David Reese has joined Cal’s 2023 recruiting class.
BERKELEY – Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox announced Sunday that Cal has added outside linebacker David Reese to the program’s 2023 recruiting class. Reese will be in his sixth collegiate season in 2023 after spending the past five campaigns at Florida.
“We’re excited to add David to our roster and look forward to him making solid contributions to our team,” Wilcox said.
Reese saw action in 20 games at Florida including a career-high 13 last season. He redshirted as a freshman in 2018 and received a COVID waiver for the 2020 campaign. He also did not play in 2019 due to injury and after the 2023 campaign is expected to have an opportunity to petition for a medical redshirt to gain a seventh season of collegiate eligibility.
Reese was ranked as high as the nation’s No. 4 outside linebacker and no. 126 player overall in the 2018 recruiting class, according to Rivals.
Cal has now announced the first 21 members of its 2023 recruiting class including 12 transfers who will be mid-year enrollees this month – Reese, TE Asher Alberding, ILB Sergio Allen, TE JT Byrne, RB Byron Cardwell, WR Brian Hightower, QB Sam Jackson V, DB Matthew Littlejohn, DB Kaylin Moore, RB Justin Williams-Thomas, DB Nohl Williams and P Lachlan Wilson.
Cal also signed nine prep players during the early signing period last month that will arrive in Berkeley in June – DL Tiumalu Afalava, DL Zurich Ashford, WR Nyziah Hunter, TE Ben Marshall, OLB Ryan McCulloch, RB Jaivian Thomas, ILB Cade Uluave, DB Sai Vadrawale and ATH Frederick Williams III.
2023 Cal Football Recruiting Class (As Of January 15, 2023)
NAME – POS – HT – WT – YR – EXP – HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOLS) – DATE ANNOUNCED
Tiumalu Afalava – DL – 6-2 – 275 – Fri – 1st – Baldwin Park, CA (Bishop Amat HS) – December 21, 2022
^Asher Alberding – TE – 6-4 – 260 – R-Jr. – 5th – Houston, TX (North Texas/Clear Lake HS) – January 9, 2023
^Sergio Allen – ILB – 6-1 – 225 – R-Sun. – 3rd – Fort Valley, GA (Clemson/Peach County HS) – December 21, 2022
Zurich Ashford – DL – 6-2 – 275 – Fri – 1st – Las Vegas, NV (Arbor View HS) – December 21, 2022
^JT Byrne-TE-6-5-250-R-Sun. – 3rd – Carmel, CA (Oregon State/Carmel HS) – January 6, 2023
^Byron Cardwell – RB – 6-0 – 210 – R-Sun. – 4th – San Diego, CA (Oregon/Morse HS/St. Augustine’s HS) – December 21, 2022
^Brian Hightower – WR – 6-3 – 220 – R – Sr. – 6th – Los Angeles, CA (Illinois/Miami/IMG Academy) – January 10, 2023
Nyziah Hunter – WR – 6-2 – 200 – Fri – 1st – Salinas, CA (Salinas HS) – December 21, 2022
^Sam Jackson V – QB – 5-11 – 190 – R-Sun. – 3rd – Chicago, IL (TCU/Naperville Central HS/Bolingbrook HS) – January 11, 2023
^Matthew Littlejohn – DB – 5-11 – 180 – R-Jr. – 3rd – San Antonio, TX (Citrus College/Stevens HS) – December 21, 2022
Ben Marshall – TE – 6-4 – 220 – Fri – 1st – Murfreesboro, TN (Blackman HS) – December 21, 2022
Ryan McCulloch – OLB – 6-3 – 240 – Fri – 1st – Duarte, CA (Rio Hondo Prep) – December 21, 2022
^Kaylin Moore – DB – 5-10 – 185 – Jr. – 3rd – Westlake Village, CA (Colorado/Oaks Christian HS) – December 21, 2022
^David Reese – OLB – 6-1 – 240 – R-Sr. – 6th – Fort Pierce, FL (Florida/Vero Beach HS/Fort Pierce Central HS) – January 15, 2023
Jaivian Thomas – RB – 5-10 – 175 – Fri – 1st – Oakland, CA (McClymonds HS) – December 21, 2022
Cade Uluave – ILB – 6-1 – 230 – Fri – 1st – South Jordan, UT (Mountain Ridge HS) – December 21, 2022
Sai Vadrawale – DB – 5-11 – 170 – Fri – 1st – Concord, CA (Rancho Cotate HS) – December 21, 2022
^Nohl Williams – DB – 6-1 – 185 – Jr. – 4th – Oxnard, CA (UNLV/Pacifica HS) – December 21, 2022
Frederick Williams III – ATH – 6-5 – 265 – Fri – 1st – Los Angeles, CA (Junipero Serra HS) – December 21, 2022
^Justin Williams-Thomas – RB – 6-0 – 215 – R-Fr. – 2nd – Dallas, GA (Tennessee/East Paulding HS) – January 9, 2023
^Lachlan Wilson-P-6-3-195-R-Jr. – 5th – Eaglemont, Australia (Tulsa/Xavier College) – December 23, 2022
^January 2023 Enrollee
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