Cecil Whiteside Class: Freshman Hometown: Newport Beach, CA High School: Newport Harbor HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 232 Position: LB Experience: HS

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2011: Enrolled at Cal in January and took part in spring drills.

2010: Greyshirted ... a member of the 2010 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and Tom Lemming, with Rivals giving him a "high four stars" and Lemming "four stars plus" ... checked in as the nation's No. 4 linebacker according to both Rivals and Scout (middle linebacker), and was No. 10 at the position according to ESPN as well as No. 19 by SuperPrep ... No. 38 on the Rivals250 list and No. 126 according to Scout ... California's No. 7 player overall by Rivals and No. 18 on Scout's list ... the No. 42 player nationally on the Prepstar Dream Team ... a SuperPrep All-American as a senior, who added a No. 19 overall player ranking for California/Hawaii/Nevada to his resume ... played in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl and tied for the second-leading tackler on the West squad ... a three-time first-team All-Sunset League player and four-year prep starter ... earned Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honors as a senior when he recorded 108 tackles, 9.0 sacks and 11 quarterback hurries ... picked up 98 tackles, 6.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception during his junior campaign ... "shows athletic range and raw straight-lined speed for his size attacking on the perimeter," according to ESPN.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cecil Willis Whiteside ... born May 9, 1991 ... major is undeclared.

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LAST UPDATED: August 3, 2011