New Cal ILB Harrison Taggart Hoping to Pair With Cade Uluave

Among a slew of position battles being engaged during Cal football fall camp is for the inside linebacker position alongside returning starter Cade, Uluave.

One of the contenders is Buom Jock, a 6-foot-5, 235-pounder junior who had 100 tackles last season at Colorado State and boasts one of the great names in college football. 

The other is Harrison Taggart, a redshirt junior transfer from BYU, who seems virtually created from the same mold as Uluave.

They both are 6-foot-1.

They both tip the scales at 235 pounds.

Uluave had 71 tackles last year. Taggart had 69.

And there’s this: Uluave comes from the Utah community of South Jordan, which is less than 6 miles from Taggart’s hometown of Draper, both of them just south of Salt Lake City.

“I am a very fast, physical and crazy linebacker,” Taggart said. “I have seen a lot of resemblance in my play and Cade’s play, which has been super cool.”

Uluave isn’t the only Cal player Taggart already knew when he arrived on campus this summer. He was a teammate at Corner Canyon High School of Devin Brown, the Ohio State quarterback transfer who threw 57 touchdown passes their senior season in the fall of 2021.

Taggart said his connection to Uluave was part of why he was attracted to Cal after two seasons as a starter at BYU. 

“I would love to play next to Cade,” he said. “Cade is full of energy and power and he is one of the most knowledgeable guys on the field. It’s like playing next to a coach. It’s awesome playing next to Cade.”