2007 California Golden Bears football team The 2007 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California , Berkeley in the college football 2007 - 2008 season . They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley , California and were coached by Jeff Tedford . Beginning the season with a # 12 ranking , California was ranked as high # 2 after a 5 - 0 start with wins against # 15 Tennessee and # 11 Oregon before a close homecoming game loss to unranked Oregon State . Cal went on to lose six of its last seven regular season games , losing The Axe to rival Stanford in the Big Game for the first time in six years . The season ended on a high note with a victory in the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl behind backup quarterback and game MVP Kevin Riley . California compiled a 7 - 6 record , finished in 7th place in the Pac - 10 , and was unranked for the first time since 2003 . Pre - Season . At the end of the 2006 season , offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar resigned to accept the coaching position of offensive coordinator at Minnesota . Mike Dunbar ' s first and only season at Cal was a success as Cal led the Pac 10 and ranked 11th in the nation in scoring with 32 . 8 points per game . He will be replaced by Cal assistant head coach and offensive line coach Jim Michalczik . Jim Michalczik joined the Cal staff upon Tedford ' s arrival in 2002 and was integral in the development of one of the most potent offenses in the nation . Cal is one of just five teams to rank in the top 25 in scoring in each of the last five years . Cal RB Marshawn Lynch decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2007 NFL Draft at the end of the 2006 season . He was selected as the 12th overall pick by the Buffalo Bills . Cal DT Brandon Mebane ( Seattle Seahawks , third round , No . 22 ) , CB Daymeion Hughes ( Indianapolis Colts , third round , No . 32 ) , and ILB Desmond Bishop ( Green Bay Packers , sixth round , No . 18 ) were also drafted . This marks the first time since 1996 that California has had three players taken in the first three rounds of the draft . In the pre - season , returning veteran running back Justin Forsett was named one of the top - 10 impact seniors for 2007 . DeSean Jackson was a preseason Heisman Trophy candidate . Expectations for the 2007 were high as Coach Tedford declared the team to be " strongest and fastest " team he had coached at California despite losing several high defensive players to the NFL and graduation . Schedule . The schedule was ranked as the # 6 toughest home schedule . Game notes . Tennessee . The Vols traveled to Berkeley for the return trip in a home - and - home series with the California Golden Bears . The game was viewed by a national audience on ABC and was the only top 25 match up in the opening week . After Cal ' s loss to Tennessee the previous year , some observers and college football personalities such as LSU coach Les Miles had questioned the strength of the Pac - 10 . During the game , a plane with the banner " SEC rules , Pac - 10 drools " flew overhead ; however , during the fourth quarter , as Tennessee fans were somberly exiting Memorial Stadium in defeat , Cal fans bid them adieu with a loud and continuous chant of " Pac - 10 football ! Pac - 10 football ! Pac - 10 football ! " in response to Tennessee ' s " SEC ! SEC ! " chants after the previous year ' s victory . Cal ' s victory on a national stage in the only Pac - 10 / SEC match up helped further legitimize the strength of the Pac - 10 and made Cal a contender for the national title at the time . Jeff Tedford commented on the " revenge factor " before the game : California had stressed " redemption " in this game , and ultimately came out the victors . Tennessee gave up the opening points when quarterback Erik Ainge was hit while trying to release a pass and it flew backwards . California ' s Worrell Williams recovered the fumble and returned it 45 yards for the score . Cal WR DeSean Jackson also scored at touchdown on a 77 yard punt return . Cal QB Nate Longshore was 19 - of - 28 for 240 yards , 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown . Cal running back Justin Forsett rushed for 156 yards , a touchdown , and caught a screen pass that turned into a 49 yard gain . Cal out rushed Tennessee 230 to 111 and would never trail . QB Erik Ainge played game despite suffering a broken pinky in practice . He was 32 - of - 47 for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns . Colorado State . California came in as 14 - point favorites and came out struggling against Colorado State . Colorado State came out with a 7 - 0 lead early , as Cal ' s defense failed to stop the run . California answered with a huge play by DeSean Jackson , scoring on a 78 - yard run play , and then scored on