Jahvid Best Class: Sophomore Hometown: Vallejo, CA High School: Salesian Height / Weight: 5-10 / 193 Position: RB Birthdate: 01/30/1989 Experience: 1V

2008 (through 10/4): Dislocated his left elbow in the third quarter of Cal's Sept. 27 game vs. Colorado State and missed the Bears' next contest vs. Arizona State ... could return against Arizona Oct. 18 if he his healthy ... despite playing just over one half vs. CSU, finished with 85 rushing yards on 11 carries, as well as a 46-yard kickoff return on the first play of the game ... averaging 215.5 all-purpose yards per game, tops in the NCAA ... also leads the Pac-10 in kick return average (31.6) and ranks second with 105.2 rushing yards per game ... has 45 plays of 10 yards or more on 139 career touches ... after averaging 155.5 rushing yards in the first two games of the season, was held to 25 yards by Maryland, but tallied five catches for 65 yards and four kick returns for 135 yards, including matching his career-best with a 54-yard return ... ran for 200 yards on just 14 carries (14.3 avg.) and three touchdowns against Washington State ... had TD runs of 80 yards and 86 yards against the Cougars - the first Cal player to run for 80 yards twice in a career, let alone the same game ... opened the season with 277 all-purpose yards (111 rushing, 63 receiving, 103 kickoff) in the Michigan State win ... first-team all-conference in 2007 as a special teams player.

2007: Burst onto the collegiate scene as a true freshman, seeing action at tailback, as a return man and as a gunner ... a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a special teams player ... selected as the team's Most Valuable Freshman as well as the team's J. Scott Duncan Award (Most Valuable Special Teams Player) ... missed the Washington, Stanford and Air Force games due to a hip injury ... tallied 10 or more yards on 36.8% of his touches (21-of-57 plays) ... burst through tacklers for a 64-yard touchdown run against Colorado State for his first career touchdown ... added his first receiving touchdown against Louisiana Tech with a 16-yard grab ... also had four carries for 46 yards in his collegiate debut against Tennessee ... returned 15 kickoffs for an average of 27.0 yards per effort (second in the Pac-10), including a career-long 54-yarder against UCLA and 11 others of 20 yards or more ... also a standout special teams gunner with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Recruiting Highlights

High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice ... Parade Magazine All-American ... rated the 18th best running back in the country by Scout.com ... selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep as well ... Rivals.com also tabbed him with a No. 9 position ranking and the 11th best prospect in California ... first team Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" selection ... PrepStar.com top-100 prospect in the country ... chosen as the Bay Area Offensive Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and the Oakland Tribune ... earned a No. 1 ranking on the 2007 Contra Costa Times' "Cream of the Crop" list ... garnered CalHiSports.com first team all-state honors ... for his career, he rushed for 6,428 yards and scored 91 touchdowns ... rushed for 3,325 yards and found the end zone 48 times as a senior, both Bay Area single-season records ... over 25 percent of his touchdowns were 50 yards or longer his senior season ... ran for 1,444 yards to go along with 271 yards in receptions and 20 total touchdowns for the 12-1 BCAL and Class A CIF North Coast Section champion Chieftains in 2005 (junior year) ... had 12 carries for more than 50 yards as a senior and 10 more as a junior when he averaged 10.4 yards per carry ... also ran track at Salesian and won a Gold Medal in the 200m at the 2005 USTAF Junior Olympics ... won the 2007 California State Championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.31 and also finished second in the 200 at 20.65. Personal: Full name is Jahvid Andre Best ... born Jan. 30, 1989 ... the son of David and Lisa Best ... first name is pronounced JAH-vid.

Best's Career Rushing Stats

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Best's Career Kickoff Return Stats