Biography
Pronunciation
duh-VON
Modster's Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 19 (vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Rushing Yards: 76 (vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Long Rush: 37 (vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Rushing TDs: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Pass Completions: 17 (at Oregon, 2019)
Pass Attempts: 34 (at Oregon, 2019)
Passing Yards: 230 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Passing TDs: 3 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Long Pass: 52TD (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Interceptions: 2 (at Oregon, 2019)
Total Offense Yards: 273 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
All-Purpose Yards: 76 (vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Total Touchdowns (Passing And Rushing): 4 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Points: 6 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Quarterback Efficiency Rating: 234.40 (at Ole Miss, 2019)
Tackles: 1 (at Oregon, 2019)
Modster's Collegiate Career Game Highs
Rushes: 19 (for Cal, vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Rushing Yards: 76 (for Cal, vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Long Rush: 37 (for Cal, vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Pass Completions: 21 (for UCLA, vs. Kansas State, 2017)
Pass Attempts: 34 (twice, last for Cal, at Oregon, 2019)
Passing TDs: 3 (for Cal, vs. Washington State, 2019)
Passing Yards: 295 (for UCLA, vs. Kansas State, 2017)
Long Pass: 70TD (for UCLA, vs. Kansas State, 2017)
Interceptions: 2 (for Cal, at Oregon, 2019)
Receptions: 1 (for UCLA, at Utah, 2017)
Receiving Yards: 1 (for UCLA, at Utah, 2017)
Long Reception: 1 (for UCLA, at Utah, 2017)
Total Offense Yards: 314 (for UCLA, vs. Kansas State, 2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 76 (for Cal, vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Total Touchdowns (Passing And Rushing): 4 (for Cal, vs. Washington State, 2019)
Points: 6 (for Cal, vs. Washington State, 2019)
Quarterback Efficiency Rating: 234.40 (for Cal at Ole Miss, 2019)
Cal Career (2016 – Present)
• Has played in seven games with three starts and completed 62-of-123 passes (50.4%) for 705 yards with five touchdown throws and five interceptions for a 103.84 passer efficiency rating, while adding 48 rushes for 168 yards and one touchdown for 873 yards of total offense
• Has five explosive plays of 15 or more yards from the line of scrimmage all on the ground
• Did not convert on his lone two-point try of his junior campaign at Washington State
• Had his lone career tackle at Oregon as a junior
• Became eligible to compete at Cal on September 21, 2019, one calendar year after he transferred from UCLA
Collegiate Career (2016 – Present)
• Has played in 12 games with six starts and completed 113-of-202 passes (55.9%) for 1376 yards with nine touchdowns and five interceptions for a 122.91 passing efficiency rating while adding 58 rushes for 202 yards and one touchdown, as well as one reception for one yard to compile 1579 yards of total offense and 203 all-purpose yards
• Posted collegiate career highs of six games played and three starts as a 2019 junior at Cal when he completed 62-of-122 passes (50.8%) for 705 yards with five touchdown throws and five interceptions for a 104.69 quarterback efficiency rating, while adding 48 rushes for 168 yards and one touchdown for 873 total yards of offense with all but the passing efficiency rating and completion percentage career highs
• Did not convert on his lone two-point try of his junior campaign at Washington State
• Registered a career-high 152.61 passing efficiency rating as a 2017 sophomore at UCLA when he completed 51-of-79 passes for 671 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions
• Had his lone career tackle at Oregon as a junior
• Spent his 2016 and 2017 seasons as well part of his 2018 campaign at UCLA before transferring from UCLA on September 21, 2018, then spent one semester enrolled in school at Palomar College in the fall of 2018 before transferring to Cal in January of 2019
Senior (2020)
• Has played in one game off the bench and threw an incompletion in his lone pass attempt
Junior (2019)
• Played in six games including his first three starts at Cal against Oregon, Oregon State and Washington State, and completed 62-of-122 passes (50.8%) for 705 yards with five touchdown throws and five interceptions for a 104.69 passing efficiency rating, while adding 48 rushes for 168 yards and one touchdown for 873 yards of total offense with all of the numbers other passing efficiency rating and completion percentage career highs
• Added five explosive plays of 15 or more yards from the line of scrimmage all on the ground
• Picked up his first victory as a starting quarterback at Cal against Washington State when he completed 16-of-24 passes for a Cal career-high 230 yards with a career-high three touchdowns and no interceptions including a 52-yard touchdown to Makai Polk that was Cal's second-longest passing play of the season for a Cal career high 188.42 passing efficiency rating, while adding seven rushes for 43 yards and his first career touchdown on the ground but did not convert on his lone two-point try of the season as he was named Cal's Co-Offensive Player of the Week
