Isi Sofele Class: Junior Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT High School: Cottonwood HS Height / Weight: 5-8 / 190 Position: TB Birthdate: 11/06/1990 Experience: 2L

PRONUNCIATION: (EE-see) (so-fell-AY)

CAL CAREER (Career Stats) Has played in all 33 games possible with 10 starts over during the last three seasons (2009-11) and has become the team's regular starting tailback for the first time in 2011 after spending time as a third-stringer behind Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen during his 2009 true freshman season, and a second-stringer behind Vereen as a sophomore in 2010 ... has contributed 1,172 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground over 225 carries (5.0 ypr) ... has also contributed to the team's return game with 23 kick returns for 468 yards (20.3 ypr) ... Cal's active career leader in both rushing and kick return yards ... has added 14 catches for 87 yards and two scores ... third among active Cal players with 1,676 career all-purpose yards (1,121 rush, 87 receive, 468 kick return) ... has 54 points to rank fourth among active Cal players in scoring ... also has 15 tackles, primarily on special teams where he saw significant action as a gunner during his freshman and sophomore seasons.

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats): Has started all eight games at tailback and is well on his way giving Cal nine 1,000-yard rushers in the past 10 seasons, having already rushed for a career-high 701 yards in his first eight games of 2011, with his 87.62 yard per-game average ranking sixth in the Pac-12 and 48th nationally ... on pace for 1,051 yards rushing in 12 regular-season games, which would leave him just outside the school's top 10 single-season rushing campaigns ... has had the first two 100-yard rushing games of his career, including a career-high 119 yards on 12 carries at Oregon and 110 yards and a career-high-tying two touchdowns on 18 carries vs. Presbyterian ... has posted at least 74 yards rushing in seven of his eight games, reaching the mark in every contest other than USC ... narrowly missed the 100-yard rushing mark at Washington with 98 yards on 17 carries ... picked up 88 yards and a career-high-tying two rushing scores in the seaso opener vs. Fresno State ... had 84 yards both against Utah (career-high 26 carries, one touchdown) and at Colorado (20 carries), adding his lone kick return of the season for 26 yards against the Utes ... had 74 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries at UCLA ... limited to a season low 44 yards on 12 carries vs. USC ... had a career-high-tying two receptions in three consecutive games at Washington (career-high 29 yards, career-long 22-yard reception), at Oregon (-2 yards) and vs. USC (6 yards) ... scored four rushing touchdowns in the first three games, with a career-high-tying two against both Fersno State and Presbyterian but had gone three games without a rushing score before picking up one each against Utah and at UCLA ... selected No. 128 in Athlon's Fantasy Football Mock Draft and is listed as the publication's No. 132 Fantasy Football player ... the No. 38 Fantasy Football running back nationally according to Lindy's ... called a "Game-Changer" by the Sporting News and listed as a "Bulk Carrier" on a Fantasy Flash sidebar in Cal's team section of Athlon's season preview magazine.

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in all 12 games off the bench ... second on the club behind Vereen with 338 yards rushing on 69 carries for an average of 4.9 yards per rush ... added five receptions for 28 yards with two receiving touchdowns ... third on the club with 10 kick returns for 194 yards ... fifth on the team with 560 all-purpose yards (338 rush, 28 receive, 194 kick return) ... added six tackles ... had his most productive rushing game of the season vs. UCLA with 80 yards on 13 carries (both season highs) that also included a 24-yard run that was his longest of the campaign, while adding a kick return for 29 yards ... had 30 or more rushing yards five times, reaching the mark vs. UC Davis (9-52), at Washington State (7-48), vs. Arizona State (9-37) and at Arizona (3-30), in addition to UCLA ... caught single passes in five different games ... picked up his first career scoring catch on a one-yarder from Kevin Riley against Colorado ... his second touchdown came when he was credited with a 15-yard touchdown reception but not a catch when he received a pitch from Keenan Allen in the Cal backfield and took it in for a score after Allen had caught a pass from Brock Mansion ... totaled a season-high 124 all-purpose yards at USC, picking up the majority of the yardage on kick returns with 109 yards on five returns (both season highs), including one that was for a season-long 41 yards and the second-longest by a Cal player in 2010, while adding six rushes for 14 yards and one reception for one yard ... had single tackles in six different games, picking up one each in three consecutive contest on two occasions (vs. UC Davis, vs. Colorado, at Nevada; at USC, vs. Arizona State, at Washington State).

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in all 13 games with two starts coming when he was in for the first offensive play both in the regular-season finale at Washington and the Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah ... was one of only three true freshmen along with kicker Vincenzo D'Amato and offensive lineman Brian Schwenke that played in 2009 ... contributed 12 rushes for 82 yards and one touchdown on the ground, three receptions for 26 receiving yards and 12 kick returns for 248 yards and a 20.7 average after moving into the role as the team's primary kick returner for its final two contests against Washington (career-high-tying six kick returns, career-high 127 yards) and in the Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah (career-high-tying six kick returns, 121 yards), tying Shane Vereen (6-127 vs. USC) for single-game team season highs in both kick returns and kick return yardage ... added a pair of yards rushing on two rushes against the Huskies to give him a career-high 129 all-purpose yards ... had his most productive offensive game of the season against Eastern Washington when he rushed twice for a season-high 26 yards and scored his lone touchdown of the campaign on a 22-yard run that was also his longest rush of the season ... added two rushes for 16 yards, including a 17-yard scamper, and caught one ball for 10 yards vs. Washington State ... had a pair of carries for 13 yards at Oregon ... had both a rush for eight yards and his longest reception of the season at Stanford when he caught a pass for a 13-yard gain ... rushed once for eight yards in his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Maryland ... also was one of the team's top special teams players with nine tackles ... had four of his tackles at UCLA, as well as one each vs. Maryland, at Arizona State, vs. Arizona, at Stanford and at Washington.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a three-star ranking by Rivals and Scout ... a Prepstar and SuperPrep All-Region selection as a senior ... Rivals also rated him at No. 34 among all-purpose backs nationally and the No. 8 overall prospect in Utah ... checked in at No. 72 nationally for running backs on the Scout list ... gained 1,920 yards on the ground and rushed for 30 touchdowns to go along with 16 receptions for 256 receiving yards and four TDs his senior season to lead his squad to a 4A Region 6 title and a 13-1 final record ... earned first-team All-State and All-4A Region 6 honors for each of his final two campaigns ... ran for 1,436 yards and 18 scores as a junior to help squad win a share of the conference crown and post a 10-2 overall record.

PERSONAL: Full name is Isileli Manoa Sofele ... born November 6, 1990 ... parents are HuiHui and Langi Sofele ... major is undeclared but considering sociology.

CAREER STATISTICS

SOFELE'S CAREER GAME HIGHS
Rushes: 26 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Rushing Yards: 119 (at Oregon, 2011)
Rushing TDs: 2 (twice, last vs. Presbyterian, 2011)
Long Rush: 39 (vs. Fresno State, 2011)
Receptions: 2 (three times, last vs. USC, 2011)
Receiving Yards: 29 (at Washington, 2011)
Receiving TDs: 1 (twice, last vs. Stanford, 2010)
Long Reception: 22 (at Washington, 2011)
Kick Returns: 6 (twice, last Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Kick Return Yards: 127 (at Washington, 2009)
Long Kick Return: 65 (at Washington, 2009)
All-Purpose Yards: 129 (at Washington, 2009)
Tackles: 4 (at UCLA, 2009)
Points: 12 (twice, last vs. Presbyterian, 2011)

LAST UPDATED: November 5, 2011