a Justin Forsett goal - line touchdown . The Rams scored another touchdown , as the Golden Bears added a field goal , to go into halftime with a 17 - 14 lead . The second half started off with only a field goal by Cal scored in the third quarter . The Bears came alive in the 4th quarter and scored two touchdowns to all but seal the victory . With 5 minutes to go and holding a lead over the Rams , California replaced their defensive starters with backups . The backup secondary allowed two touchdowns within a minute , with Cal leading 34 - 28 with 3 : 00 left in regulation . California ran out the clock with their last possession , and left Sonny Lubick Field with the victory . Longshore completed 19 of 29 passes for 146 yards . Forsett ran for 59 yards on 13 carries before leaving in the third quarter with a back stinger . Back up running back James Montgomery got his first collegiate carry and touchdown . Montgomery had a 12 yard run in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to allow Cal to run the clock . Freshman tailback Jahvid Best had a 34 yard touchdown run that provided the final margin needed for victory . Cal allowed 301 yards passing . Louisiana Tech . The game started off quickly with a Lavelle Hawkins kickoff return that went ninety yards and spotted California an early lead . Hawkins lead Cal ' s receiving core with 87 yards returning . Justin Forsett rushed for a total of 152 yards on twenty - three carries and three touchdowns , one of which was a score in the second quarter that gave Cal a 14 - 0 lead . The Bulldogs ' Zac Champion threw a two - yard pass to Joe Anderson to get Louisiana Tech on the board , but kicker Danny Horwedel missed the PAT . The Bears would score twice again in the second quarter , giving Cal a 28 - 6 halftime advantage . Cal quarterback Nate Longshore threw for 230 yards , two touchdowns and an interception , while the Bulldogs ' Zac Champion threw for 149 yards , two touchdowns and two interceptions . One of Champion ' s touchdowns came in the third , a five - yard strike to Patrick Jackson , but Horwedel would again miss the PAT . True freshman Jahvid Best would later on score a touchdown off of a Longshore pass , giving Cal the 35 - 12 lead . Desean Jackson only had five catches for twenty - eight yards , due to a dislocated thumb he suffered during the game against Tennessee . Forsett would score once more in the fourth quarter , making the final score 42 - 12 . Arizona . Justin Forsett rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns as Cal settled another year - old score with a 45 - 27 victory over Arizona Wildcats . Three weeks after the Bears avenged last year ' s season - opening loss to Tennessee , they flattened the Wildcats by taking a 25 - point lead in the first 13 minutes . However , the Bears were sloppy after their fast start , committing 14 penalties for 121 yards . Cal defensive end Tyson Alualu scored on a fumble recovery during the first - quarter blitz , and the Bears defense fared well against Arizona ' s spread attack despite missing three injured starters - linebacker Zack Follett and defensive linemen Matt Malele and Rulon Davis . DeSean Jackson had another quiet game for Cal with three catches for 39 yards , but he still helped . Arizona pooched a 19 - yard punt away from Jackson after its opening drive , and Cal quickly drove for its first score when Forsett broke four tackles on a 9 - yard TD run . Hawkins then caught an 18 - yard TD pass to cap a 77 - yard drive that lasted 34 seconds , and Best rushed for a score on Cal ' s next drive as the Bears broke Arizona tackles on seemingly every play . Safety Thomas DeCoud blitzed Tuitama and forced the fumble Alualu recovered in the end zone with 2 : 12 left in the first quarter , putting the Bears up 28 - 3 . Arizona steadily climbed back in the second half , with Tuitama scoring on a 1 - yard run and Thomas catching a 4 - yard TD pass early in the fourth . Forsett , remembering last year ' s loss , lobbyed to get back in the game after Arizona scored a touchdown to cut the lead down to eleven . He finished with a flourish : nine carries for 53 yards and a score on Cal ' s final two possessions . Jahvid Best and James Montgomery also made scoring runs for the Golden Bears , whose 2006 loss in Tucson denied them an outright Pac - 10 championship and a probable trip to Cal ' s first Rose Bowl in nearly a half - century . Willie Tuitama set school records for pass attempts and completions , going 42 - of - 61 for 309 yards , but Arizona couldn ' t escape its huge early hole despite a strong second half . Mike Thomas had a career - high 12 catches , second - most in school history , for 105 yards and a score . Though Arizona ' s final drive ended on downs with 3 : 46 left , the Wildcats seemed encouraged by their effort - after the