• Completed 12-of-27 passes for 151 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in his first Cal start against Oregon State that was also the first time a backup quarterback had started at Cal in 79 games since Allan Bridgford replaced Zach Maynard as the starter for the final four games of the 2012 campaign for a 119.79 passing efficiency rating, while adding career-high rushing totals with 19 carries and 76 yards rushing including a career-long 37-yard run that was Cal's third-longest of the year before missing the final two series of the game with an injury that also caused him to miss Cal's next contest at Utah
• Completed 17-of-34 passes for 190 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in his first start for Cal at Oregon for a 94.88 passing efficiency rating, while rushing 10 times for 30 yards including a 21-yarder and adding his lone career tackle
• Replaced injured starter Chase Garbers in the second quarter against Arizona State and played the remainder of the game, completing 5-of-14 passes for 23 yards with no touchdowns and one interception for a 35.23 passing efficiency rating while adding four rushes for 19 yards against the Sun Devils
• Played in relief of an injured Garbers on two other occasions against USC when he entered in the second quarter and finished the game against the Trojans by completing 11-of-22 passes for 95 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions for a 68.09 passing efficiency rating while adding eight rushes for zero yards, and in his Cal debut at Ole Miss when he replaced Garbers in the third quarter and completed his only pass attempt for 16 yards for a 234.40 passing efficiency rating before Garbers returned
• Was not eligible for the team's first three games after sitting out one calendar following his transfer from UCLA on September 21, 2018
• Completed 6-of-7 passes for 27 yards including the game's first touchdown pass to Marcel Dancy and no interceptions for a 165.26 passing efficiency rating while adding two rushes for a loss of seven yards
• One of seven scholarship players who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its spring practices along with fellow transfers DeShawn Collins, Kuony Deng and Isaiah Humphries, as well as incoming freshmen Braxten Croteau, Orin Patu and Makai Polk
Palomar College (2018)
• Enrolled in and attended school in the fall of 2018 but was not a member of the football program
UCLA (2016-18)
• Played in five games with two starts all as a 2017 redshirt freshman and completed 51-of-79 passes (64.6%) for 671 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 152.61 passing efficiency rating while adding 10 rushes for 34 yards and one reception for one yard
• Completed 21-of-34 passes for 295 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions including a career-long 70-yard scoring pass for a 154.06 passing efficiency rating, while rushing 10 times for 30 yards including a 21-yarder in a Cactus Bowl victory over Kansas State
• Entered the game to start the second half and led a win over Cal by completing 14-of-18 passes for 191 yards for a 116.91 passing efficiency rating and leading the Bruins on late drive (10-55-2:18) that produced the game-winning field goal with 0:04 remaining in a 30-27 victory, while adding three rushes for five yards all in the second half
• Made his first collegiate start at Utah, completing 8-of-12 passes for 103 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 166.27 passing efficiency rating, while adding three rushes for seven yards and his lone career reception for one yard
• Completed 7-of-12 passes for 77 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 112.23 passing efficiency rating, while adding one rush for nine yards
• Saw his first collegiate action vs. Hawai'i, completing 1-of-3 passes for five yards with no touchdowns or interceptions for a 47.33 passing efficiency rating and rushing once for a loss of six yards
• A member of the program in 2018 through the team's first three games before transferring on September 21
• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2016
• Wore No. 18
Tesoro HS (Class Of 2016)
• Earned All-South Section West Valley Division and Team MVP honors as a senior when he averaged 305.0 passing yards per game and threw for 25 touchdowns with five interceptions for a team that was 10-3 overall and reached the quarterfinals of the Southern Section West Valley Division playoffs
• Completed 199-of-341 passes for 2602 yards and 24 touchdowns with nine interceptions while adding 133 carries for 680 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns as well as one reception for 12 yards to earn Team MVP recognition for the first of two consecutive campaigns as a junior, while he rushed 133 times for 680 yards and 12 scores for a team that was 9-3 overall and reached the quarterfinals of the Southern Section West Valley Division playoffs
• Wore No. 2 in football as a junior and senior after suiting up in No. 4 as a 2014 sophomore
• Also played basketball as a 2015-16 senior
Other
• Born October 24, 1997
• Son of Rudy and Tess Modster
• Major is sociology
Last Updated
December 5, 2020
