Taariq Johnson committed to Cal when Sonny Dykes was still the Head Coach of the California Golden Bears. He stayed firm in his commitment through Dykes’ departure and ultimately started his Cal career alongside current HC Justin Wilcox last January. Despite getting the early start with the new coaching staff the 6’2” wide reciever did not get to see the field last season. Instead, he redshirted.
“That redshirt year gave me some time to actually sit back and learn the offense. Sit back with the playbook and actually watch players and watch their craft: how they do certain things, run certain routes, read certain coverages, and stuff like that.