Carlton Freeman

DE | 6-4 | 235

Kalamazoo, Mich. | Olivet

Transfer from Olivet has two seasons of eligibility remaining … enrolled at SVSU for the winter semester and will participate in spring practice … AT OLIVET | 2025 SEASON (AS A SOPHOMORE): Named to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association First Team as a junior in 2025 … selected as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year … started all 10 games at outside linebacker and led the Comets in tackles for loss (9.5 for 53 yards) and sacks (7 for 48 yards) … recorded 31 total tackles (22 solos, 9 assists) and forced two fumbles … his MIAA seven-game totals included 20 tackles, with eight stops (47 yards) coming behind the line of scrimmage including six sacks … produced at least one negative play in eight games … matched his career high with five tackles (4 solos, 1 assist) at Kalamazoo, including a career-best two sacks for 11 yards … posted two tackles for loss for 14 yards, including an 11-yard sack, and returned his first career interception for 30 yards and a touchdown vs. Adrian … credited with four stops each in back-to-back games vs. Madonna (2 solos, 2 assists) and Bluffton [Ohio] (2 solos, 2 assists) … 2024 SEASON (AS A RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Started all 10 games as a sophomore in 2024 … registered 20 total tackles (13 solos, 7 assists) … contributed four tackles (3 solos, 1 assist) at Albion … made two solo stops vs. Calvin, including his first career sack for a 1-yard loss … posted two stops (1 solo, 1 assist) at Trine, including his first career tackle for a loss of 8 yards … recorded a career-best five tackles (2 solos, 3 assists) and forced a fumble vs. Kalamazoo … tallied four solo stops at Hanover (Ind.) … 2023 SEASON: Redshirted … saw action in the first three games of the season at Franklin (Ind.), at Wooster (Ohio) and vs. Hanover (Ind.) … credited with two total tackles (1 solo, 1 assist) … assisted on a tackle in the home opener vs. Hanover … made a solo stop in the 2024 season opener at Franklin … HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Three-year starter at linebacker for Coach Lorenzo Robertson at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan … saw action at linebacker and H-back as a senior … named to the Division I All-Region First Team by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association … earned MLive Kalamazoo Football Dream Team honorable mention (defense) … recorded four sacks and three interceptions in 2022 … made seven tackles vs. Eastern and credited with six stops vs. Dowagiac … his top individual performance came in Week 5 vs. Buchanan: recorded a career-high 11 tackles, including two for losses, and two interceptions, returning one 50 yards for a touchdown … contributed six tackles, with two resulting in losses including a sack, and an acrobatic, one-handed interception in the Knights’ 8-7 win over Kalamazoo Central, which snapped a 17-game losing streak … posted a team-high eight stops in the 2022 season opener vs. Delton Kellogg … also competed in track and field (100 and 200 meters as well as 4x100 and 4x200 relays).