(Glendale, AZ) The National Champion Arizona Rattlers have bolstered their offensive line for 2027 signing two free agents with IFL experience, including a member of the 2026 IFL All-Rookie team.
Baraka Beckett, 6-3, 320 pounds, Offensive Line
Beckett comes to the Rattlers from the Jacksonville Sharks where he earned All-Rookie honors in 2026. Beckett’s college career spanned seven years partly due to the extra year of eligibility provide to players for the COVID-19 pandemic. He was at UCLA for five years where he played on the defensive line. He sat out a season there while he completed his degree. He played one year at Campbell University where he moved to offensive line, and he finished his college career in 2024 at the University of New Mexico.
He is from Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Yoesph Carter, 6-4, 310 pounds, Offensive Line
Carter was a teammate of Beckett’s at the Sharks after a five-year college career at Western Illinois and Findlay University. He started all 11 games of his senior season at Findlay which averaged 136 yards rushing per game, more than 400 yards total offense and 32 points.
He was named to the first or second team on three Division II All-America teams and was named Great Midwest Athletic Conference Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year in his final season.
Carter was invited to the Washington Commanders rookie camp in April 2025 and later had an opportunity with the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders prior to signing with Jacksonville.
He is from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Press Release courtesy of the Arizona Rattlers – Jay Gonzales