first quarter . The win marked Cal ' s 10th straight win at Memorial Stadium . Oregon . The California Golden Bears traveled to Eugene , Oregon to face the Ducks in Autzen Stadium . Both teams were undefeated leading into the game of two Pac - 10 heavyweights . In what was a close game that came down to the final minute and the game included nine lead changes . Nate Longshore threw for 285 yards and 2 touchdowns , while his counterpart Dennis Dixon threw for 306 yards and one touchdown , rushed for another touchdown , but threw two interceptions . DeSean Jackson had 161 yards on 11 reception and caught 2 touchdown passes . Justin Forsett ran for 101 yards on 23 carries with two touchdown runs . Oregon had 97 yards more offense than Cal , but the games outcome ultimately was decided on turnovers . Oregon committed four turnovers , all in the 4th quarter , while Cal had none . They needed all four , because the biggest turnover for the Bears came from Marcus Ezeff ' s hit on Oregon ' s Cameron Colvin , forcing him to fumble it into the endzone for a California touchback in the game ' s final seconds to preserve victory . After beating Oregon , the Bears were ranked 3rd in the country , their highest rank since 1952 . After Stanford beat # 2 USC 24 - 23 during California ' s bye week , the Bears were ranked 2nd in the country , their highest rank since 1951 , when they were ranked # 1 . Oregon State . Cal was ranked # 2 in the nation going into the homecoming game match up with Oregon State . Cal has not been ranked # 1 since 1951 under Pappy Waldorf . With a large crowd of just under 64 , 000 , the Bears were favored to win this Pac - 10 match up despite the Beavers having won their last four games at Memorial Stadium . The game marked the 22nd consecutive game with over 50 , 000 fans in attendance . Ten minutes before the start of the game , backup quarterback Kevin Riley was informed he would start for the injured Nate Longshore whose ankle was injured during the final minutes of the game against Oregon . Riley threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns with interception and ran for another touchdown . Justin Forsett rushed for 150 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries against the nation ' s then top - ranked rush defense . Lavelle Hawkins led Cal ' s receivers with 192 yards from 9 receptions . On a day where the number - one - ranked LSU Tigers were upset by the 17th - ranked Kentucky Wildcats , the California Golden Bears had an opportunity to move to the number one spot . In the first quarter , it was announced to the crowd that LSU had lost , causing a large chant of " We ' re No . 1 ! We ' re No . 1 ! " from the crowd , especially the alumni who were closer to Cal ' s offense on the field . On the next play , Cal ' s offense had a false start that led to a stalled offensive drive . During the game , there were several instances where advertising or cheers would continue on into Cal ' s offensive drives . According to Oregon State players after the game , Cal ' s presumed number ranking they were informed of during halftime motivated them in the second half . The defeat ended a 10 - game home winning streak . Cal , however , proved it was not immune to the upset bug in a college football season that seemed to feature a new number one and number two team each week , and California fell to the feisty Beavers 31 - 28 . A favorable turnover ratio for California in the first 5 games ended with Cal losing three turnovers to Oregon State ' s one . Cal doubled its season ' s fumble total with fumbles by Justin Forsett in the first quarter and a critical special teams fumble by Javhid Best in the fourth quarter that led to a field goal providing the final margin of victory . Cal ' s defense could not stop Oregon State running back Yvenson Bernard during the second half when he ran for 82 yards including a crucial 4th and goal score . The game featured three 4th and Goal with one yard to go plays . Oregon State converted both its opportunities in this situation while Cal late in the third quarter was stopped . Cal was 1st and 2 yards to goal to go on that drive late in third quarter but running back Justin Forsett was stopped short of the end zone on 4 consecutive plays . The game is best known for its dramatic and ( for Cal fans ) heartbreaking ending . Cal began the fourth quarter down 20 - 14 , but it took only two plays and a 7 - yard run by Justin Forsett for the Bears to take back the lead 21 - 20 . Oregon State responded with a touchdown , a two - point conversion , and a field goal following Best ' s fumble that stretched the Oregon State lead to 31 - 20 . Cal gained no yards on its next possession and punted and Oregon State ran the clock and punted on its next possession . With 3 : 15 left on the game clock , Cal scored