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2008: Led the Pac-10 and ranked third in the country in rushing, averaging 131.67 ypg ... his 8.1 yards per carry was the best of any player in the FBS with at least 125 rushes on the year, as well as a school record ... total of 1,580 rushing yards was the second highest ever at Cal, behind only J.J. Arrington's 2,018 yards in 2004 ... a first-team All-Pac-10 choice ... named a second-team All-American by College Football News ... voted Offensive MVP of the Emerald Bowl after galloping for a bowl-record 186 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries vs. Miami (9.3 ypc) ... his 15 rushing TDs tied the Cal mark also held by J.J. Arrington (2004) and Justin Forsett (2007) ... a three-time Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week ... Cal's Co-Offensive MVP ... ranked second nationally in all-purpose yards, averaging 187.25 ypg and setting a school record with 2,247 all-purpose yards ... also first in the conference and 22nd in the country in kickoff returns (26.31 ypr) ... capped off the regular season with a school-record 311 yards on 19 carries vs. Washington - the fourth-highest total in Pac-10 history and the No. 4 performance in the nation during the fall ... also scored four TDs in the game, including sprints of 60 and 84 yards, to tie the Cal record ... had the two longest runs in the Pac-10; in addition to the 84-yard rush vs. UW, went 86 yards at Washington State ... the only Cal player ever to have three 200-yard games (311 vs. Washington, 201 vs. Stanford, 200 at Washington State) ... ran for a combined 698 yards on 58 carries (12.1 ypc) in Cal's last three games vs. Stanford, UW and Miami ... had seven rushes of 60+ yards, including three runs of 80 or more yard ... recipient of the Berkeley Breakfast Club Award (outstanding player in the Big Game) ... tied for second on the team with 27 receptions ... opened the 2008 campaign with 111 yards on 24 carries (1 TD), 63 receiving yards and 103 kickoff-return yards for a career-best 277 all-purpose yards against Michigan State ... became the first Cal player since J.J. Arrington in 2004 to open a season with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games after racking up 200 yards on the ground at Washington State ... dislocated his left elbow vs. Colorado State Sept. 27 ... after missing the Arizona State game, returned at Arizona Oct. 18 and rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. the Wildcats... went for 115 yards against UCLA and 116 yards against Oregon State ... in his career, has 76 plays (rush, receive, KO return) of at least 10 yards ... missed spring 2009 workouts following offseason foot and elbow surgery, but began running in April and is expected to be at full strength by August training camp.
Game-By-Game Stats
2007: Burst onto the collegiate scene as a true freshman, seeing action at tailback, as a return man and as a gunner ... a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as a special teams player ... selected as the team's Most Valuable Freshman and received the team's J. Scott Duncan Award (Most Valuable Special Teams Player) ... missed the Washington, Stanford and Air Force games due to a hip injury ... tallied 10 or more yards on 36.8% of his touches (21-of-57 plays) ... burst through tacklers for a 64-yard touchdown run against Colorado State for his first career touchdown ... added his first receiving touchdown against Louisiana Tech with a 16-yard grab ... had four carries for 46 yards in his collegiate debut against Tennessee ... returned 15 kickoffs for an average of 27.0 yards per effort (second in the Pac-10), including a career-long 54-yarder against UCLA and 11 others of 20 yards or more ... also a standout special teams gunner with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery.
High School: A SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice ... Parade Magazine All-American ... rated the 18th best running back in the country by Scout.com ... selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep as well ... Rivals.com also tabbed him with a No. 9 position ranking and the 11th best prospect in California ... first team Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" selection ... PrepStar.com top-100 prospect in the country ... chosen as the Bay Area Offensive Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and the Oakland Tribune ... earned a No. 1 ranking on the 2007 Contra Costa Times' "Cream of the Crop" list ... garnered CalHiSports.com first team all-state honors ... for his career, he rushed for 6,428 yards and scored 91 touchdowns ... rushed for 3,325 yards and found the end zone 48 times as a senior, both Bay Area single-season records ... over 25 percent of his touchdowns were 50 yards or longer his senior season ... ran for 1,444 yards to go along with 271 yards in receptions and 20 total touchdowns for the 12-1 BCAL and Class A CIF North Coast Section champion Chieftains in 2005 (junior year) ... had 12 carries for more than 50 yards as a senior and 10 more as a junior when he averaged 10.4 yards per carry ... also ran track at Salesian and won a Gold Medal in the 200m at the 2005 USTAF Junior Olympics ... won the 2007 California State Championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.31 and also finished second in the 200 at 20.65.
Personal: Full name is Jahvid Andre Best ... the son of David and Lisa Best ... first name is pronounced JAH-vid.
Last Updated: May 1, 2009
