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Cochran, Aaron
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Jersey Number 78
Aaron Cochran
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 350
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Atwater, CA
- High School:
- Buhach Colony
Bio
A graduate transfer from California who played in 28 games and started in 16 during his time with the Golden Bears. Protected a pair of highly-productive quarterbacks in Jared Goff and Davis Webb.
2016 (Junior at Cal): Played in 11 games with a career-high 10 starts ... Helped Cal’s offense rank among the top 25 nationally in eight categories including fewest tackles for loss allowed and fewest sacks allowed ... Cal led the Pac-12 in total offense and fourth-down conversion percentage ... Helped protect quarterback Davis Webb, who started all 12 games in his lone season at Cal in 2016 and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating while ranking among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing attempts (No. 2), completions (No. 3), points responsible for per game (21.7, No. 3), total offense (348.8, No. 4), passing yards (No. 5), total plays (No. 6, 653), points responsible for (260, No. 7).
2015 (Sophomore at Cal): Played in a career-high 12 games with six starts ... Helped Cal’s offense set numerous records including single-season school marks in passing yardage (4,892), passing yards per game (376.3 ypg), passing touchdowns (44), total offense (6,879), total yards per game (529.2 ypg), total touchdowns (63), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, modern-era school record), first downs (341) and first downs passing (201) ... Helped the offense rank third nationally in passing offense, eighth in total offense, 14th in third down conversion percentage (46.9%) and 17th in scoring offense, with all of the numbers second in the Pac-12 ... Helped Jared Goff break a pair of Pac-12 single-season records in his final campaign when he passed for 4,719 yards and 43 touchdowns while becoming the first Cal quarterback to earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors since Aaron Rodgers in 2004.
2014 (Freshman at Cal): Played in five games off the bench and on special teams, seeing his first collegiate action vs. Sacramento State and also getting on the field vs. UCLA, at Oregon State, at USC and vs. Stanford.
2013 (at Cal): Redshirt.
High School: Earned All-American honors from MaxPreps and played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl as a 2012 senior ... Earned first-team All-State (Cal-Hi Sports), second-team Division I All-State (MaxPreps), All-NorCal (MaxPreps), first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section (MaxPreps), All-District (Modesto Bee), All-Area (Merced Sun-Star) and All-Central California Conference (MaxPreps) recognition, as well as being named the CCC Offensive Lineman of the Year ... Earned first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section (MaxPreps) and All-CCC (MaxPreps) honors as a 2011 junior ... Helped lead Buhach Colony to a 34-5 overall record and 15-0 CCC mark during his final three seasons ... Each of his four prep teams averaged at least 39.1 points, 385.0 yards of total offense and 300.0 yards of rushing ... Also played basketball and was a second-team all-conference player as a sophomore in 2010-11 ... A member of six CCC All-Academic teams, picking up the honor in both football and basketball during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... President of his school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Associated student body vice president during his senior year ... A four-star recruit according to ESPN, while he received three stars each from 247Sports, Rivals and Scout ... Listed as the No. 20 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN, while other position rankings came from 247Sports Composite (No. 39) and Rivals (No. 45) ... Among the top players overall in California by ESPN (No. 37), 247Sports Composite (No. 57) and Rivals (No. 67).
Personal: Aaron Alexander Cochran was born June 15, 1995 ... Son of Roderick and Nicole Cochran ... Older brother, Matt Cochran, spent three seasons as a Cal offensive lineman from 2012-14 ... Cousin, DeMeco Ryans, was an All-America linebacker at Alabama and two-time NFL Pro Bowler ... Cousin, Bryan Campbell, played collegiate football at Colorado ... Cousin, Darren Lake, played at Alabama and is now with the San Francisco 49ers.
2016 (Junior at Cal): Played in 11 games with a career-high 10 starts ... Helped Cal’s offense rank among the top 25 nationally in eight categories including fewest tackles for loss allowed and fewest sacks allowed ... Cal led the Pac-12 in total offense and fourth-down conversion percentage ... Helped protect quarterback Davis Webb, who started all 12 games in his lone season at Cal in 2016 and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating while ranking among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing attempts (No. 2), completions (No. 3), points responsible for per game (21.7, No. 3), total offense (348.8, No. 4), passing yards (No. 5), total plays (No. 6, 653), points responsible for (260, No. 7).
2015 (Sophomore at Cal): Played in a career-high 12 games with six starts ... Helped Cal’s offense set numerous records including single-season school marks in passing yardage (4,892), passing yards per game (376.3 ypg), passing touchdowns (44), total offense (6,879), total yards per game (529.2 ypg), total touchdowns (63), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, modern-era school record), first downs (341) and first downs passing (201) ... Helped the offense rank third nationally in passing offense, eighth in total offense, 14th in third down conversion percentage (46.9%) and 17th in scoring offense, with all of the numbers second in the Pac-12 ... Helped Jared Goff break a pair of Pac-12 single-season records in his final campaign when he passed for 4,719 yards and 43 touchdowns while becoming the first Cal quarterback to earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors since Aaron Rodgers in 2004.
2014 (Freshman at Cal): Played in five games off the bench and on special teams, seeing his first collegiate action vs. Sacramento State and also getting on the field vs. UCLA, at Oregon State, at USC and vs. Stanford.
2013 (at Cal): Redshirt.
High School: Earned All-American honors from MaxPreps and played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl as a 2012 senior ... Earned first-team All-State (Cal-Hi Sports), second-team Division I All-State (MaxPreps), All-NorCal (MaxPreps), first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section (MaxPreps), All-District (Modesto Bee), All-Area (Merced Sun-Star) and All-Central California Conference (MaxPreps) recognition, as well as being named the CCC Offensive Lineman of the Year ... Earned first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section (MaxPreps) and All-CCC (MaxPreps) honors as a 2011 junior ... Helped lead Buhach Colony to a 34-5 overall record and 15-0 CCC mark during his final three seasons ... Each of his four prep teams averaged at least 39.1 points, 385.0 yards of total offense and 300.0 yards of rushing ... Also played basketball and was a second-team all-conference player as a sophomore in 2010-11 ... A member of six CCC All-Academic teams, picking up the honor in both football and basketball during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... President of his school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Associated student body vice president during his senior year ... A four-star recruit according to ESPN, while he received three stars each from 247Sports, Rivals and Scout ... Listed as the No. 20 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN, while other position rankings came from 247Sports Composite (No. 39) and Rivals (No. 45) ... Among the top players overall in California by ESPN (No. 37), 247Sports Composite (No. 57) and Rivals (No. 67).
Personal: Aaron Alexander Cochran was born June 15, 1995 ... Son of Roderick and Nicole Cochran ... Older brother, Matt Cochran, spent three seasons as a Cal offensive lineman from 2012-14 ... Cousin, DeMeco Ryans, was an All-America linebacker at Alabama and two-time NFL Pro Bowler ... Cousin, Bryan Campbell, played collegiate football at Colorado ... Cousin, Darren Lake, played at Alabama and is now with the San Francisco 49ers.
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