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Porchivina spent one season at Cal in 2014 before leaving the program and did not see any action in his single season with the program. He worked primarily at running back during his lone campaign at Cal after coming into the program as a two-way player at running back and linebacker.
Cal Career (2014)
► Left the program and transferred from Cal following his 2014 true freshman season without seeing any action
Freshman (2014)
► Left the program and transferred from Cal following the season without seeing any action before leaving the program
► Redshirted
Casa Grande HS (Class of 2014)/Saint Vincent HS
► Combined for 2,332 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns on the ground on 276 carries, as well as 32 catches for 437 yards receiving and seven TD’s, and 3,508 all-purpose yards (2,332 rush, 437 receiving, 503 kick return, 140 punt return, 96 interception return) during his two prep seasons at Casa Grande High School in 2012 and 2013, while adding 136 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks (-86 yards), three interceptions returned for 96 yards, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and four forced fumbles while scoring a total of 228 points on 38 total touchdowns
► Earned North Bay League Back of the Year as well San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro and Sonoma County and Redwood Empire Defensive Player of the Year honors, and was first-team All-NBL at both running back and linebacker as well as his team’s Overall Player of the Year, while being a nominee for Bay Area Player of the Year as a two-way 2013 senior for a 13-1 squad that posted the best record in school history, won its first 13 games, was North Coast Section runners-up and North Bay League champions with a 7-0 league record
► Tallied 1,681 yards rushing on 187 carries (9.0 ypr) as a senior to rank second in the league in rushing, while scoring 21 touchdowns on the ground and 28 overall to lead the league in both overall touchdowns and scoring (162 points), adding 24 receptions for 321 yards receiving and five touchdowns, and had 2,607 all-purpose yards (186.2 ypg) by adding 369 on kick returns, 140 on punt returns and 96 on interception returns
► Posted 87 tackles as a senior to rank fifth in the North Bay League, 15.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks (-66 yards) to rank second in the conference, three interceptions to rank fourth that he returned for 96 yards, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
► Had a career-high single-game school record 301 yards rushing and three touchdowns including a season-long 83-yard touchdown run, as well as a career-high 352 all-purpose yards (also 23 receiving, 28 kick return) in the first of two meetings against Windsor as a senior, among seven 100-yard rushing games
► Totaled career highs of 12 tackles and two forced fumbles against Cardinal Newman as a senior, while he had a career-high-tying 2.0 sacks on three occasions against Santa Rosa, Alameda and the second meeting against Windsor
► Had at least one catch in every game as a senior, including a 75-yard touchdown in a second meeting against Windsor
► Earned San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro honors as a running back during his 2012 junior campaign, while adding a first-team All-NBL selection as a running back and second-team all-league honors as an outside linebacker when his team was 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the NBL before falling in the second round of the North Coast Section Division II playoffs after a first-round bye
► Contributed 651 yards rushing and nine touchdowns on the ground on 89 carries as a 2012 junior, while adding eight receptions for 116 yards receiving and two TDs as well as 134 kick return yards for a total of 901 all-purpose yards
► Defensive stats as a junior included 49 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks (-20 yards), one interception, two fumble recoveries and one pass breakup
► Also played basketball and baseball
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2014)
► A three-star recruit according to 247Sports Composite and ESPN, while 247Sports, Rivals and Scout gave him two each
► Among the nation’s top-ranked outside linebackers by 247Sports Composite (No. 130), Scout (No. 137) and 247Sports (No. 153)
► Also checked in on the 247Sports Composite list of the nation’s top players overall at No. 1811
► Ranked among the top players overall in his region by ESPN (No. 215)
► Among the top players overall in California according to ESPN (No. 136), 247Sports Composite (No. 164) and 247Sports (No. 191)
► Received a grade of 0.8015 from 247Sports Composite, while 247Sports had him at 76, ESPN at 73 and Rivals at 5.4
► Earned honorable mention honors at the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Combine
► Listed as an emerging prospect by Scout in April of 2013
Other
► Full name is John Ryan Porchivina
► Born November 3, 1995
► Parents are Rudy and Deb Porchivina
► Posted a 4.69 40-yard dash at the 2013 U.S. Army Combine and has marks of 4.30 in the 20-yard shuttle and 31.8” in the vertical jump as well as a 69.21 SPARQ rating according to ESPN
► Played youth baseball, basketball and Pop Warner football with current Cal quarterback Jared Goff
Last Updated
June 6, 2015
