California Golden Bears Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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Sep 25 (Fri)
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Jersey Number 1
Carter Vargas
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Experience:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Santa Maria, CA
- Prev School:
- UC Davis
- High School:
- St. Joseph HS
Redshirt Sophomore (2026) - Cal
- Made his Cal debut as a starter against UCLA.
- Made appearances in eight games.
- On 67 attempts, racked up 445 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.
- Averaged 55.6 rushing yards per game and 6.6 yards per attempt.
- Added 177 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns on 10 receptions.
- Rushed for 136 yards on six carries, with two rushing touchdowns against Southern Utah.
- Scored a receiving touchdown on a 57-yard pitch and catch against Weber State.
- Had 90 yards on the ground, using 16 carries at Northern Colorado.
- Scored twice on the ground against Idaho State (Nov. 1).
- Appeared in one game.
- Rushed for 27 yards on two carries, scoring one touchdown on the ground against Northern Colorado.
- Redshirted.
- Played at St. Joseph HS -- Class of 2024.
- Posted his most productive season as a prep during his 2023 junior campaign at St. Joseph High School when in 11 games he rushed 167 times for 1,321 yards and scored 17 touchdowns on the ground, while adding 20 receptions for 171 yards and two kick returns for 110 yards and one score to total 1,602 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns.
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