Offensively, California is led by a dynamic duo on offense with true freshman star Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who has been an exciting player this year for the Golden Bears. He has thrown for 1,982 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is the highest-rated player on the team with a 77.3 offensive grade this season in 545 snaps. He has been a bright spot for the Golden Bears this season and has continued to make big plays and keep California in games. Jacob De Jesus has been the second part of the duo that is performing at a high level and is a go-to player on offense. He leads the team in catches (55), and yards (492). The senior wide receiver had his best game recently against UNC, where he finished with 13 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. He has caught the attention of Virginia head coach Tony Elliot and the Cavaliers.
“Yeah. One, they got a very, very good quarterback that’s going to be special for many years to come, and that’s where it starts. Number 21 (Jacob De Jesus) is electric. I mean, he’s a do-everything kind of guy. They have great size at receiver and run well,” said Elliot.
“They got an ACC, a former, I guess I could say, East Coast ACC running back (Kendrick Raphael). That’s a really good back there. They’re long up front. They’re big. They can run the ball, they can throw the ball. So they present tremendous challenges offensively and then defensively. They’re very, and offensively they’re very well coached and very well coordinated.”…