Cal lands Utah defensive end Xavier Carlton in transfer portal, QB Jack Plummer confirms too
Cal lands Utah defensive end Xavier Carlton in transfer portal, QB Jack Plummer confirms too
Two huge pickups for the Bears.
Cal lands Utah defensive end Xavier Carlton in transfer portal, QB Jack Plummer confirms too
After entering the transfer portal earlier this month, Utah transfer defensive end Xavier Carlton has chosen the California Golden Bears.
Carlton played in 11 games this season, started twice. He produced 18 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, a quarterback hit and one pass breakup backing up Mika Tafua with the Utes.
Carlton was a four-star prospect out of college and was recruited strongly by the Bears, and really enjoyed his visit.
Carlton joins a crowded battle for playing time at defensive end. Ethan Saunders, Jaedon Roberts, Darius Long all figure to vie for playing time, and the young freshmen Derek Wilkins and Akili Calhoun are expected to enter the fray. (click here for part 2 of his highlight reel)
This is Cal’s third big pickup in the transfer portal this cycle. As expected, quarterback Jack Plummer officially announced his commitment to the Bears after transferring from Purdue.
Plummer will definitely be in the mix for the starting job with Kai Milner and Zach Johnson—he has the most game experience, and started plenty at Purdue with effective stats.
Linebacker Jackson Sirmon also has come down from Washington after leading the Huskies in tackles..
If those true freshmen pan out, Carlton breaks through in a new environment, and BRETT comes back 100%, we could contend for best D-line in the conference. Really excited for this group.
Big body guy, didn't get a lot of PT at Utah. Looks to slide into the DE rotation, probably as a 3 tech and wider.