Aaron Tipoti Cal Football

Aaron Tipoti Class: Junior Hometown: Honolulu, HI High School: Word of Life Academy Height / Weight: 6-2 / 311 Position: DL Birthdate: 01/04/1990 Experience: 2L

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PRONUNCIATION: (tee-PO-tee)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats): Wore No. 40 for his first three seasons with the program from 2008-10 but has switched to No. 50 for the 2011 campaign.

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats):

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in 12 games with four starts that came in consecutive contests during the second half of the season at Arizona State, vs. Oregon State, vs. Arizona and at Stanford ... the only game he did not play in was the third contest of the campaign at Minnesota ... registered 21 tackles (1 unassisted, 20 assisted) and 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) ... received the team's Bob Simmons Award as the Most Valuable Freshman on defense ... had career-high-tying totals of four tackles in back-to-back games off the bench at Oregon and vs. USC ... added three tackles vs. both Eastern Washington and Arizona ... had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) in the season-opener vs. Maryland and two tackles at Arizona State, while collecting single tackles vs. Washington State, vs. Oregon State and vs. Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl.

2008: Redshirted ... did not play ... named Cal's Co-Scout Player of the Year on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: Selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep ... a three-star prospect according to Scout and Rivals ... Rivals also listed him as the No. 7 recruit from the state of Hawaii ... first-team All-State choice by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser ... also played basketball and threw the shot put and discus as a prep.

PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Fetutasi Tipoti ... born January 4, 1990 ... parents are Nofo and Sisavaii Tipoti ... father played college football at Hawai'i ... major is undeclared but considering American Studies.

TIPOTI'S CAREER GAME HIGHS 
Tackles: 4 (twice, last vs. USC, 2009)
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 (vs. Maryland, 2009)

LAST UPDATED: September 25, 2010

Isi Sofele Cal Football

Isi Sofele Class: Junior Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT High School: Cottonwood HS Height / Weight: 5-7 / 188 Position: TB Birthdate: 11/06/1990 Experience: 2L

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PRONUNCIATION: (EE-see) (so-fell-AY)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats)

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats):

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games with two starts coming when he was in for the first offensive play both in the regular-season finale at Washington and the Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah ... was one of only three true freshmen along with kicker Vincenzo D'Amato and offensive lineman Brian Schwenke that played in 2009 ... contributed 12 rushes for 82 yards and one touchdown on the ground, three receptions for 26 receiving yards and 12 kick returns for 248 yards and a 20.7 average after moving into the role as the team's primary kick returner for its final two contests against Washington (6-127) and in the Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah (6-121), tying Shane Vereen for both team's single-game kick returns and kick return yardage ... had his most productive offensive game against Eastern Washington when he rushed twice for a career-high 26 yards and scored his lone touchdown of the campaign on a 22-yard run that was also his longest career rush ... added two rushes for 16 yards, including a 17-yard scamper, and caught one ball for 10 yards vs. Washington State ... had a pair of carries for 13 yards at Oregon ... had both a rush for eight yards and the longest reception of his career at Stanford when he caught a ball for 13 yards ... rushed once for eight yards in his collegiate debut in the season-opener vs. Maryland ... also was one of the team's top defensive players on special teams with nine tackles to lead special teams units ... had four of his tackles at UCLA, as well as one each vs. Maryland, at Arizona State, vs. Arizona, at Stanford and at Washington ... moved to tailback early in the season after spending most of training camp as a wide receiver.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a three-star ranking by Rivals and Scout ... a PrepStar and SuperPrep All-Region selection ... Rivals also rated him at No. 34 among all-purpose backs nationally and the No. 8 overall prospect in Utah ... checked in at No. 72 nationally for running backs on the Scout list ... gained 1,920 yards on the ground and rushed for 30 touchdowns to go along with 16 receptions for 256 receiving yards and four TDs his senior season to lead his squad to a 4A Region 6 title and a 13-1 final record ... earned first-team All-State and All-4A Region 6 honors for each of his final two campaigns ... ran for 1,436 yards and 18 scores as a junior to help squad win a share of the conference crown and post a 10-2 overall record.

