#6 Alex Hubbard
A transfer from College of San Mateo, Hubbard participated in spring drills at Cal Poly and made three tackles in 2012 Spring Game ... tops the depth chart at left safety.
Community College -- A safety and return specialist at College of San Mateo last fall, helping the Bulldogs to an 8-3 record and the Bulldog Bowl championship in November with a 62-24 victory over Diablo Valley College ... recorded 45 total tackles (32 solo) along with 10 pass breakups ... returned three interceptions 117 yards and one touchdown (81 yards) and also averaged 4.7 yards on 15 punt returns and 21.1 yards on 14 kickoff returns ... earned first-team All-Northern California Football Association NorCal Conference honors and team defensive player of the year ... as a freshman, secured 22 tackles (13 solo) and two pass breakups and returned five punts and one kickoff ... College of San Mateo also went 8-3 in 2010 and also won the Bulldog Bowl with a 27-20 triumph over College of Sequoias.
High School -- A 2010 graduate of Fairfield High School ... rushed for 298 yards and four scores and caught 40 passes for 577 yards and eight more touchdowns in his senior season (2009) under head coach Jack Canavesio ... despite missing three games and parts of two others due to injury, earned first-team All-Monticello Empire League, first-team All-Region (Fairfield Daily Republic) and first-team all-city honors as a wide receiver and was selected to play in the Holiday Classic All-Star Game and Polynesian All-Star Bowl ... his statistics as a junior in 2008 include rushing for 498 yards and three scores and catching 68 passes for 1,478 yards and 14 more touchdowns en route to first-team all-league, all-CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section, all-region and all-city honors ... named offensive player of the year in the city, region and section as a junior as well and earned team MVP honors as a junior and the Larry Berg Leadership Award as a sophomore and senior. ... Falcons were 6-5 in 2008 and 9-3 in 2009. Hubbard earned honorable mention all-league honors as a sophomore ... also played basketball and ran track at Fairfield ... was the starting guard on the Falcons’ basketball team which went 25-7 in 2009-10 season, won the Monticello Empire League title, finished second in the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs and reached the second round of the Northern California Regionals ... earned first-team All-Monticello Empire League honors and Holiday Classic MVP as a senior and was named the team’s most inspirational player as a junior ... best marks in track were 21-0 in the long jump and 51.62 in the 400, earning all-league honors in both relays in 2009 and team most inspirational honors in 2008 ... competed in the javelin at the 2003 USA Track and Field Junior Olympics.
Personal -- Son of Alexander and Deanna Hubbard ... one brother, Raemond, and four sisters, Echo, Lyric, Xela and T’Kara ... born May 5, 1992, in Fairfield, Calif. ... majors in sociology.
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#6 Kenny Johnston
Listed on preseason depth chart as a backup to Andre Broad-ous and Doug Shumway at quarterback for Cal Poly this fall.
2011 -- Squad member but did not play in any games as a sophomore ... completed one of three passes in 2012 Spring Game ... also rushed three times for 12 yards.
2010 -- Member of team but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... completed three of 11 passes for 28 yards in 2011 Spring Game.
2009 – Redshirt ... completed four of five passes for 22 yards and rushed for 16 yards on three carries in 2010 Spring Game.
High School -- Johnston is the third son of former Cal Poly quarterback Craig Johnston to play football for the Mustangs, following quarterback Pat, now an assistant coach at Cal Poly, and Phil, who will be a senior linebacker this fall ... passed for over 5,400 yards in the last two seasons at Carmel High with a total of 14 games over the 200-yard mark in passing yardage -- seven each year ... as a senior, completed 176 of 280 passes (63 percent) for 2,667 yards and 35 touchdowns with just seven interceptions as Carmel posted an 8-2 mark and won the Mission Trail Athletic League title with a 6-0 record ... passed for 409 yards and five touchdowns against King City, 365 yards and six scores against Soledad and had two other games with five touchdown passes ... also rushed for 412 yards and nine scores ... as a junior, completed 206 of 344 passes (60 percent) for 2,773 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 262 yards and a pair of scores as the Padres finished 7-4, including a 5-1 mark for second place in the Mission Trail Athletic League ... both teams earned CIF-Central Coast Section playoff berths ... Johnston is Monterey County’s all-time career passing leader with 516 completions in 844 attempts for 8,162 yards and 93 touchdowns ... a three-time All-CIF-Central Coast Section quarterback, twice an MTAL offensive MVP, a three-time All-Monterey County selection and three-time All-MTAL first-team signal caller ... also played varsity basketball for four seasons and competed in sprints and the long jump on the Padres’ track and field team ... earned Citizenship Award in 2006 and made the Honor Roll all four years ... also visited San Diego State before choosing Cal Poly.
Personal -- Son of Craig and Patty Johnston ... both parents are Cal Poly graduates ... two brothers, Pat and Phil ... Pat is a defensive assistant coach at Cal Poly while Phil was a linebacker for the Mustangs ... enjoys country music ... born Aug. 16, 1990, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... majors in kinesiology.