Cal's All-Time Top Commits

While checking out Cal's current recruits I discovered 247Sports had a ranking of Cal's All-Time Top Commits.

It's not really an All-Time list. Tony Gonzalez, Ken Harvey, Joe Roth, Craig Morton, Jackie Jensen, Brick Muller, etc. aren't included. It only includes the players that were rated during the time 247Sports has been rating them.

1.   Keenan Allen, WR, 6-2 211, Class of 2010
2.   DeSean Jackson, WR, 5-10 178, Class of 2005
3.   Demetris Robertson, WR, 6-0 190, Class of 2016
4.   Marshawn Lynch, RB, 5-11 215, Class of 2004
5.   Lorenzo Alexander, OLB, 6-1 244, Class of 2001
6.   Zach Kline, QB, 6-2 215, Class of 2012
7.   Viliami Moala, DT, 6-2 320, Class of 2011
8.   Derrick Hill, DT, 6-2 310, Class of 2006
9.   Darian Hagan, S, 6-0 180, Class of 2006
10. Cecil Whiteside, OLB, 6-3 220, Class of 2010
11. Anthony Felder, ILB, 6-3 235, Class of 2005
12. Bryce Treggs, WR, 5-10 175, Class of 2012
13. Phillip Mbakogu, SDE, 6-3 260, Class of 2004
14. Todd Barr, SDE, 6-2 240, Class of 2011
15. Jason Gibson, WDE, 6-2 210, Class of 2011
16. Stefan McClure, S, 5-11 205, Class of 2011
17. Steve Williams, S, 5-11 205, Class of 2009
18. Gabe King, SDE, 6-6 253, Class of 2010
19. Erik Brown, WR, 6-1 175, Class of 2014
20. Desmond Bishop, LB, 6-2 244, Class of 2005
21. Brennan Scarlett, DE, 6-4 260, Class of 2011
22. Syd'Quan Thompson, CB, 5-9 190, Class of 2005
23. Carlos Strickland, WR, 6-4 215, Class of 2015
24. Mustafa Jalil, DT, 6-4 315, Class of 2011
25. Nick Forbes, ILB, 6-0 223, Class of 2010

5-Star Recruits
Keenan Allen
DeSean Jackson
Demetris Robertson
Lorenzo Alexander

So, Cal has had four 5-star recruits this century. There are a lot of colleges across the land that get more than that in a single recruiting class.

The rest of the commits were 4-star recruits.

A few of the above had successful Cal careers. Those college careers led to NFL careers.

Keenan Allen
DeSean Jackson
Marshawn Lynch
Lorenzo Alexander
Bryce Treggs
Stefan McClure
Steve Williams
Desmond Bishop
Brennan Scarlett
Syd'Quan Thompson

A few of those have had excellent NFL careers. Demetris Roberston might join them. Unfortunately for Cal, Roberston is currently spending his college football days at the University of Georgia. After an eye-catching freshman year and an injury-plagued sophomore year, he transferred.

It's the misses on this list that stand out to me. The Class of 2011 is a perfect example of this.

Viliami Moala
Todd Barr
Jason Gibson
Stefan McClure
Brennan Scarlett
Mustafa Jalil

For Cal, six 4-star recruits is an outstanding recruiting class. Only Scarlett and McClure shined at Cal. And Scarlett spent his final year of eligibility at Stanford.

This has been a fun look at Cal's recruiting past. It's a good thing that the recruiting stars mean little once these kids step on campus. After all, the geniuses that hand them out gave Aaron Rodgers two.