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Desmond Bishop | Linebacker | California | 6'2" - 241 lbs.
OVERVIEW
Called the "pulse" of the Cal defense, Bishop enjoyed a banner senior campaign, leading the
Pac-10 Conference with 126 tackles. A model of consistency, he registered at least seven tackles
in 18 of the 25 games he played in for the Bears since transferring from the City College of San
Francisco.
The son of former Illinois defensive back Dennis Bishop, his father was selected in the 1983
United States Football League territorial draft by the Chicago Blitz and played with that team prior
to the league's demise.
Bishop was a second-team All-State selection by Calhisports.com while a senior at Fairfield High
School. The linebacker also played in the California North-South Shrine All-Star Game in 2002.
Upon graduating, he enrolled at the City College of San Francisco, where he was a teammate of
present California quarterback, Joe Ayoob. He was ranked by Super Prep as the fourth-best
community college player in the nation and was voted California's 2004 Junior College Defensive
Player of the Year by the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches
Association. He also was named the Northern California Conference Defensive Most Valuable
Player.
Bishop was a first-team JC Gridwire All-American, averaging almost 12 tackles per game with
118 stops in ten regular-season contests in 2004. He was virtually unstoppable in the state's
championship game with fourteen tackles (including eight solo stops), one sack and two tackles
for loss vs. College of the Canyons. He was the driving force behind a Ram defense that ranked
seventh in points allowed (15.4 ppg) and ninth in yards yielded (249.7 ypg) in the state. He also
played on CCSF's undefeated (13-0) team that won the national championship in 2003.
The talented linebacker immediately won a starting job at California upon his arrival there in 2005.
He picked up second-team All-Pac 10 Conference honors, as he led the team with 89 tackles (62
solos). He added six stops behind the line of scrimmage and a quarterback pressure while also
causing one fumble and deflecting two passes.
Bishop garnered All-Pac 10 Conference first-team accolades in 2006. He captured the
conference title and led the Bears for the second-straight year with 126 tackles (63 solos). He had
three sacks, a team-high 15 stops for losses and two pass break-ups. He intercepted three
passes, caused two fumbles and recovered two others.
Bishop started all 25 games that he appeared in at California. He collected 215 tackles (125
solos) with three sacks for minus 18 yards and 21 stops for losses of 54 yards. He added one
quarterback pressure with four pass break-ups. He caused three fumbles and had a pair of
fumble recoveries. He also totaled 79 yards on three interception returns (26.3 avg).
CAREER NOTES
Became the first California player to lead the Pac-10 Conference in tackles in 2006 since Jerrott
Willard posted 147 in 1993...His 126 tackles that year were also the most by a Cal player since'
Willard's 1993 season.
2006 SEASON
All-American third-team choice by Rivals.com, earning honorable mention from The NFL Draft
Report...All-Pac 10 Conference first-team selection...Bishop led the Pac-10 with 126 tackles (63
solos)...It was the second-straight season that he led the Bears in tackles and he ranked 14th
nationally, averaging 9.69 tackles per game...Had at least seven tackles in eleven of thirteen
contests...Added three sacks for minus 18 yards, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble
recoveries...Led the Bears, ranked fourth in the conference and tied for 37th in the nation with
fifteen stops for losses of 43 yards...Deflected two passes and had three interceptions for 79
yards in returns...Produced double-digit tackles in five games.
2005 SEASON
Bishop made an immediate impact in his first year playing major college football...The second-
team All-Pac-10 Conference selection started all twelve games at middle line-backer, leading the
team with 89 tackles (62 solos), adding six stops for losses of 11 yards and one quarterback
pressure...Caused one fumble and deflected two passes.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Lettered at the City College of San Francisco from 2003-04...Was a teammate of present
California quarterback, Joe Ayoob...Ranked by Super Prep as the fourth-best community college player in the nation and was voted California's 2004 Junior College Defensive Player of the Year
by the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches Association...Named
the Northern California Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player...First-team JC Gridwire All-
American, averaging almost 12 tackles per game with 118 stops in ten regular-season contests in
2004...Was virtually unstoppable in the state's championship game with fourteen tackles
(including eight solo stops), one sack and two tackles for loss vs. College of the
Canyons...Driving force behind a Ram defense that ranked seventh in points allowed (15.4 ppg)
and ninth in yards yielded (249.7 ypg) in the state...Also played on CCSF's undefeated (13-0)
team that won the national championship in 2003.
CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.81 in the 40-yard dash...385-pound bench press...4.65 20-yard shuttle...7.14 three-cone
drill...32.5-inch vertical jump...9'4" broad jump...32-inch arm length...10 3/4-inch hands... Right-
handed.
COMBINE AGILITY TESTS
4.77 in the 40-yard dash...1.66 10-yard dash...2.77 20-yard dash...(DNP) 20-yard
shuttle...(DNP) 60-yard shuttle...(DNP) three-cone drill...(DNP) vertical jump...(DNP) broad
jump...Bench pressed 225 pounds 33 times.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Fairfield (Cal.) High School, playing football for head coach Randy Hood...
Second-team All-State selection by Calhisports.com...Played in the California North-South Shrine
All-Star Game in 2002.
PERSONAL
Interdisciplinary Studies major...Son of Sherri Harris and Dennis Bishop...Father was a defensive
back at Illinois and was selected in the 1983 territorial draft by the Chicago Blitz in the United
States Football League, playing for that organization until the demise of the league...Has an
interest in pursuing a career in social welfare...Resides in Fairfield, California.
| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |
| Year |
GP |
GS |
TK |
SO |
AS |
FR |
FC |
INT |
TFL |
PBU |
SK |
BK |
| 2005 |
12 |
12 |
89 |
62 |
27 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6-11 |
2 |
0-0 |
1 |
| 2006 |
13 |
13 |
126 |
63 |
63 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
15-43 |
2 |
3-18 |
0 |
| Total |
25 |
25 |
215 |
125 |
90 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
21-54 |
4 |
3-18 |
1 |
INTERCEPTION RETURNS (2006): 3 for 79 (26.3 avg), 0 TD, Long 89.
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