a touchdown on a 55 - second drive that ended with a 64 - yard touchdown reception by Lavelle Hawkins . After an on - side kick where Oregon State recovered the ball , Oregon State ran the clock and punted , giving Cal back the ball on the 6 - yard line with 1 : 27 remaining . With no timeouts , Riley impressively drove his team up to Oregon State ' s 12 - yard line . Early in the drive , Riley barely avoided getting sacked in the end zone for a safety and then completed an 18 - yard pass to Hawkins . Riley also converted a 19 - yard pass on 4th and 17 to Hawkins to keep the drive alive . In the game ' s final play , with a 3rd down and 14 seconds left , Riley chose to scramble towards the end zone instead of spiking the ball to set up a field goal to take the game into overtime . He was unsuccessful , tackled after a 2 - yard gain . The clock ran out before Cal ' s field goal unit could set up on the field , giving Oregon State the victory . Sports commentators observed that his poor decision to scramble was typical of an inexperienced quarterback . After the game Riley told reporters : " I knew there were 14 seconds left on the clock , and the initial read wasn ' t there . I saw some green field , and I thought I could get around that guy . I was just using playing - ball instincts . I was in the middle of the play . I just couldn ' t make one . " Riley ' s last - minute play was widely replayed on ESPN throughout the 2007 - 2008 college football season as an example of one of the many upsets in college football . UCLA . With both teams suffering surprising upsets at home in their previous games , both Cal and UCLA came into their Rose Bowl machup looking to restore their reputations and Pac - 10 title hopes . Despite out of conference losses to Notre Dame and Utah , UCLA remained undefeated in the conference at 4 - 0 and controlled their Pac - 10 destiny . Cal had suffered only the loss from last week and were returning Nate Longshore back to the lineup . The game was played at the Rose Bowl with 83 , 494 in attendance . The game was very close and included several lead changes . DeSean Jackson had 136 yards and two touchdowns on 9 receptions . Justin Forsett was held to 76 yards on 25 carries . Cal Tight End Craig Stevens also caught a 21 yard touchdown pass in the first quarter . Cal entered the fourth quarter with a 21 - 20 lead , but Cal could not put UCLA away . Cal was stopped on its first two fourth quarter sequences that included 7 of the 8 plays as running plays . After UCLA scored a field goal to take a 23 - 21 lead and with only around two minutes left on the clock , the Bears went the air . Just outside field goal range , Longshore attempted a third down with 1 : 33 left on the clock which was intercepted by UCLA corner back Alterraun Verner who ran for a 76 yard touchdown putting the score at 30 - 21 Bruins . On his next drive , Longshore attempted a 4th and 10 he was again intercepted by Keyes . UCLA converted a first down and ran the clock for the victory . Over the next five plays UCLA made a net of 9 yards and a first down to hold onto the ball and win the game 30 - 21 . Longshore finished 232 yards , 3 touchdowns , and three interceptions . California ' s defense allowed UCLA to rush for 183 yards ( Khalil Bell rushed for 142 yards ) while recording one sack . The team recovered 2 UCLA fumbles , but could not create any points off those turnovers ( and one turnover would lead to a Longshore interception ) . Cal ' s loss effectively ended their chances of a national championship . Arizona State . This Pac - 10 match up was an opportunity for Cal to end its two game slide . For Arizona State , the game was its first opportunity to play a top 25 opponent and to solidify their position as a national title game contender . California started strong . Defensive end Rulon returned to the lineup after being injured in the Louisiana Tech game . On the game ' s first play , Rulon sacked Arizona State quarterback Rudy Carpenter . On Arizona State ' s next possession , Rulon forced a fumble that was Cameron Jordan for a touchdown . California jumped out to a 20 - 7 lead in the middle of the second quarter with the help of two field goals by Jordan Kay and a DeSean Jackson touchdown pass . But after that , it was all Arizona State . Cal ' s defense allowed 144 yards rushing and a 4th and short touchdown run in the 3rd quarter that gave Arizona State a lead it would not surrender . Nate Longshore threw for 261 yards and a touchdown , but threw 2 interceptions in the second half . Longshore limped at times , appearing to be nursing the ankle injury he suffered at Oregon Cal ' s offense was shut out in the second half and Arizona State won 31 - 20 , causing California to fall out of the top 25 . Washington State . California returned home to Strawberry Canyon