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 Chris Conte pass breakup vs. Miami, 12/27/08 (Emerald Bowl)  |
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PRONUNCIATION: (CON-tee)
CAL CAREER: Has totaled 63 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one interception, seven pass breakups and a fumble recovery over 27 games played and four starts.
2009: Has played in all nine games with 17 tackles and one PBU ... named as the nation's No. 45 cornerback by Phil Steele
2008: A reserve cornerback who primarily played in passing situations, finishing the season with 28 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one interception and seven pass breakups (No. 18 Pac-10) ... played in 12 games and earned one start at USC ... best game came vs. Colorado State, when he finished with a season-high eight tackles and had two pass breakups ... also had five stops vs. Stanford ... recorded a five-yard TFL at Oregon State ... picked off a Rudy Carpenter pass vs. Arizona State ... broke a thumb vs. Stanford and missed the regular season finale vs. Washington, but returned for the Emerald Bowl, where he had five tackles and broke up a pair of passes vs. Miami, Fla.
2007: Played in all 13 games with three starts, recording 32 tackles and 1.0 TFL ... earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from Sporting News and Scout.com ... took over as a starting cornerback in game nine and recorded a career-high 10 tackles in his starting debut vs. Washington State ... recorded five tackles and recovered a fumble vs. USC ... most tackles by a true freshman at Cal since Donnie McCleskey had 45 in 2002.
HIGH SCHOOL: Listed at No. 21 among the best safeties in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 64 by Scout.com ... Rivals.com also placed him as the No. 35 overall player in California ... selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep ... PrepStar All-West Region choice ... recorded 58 tackles with four interceptions as a senior, while catching 43 passes for 614 yards and five touchdowns on offense ... had 38 tackles and a pair of interceptions from his safety spot for a CIF Division I championship team as a junior in 2005.
PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Michael Conte ... born February 23, 1989 ... parents are Mark and Anne Conte ... major is undeclared.
LAST UPDATED: November 13, 2009
