Rivals' Look at 5 star recruits of past decade

Rivals looks at the collegiate careers (thus far, in some cases) of the decade's five star recruits.

Three Cal players were mentioned in the article.

On current Cal WR, Keenan Allen:

5. CALIFORNIA DB KEENAN ALLEN
BUZZ: Listed as a defensive back during the recruiting process, Allen emerged as a standout receiver during his freshman season. He made nine starts and caught 46 passes for 490 yards and five touchdowns. Allen caught a touchdown in three consecutive games during a midseason stretch against UCLA, USC and Arizona State.

After the jump, check out what Rivals had to say about Cal's other two 5 star recruits. You can probably easily guess one, and may have already forgotten the other.

(And no, Joe Ayoob, Lavelle Hawkins, and Desmond Bishop don't count as they were JC players.)



Before there was Allen, Bears fans were overjoyed with their first 5 star recruit in the 2010 class, Chris Martin.

18. CALIFORNIA DE CHRIS MARTIN
BUZZ: Martin, an Oakland native, announced in July that he was transferring from California because he was encountering too many distractions in the Bay Area. He landed at Florida, but despite a good spring practice, he left UF over the summer and his future is unknown.

Bleh.

And back in 2005, Cal snagged one of their most prized recruits ever.

18. WR DESEAN JACKSON, CALIFORNIA
BUZZ: In his first game with the Bears, Jackson scored on offense and on special teams. He never looked back during a stellar career that saw him leave Berkeley holding Pac-10 records for punt returns for touchdowns in a season (four) and career (six). He also caught 162 passes for 2,423 and 22 touchdowns in three seasons. He left Cal a year early and was a second-round pick in the 2008 draft.