Josh Carlin Center UCLA 2025 Tropical Bowl

Position Offensive Line
Class Redshirt Senior
Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 310
Hometown Westlake Village, CA.
Highschool Sierra Canyon School

Player Profile:

Overall Grade: 80

Strengths:

Punch pop/power
Upper body strength
Active hands to deny a secondary rush
Connected hands and feet on the move
Upper body contort and grip to latch on from awkward angles

Weaknesses:

Tight and erratic steps at the second level
Limited snap quickness

Scouting Report:

Carlin is one of the stronger centers in the class with immense initial punch pop that will give him a shot at the next level. Carlin is an average athlete at best, lacking snap quickness, lateral agility and speed. Carlin is however able to win with his hands. In pass protection Carlin keeps a good base with pad level and hip engagement, creating a solid first punch and then active hands to deny a secondary rush. As a run blocker Carlin impacts on double teams, displaying proper jolt from his lower to upper half to generate power at the point of attack and move defenders off their anchor. In power run concepts, Carlin is able to seal off the backside with upper body contort and a tight grip at an awkward angle to prevent the defender from getting across his face. In a zone run scheme Carlin shows connected hands and feet. While he doesn’t have range in his steps, he is able to get hands in and prevent lineman from penetrating to the play side of wide zone. Carlin could look to improve his efficiency at the second level. Carlin’s steps/mobility at the second level are erratic and scattered, leading to him getting ran around or losing leverage with a poor angle at the point of attack. Carlin is more consistent than inefficient, along with being a force at the point of attack. Carlin has spot starter potential as a center in a power/gap scheme in the NFL.

Scout: Andrew Bohovich

Career Highlights
• 8-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last: Spring 2024)

Career Summary
Spent six years in the UCLA football program (2019-24), including two as a starter … was the Bruins’ primary right guard in 2023 and 2024 … team captain in 2024 … appeared in 53 games during his Bruin career … helped UCLA lead the Pac-12 in rushing in both 2022 and 2023.

2024
Started all 12 games for the Bruins in his senior year, including four games at center and eight at right guard … served as a team captain … winner of the Jonathan Ogden Award as the team’s most outstanding offensive lineman at the program’s postseason banquet … named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team.

2023
Appeared in all 13 games as the starter at right guard … helped the Bruins lead the Pac-12 in rushing yards per game this season … Bruins had six 200-yard rushing games, with a high of 413 yards against North Carolina Central, and four more with at least 150 yards on the ground.

2022
Saw action in the last nine games of the season on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman.

2021
Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve offensive lineman and on special teams … named to the Pac-12 2021-22 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020
Saw his first game action … Appeared in all 7 games, primarily on special teams … named to the Pac-12 2020-21 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2019
Enrolled at UCLA in June 2019 … did not see game action in his first year in the program.

High School
Cal-Hi Sports First-Team All-State selection … two-star prospect according to 247Sports … Sierra Canyon HS claimed league and CIF-Southern Section titles in 2015, 2016 and 2018 … the undefeated Trailblazers marched to CIF State championship in 2016; also reached championship game in 2018 … two-time team captain … three-time all-league selection and two-time All-CIF pick … credited with 150 pancake blocks.

Personal
Son of Lisa and Michael Carlin … has an older brother … lists his biggest athletic trill to date as beating a higher division school in the game before state playoffs … famous athletes he admires are Aaron Donald and Kobe Bryant … enjoys taking part in outdoor activities with friends and playing video games … named to the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll … earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021 and Winter 2024 … economics major.