ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s latest pickup in the transfer portal are two offensive linemen.Â
Former Michigan backup right tackle Tristan Bounds and Hawaii guard and tackle Ka'ena Decambra committed to the Wildcats on Sunday.
Bounds and Decambra join Texas Tech tackle Ty Buchanan and Georgia Tech offensive lineman Jordan Brown as offensive linemen in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s transfer portal class.Â
The 6-8, 305-pound Bounds played the last four seasons at Michigan and was a part of the Wolverines' national championship team as a backup last year.Â
Michigan offensive lineman Tristan Bounds (72) plays during the NCAA college football team's spring game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Bounds, a Bethesda, Maryland, native, was a three-star recruit at Choate Rosemary Hall (Connecticut) and signed with the Jim Harbaugh-coached Wolverines in 2021. Bounds played 41 offensive snaps over three seasons at Michigan.
The 6-3, 300-pound Decambra signed with Hawaii in 2021 out Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, the same school that produced former UA standout offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea, who declared for the NFL Draft earlier this month.
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Decambra played right guard and tackle at Hawaii. In three seasons with the Warriors, Decambra played 1,573 snaps.Â
The Wildcats are in need of offensive linemen after Savaiinaea, veteran center Josh Baker and left guard Wendell Moe Jr., who transferred to Tennessee on Wednesday. The only returning starters on ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s offensive line are left tackle Rhino Tapa’atoutai, who suffered a season-ending knee injury this year, and guard Alexander Doost.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ signed five offensive linemen in its 2025 recruiting class: tackle Louis Akpa, guard Javian Goo, guard Sione Tohi, guard Losipini Tupou and in-state tackle Jaxon Griffin.Â
The Wildcats have 13 newcomers in the transfer portal.Â
Contact Justin Spears, the Star's ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ football beat reporter, at jspears@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @JustinESports
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