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Pronunciation
bore-I-oh
Career Stats
Game Logs: 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Borrayo is a national honors candidate for the second consecutive season as a 2016 senior and listed as the starter at the left guard position on the preseason depth chart. He has started 29 games over the past three campaigns at left guard including a career-high 13 as a 2015 junior with his 29 career starts the second-most by any Cal player to fellow senior Cal offensive lineman Steven Moore’s 36 and his games played fourth among the team’s active players. Borrayo is one of four returning starting offensive lineman along with Aaron Cochran, Dominic Granado and Steven Moore that helped Cal set numerous records in 2015 including single-season school marks for passing yardage (4,892), passing yards per game (376.3 ypg), passing touchdowns (44) and scoring offense (37.9 ppg, modern-era record), among others. He led a 2015 offensive line for a Cal offense that ranked third nationally in passing offense, eighth in total offense and 17th in scoring offense, with all of the numbers second in the Pac-12. Borrayo is Cal’s most decorated offensive linemen, having been named honorable mention All-Pac-12 from the league’s coaches and third-team by Phil Steele during both his sophomore and junior seasons while adding third-team recognition from College Sports Madness as a junior.
Cal Career (2013-Present)
• Has started all 29 games at left guard that he has played in during his first two-plus seasons with the program with his 29 starts the second-most by any current Cal offensive lineman
• Helped protect quarterback Jared Goff, who started all 37 of the Golden Bears' games at quarterback from 2013-15 and set 26 school records including career marks for passing yardage (12,220), touchdown passes (96), total offense (12,086) and completions (977)
Senior (2016)
• A preseason candidate for all national honors presented to offensive linemen including the Outland Trophy in which he is a member of the watch list and the Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
• Listed as the starter at the left guard position on the preseason depth chart
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury but is expected to be ready for the 2016 season
Junior (2015)
• Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors
• Started all 13 games to establish a single-season career-high
• 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
• Picked up second-team Preseason All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele
• Played in the spring game
Sophomore (2014)
• Started all 11 games he played in with the exception coming with a contest he missed vs. UCLA due to injury
• Third-team All-Pac-12 selection by College Sports Madness and Phil Steele, as well as an honorable mention pick of the league’s coaches
• Played a key role for a Cal offense that set or equaled 12 single-season school or modern-era school records and ranked in the top 15 nationally in five offensive categories
• Earned Cal’s
Stub Allison Award for strength and conditioning
• Earned second-team Midseason All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week for March 3-9, 2014
Freshman (2013)
• Started the last five games at left guard with his first career start at Washington and the team improving its rushing average by 37.8 yards per game with him in the starting lineup compared to its first seven contests
• Played a key role for a Cal offense that set or equaled three single-season school records and ranked 10th nationally in passing yards per game
• Cal’s No. 5 recruit prior to the season according to Athlon
Paramount HS (Class of 2013)
• Named the San Gabriel Valley League Offensive Player of the Year as a 2012 senior to cap a career in which he totaled a school career record 137 pancake blocks, while also playing on the defensive line and contributing 62 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, one pass defended and one quarterback hurry
• A two-time first-team All-Southern Section Southeast Division and All-San Gabriel Valley League selection in his final two campaigns as a junior and senior in 2011 and 2012
• Additional honors during his senior campaign included All-West Region (PrepStar), first-team All-Area (Long Beach Press Telegram, Los Angeles Daily News), first-team All-San Gabriel Valley League and team MVP
• Totaled 64 pancake blocks as a senior, while registering 43 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry on defense, including a season-high seven tackles vs. Downey and MaxPreps Player of the Game honors after six tackles and a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss at Woodrow Wilson
• Selected as the team’s Lineman of the Year as a junior when he had 43 pancake blocks on offense, while adding 19 tackles, 2.0 sacks and one pass defended on the defensive side of the ball
• Played primarily on the offensive line as a sophomore, totaling 27 pancake blocks
• Started all but one game during his three seasons with the lone exception the first contest of his 2010 sophomore campaign
• Team shared San Gabriel Valley League titles in both his junior and senior campaigns to twice advance to the first round of the CIF Southern Section Western Division playoffs
• Squad posted the best overall record at the school in 15 years with an 8-3 mark during his senior campaign
• Also wrestled and was a member of the All-Area Dream Team as a senior in 2012, leading his squad to its first SGVL title in 15 years
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2013)
• A three-star recruit according to 247Sports Composite, ESPN, PrepStar, Rivals and Scout, while 247Sports gave him two stars
• Ranked as high as the No. 52 offensive tackle nationally by PrepStar, while he was listed among the nation’s best offensive guards by Scout (No. 58), Rivals (No. 62), 247Sports Composite (No. 74), ESPN (No. 82) and 247Sports (No. 128)
• ESPN listed him as the No. 187 player overall in his region
• Rivals (No. 84) gave him his top rating among California players overall, while he was also listed by ESPN (No. 128), 247Sports Composite (No. 134) and 247Sports (No. 216)
Other
• Full name is Christopher Kiki Borrayo
• Born September 16, 1995
• Parents are Ricky Borrayo and Angelica Mata
• One of eight children in his family
• Did not play any sports prior to high school
• Intended major is sociology
Last Updated
July 25, 2016
