. 3), points responsible for per game (21.7, No. 3), total offense (348.8, No. 4), passing yards (No. 5), total plays (No. 6, 653), points responsible for (260, No. 7)
• Played in the spring game but did not record any stats other than participation
Sophomore (2015)
• Played in a career-high 12 games with six starts to establish career highs in both categories
• Helped Cal's offense set numerous records including single-season school marks in passing yardage (4,892), passing yards per game (376.3 ypg), passing touchdowns (44), total offense (6,879), total yards per game (529.2 ypg), total touchdowns (63), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, modern-era school record), first downs (341) and first downs passing (201)
• Helped the offense rank third nationally in passing offense, eighth in total offense, 14th in third down conversion percentage (46.9%) and 17th in scoring offense, with all of the numbers second in the Pac-12
• Helped Jared Goff break a pair of Pac-12 single-season records in his final campaign when he passed for 4,719 yards and 43 touchdowns while becoming the first Cal quarterback to earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors since Aaron Rodgers in 2004
• Helped Cal become the only team in the nation to have six receivers with 40 or more catches and the first college football team in recorded history to have six players with 40 or more receptions and three 500-yard rushers in the same season
• Helped Cal set single-game team records with 760 yards of total offense and 36 first downs vs. Oregon State, while tying a modern-era school record with 10 extra-point attempts vs. Grambling State
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Played in the spring game
Freshman (2014)
• Played in five games off the bench and on special teams, seeing his first collegiate action vs. Sacramento State and also getting on the field vs. UCLA, at Oregon State, at USC and vs. Stanford
• Worked for most of spring practices as the backup left tackle
Freshman (2013)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Cal’s No. 5 recruit prior to the season according to 247Sports/Sporting News and No. 8 by Athlon, while Phil Steele ranked him as the No. 72 national freshman offensive lineman
Buhach Colony HS (Class of 2012)
• Earned All-American honors from MaxPreps and played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl as a 2012 senior
• Invited to the Cal State Game following his senior season but did not play due to injury
• Racked up additional honors during his senior campaign, earning first-team All-State (Cal-Hi Sports), second-team Division I All-State (MaxPreps), All-NorCal (MaxPreps), first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section (MaxPreps), All-District (Modesto Bee), All-Area (Merced Sun-Star) and All-Central California Conference (MaxPreps) recognition, as well as being named the CCC Offensive Lineman of the Year
• Added a preseason All-NorCal (MaxPreps) selection as a senior
• Earned first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section (MaxPreps) and All-CCC (MaxPreps) honors as a 2011 junior
• Each of his final three prep teams in his 2010 sophomore, junior and senior seasons won CCC titles and reached the Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals, combining for a 34-5 overall record and 15-0 CCC mark during the three-year run
• Each of his four prep teams averaged at least 39.1 points, 385.0 yards of total offense and 300.0 yards of rushing
• Also played basketball and was a second-team All-CCC player as a sophomore in 2010-11
• A member of six CCC All-Academic teams, picking up the honor in both football and basketball during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons
• President of his school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Associated student body vice president during his senior year
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2012)
• A four-star recruit according to ESPN, while he received three stars each from 247Sports Composite, 247Sports, Rivals and Scout
• Listed as the No. 20 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN, while other position rankings came from 247Sports Composite (No. 39), Rivals (No. 45) and 247Sports (No. 60)
• Among the nation’s top players overall according to ESPN (No. 502)
• Ranked as the No. 47 player overall in his region by ESPN
• Among the top players overall in California by ESPN (No. 37), 247Sports Composite (No. 57), Rivals (No. 67) and 247Sports (No. 87)
Other
• Full name is Aaron Alexander Cochran
• Born June 15, 1995
• Parents are Roderick and Nicole Cochran
• Older brother, Matt Cochran, spent three seasons as a Cal offensive lineman from 2012-14
• Cousin, DeMeco Ryans, was an All-American linebacker at Alabama and has played in the NFL since being drafted by Houston in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, earning AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2006, first-team All-Pro recognition in 2007 and adding the Ed Block Courage Award in 2007 while making two Pro Bowls in six seasons with the Texans before playing four seasons with Philadelphia (2012-15) before becoming a free agent
• Cousin, Bryan Campbell, played collegiate football at Colorado
• Cousin, Darren Lake, is a 2016 rookie with the San Francisco 49ers after playing 42 games of collegiate football at Alabama from 2012-15
• Major is interdisciplinary studies
Last Updated
February 2, 2017
