Former Arizona Wildcats offensive tackle Joseph Borjon, who entered the transfer portal earlier this month, announced on Monday that he's committing to San Diego State.
The 6-8, 325-pound redshirt junior was a backup tackle for the Wildcats during the 2022 and ’23 seasons, after the La Puente, California, native transferred to Arizona from Mt. San Antonio College in Southern California.
Last season, Borjon appeared in six games and made three starts, including right tackle in Arizona’s win over Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl, while Jonah Savaiinaea played right guard with Raymond Pulido at left tackle in place of first-round NFL Draft pick Jordan Morgan, who opted out of the bowl. Arizona’s offensive line struggled against OU’s pass rushers and received its worst protection grade (52.7) of the season on Pro Football Focus.
In the second half of the Alamo Bowl, Savaiinaea moved back to right tackle and redshirt sophomore Leif Magnuson, who started in place of Pulido while he nursed an ankle injury at the start of conference play, was inserted at right guard. Arizona scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Sooners.
Before entering the transfer portal this spring, Borjon had mostly taken reps at backup tackle behind Pulido and Savaiinaea. With Borjon gone, other tackles besides Savaiinaea and Pulido include redshirt freshmen Rhino Tapa’atoutai, Tylen Gonzalez and early enrollee Matthew Lado.
The spring transfer portal closes on Tuesday.
