The NFL All-Cal Team

This is a slide show of a team that could be created by players who have played for the California Golden Bears. Some names will surprise and others won't be much of a surprise.

It will include all positions from quarterback to kicker. We'll start with the offense and then work to the defensive side of the ball. Some players will be playing out of position due to the lack of depth at the position.

Some of the positions like receiver, cornerback, and quarterback were hard to choose from due to the lack of players drafted/signed as a free agent form Cal, but all in all this team would definitely be solid.

Left Tackle: Todd Steussie

Todd Steussie had a solid NFL career as a left tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and St. Louis Rams. He played 13 seasons.

He played in 212 games and started 185 of those. He went to the Pro Bowl twice and those were in consecutive seasons and that was in 1997 and 1998 for the Vikings.

Steussie was actually drafted in the first round as the 19th pick in the draft.

Left Guard: John Welbourn

John Welbourn had a solid nine year career in the NFL. He never made a Pro Bowl, but he was steady. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was signed by the New England Patriots in 2008, but was released on August 31st of that year. He hasn't played since 2007.

With that though he did an excellent job considering he was drafted in the fourth round as the 97th pick overall.

Center: Jeremy Newberry

Jeremy Newberry has been the best center to come out of Cal although Cleveland Browns who selected Alex Mack might give him a run for his money when it's all said and done, but as of now it goes to Newberry.

Newberry has had some injuries in his career, but more importantly he has made two Pro Bowls those were back to back in 2001 and 2002. Newberry is not the center for the San Diego Chargers.

Newberry was picked in the second round as the 58th selection by the San Francisco 49ers.

Right Guard: Ed White

Ed White spent a majority of 17 year career at right guard for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers. He made four Pro Bowls in a row starting in 1975 and ending in 1979.

He played in 241 games for his career starting 211 of those games. He's also currently sixth all-time in playoff games with 24. He played from 1969-1985 and retired at the age of 38.

He like Newberry was a second round pick, but White was the 39th selection of the draft.

Right Tackle: Langston Walker

Langston Walker has found a home in Buffalo. Walker has tremendous size at 6'8", 345 pounds. He's very athletic for such a big man and he had some tremendous success at California.

Although, he hasn't won a Pro Bowl he has had issues with injuries, but if he can stay healthy he's definitely a force at right tackle.

He has played in all 16 games for the last three years. He's so far appeared in 98 games while starting 65.

Tight End:Tony Gonzalez

The greatest tight end in NFL history is Tony Gonzalez. His career so far has him playing in 10 Pro Bowls and five All-Pro selections.

He's played in 190 games for his career starting 174. He has caught 916 passes for 10,940 yards, 11.9 yards per catch, and 76 touchdowns. He is ninth on the career receptions list, 21st on receiving yards, and 22nd in career touchdowns.

Gonzalez was selected as the 13th pick in the draft.

Quarterback: Craig Morton

Craig Morton was the best quarterback to come out of Cal. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos. Morton played in 203 games and started 145 of them.

Morton had a career record of 81-62-1 for his career he threw for 27,908 yards, 183 touchdowns, 187 interceptions, and completed 54.2 percent of his passes.

Morton never made a pro bowl and he was drafted twice once in the 10th round of the AFL draft and in the NFL draft he was taken as the fifth selection by the Cowboys.

It looks like though Aaron Rodgers once his career is over is going to put up better numbers than Morton that's if Rodgers can stay healthy.

Running Back: Chuck Muncie

The best running back out of Cal was Chuck Muncie he played 10 years in the league and was a three time Pro Bowl selection and that was in 1979, 1981, and 1982, and in 1981 he lead the NFL in rushing touchdowns with 19.

Muncie played in 110 games and started 92 of those games, he carried the ball 1561 times for 6702 yards and 71 touchdowns, an average of 4.3 yards per carry, with a long of 73 yards, and he also caught 263 passes for 2323 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Fullback: Johnny Olszewski

Johnny Olszewski played 10 years in the NFL. He carried the ball 837 times for 3320 yards 16 touchdowns, on four yards per carry, and also caught 104 passes for 988 yards and three touchdowns.

Olszewski made two Pro Bowls once in 1953 which was his rookie year and again in 1955. Olszewski was drafted as the fourth pick in the draft.

Wide Receiver: Wesley Walker

Wesley Walker was a solid receiver in the NFL. None of his numbers are eye popping, but he did manage to make two Pro Bowls and had one All-Pro selection as well.

For his career he played in 154 games and started 129 of those. He caught 438 passes for 8306 yards averaged 19 yards per catch, and hauled in 71 touchdowns.

Walker was a 2nd round pick number 33 overall.
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Wide Receiver: Isaac Curtis

Isaac Curtis also enjoyed a solid NFL career. Like Walker his numbers aren't spectacular but has a good player for the Bengals. Curtis did manage to appear in 167 games but he only started 65.

For his career, Curtis caught 416 passes for 7101 yards on 17.1 yards per catch, and caught 53 touchdowns.

Curtis was the 15th pick in the draft.

Punt Returner: DeSean Jackson

DeSean Jackson once it is all said and done could become the best receiver out of Cal, but as of now since he only has played one year he's in as the punt returner.

When Jackson fields a punt defenses have too make sure they get down the field in a hurry because if Jackson gets any kind of daylight he's going to break off a long return. Jackson has excellent speed and vision.

In his only year in the league he had 50 returns for 440 yards with 1 touchdown and a long of 68 yards. Eagle fans are going too love having him returning punts because every time he touches the ball on a return you have to hold your breath.

Jackson was taken in the second round as the 49th pick.

Kick Returner: JJ Arrington

JJ Arrington has turned himself into a solid kick returner. He's also a decent back up running back.

