Hoosiers Add West Virginia DL Lanell Carr via the Transfer Portal
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Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
The Hoosiers transfer haul adds a much needed linebacker in Lanell Carr from West Virginia. It marks another player that IU targeted out of high school to head to IU through the portal. Carr signed with West Virginia out of high school in 2019, when he was a three-star prospect out of St. Louis.
Carr has spent three seasons at West Virginia and played the bandit position, WVU’s hybrid defensive line/linebacker position. Over his three seasons with the Mountaineers Carr 26 total tackles and a sack. His most productive season was 2022 when he played in 12 games and made 21 tackles.
Coming out of high school 247Sports’ recruiting analyst Allen Treiu wrote this scouting report:
Thicker built prospect. Not as tall as other elite edge prospects, but has longer arms and has gone from a leaner body type to more filled in. Good pass-rusher who can get off the ball quickly. Has twitch and can dip his shoulders, get himself low to the ground and not give offensive tackles a clean punch on him. Does a solid job with his hands. Hustles on the field and pursues. The times he has played offense show his physicality in his blocking and also the athleticism he has as a pass-catcher. Is a classic tweener where he may be a hybrid pass-rusher for some teams or a full-time defensive end for others. Growth potential as far as adding more weight and staying on the edge is more limited. Should be a starter and effective pass-rusher on the Power 5 level, but upside is highest if he finds the right system.
Carr will be in the mix at defensive end for the Hoosiers, who struggled to get production from that spot in 2022.