Carlito Gonzalez

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Prev School:
Stephenson HS

Career
Has played in 21 games … Has 29 tackles (25 solo), two interceptions, two PBU and one forced fumble … Joined Memphis prior to the 2017 season … Originally signed with Auburn.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2019 spring semester.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games … Member of the 2019 squad that finished with a 12-2 overall record, won the American Athletic Conference Championship and made an appearance at the 84^th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … Finished the season with 19 tackles (17 solo hits) … Recorded first career TFL in the road win at Houston … Registered one PBU … Finished with six multi-tackle performances … Recorded a career-high three tackles in wins at Houston and at USF … Concluded the season with a tackle against Penn State in the Cotton Bowl.

2018 (Sophomore)
Saw action in only three games ... Credited with five total tackles (4 solo), one interception and one forced fumble ... Made season debut in an early-October home game vs Connecticut ... Had one assisted tackle and one interception vs the Huskies ... His interception came in the fourth quarter ... Returned the pick 36 yards to the Huskies 34-yard line and set up the Memphis offense with a short field ... Tigers scored on the ensuing drive, an Antonio Gibson 17-yard TD catch ... Logged a career-high three total tackles, all solo hits, in a home win over Tulsa ... The three solo stops also were a career-best ... Had one solo stop and one forced fumble at SMU ... His forced fumble halted a Mustangs’ drive deep in Memphis territory ... Ripped the ball from the SMU running back at the Memphis 7-yard line ... Fumble was recovered by J.J. Russell.

2017 (Freshman)
Came to Memphis just prior to the start of the 2017 … Missed the first six games due to a waiver appeal … Appeal was granted in early October and suited up for the final seven contests … Had five total tackles (4 solo) … Also logged one interception and one PBU … Made his collegiate debut in a home victory over Navy … Recorded his first collegiate tackle and interception in a road win at Tulsa … Finished the Tulsa game with two total stops (1 solo) … Had a six-yard return on his interception … Registered a career-high two solo tackles in a home victory over ECU … Also had his first collegiate PBU vs the Pirates … Saw action vs UCF in The American Championship Game.

High School
Played for head coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High School … Helped lead the Jaguars to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Region AAAAAA crown in 2015 … Squad posted a perfect 7-0 record in region play (10-2 overall record) … The Jaguars went 9-5 and advanced to the GHSA Class AAAAAA state playoffs quarterfinal round … 2016 Atlanta Journal Constitution Class AAAAAA All-State pick (DB) … Also earned 2016 Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Metro honors … Named to the 2016 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) Class AAAAAA All-Region 1-4 South team … Rated a top-50 safety by all recruiting services … Ranked one of the top-75 players in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com and Rivals.com … Rated one of the top-five safeties in the state of Georgia by Scout.com … Also ran track at Stephenson High School.

Personal

Son of Carlos Gonzalez and Jermil Thomas ... Grandson of Antonio Jose Gonzalez, who is from San Juan, Puerto Rico ... Birthday is December 31 ... Interdisciplinary studies major.