For his career as kick returner he's attempted 114 returns for 2694 yards, 2 touchdowns, a long of 99, and an average of 23.6 per return.

Kick Returner: Deltha O'Neal

Deltha O'Neal hasn't returned many kicks recently, but when he was younger he did. He played an important role as a returner.

For his career he's attempted 57 returns for 1274 yards, 1 touchdown, a long of 87, and an average return of 22.4 yards.

Punter: Nick Harris

Nick Harris has always been an outstanding punter. He has played nine seasons so far for two teams the Bengals and now the Lions.

For his career he has punted the ball 640 times for 26,945 yards, which means 42.1 yards per punt, with a long of 67, and has only had a punt blocked four times.

Harris was taken in the 4th round as the 120th pick.

Kicker: Ryan Longwell

Ryan Longwell has been an excellent kicker since entering the NFL. He's had a pretty good career for someone who went undrafted and signed as a free agent.

He's played 12 years so far and is still active, he's made 296 field goals and attempted 360 for a 82.2 success rate on field goals. He's also made 482 out of the 488 extra point attempts for a success rate of 98.8 percent.

Defensive Tackle: Brandon Mebane

There's very slim pickings in terms of defensive tackles out of Cal and as of now the one that has shown the most promise is a guy heading into his third year in the league his name is Brandon Mebane.

He's played in every game of his young career and so far has 7.5 sacks and 52 tackles with 16 assists, he's forced two fumbles, and deflected a pass.

Mebane was a third round pick at No. 85.

Defensive End: Andre Carter

Andre Carter has the athleticism to play in a 3-4 defense which Cal has had some outstanding linebackers and Carter also can lineup at defensive end.

He's played in 117 games and started 112 of those games. He's got 52.5 career sacks, 20 pass deflections, 11 forced fumbles, 268 tackles with 69 assists, 3 fumble recoveries, and 1 safety.

Carter was the seventh overall pick in the draft.

Defensive End: Duane Clemons

Duane Clemons would play as the second defensive end. He played 10 years in the league and had a solid career.

For his career he played in 142 games and started 85. He had 49.5 sacks, 6 passes deflected, 13 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries, scored 1 touchdown, had 260 tackles and 78 assists.

Clemons was the 16th overall pick in the draft.

Left Outside Linebacker: Scott Fujita

Scott Fujita has always been one of the more underrated linebackers in the NFL. He's entering into his 8th season in the league and so far he's played in 109 games and started 93 of those games.

Fujita has 474 tackles with 123 assists, 18 sacks, 5 interceptions, 20 passes deflected, 7 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.

He was a fifth-round selection, No. 143 overall.

Middle Linebacker: Gary Plummer

Gary Plummer was an outstanding middle linebacker for the Chargers and 49ers. He played 12 season in the NFL. He played in 180 games while starting 164 of those games.

He had 997 career tackles with 32 assists, 4.5 sacks, 6 interceptions, 9 forced fumbles, and 7 fumble recoveries.

Plummer was not drafted.

Middle Linebacker: Hardy Nickerson

If there was one word to describe Hardy Nickerson it would be a beast. He went all over the field and he was a ferocious tackler. He was also the heart and soul of the Tampa Bay defense in his prime.

Nickerson played 16 years in the NFL appearing in 225 games and starting 200 of those games. He had 5 Pro Bowls and 2 All-Pro selections.

In his career Nickerson had 1271 tackles with 314 assists, 21 sacks, 12 interceptions, 9 passes deflected, 19 forced fumbles, and 14 fumble recoveries.

Nickerson was selected in the fifth round 122nd overall.

Right Outside Linebacker: Ken Harvey

Ken Harvey is one of the most underrated linebackers in NFL history. He was an outstanding pass rusher off the edge. He played 11 years in the NFL and appeared in 164 games while starting 135 of those games.

Harvey had 763 tackles with 65 assists, 89 sacks, 1 interception, 15 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries, and 1 safety.

He was the 12th overall pick in the draft.

Right Cornerback: Herman Edwards

Herm Edwards would be the starting right corner back. Since Cal not until recently wasn't really known for having developing players to play in the secondary.

Edwards played in 142 games while starting 135 in his 10 year career. He intercepted 33 passes for 98 yards and 1 touchdown. He also recovered six fumbles, including returning one for a touchdown.

Edwards was not drafted.

Strong Safety: Nnamdi Asomugha

Nnamdi Asomugha is really a corner, but because of his height and size at 6'3", 215lbs he makes the cut as the strong safety due to the lack of depth Cal has had in developing corners for the NFL. He's got 1 Pro Bowl and 1 All-Pro selection.

Asomugha is known as a strictly shutdown corner where no team really throws in his direction. Asomugha has played in 92 games and started 69 of those games.

He's got 10 interceptions so far, 225 tackles with 32 assists, he's got 1 touchdown on an interception return, 52 passes defended, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.

He was picked 31st overall in the draft.

Free Safety: Thomas Decoud

Thomas Decoud is the best option in terms of size and his position is free safety. He's a hard hitter, but he never really had a chance last year as a rookie to show what he can do.

He appeared in 10 games, did not start any and only had 1 tackle and 1 assist. If he works hard in training camp he could be battling for the Falcons starting safety spot.

He was a third round pick.

Left Cornerback: Deltha O'Neal

Another player who in his prime was also very underrated is Deltha O'Neal. He returned punts, he returned kicks, he could play out of the backfield, and he could go out as a receiver.

He started in his career at Cal as a running back, but was moved to corner back where he excelled there.

O'Neal has slowed down as he is going on his 10th season in the league, but he still can play.

For his career O'Neal has 343 tackles with 47 assists, 1 sack, 34 interceptions, 3 touchdowns, 98 passes defended, 3 forced fumbles, and 7 fumble recoveries.