PERSONAL: Full name is Isileli Manoa Sofele ... born November 6, 1990 ... parents are HuiHui and Langi Sofele ... major is undeclared but considering Sociology.

SOFELE'S CAREER GAME HIGHS 
Rushes: 2 (four times, last at Washington, 2009)
Rushing Yards: 36 (vs. Eastern Washington, 2009)
Rushing TDs: 1 (vs. Eastern Washington, 2009)
Long Rush: 22TD (vs. Eastern Washington, 2009)
Receptions: 1 (three times, last at Stanford, 2009)
Receiving Yards: 13 (at Stanford, 2009)
Long Reception: 13 (at Stanford, 2009)
Kick Returns: 6 (twice, last Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Kick Return Yards: 127 (at Washington, 2009)
Long Kick Return: 65 (at Washington, 2009)
Tackles: 4 (at UCLA, 2009)
Points: 6 (vs. Eastern Washington, 2009)

LAST UPDATED: September 25, 2010

Keni Kaufusi Cal Football

Keni Kaufusi Class: Sophomore Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT High School: Cottonwood HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 287 Position: DL Birthdate: 12/25/1989 Experience: SQ

PRONUNCIATION: (kenny) (ka-FOO-see)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats):

Has been a member of the team for the last two seasons from 2009-10 but has not seen any game action.

2010: A member of the team but did not see any game action.

2009: Redshirted ... did not play ... named Cal's Scout Team Player of the Year on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit by Scout ... a Salt Lake Tribune first-team All-State selection as a junior in 2007 when he collected 57 tackles, 21.0 tackles for loss and 10.0 sacks for a 10-2 squad, leading his team to a share of the 4A Region 6 regular-season title ... has a brother, John Martinez, also from Cottonwood High School, who will be a redshirt freshman offensive guard at USC in 2010 ... played football in high school with Cal teammate Isi Sofele.

PERSONAL: Full name is Shea Jah Montarras Kaufusi ... born December 25, 1989 ... parents are Steve and Lori Martinez, and Sinia Kaufusi ... has 4.8 speed in the 40-yard dash ... has a great uncle and aunt (Petelo and Eveline Kaufusi) that produced six Division I college football players in Rich and Steve Kaufusi (BYU), and Doug, Henry, Jason and Jeff Kaufusi (Utah) with Steve now the defensive line coach at BYU ... major is undeclared.

LAST UPDATED: December 17, 2010

Steven Fanua Cal Football

Steven Fanua Class: Sophomore Hometown: Milpitas, CA High School: Milpitas HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 221 Position: LB Birthdate: 11/05/1991 Experience: SQ

PRONUNCIATION: (fuh-NOO-uh)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats):.

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats):

2009: Redshirted ... did not play ... selected as the team's Scout Team Player of the Year on defense ... named the nation's No. 41 freshman linebacker prior to the season by Phil Steele.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed a three-star recruit by Rivals and Scout ... ranked as the nation's No. 24 inside linebacker and No. 77 overall player by ESPN, while checking in at No. 123 nationally on Tom Lemming's list ... earned All-Region accolades from SuperPrep and PrepStar ... Rivals listed him as the No. 41 prospect among the nation's outside linebackers ... earned a four-star rating from Tom Lemming's recruiting service and was listed as his No. 8 outside linebacker prospect nationally ... a three-time All-Central Coast Section and All-De Anza League choice ... also earned De Anza League Defensive Player of the Year honors twice in his sophomore and junior campaigns before being named MVP of the entire league as a senior ... posted 124 tackles with 3.0 sacks and two blocked kicks as a senior for a 9-2 squad that captured a share of the De Anza League title before being knocked out in the first round of the playoffs ... named the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week on October 16, 2008, after recording 15 tackles and 3.0 sacks in a 42-35 win over Los Gatos ... finished with 173 stops as a junior, including seven games of at least 13 tackles, and a total of 12.0 sacks ... also participated in track and field.

PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Tyler Fanua ... born November 5, 1991 ... parents are Sam and Doreen Fanua ... major is undeclared but considering Business Administration.

LAST UPDATED: December 17, 2010