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PRONUNCIATION: (CHEE-dul)
CAL CAREER: Has played in 19 games with 11 starts.
2009: Has started all 10 games at right guard.
2008: Appeared in nine games, including his first career start when he filled in for an injured Noris Malele at right guard vs. Oregon ... also saw extensive action at USC.
2007: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as the top offensive guard in Central California and No. 13 overall in the nation by Scout.com ... selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep ... the No. 42 overall recruit in the state of California according to Rivals.com ... listed on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best in the West" team ... PrepStar All-West Region choice ... third-team All-State, two-time All-Area first-team and three-time All-Southeast Yosemite League honoree ... helped his squad to the CFI Central section title his junior year ... nationally rated as a defensive tackle by Rivals.com ... also earned All-Area and All-SYL distinctions in basketball during his sophomore and junior seasons ... earned numerous academic achievements, including the Project BEST Academic Merit Scholar award and the Most Outstanding AVID Student award ... also a member of the National Honor Society and ranked in the top five percent of his class.
PERSONAL: Full name is Justin DeWayne Cheadle ... born March 11, 1989 ... parents are DeWayne and Patricia Cheadle ... had one uncle, John Tarver, play four seasons in the NFL with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles after a college career at Colorado ... two other uncles, Bernard and Roger Tarver, played college football for USC and Washington, respectively ... major is American Studies.
Last Updated: November 20, 2009
