Mike Hickman LB • 6-1 • 235 • Milbrae, Calif./Foothill JC
Enrolled at Sacramento State midyear
Named second team All-America by JC Gridwire and was a first team Region 1 selection by the California Community College Football Coaches Association…also named first team all-Northern California Football Conference in 2006…led the team with 72 total tackles during the regular season despite missing one game…averaged 8.0 tackles per game…had 37 solo stops and 35 assisted tackles…also ended the year with two tackles-for-loss, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble…was named the MVP of the Silicon Valley Bowl after helped the Owls to a 24-0 shutout of Sierra College.
Matt Evans LB • 6-1 • 210 • Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento City JC Enrolled at Sacramento State midyear
Earned third team All-America honors by JC Gridwire following his sophomore season…was named the 2006 Mid-Empire Defensive MVP and garnered first team all-league honors…finished the year with 53 total tackles (32 solo)…also had 3.5 tackles-for-loss, four interceptions, two pass breakups and one forced fumble…returned his four interceptions 54 yards…played for former Hornet head coach Mike Clemons and defensive back Dannie Walker at Sacramento City…prepped at Jesuit HS in Sacramento.
A two-time all-Monticello Empire League selection…was also named honorable mention all-metro by the Sacramento Bee and all-Sac Joaquin Section following his senior season…helped lead Vacaville HS to the 2006 Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I title and a 14-1 overall record…led the team with 118 total tackles, including 70 solo stops…tallied eight sacks and also had one interception…had at least 10 tackles in four games, including 15 against both Laguna Creek and Napa…had six tackles in a 16-7 semifinal victory over Elk Grove…added seven more stops in the team’s 37-36 win over Merced to secure the section title…is also a member of the Bulldogs’ baseball team.
Greg Johnson DB • 6-2 • 205 • Downey, Calif./St. John Bosco HS
Named all-Trinity League following his senior season…finished the year with 53 total tackles, including 40 solo stops…also had one interception, forced a fumble and had a fumble recovery…best game came against Orange Lutheran where he had 10 tackles, including three for loss…earned the team’s coach’s award and captain’s award…also played soccer and volleyball for the Braves.
Kevin Youtsey OL • 6-4 • 300 • Lincoln, Calif./Lincoln HS
Was named the Pioneer Valley League Lineman of the Year in 2006…also named all-PVL following his junior and senior seasons…helped lead the Fighting Zebras to a 6-5 overall record and a 4-2 mark in league games in 2006…also participated in one year of basketball and three years of track and field.
Named honorable mention all-metro by the Sacramento Bee and first team all-Delta Valley League following his senior season…rushed for 1,304 yards and 15 touchdowns during the 2006 season…averaged 5.72 yards per carry on 228 attempts…averaged 144.9 yards per game…also had 11 receptions for 117 yards…best rushing performance came against Florin HS where he had 332 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions…rushed for over 100 yards in seven of his eight games…had only seven carries in his one sub-100-yard game…was second in the Delta River League in rushing…also played baseball and basketball for the Cardinals…was named first team all-league and honorable mention all-city in baseball as a junior.
Recorded 37 tackles as a member of Grant’s undefeated team in 2006…helped lead the Pacers to the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II title…the team’s defense was dominant as it outscored the opposition, 591-67, during the season…that total included six shutouts…had at least one tackle in every game in which he appeared…biggest game came against Bakersfield where he had nine total tackles, including seven solo…is also a member of the Pacer basketball and baseball teams.
Andy White WR • 6-2 • 205 • Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo HS
Named first team all-South Coast League following his senior season…concluded the 2006 season with 31 receptions for 737 yards and eight receiving touchdowns…had at least one reception in every game…top performance came against Vista where he had five grabs 112 yards and two touchdowns…also had two touchdowns against Capistrano Valley and Long Beach Jordan.
Larry Parker WR • 6-0 • 165 • San Diego, Calif./St. Augustine HS
A first team all-Eastern League selection at receiver…helped lead St. Augustine to a 10-3 overall record…team won its final seven games, including a 17-7 decision over Point Loma to win the San Diego Section Div. III title…ended the year with 45 receptions for 553 yards and eight touchdowns…had at least two catches in 12 games…also had nine carries for 32 yards and a score…as a defensive back, he had 44 total tackles and eight interceptions.
Gallieni Sylvestre OL • 6-7 • 260 • Inglewood, Calif./St. Bernard HS
Played three years of varsity football for St. Bernard HS in Playa Del Rey, Calif…spent his first two years on the defensive line before adding offensive line responsibilities as a senior…lists his best game as having three sacks against Culver City.
John Green DL • 6-2 • 240 • Sacramento, Calif./Fresno City College
Another local product, Green graduated from Luther Burbank HS in Sacramento in 2004…redshirted at Fresno State in 2004 before playing one game for the Bulldogs in 2005…had one tackle in that game as a defensive end…transferred to Fresno City College for the 2006 season…while at Fresno State, he played for current Hornet defensive line coach Will Plemons.
Duncan White QB • 6-4 • 200 • Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake Oswego HS
Was the starting quarterback for Lake Oswego HS in 2006…led the team to the semifinals and a 10-3 overall record…threw for over 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior…completed 57 percent of his passes…named second team all-Three Rivers League…best game came against Clackamas where he overcame a halftime deficit with four second half touchdown passes without an incompletion…as a junior, he split time at quarterback and helped the team to a TRL title…also played baseball and basketball for the Lakers.
Tyreece Jacks RB • 5-10 • 190 • Woodside, Calif./City College of San Francisco
Named first team All-American honors by the JC Athletic Bureau and honorable mention All-America by JC Football.com…also named first team all-Region I…rushed for 1,103 yards and 10 touchdowns in nine regular season games as a sophomore…also averaged 122.56 yards per game to rank fifth in the state and 5.90 yards per carry…was a key part in helping CCSF advance to the 2006 California State Championship game…tallied 1,151 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns as a freshman…graduated from Woodside HS in Woodside, Calif…was a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com.
