One of Jared Goff’s best assets coming out of Cal was his ability to hit on deep passes. He completed 43.8 percent of those throws with the Golden Bears and showed he had the arm strength and accuracy to consistently hook up with receivers deep downfield.

That trend didn’t continue as a rookie, but this past season, we saw flashes of the Cal version of Goff. According to Pro Football Focus, he had an adjusted completion percentage of 42.1 on deep passes, which ranked ninth in the NFL.

Additionally, he had the 11th-best deep-ball passer rating (99.5) and amassed 767 yards on such passes, which also ranked 11th in football.

Strangely enough, Alex Smith led all quarterbacks with an adjusted passer rating of 56.5 on deep balls, partly thanks to the fact that he had the fastest player in football, Tyreek Hill, running routes.

Goff showed off his arm on a number of occasions, most notably against the 49ers when he completed this pass to Sammy Watkins.

Then there was his 94-yard touchdown pass to Robert Woods against the Texans, which was thrown with perfect timing.

And let’ not forget about his 67-yard touchdown pass to Watkins against the Giants, which traveled 61.8 yards in the air – the longest of any completion in the NFL this season.