The middle of the defense, the run stuffers, the pass rushers - this is the unit that needs to bring ball carriers to the ground, provide pressure by getting up the field, and to cover RBs and TEs in pass coverage. Cal's got plenty of new faces here.

A handful of new recruits are headed to campus in the next few days. Let's review who they are, the competitiveness of their recruitment, their rankings, and their projected impact on the 2023 team. (Marquise Montgomery pictured above)

With Spring Practice in the rearview mirror and the majority of the roster now set (some potential grad transfer activity remains), we decided to take a look at each of Cal's position units evaluating their Spring performance and projecting their impact this coming Fall.

Today kicks off 2023's early NLI signing day

Cal commits were back in action over the weekend

Cal commits were back in action Friday in week nine

Taking advantage of a bye week six weeks into the season, the Cal staff hit the road for a whirlwind recruiting visit weekend

Lots of byes this week but some good performances for Cal commits, too

Vadrawale and Hunter continue to lead the way in week 7

Cal commits were back in action Friday night, with several strong performances

Several strong performances from Cal commits over the weekend

6-3/245 Rio Hondo (Arcadia, CA) Prep OLB Ryan McCulloch? talks about commitment to Cal

Cal's latest addition to the 2023 class talks about commitment to Cal

6-2/190 3 star Salinas wide receiver Nyziah Hunter? is commit #5 for Cal

6-2/315 Cathedral High School DT picks Cal over Wisconsin

3 star Rancho Cotate safety/corner Sai Vadrawasale makes it 3 for Cal on official visit

A look at Cal's 2023 targets and offers