Jaydn Ott (born December 16, 2002) is an American football running back for the

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Early life and high school

Ott grew up in

Norco, California Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California, in the United States. Norco is known as Horsetown, USA and prides itself on being a "horse community," with horse trails, hitching posts, and corrals, and city ordinan ...

and initially attended

Norco High School Norco High School is California Distinguished School comprehensive public high school serving over 2,000 students from grades 9-12 in Norco, California, United States. It is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District. The current principal i ...

. He committed to play college football at Oregon as a freshman in high school. After his freshman year Ott moved to

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and transferred to

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. As a sophomore, Ott rushed for 11.7 yards per carry. He returned to Norco before the start of his senior year. Ott rushed for 1,140 yards and 17 touchdowns on 114 carries as a senior. Ott decommitted from Oregon during his sophomore year and later committed to play at California. He re-opened his recruitment as a senior, but ultimately signed a

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to play at Cal.

College career

Ott rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries and caught two passes for 26 yards and one touchdown in his collegiate debut against UC Davis. He rushed for 274 yards, the third-most in a game in school history, and three touchdowns in a 49–31 win over Arizona in week 4. Ott was named a Freshman All-American for the 2022 season.

References

External links

California Golden Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ott, Jaydn 2002 births Living people American football running backs California Golden Bears football players Norco High School alumni Players of American football from Norco, California