Comments on: Hughes, Jackson AP All-Americans http://www.calfootballfan.com/2006/12/12/hughes-jackson-ap-all-americans/ news, analysis, and everything else about the california golden bears Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:45:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve http://www.calfootballfan.com/2006/12/12/hughes-jackson-ap-all-americans/#comment-964 Steve Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:15:53 +0000 http://www.calfootballfan.com/2006/12/12/hughes-jackson-ap-all-americans/#comment-964 Rather than post a third All-American topic, I'll just comment here that both Daymeion Hughes and DeSean Jackson were also selected for ESPN's All-American list, at cornerback and punt returner respectively. <blockquote>Daymeion Hughes California | CB Hughes didn't get the publicity that top cornerbacks who played to his east got. But he did get more interceptions -- eight, which put him third in the nation. He also returned two of them for touchdowns and led the Pac-10 in passes defended with 19. That's an indication of his speed and his ability to break on the ball. It's especially impressive when you consider that the smarter quarterbacks tried not to throw to his side of the field.</blockquote> <blockquote>DeSean Jackson California | PR Rare is the blue-chip recruit who turns out to be every bit as good as advertised. The sophomore who waited until signing day 2005 to choose his college selected the Bears over USC in order to have fewer hurdles to leap en route to stardom. Smart move -- Jackson tied tailback Marshawn Lynch for the team lead in touchdowns with 13. But check out how Jackson scored them: nine receptions and four (four!) punt returns. He led the nation in the latter with an average of 18.2 yards. He's the closest thing to Reggie Bush we have these days.</blockquote> Rather than post a third All-American topic, I’ll just comment here that both Daymeion Hughes and DeSean Jackson were also selected for ESPN’s All-American list, at cornerback and punt returner respectively.

Daymeion Hughes

California | CB

Hughes didn’t get the publicity that top cornerbacks who played to his east got. But he did get more interceptions — eight, which put him third in the nation. He also returned two of them for touchdowns and led the Pac-10 in passes defended with 19. That’s an indication of his speed and his ability to break on the ball. It’s especially impressive when you consider that the smarter quarterbacks tried not to throw to his side of the field.

DeSean Jackson

California | PR

Rare is the blue-chip recruit who turns out to be every bit as good as advertised. The sophomore who waited until signing day 2005 to choose his college selected the Bears over USC in order to have fewer hurdles to leap en route to stardom. Smart move — Jackson tied tailback Marshawn Lynch for the team lead in touchdowns with 13. But check out how Jackson scored them: nine receptions and four (four!) punt returns. He led the nation in the latter with an average of 18.2 yards. He’s the closest thing to Reggie Bush we have these days.

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