The transfer portal allows players to find their perfect fit, sometimes twice during the offseason. Mark Hamper was outstanding in his freshman season at Idaho in 2024 as he scored 49 passes for 961 yards and 6 touchdowns.

This ended up leading to a 6-foot-2, 210-pound leverage, with a choice at the Winter Power 4 level. The Oregon native decided to join Wisconsin's plan as a transfer, but he chose to re-enter the portal after the spring with the the.

Cal became the biggest contender for the recipients of production with Arizona State University and New Mexico. He visited all three programs before making a decision to support the Bears on Wednesday.

Justin Wilcox’s team entered the spring transfer season and needed more help in the recipient group, which needed to grow when contributors Jonathan Brady and Tobias Merriweather entered the portal.

Hamper provides Cal with immediate answers to the instant position of the Breaker season. He was the second catcher of Bryan Harsin's offense this spring, joining South Dakota transfer season Quon Adams.

The Bears added two recipients in the winter, with UNLV graduate transfer Jacob De Jesus and Arkansas sophomore Dazmin James heading to Berkeley.

Cal will return only one of the top 12 receivers on the team last year, with Redshirt Senior Trond Grizzell being the only member of the group. Jordan King has four passes for 50 yards, ranking second on the highest returnee list.

Therefore, bears have great demand for their position to enter the fall. Hamper felt like the perfect replacement for Brady, who scored 36 passes for 386 yards and 3 touchdowns in his only season at Cal.

Hamper's stats are better than any CAL receiver last season, so if he continues to enter his Redshirt sophomore season, he can promise to be a key component of the offense.

He had two games and he got the game at 100 yards, including a 187 yard performance against Weber State. In that game, Hamper also had three touchdown receptions in eight receptions.

The barrier is the ninth shift of bears so far this spring.

- OLB Chris Victor (Chattanooga | April 16)

- WR Quaron Adams (South Dakota | April 19)

- Little OLB TJ Bush (Liberty | April 20)

-LS Rino Monteforte (Notre Dame | April 22)

- RB Brandon High Jr. (UTSA | April 25)

- CB Quimari Shemwell (Utah | April 25)

- RB Kendrick Raphael (North Carolina | April 26)

- Ol Daveion Harley (Jacksonville | April 28)

- WR Mark Hamper (Wisconsin | April 30)