Arkansas coach Sam Pittman knows his team’s defense wasn’t up to snuff in 2022 so he has had no qualms with rebuilding it via the transfer portal this offseason.
And Pittman may be close to landing a potential starter up front, too. Minnesota defensive tackle DeAngelo Carter, who goes by Trill, is set to visit Arkansas on the weekend. Carter entered the portal just two weeks ago.
Carter is more of a soak-up-blockers type of lineman than a playmaker, per se. He had 19 tackles, with two for-loss, with 1 1/2 sacks and three quarterback hurries. His play was good enough, though, to be named All-Big Ten honorable mention.
Arkansas landed defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat from Missouri via the portal in January. He was the third defensive lineman in three years to pick the Razorbacks from Mizzou after Tre Williams and Markell Utsey each had success at Arkansas after leaving the Tigers.
Carter would join a tackle rotation that is expected to feature Eric Gregory and Taurean Carter as its primary 1-2 combination. Taurean Carter did not play last year after a knee injury in the spring derailed his season, though he had 24 tackles with three for loss in 2021.
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