Zack Follett Class: Senior Hometown: Clovis, CA High School: Clovis Height / Weight: 6-1 / 238 Position: LB Birthdate: 07/03/1987 Experience: 3V Major: Undeclared

2008 (through 10/4): An outstanding playmaker who leads Cal in career sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles ... registered five tackles (two for losses) in the CSU win ... packed the stat sheet with five tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up at Maryland ... tallied eight tackles in the opener against Michigan State, fourth-best total in his career ... followed with his first sack of the season and another TFL against WSU ... also scooped a blocked field goal and returned it 65 yards for his first career touchdown against WSU ... in Cal's win over Arizona State, had a 15-yard sack of QB Rudy Carpenter that also forced a fumble on the play ... on preseason Watch Lists for the Butkus Ward (top linebacker), the Lott Trophy (defensive player who excels on and off the field), the Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player) and the Bednarik Award (top defensive player).

Aug. 30, 2008 Feature Story

2007: Hard-hitting junior earned All-Pac-10 Second Team honors ... has forced eight fumbles in his career, including a bone-jarring sack on the first drive against Tennessee causing a fumble which was recovered by Worrell Williams for a touchdown ... earned the Berkeley Breakfast Club Award as Cal's top defensive player in the Big Game after tallying seven tackles and two tackles for loss while forcing a key fourth-quarter fumble against the Cardinal ... tallied 64 tackles with a team-best 12.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks despite missing the second half of the Louisiana Tech game and all of the Arizona and Oregon games due to a neck stinger ... tallied seven tackles, including a pair of sacks, against Washington ... registered six tackles (one for loss) and a pass break-up against USC ... strong game against Washington State, sparking the defense with six tackles, three pass break-ups, a sack and constant pressure on the QB ... recorded a season-best 10 takedowns including three tackles for loss and a sack, against UCLA ... a Pac-10 all-conference selection as a non-starter in 2006 ... on the preseason Watch List for the Butkus Ward.

2006: An honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection despite starting just one game ... recorded 62 tackles with a team-best 12.5 tackles for loss and tied for the team-lead with 5.5 sacks ... led the Pac-10 with four forced fumbles ... came off the bench in the first 11 games of the year before earning his first career start against Stanford, when he responded with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, including a sack, and a forced fumble which was scooped up for a touchdown by Syd'Quan Thompson ... also had a huge game against Arizona State with 10 tackles and pair of forced fumbles on sacks ... recorded eight tackles (six solo) and an acrobatic interception against Washington ... tallied eight stops (three solo) and a sack against Washington State ... collected four takedowns, including two for losses in the Holiday Bowl victory over Texas A&M ... added one-and-a half sacks in the Oregon State win. 2005: Earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com ... saw action in every game and accumulated a total of 32 tackles, including three behind the line of scrimmage and two quarterback sacks ... had a season-best five stops against Illinois and Oregon State ... registered tackles for loss against Sacramento State, Illinois and USC ... forced a fumble at Washington ... broke up passes against Oregon State and Oregon ... recovered a fumble vs. Stanford ... forced a fumble and broke up a pass against BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl. High School: Listed as the No. 9 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com's Tom Lemming ... Rivals.com named him the 11th-best inside linebacker in the USA and 41st-best overall player in California ... SuperPrep considered him the No. 54 linebacker in the country and the No. 44 overall player in California ... Scout.com listed him No. 91 on its West Hot 100 prospects ... garnered first team all-state honors and pocketed 135 tackles, nine quarterback pressures, seven tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, five passes broken up, four fumble recoveries and three sacks as a senior ... played in the CaliFlorida Bowl ... The Fresno Bee selected him to its All-Valley first team ... also named the Tri River Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... played in only three-and-a-half games as a junior due to a fractured foot, yet still amassed 74 tackles and returned his lone interception for a touchdown ... stockpiled 151 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, two sacks and two interceptions as a first team all-league and all-area performer as a sophomore in 2002 ... amassed 360 tackles, 28 TFL, 13 forced fumbles and seven sacks in his three seasons. Personal: Parents are Naomi and Bob Follett ... born July 3, 1987 ... undeclared major ... has a wood-cutting hobby in which he has shaped plywood into life size replicas of teammates.

Follett's Career Defensive Stats