Pronunciation
dal-TOE-so
Cal Career (2017-21)
• Played in 47 games with 46 starts over five seasons at Cal from 2017-21 with double-digit starts at four different positions on the offensive line (12 left tackle, 12 left guard, 12 right tackle, 10 right guard)
• Played in and started a career-high 13 games as a 2018 sophomore
• Recorded one career tackle as a 2021 senior at UCLA
Senior (2021)
• Started all 12 games at right tackle as a sixth-year senior and was one of six Cal players including two on the offensive side of the ball to start all 12 contests
• Helped Cal roll up over 500 total yards of offense three times (Big Game record 636 at Stanford, 534 vs. Sacramento State, 517 vs. Oregon State) and more than 200 yards rushing on four occasions (352 at Stanford, 255 vs. Oregon State, 246 vs. Sacramento State, 213 vs. Colorado)\
• Key member of an offense that broke a school record for least turnovers committed in a full season (10)
• Recorded his lone career tackle at UCLA
• Nevada - participated
• at TCU - participated
• Sacramento State - participated ... helped Cal score 42 points while racking up 534 total yards and 250 rushing yards that were all its most since putting up 539 total yards and 305 rushing yards in a 49-7 win at Oregon State on Oct. 20, 2018
• at Washington - participated
• Washington State - participated
• at Oregon - participated
• Colorado - participated
• Oregon State - participated
• at Arizona - participated
• at Stanford - participated ... Big Game record with 636 total yards of offense that was Cal's most since also compiling 636 in a double overtime home win against Oregon in 2016, while the Golden Bears' 352 rushing yards were their most since rushing for 431 against Washington in 2008
• at UCLA - participated ... 1 tackle
• USC - participated
• All-Pac-12 Fourth-Team Preseason (Athlon)
Senior (2020)
• Started the opening game at UCLA at left tackle but did not play in the final three contests
Junior (2019)
• Played in and started 11 games at three different offensive line positions including nine starts at left tackle, one at left guard and one at right guard
• Began the season as the team's starting right guard but was moved to left tackle when starting left tackle Will Craig suffered a season-ending lower-body injury
• PIcked up his lone start of the season at left guard vs. Oregon State when he shifted starting roles to make up for the absence of injured starting center Michael Saffell
• Missed two games vs. North Texas and at Ole Miss while being limited in others due to injury
• Played a key role on an offense that committed a then-school-record low 13 turnovers in 13 games, two less than the 15 miscues in 2016 that were previously the fewest in school history with Cal committing only nine turnovers in its final 12 contests after a season-high four in the opener against UC Davis including five games in which the Golden Bears did not turn the ball over a single time including back-to-back wins at Washington and against North Texas, as well as a loss at Utah, a victory at Stanford, and a win over Illinois in the Redbox Bowl
• On the field to help Cal put together a game-winning drive on its final possession at Stanford
• Helped the Cal offense average 30.0 points and 414.3 total yards per game over its last four wins while scoring a season-high 35 points in its final contest in a Redbox Bowl victory over Illinois
• Served as a game captain vs. Washington State
• An honorable mention preseason All-Pac-12 selection of Pro Football Focus
• Did not participate in spring ball or play in the spring game due to an upper body injury
• Had an entertaining stint as a guest broadcaster on the field during the spring game along with Pac-12 Network broadcasters Guy Haberman and Nigel Burton, as well as fellow offensive lineman Michael Saffell in the television booth
Sophomore (2018)
• One of 10 players including four on the offensive side of the ball to start all 13 games, making his first 10 starts at left guard and his final three at left tackle
• Helped the offense improve by an average of 32.3 yards per contest from its final 2017 number including a season-best 305 yards rushing at Oregon State that was its most since a 2016 contest against Oregon
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2017)
• Played in 10 games with nine starts all at right guard, missing contests against USC and Oregon State while coming off the bench at Stanford
• Helped protect quarterback Ross Bowers, who became the seventh quarterback in Cal history to throw for over 3000 yards and recorded the sixth-highest total in school history with 3039 passing yards while ranking among Pac-12 and national leaders in completions per game (22.67 cpg, 3rd Pac-12, 15th NCAA), passing yards per game (253.3 ypg, 4th Pac-12, 28th NCAA), passing yards (5th Pac-12, 33rd NCAA) and passing TDs (18, T6th Pac-12, T44th NCAA)
• Helped open holes for running back Patrick Laird, who registered the 19th 1000-yard rushing season in Cal history while becoming the 16th Cal player to rush for 1000 yards and the first since Daniel Lasco in 2014 as he ranked among Pac-12 and national leaders in rush yards per carry (5.9 ypc, 6th Pac-12, 31st NCAA), rushing yards per game (102.5 ypg, 7th Pac-12, 27th NCAA) and rushing yards (1127, 8th Pac-12, 39th NCAA)
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Joined Cal prior to the season following his transfer from Oregon
Oregon (2017)
• Started at right guard in the Ducks' split-squad spring game before transferring to Cal
Oregon (2016)
• Redshirted and did not play as a true freshman
Boise HS (Class Of 2016)
• Second-team All-State and first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference selection on the offense line as a 2015 senior when he also earned second-team all-league recognition as a defensive lineman
• Started on the offensive line in each of his final three campaigns and was also named to the conference's all-academic team in each of those seasons
Other
• Born February 3, 1998
• Son of Joe and Martha Daltoso
• Graduated from Cal in May of 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and is on track to receive a master's degree in public health from Cal in December of 2022
Last Updated
February 24, 2022
