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Bears Add Tennessee Portal Transfer RB Justin Williams-Thomas
The Bears added former Tennessee redshirt frosh running back Justin Williams-Thomas today in a bit of a surprise move, scooping up the Stanford commit a week before the spring enrollment deadline.
The former high 4 star running back from Dallas, Georgia played in three games this season, totaling 37 yards in 11 carries, retaining his redshirt season so he’ll have 4 seasons to play 4.
As a senior, the 6-0/210 running back gained 1,956 yards on the ground and 190 more through the air, adding 15 touchdowns for the season. He was a consensus 4 star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, signing with Tennessee last December after fielding offers from Auburn, Michigan, USC and more before signing with the Volunteers.
After the departure of running backs Damien Moore, Chris Street and DeCarlos Brooks, the Bears added both Williams-Thomas and former Oregon running back Byron Cardwell -one of their primary 2021 running back targets to the running back room, joining frosh star Jaydn Ott, giving the Bears a potent 1-2-3 punch in the backfield in 2023.
After committing to Stanford as a portal transfer two weeks ago, the Bears were able to earn a visit from the talented frosh this weekend to secure his commitment and flip to Cal. Williams-Thomas is one of 7 portal transfers to date for the Bears, in addition to 9 prep early signees and 1 JC transfer. All 7 portal transfers will be spring enrollees next week.
Stay tuned for more from the latest commit as available.
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