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Forrest's Career Game Highs
Rushes: 2 (twice, last at Washington, 2017)
Rushing Yards: 8 (vs. Oregon State, 2015)
Long Rush: 8 (vs. Oregon State, 2015)
Pass Completions: 10 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Pass Attempts: 17 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Passing Yards: 162 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Passing TDs: 1 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Long Pass: 63TD (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Interceptions: 2 (vs. TCU, 2018)
Total Offense Yards: 163 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
All-Purpose Yards: 8 (vs. Oregon State, 2015)
Cal Career (2014-18)
• Played in seven games all off the bench and completed 20-of-42 passes (47.6%) for 286 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions for a 98.39 passer efficiency rating, while also being credited with six rushes for minus three yards
• Made his collegiate debut and saw the most extensive action of his career in the 2015 season-opener vs. Grambling State when he set all of his single-game and single-season passing career highs other than interceptions by completing 10-of-17 passes (58.8%) for 162 yards with his lone career touchdown while adding a career-high-tying two rushes for one yard
• Also had career highs of three rushes and nine yards rushing as a sophomore including a career-high eight rushing yards all coming on a career-long eight-yard rush as a sophomore vs. Oregon State
• Threw a career-high two interceptions in the final game and lone bowl action of his career as a 2018 senior against TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl
• Also had a career-long 63-yard completion for a touchdown to Bug Rivera to close out the scoring in the 73-14 win over Grambling State in the season-opener of his sophomore campaign to give Cal the second-most points in a game in school history
• Equaled his single-game career high with a pair of rushing attempts as a junior at Washington
Senior (2018)
• Earned Cal's Joe Roth Award for courage, attitude and sportsmanship
• Saw his lone action of the season in the final game of his career in the Cheez-It Bowl against TCU when he played the entire second half and completed 5-of-14 passes for 71 yards with tow interceptions for a 49.74 passer efficiency rating, while adding one rush for a loss of eight yards
• Spent most of the first part of the season as the team's No. 4 quarterback behind Chase Garbers, Brandon McIlwain and Ross Bowers, before ending the season at No. 2 behind only Garbers and playing the entire second half of the final game of the campaign at the Cheez-It Bowl
• Completed 2-of-6 passes for three yards in the spring game while also being credited with a loss of six yards on two rushes
Junior (2017)
• Saw action in three consecutive games off the bench (at Oregon, at Washington, vs. Washington State), completing 5-of-10 passes for 53 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions for a 94.52 passer efficiency rating while adding two rushes for a loss of four yards to finish with 49 yards of total offense
• Completed 5-of-8 passes for 53 yards and both of his rushing attempts on the season for a loss of four yards at Washington
• Made his season debut and appeared in a game for the first time since his 2015 freshman season at Oregon and was 0-for-2 off the bench
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week in of 2018
• Listed as one of two quarterbacks along with Chase Garbers sharing the No. 2 position on the depth chart behind starter Ross Bowers for the entire season and one of four to take significant reps during training camp as the No. 1 quarterback along with Bowers, Garbers and Brandon McIlwain after sharing No. 1 reps with Bowers throughout spring ball
• Completed 15-of-29 passes for a game-high 189 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the spring game, hooking up with Jordan Duncan for an eight-yard scoring strike and Vic Wharton III on a 30-yard reception that was the longest play of the game
• Also credited with six rushes for a loss of 21 yards in the spring game
Sophomore (2016)
• Did not play
• Spent the entire season sharing the No. 2 spot on the depth chart with Ross Bowers behind starter Davis Webb
• Completed 16-of-23 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown on a 13-yard connection to Jake Ashton while also converting the two-point conversion that followed to Chad Hansen for the losing Gold squad in the spring game
Freshman (2015)
• Spent both the season and spring practices as the No. 2 quarterback to Jared Goff, who would eventually become the No. 1 overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft of the Los Angeles Rams and the team's starting quarterback in Super Bowl LIII
• Played in three games off the bench and completed 10-of-18 passes (55.6%) for 162 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a 138.38 passer efficiency rating, all career highs other than the interceptions
• Also credited with three rushes for a career-high nine yards
• Made his collegiate debut and saw the most extensive action of his career in the season-opener vs. Grambling State when he set all of his passing career highs other than interceptions by completing 10-of-17 passes (58.8%) for 162 yards with his lone career touchdown and one interception while adding a career-high-tying two rushes for one yard
• Had a career-long 63-yard completion for a touchdown to Bug Rivera to close out the scoring in a 73-14 win over Grambling State to give Cal the second-most points in a game in school history
• Threw one incomplete pass vs. San Diego State
• Also played vs. Oregon State with his lone statistic a career-long eight-yard rush
• Completed 12-of-16 passes for 124 yards (all game highs) and one touchdown on a fourth down and eight to Jack Austin during red zone work in the spring game, while adding two rushes for a loss of seven yards
Freshman (2014)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Mater Dei HS (Class of 2014)
• Led his team into the Southern Section Pac-5 championship game during each of his final two seasons as a 2012 junior and 2013 senior, taking over as the starter late in his junior campaign and spending the entire season as the starter as a senior
• Completed 133-of-244 passes (56.8%) for 2,001 yards and 14 touchdowns with 10 interceptions and a long pass of 90 yards as a senior, while also rushing 77 times for 299 yards and four touchdowns to help his squad to an 11-3 overall record and final rankings of No. 3 in the state and No. 10 nationally according to MaxPreps while reaching the finals of the Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs before falling to state champion St. John Bosco
• Posted a career-high 207 yards passing in the season opener against Upland as a senior, while he had three touchdown passes against both St. Paul and Long Beach Poly in the section semifinals, as well as a career-high 112 yards rushing against Oaks Christian and a career-high two running scores vs. Santa Monica
• Saw limited action as a junior not taking over as the starter until late in the campaign and finished the season with 1,329 passing yards and 16 touchdowns against three interceptions, while completing 100-of-150 passes (66.7%) and adding 195 yards and one touchdown on 87 carries
• Led his squad to the Southern Section Pac-5 Division playoffs against Long Beach Poly after taking over as the starter late in his junior campaign before finishing the season 11-3 overall, while ranking eighth in California and 31st nationally according to MaxPreps
• On the varsity roster as a 2011 sophomore but did not play
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2014)
• A three-star recruit according to 247Sports, 247Sports Composite and ESPN, while Rivals and Scout gave him two stars each
• Among the nation’s top-ranked pocket passer quarterbacks by ESPN (No. 32)
• Among the nation’s top-ranked pro-style quarterbacks by 247Sports Composite (No. 42) and 247Sports (No. 52)
• Checked in on the 247Sports Composite list of the nation’s top players overall at No. 993
• Ranked among the top players overall in his region by ESPN (No. 88)
• Among the top players overall in California according to ESPN (No. 56), 247Sports Composite (No. 97) and 247Sports (No. 110)
• Received an 84 grade from 247Sports, while 247Sports Composite had him at 0.8400, ESPN at 78 and Rivals at 5.4
• Participated in the 2013 B2G 7-on-7 Elite 16 passing tournament and IMG West Regional 7-on-7 Championship
Other
• Full name is Chasen Ryder Forrest
• Born September 13, 1995
• Son of Matt Forrest and Maureen Armstrong
• Mother is a professional photographer who has taken photos at many Cal football games
• One of seven players on the 2018 roster who prepped at Mater Dei High School along with fellow seniors Malik McMorris, Justin Norbeck, Addison Ooms and Matt Rockett, junior Gerran Brown and freshman Nikko Remigio
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies
Last Updated
March 17, 2019