hoping to end a 3 - game losing streak . The Bears were expected to easily defeat Washington State , a team that had one of the Pac - 10 ' s worst records , but the game was very tight . Longshore ' s second half of game problems continued as he fumbled the ball in the third and threw an interception in the fourth quarter . Longshore finished with 213 yards passing . Cal ' s defense allowed Washington State to pass for 306 yards and one touchdown . Justin Forsett ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns . At the beginning of the 4th quarter , Forsett fumbled on a second in goal , but later in the quarter he redeemed himself with a 44 yard touchdown run . Washington State drove down the field in the game final minutes and scored a touchdown and a two - point conversion , but California recovered the onside kick and escaped with a win . USC . In the pre - season , this game was named as one of candidates for the 10 most important games of 2007 , with head coach Pete Carroll ' s Trojans national title hopes hinging on proving themselves against a veteran in - conference rival . By November 2007 , the game was about pride with both teams national title hopes dashed by USC ' s losses to Stanford and Oregon , and Cal ' s 3 in a row loss to Oregon State , UCLA , and Arizona State . Played in the Memorial Stadium in Berkeley under intense rain , the Golden Bears donned throwback uniforms honoring 1975 All - American Cal quarterback Joe Roth . Designed by Nike , the helmet was gold with 2 blue lines bordering a center white line . The Cal logo on the side of the helmet was replaced by a white C inside a blue oval . The jerseys were blue with yellow numbering but does not feature the player ' s name . 2 blue lines bordered a white center line down the side of the yellow pants . With 7 minutes and 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter , Cal drew first blood with a 17 yard run into the end zone from running back Justin Forsett . 1 minute and 58 seconds and 5 plays later , USC answered with a 5 yard touchdown pass by Stanley Havili thrown by John David Booty . Booty finished the game 129 and one touchdown pass . He fumbled the ball once . In the 2nd quarter with 8 minutes and 51 seconds left , Cal ' s Jordan Kay kicked a 23 yard field goal . USC answered 9 plays later with a 36 yard run into the end zone by running back Chauncey Washington . The score at the end of the half was USC 14 , Cal 10 . USC returned in the 2nd half with 28 yard field goal by David Buehler with 9 minutes and 57 seconds left in the quarter . With 57 seconds left in the 3rd quarter , Cal quarterback Nate Longshore completed a 20 yard pass to Lavelle Hawkins for a touchdown . In the 4th quarter with 7 minutes and 38 seconds left , USC broke the tie of 17 all with a 3 yard touchdown run by Stafon Johnson . Cal attempted to mount a drive to tie the game in the remaining minutes but failed when USC ' s Terrell Thomas intercepted a pass from Nate Longshore intended for Cal wide receiver Robert Jordan with 2 minutes and 37 seconds left . Longshore also lost a fumble earlier in the 4th quarter . USC ran out the clock to preserve the 24 - 17 win . Because of the game rainy conditions , the running game was extensively used by both teams . USC ' s Washington ran for 220 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown . Cal ' s Forsett ran for 164 yards and a touchdown . He also caught 2 passes for 45 yards . Washington and Booty both lost the ball on fumbles primarily because of the game ' s wet conditions . DeSean Jackson had 64 yards on 5 receptions and Hawkins had 53 yards on 3 receptions and a touchdown . Washington . California was favored to win on the road in Washington against one of the Pac - 10 ' s bottom teams in terms of records . Washington was also without starting quarterback Jake Locker who sat the game with an injury , but the game went poorly for California . Defensive Captain Free Safety Thomas DeCoud made a mistake in the coin toss that gave Washington the ball to start at both halves . Washington jumped out to a 14 - 0 lead over the Bears . Cal would respond with 3 touchdowns in the first half . Jordan Kay missed the PAT on the first touchdown . Save for a solitary field goal , Cal would be held scoreless in the second half . The game ' s outcome was determined on the ground , which was dominated by Washington . Led by running back Louis Rankin , who himself rushed for 224 yards , the Huskies ran for 334 yards and 3 touchdowns and produced 37 points of offense despite backup quarterback Carl Bonnell only throwing for 108 yards . Cal ' s Justin Forsett ran for 141 yards . Longshore finished the game with 236 passing yards and 3 touchdowns to 1 interception . Washington broke a five - game losing streak to Cal , beating the Bears at home 37 to 23 . After the game , Coach Tedford yelled at his players in the locker room and claimed responsibility for the loss when taking to reporters by claiming the team " was not coached well . " Stanford . Cal trailed Stanford for the entirety of the 110th Big Game , losing 20 - 13 and relinquishing The Axe after holding onto it for five straight years , marking Tedford ' s first loss to the Cardinal , something Cardinal coach Jim Harbaugh ' s two predecessors had failed to do . Stanford confused Cal on defense by alternating quarterbacks T . C . Ostrander and Tavita Pritchard in offensive series . Longshore was 22 / 47 with 252 yards , 1 touchdown , and two interceptions , throwing one at the 7 yard line with 2 : 10 remaining . Justin Forsett ran for 96 yards on 19 carries . Robert Jordan caught 4 receptions for 99 yards including a 46 yard touchdown reception . Despite injuries that had depleted the Cardinal ' s backfield to the point where one player was converted to a running back , Stanford rushed for 120 yards . California ' s offense was limited to one touchdown and a field goal , Cal ' s worst offensive performance of the season . Longshore continued to struggle in the second half , leading the offense to only one field goal after half time . Cal committed 10 penalties for 118 yards . 2007 Armed Forces Bowl . The Bears ' 6 - 6 record was just enough to qualify the Bears for the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl . The Bears struggled early against the Falcons , who ran up 21 unanswered points under the leadership of quarterback Shaun Carney . Nate Longshore started , but was ineffective , hampered by the absence of DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan , who with Thomas DeCoud sat out the first quarter for violating unspecified team rules . The two receivers made an impact when they took the field alongside Kevin Riley , who replaced Longshore at quarterback in the second quarter . Riley completed touchdown passes to DeSean Jackson and Lavelle Hawkins to make it 21 - 14 Falcons at the half . Carney was injured in the third quarter and did not return to the game . He finished with one touchdown pass and 108 yards rushing . Backup Shea Smith , who had not played all year , replaced Carney . The Falcons were limited to a pair of field goals , while Robert Jordan caught a touchdown pass from Riley and Justin Forsett ran in for another score . Forsett rushed for another touchdown in the fourth quarter , as did Riley . Air Force was limited to field goals until they capitalized on a botched kickoff return to score a touchdown with over two minutes left , but failed to recover an onside kick . Alongside Carney , Falcons running back Jim Ollis also eclipsed the 100 yard rushing mark with 101 , while Forsett had 140 . Riley completed 269 passing yards and was the game MVP . Cal ended the 2007 season with its first win in four games , while handing Air Force their first loss in four games . Aftermath . Cal ' s season was considered by many fans , players , and Coach Tedford to be a major disappointment . Cal was ranked as high as number # 2 after a 5 - 0 start and Cal lost 6 of its last 7 regular season games , just making the Armed Forces Bowl . Many fans blamed the play of quarterback Nate Longshore for Cal ' s decline . Longshore ' s injury at Oregon appeared to physically affect his play for several games , though some sports commentators during broadcasts late in the season speculated that the ankle injury had mentally effected Longshore . Riley ' s performance in the Oregon State and Armed Forces Bowl have left an open debate about who will be Cal ' s quarterback next year . On the day preceding the Armed Forces Bowl , Tedford declared there would be open competition for all positions on the team in 2008 . In early January , Tedford reorganized his coaching staff , most notably hiring Frank Cignetti as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach . Tedford said he would give some of the play calling responsibility to Cignetti so he could spend more time with on special teams and defensive players . Tedford also hired Al Simmons as defensive backs coach . Tedford said he would reevaluate every aspect of Cal ' s football program and would make changes after Cal ' s disappointing season . Center Alex Mack , the Pac - 10 ' s top offensive lineman elected to return for his senior year , which would also allow him to complete his degree . One week later , wide receive DeSean Jackson announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the NFL draft . Justin Forsett , Lavelle Hawkins , Robert Jordan , Thomas DeCoud , Mike Gibson , Craig Stevens , Matt Malele , Andrew Larson , and Tom Schneider were also potential NFL prospects . Players . Depth chart . These were the primary starters and backups through the 2007 season .