Twitter: @addisonooms | @calfootball
Instagram: addi57 | cal_football
Pronunciation
OH-ms
Cal Career (2014 – Present)
• Has played in 36 games over the last three-plus seasons at Cal after redshirting as a 2014 true freshman and started all 33 contests at center over the last two-plus campaigns with 12 starts in each campaign as a 2016 sophomore and 2017 junior, as well as each of the first nine games of his 2018 senior season
• Cal’s only active player on 2018 roster to have started all 33 games in the last two-plus campaigns and leads the team’s active players with his 33 career starts
• On the watch list twice as a junior and senior for the Rimington Trophy for the award given annually to the nation's top center
• Has not recorded any stats other than participation
Senior (2018)
• On the watch list for the Rimington Trophy for the second consecutive season
• Has played in and started all nine games at center but has not recorded any statistics other than participation
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Junior (2017)
• Started all 12 of the team's games at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
• On the watch list for the Rimington Trophy for the first of two consecutive seasons
• Helped protect quarterback Ross Bowers, who became the seventh quarterback in Cal history to throw for over 3000 yards and recorded the sixth-highest total in school history with 3039 passing yards while ranking among Pac-12 and national leaders in completions per game (22.67 cpg, 3rd Pac-12, 15th NCAA), passing yards per game (253.3 ypg, 4th Pac-12, 28th NCAA), passing yards (5th Pac-12, 33rd NCAA) and passing TDs (18, T6th Pac-12, T44th NCAA)
• Helped open holes for running back Patrick Laird, who registered the 19th 1,000-yard rushing season in Cal history while becoming the 16th Cal player to rush for 1,000 yards and the first since Daniel Lasco in 2014 as he ranked among Pac-12 and national leaders in rush yards per carry (5.9 ypc, 6th Pac-12, 31st NCAA), rushing yards per game (102.5 ypg, 7th Pac-12, 27th NCAA) and rushing yards (1127, 8th Pac-12, 39th NCAA)
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sophomore (2016)
• One of two offensive players to start all 12 games along with quarterback Davis Webb, both in their first seasons as starters, and one of 10 on the team with the other eight on defense
• Earned Cal's Bob Tessier Award as its Most Improved Lineman
• Key member of an offensive line that helped Cal rank fourth nationally in passing offense (358.8 ypg) and fourth-down conversion percentage (74.2%), eighth in first downs offense (335), 10th in total offense (513.2 ypg) and 22nd in scoring offense (37.1 ppg)
• Key member of an offensive line that helped Cal allow the second-fewest sacks overall in the Pac-12 and tied for 16th nationally (16) while the team's 1.33 sacks allowed per game were also second in the Pac-12 and tied for 22nd overall
• Helped Cal establish single-season school records for pass completions (383), first downs by penalty (35), fewest fumbles lost (3) and fewest turnovers (15)
• Helped protect quarterback Davis Webb who ranked among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing yards per game (2nd, 357.9 ypg), passing attempts (2nd, 620), completions per game (3rd, 31.83 cpg), points responsible for per game (3rd, 21.7 ppg), completions (4th, 382), total offense (4th, 348.8 ypg), passing yards (6th, 4295), total plays (6th, 653), passing touchdowns (T8th, 37) and points responsible for (260, 8th), while he led the Pac-12 in passing yards per game and total offense
• Helped Cal set an NCAA single-game record with 118 plays and a school single-game school mark with 40 first downs against Oregon
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2015)
• Made his Cal debut in the season-opener against Grambling State and played in a total of three games off the bench also seeing action against San Diego State and Washington State
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics
Freshman (2014)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Mater Dei HS (Class of 2014)
• Racked up the honors as a 2013 senior when he picked up first-team All-Pac 5 Division, All-Orange County and All-Trinity League selection playing for a team that finished 11-3 overall and reached the Southern Section Pac-5 Division finals while ranking No. 3 in California and No. 10 nationally in the final polls according to MaxPreps
• A second-team All-Trinity League selection as a 2012 junior when his squad reached the Southern Section Pac-5 Division title game for the first of two straight seasons and finished with an 11-3 overall record
• Also played on the varsity squad as a 2011 sophomore
• Earned a Dean’s Award for excellence in conduct and tallied over 150 volunteer hours
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2014)
• No. 10 center/guard recruit to watch in Southern California
Other
• Full name is Addison Gerald Ooms
• Born October 4, 1995
• Son of Willem and Joni Allen-Ooms
• Major is legal studies
• One of six players on the 2018 roster who prepped at Mater Dei High School along with fellow seniors Chase Forrest, Malik McMorris, Justin Norbeck and Matt Rockett, as well as freshman Nikko Remigio
Last Updated
November 10, 2018
