2019 Football Roster
Roster
Evan Rambo
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- La Salle
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Battled various injuries during his lone season as a Red Raider … decided to retire from the sport of football following the year … appeared in only six games with two starts at linebacker … two starts came in road games at Baylor and Kansas … totaled 18 tackles (13 solo) on the year, including 4.5 that went for a loss … added a sack, one quarterback hurry, a pass breakup and an interception … recorded at least two tackles in four of the six games he appeared … had at least one tackle for a loss in four different games as well … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with two tackles against Montana State (8/31), both of which that went for a loss … performance included his lone sack for a year … followed with four tackles, including another tackle for a loss, the next week in a win over UTEP (9/7) … closed non-conference play with three tackles and one for a loss at Arizona (9/14) … sidelined for the next three weeks due to injury prior to returning at Baylor (10/12) … recorded only one tackle versus the Bears but managed to pick off a key pass late in the first quarter … returned the interception 23 yards, setting up an eventual field goal for the Red Raiders to take a 3-0 lead … posted a career seven tackles the next week Iowa State (10/19) to go along with a quarterback hurry and pass breakup … found one Cyclone behind the line of scrimmage, resulting in a three-yard loss … final appearance of the season came at Kansas (10/26) with one tackle.
Concluded his Cal career by playing in all 12 games while making four starts ... recorded 16 tackles, his most during his tenure with the Golden Bears ... posted four tackles for a loss, including a pair of sacks ... his two sacks came against UCLA (10/13) and in the Cheez-It Bowl versus TCU (12/26), marking the first of his career ... notched at least two tackles four times on the year against Idaho State (9/15), UCLA, Colorado (11/24) and TCU ... snapped a career high with two tackles for a loss in win over Colorado ... appeared in 27 games over his career in Berkeley.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017 AT CAL)
Missed the entire season due to an injury ... redshirt season.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016 AT CAL)
Played in the first four games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury against Arizona State ... had already totaled 10 tackles as well as an interception and pass breakup until the injury ... matched his career high with four tackles in back-to-back weeks against San Diego State (9/10) and Texas (9/17) ... picked off his first career interception in the fourth quarter against San Diego State, which set up a 36-yard field goal on next possession ... registered two tackles and a pass breakup in the season opener versus Hawaii ... earned honorable mention Academic All-Pac 12 accolades ... received NCAA waiver to extend eligibility due to the injury.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015 AT CAL)
Appeared in 11 games as a backup safety and on special teams as a true freshman ... ended the year with eight tackles, three of which that came against Arizona State (11/28) ... posted two tackles at UCLA (10/22) and added stops against Oregon (11/7), Oregon State (11/14) and Stanford (11/21).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended La Salle High School in Los Angeles ... graduated from La Salle after transferring from Berbum Dei High School ... recorded 36 tackles, including four for a loss, to go along with two sacks, two interceptions and four passes defended as a senior, while playing both cornerback and free safety ... added 155 all-purpose yards after hauling in six catches for 108 yards, while rushing twice for two yards ... also returned two kickoffs for 44 yards ... played on both sides of the ball during his two varsity seasons at Verbum Dei as well ... earned first team All-Del Rey League honors as a junior after rushing for 569 yards and seven touchdowns from his quarterback position ... threw for 485 yards that season for a team that finished 7-4 overall and 5-1 in conference play ... posted 32 tackles and an interception from his position in the secondary ... made his varsity debut with 24 receptions for 365 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore, while registering 13 tackles and a fumble recovery on defense ... consensus three-star prospect by the likes of ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and Scout ... ranked No. 137 overall among players in California by 247Sports ... listed as the No. 11 safety in California by Scout and No. 110 among safeties nationally by the publication.
PERSONAL
Evan Rambo … son of Donnie and Edwina Rambo ... has two older brothers, Tyler and Donnie ... earned his undergraduate degree in business studies from Cal ... enrolled in graduate school at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, vs. Iowa State (2019)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Colorado (2018)
Sacks: 1, 3x, vs. Montana State (2019)*
Interceptions: 1, at San Diego State (2016)
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: None
Pass Breakups: 1, twice, vs. Iowa State (2019)*
* Indicates most recent high
