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Message: [QUOTE="BillSU, post: 5278513, member: 6809"] [B][I][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]OFFERED>[/COLOR] NYZIAH HUNTER PORTAL FROM CA[/I][/B] [B][I]WR 6' 2" 210[/I] [ATTACH type="full"]247605[/ATTACH] [I][B]Hunter[/B] is from Salinas, California, and was rated a four-star prospect by 247 Sports and a three-star prospect by Rivals coming out of high school. He chose Cal over offers from Oregon State, Boise State, Washington, Colorado State and BYU.[/I][/B] [HEADING=2]Cal Notebook: Nyziah Hunter Zooms From Third String to Headliner[/HEADING] The redshirt freshman wide receiver has three touchdown catches in the Bears' first two games [HEADING=3][URL='https://www.si.com/college/cal/author/jeff-faraudo']Jeff Faraudo[/URL] | Sep 8, 2024 [URL="http://www.si.com"]www.si.com[/URL][/HEADING] [IMG alt="Nyziah Hunter"]https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3639,h_2046,x_0,y_194/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/cal_sports_report/01j79berva4nh2z6cch9.jpg[/IMG] Nyziah Hunter / John Reed-Imagn Images In this story: [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.si.com/college/college-football/team/california-golden-bears']California Golden Bears[/URL] [/LIST] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=531030426978426&display=popup&href=https:%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege%2Fcal%2Ffootball%2Fcal-notebook-nyziah-hunter-zooms-from-third-string-to-star-01j79b4k7v9y'][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Cal%20Notebook:%20Nyziah%20Hunter%20Zooms%20From%20Third%20String%20to%20Headliner&url=https:%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege%2Fcal%2Ffootball%2Fcal-notebook-nyziah-hunter-zooms-from-third-string-to-star-01j79b4k7v9y'][/URL] [URL='http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https:%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege%2Fcal%2Ffootball%2Fcal-notebook-nyziah-hunter-zooms-from-third-string-to-star-01j79b4k7v9y&title=Cal%20Notebook:%20Nyziah%20Hunter%20Zooms%20From%20Third%20String%20to%20Headliner'][/URL] [HR][/HR] Justin Wilcox on Nyziah Hunter No one saw this coming. But there he is in the NCAA statistics, tied for fourth nationally with three touchdown catches after two games. Cal wide receiver Nyziah Hunter, a redshirt freshman from Salinas, was penciled in as a third-stringer on the depth chart in August. He admits he wasn’t even sure he’d get on the field this season. But the Bears’ wide receiver room, restocked with transfers this season, was hit by a wave a fall camp injuries that kept newcomers Tobias Merriweather (Notre Dame) and Kyion Grayes (Ohio State) on the shelf through two games and has limited Mikey Matthews (Utah). As a result, Hunter suddenly was part of the mix. He caught a touchdown in his first college game a week ago against UC Davis and belief in himself has grown. “Those two touchdowns, it just felt natural,” he said after Saturday’s 21-14 win at Auburn, where he caught TD passes of 19 and 13 yards from Fernando Mendoza. “Going into this game I had a mindset knowing I was going to score again and just show the world we’ve got a good offense. It felt good.” Mendoza certainly can relate after beginning last season as the Bears’ No. 3 quarterback. “He was a third-string guy at the beginning of fall camp but he worked and worked and worked,” Mendoza said. “Nyziah and I talked a lot because it’s a situation I was in last year, similar to his, starting out third string and then playing a pivotal role in the team. So I’m extremely proud of him.” Cal coach Justin Wilcox, in the video at the top of this story, was asked about the growth of Mendoza and sophomore running back Jaivian Thomas since a year ago. Without prompting, Wilcox folded Hunter into the conversation. “The number one thing that shows up in environments like this . . . when the lights are on and there’s 80-whatever thousand people there and it’s loud, (with) some guys that gives them energy,” Wilcox said. “I think Nyziah’s like that.” [HEADING=1]2024 regular season stats[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]REC 40 [*]YDS 578 [*]TD 5 AVG 14.4 [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/5078312/nyziah-hunter'][/URL] [TABLE] [TR] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Stats[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2024[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Receiving[/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]REC[/TH] [TH]YDS[/TH] [TH]AVG[/TH] [TH]TD[/TH] [TH]LNG[/TH] [TH]CAR[/TH] [TH]YDS[/TH] [TH]AVG[/TH] [TH]TD[/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]40[/TD] [TD]578[/TD] [TD]14.4[/TD] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]60[/TD] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]6.0[/TD] [TD]0[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/LIST] [HEADING=1][/HEADING] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]

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