Anthony Barr started off his UCLA career as a wide receiver before switching to running back. There wasn’t much path to playing time for him and he did not see the field much his freshman or sophomore year. His college career was dwindling away. Transferring schools in this era was very rare as well with no NIL and having to sit out a year to be eligible.
Then came junior year, Barr made a decision that would change his career forever. He put behind playing on offense and switched over to defense as a linebacker. There he became a two time All Pac-12 linebacker.