University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
2014 UCLA Signing Day Central
2014 UCLA SIGNEES
Below is a complete listing of players who are either enrolled in the program, signed on Wednesday or will enroll in the spring (Note: Times reflect when UCLA announced their decision to join the program).
High School
Cherry Creek
Hometown
Englewood, Colo.
Height
6-0
Weight
190
Position
Running Back
Bio
Four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the nation’s No. 161 recruit … Four-star recruit according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 190 prospect and No. 34 recruit in the West … Rivals’ No. 15-rated running back in the nation and the No. 3-rated recruit in the state of Colorado … Scout’s No. 19-rated running back nationally … As a senior, he had 53 rushing attempts for 458 yards and nine scores … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … As a junior, he rushed 170 times for 1,821 yards and 27 touchdowns.
High School
Serra
Hometown
Gardena, Calif.
Height
6-2
Weight
190
Position
Wide Receiver
Bio
Three-star recruit according to rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 55-ranked wide receiver in the country and the No. 44-rated recruit in the state of California … Three stars from scout.com … Scout’s No. 69 wide receiver nationally, the No. 40 recruit in the state of California and No. 59 recruit in the West … PrepStar All-West Region … Three-star athlete according to 247Sports … As a senior, he caught 34 passes for 833 yards and 14 touchdowns … First-team All-CIF Western Division.
High School
St. John Bosco
Hometown
Bellflower, Calif.
Height
6-3
Weight
265
Position
Defensive Lineman
Bio
Four-star recruit according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 110 prospect, the No. 11-ranked prospect in the state of California and No. 20 recruit in the West … Scout’s No. 14 defensive end prospect nationally … First-team All-CIF Pac-5 Division … Four stars according to rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 15 weak side defensive end in the nation and the No. 32 prospect in the state of California … PrepStar All-West Region … Credited with 108 tackles, 12 sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior … Named to Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team first-team defense … Led team to undefeated season and the Open Division Bowl Game title.
High School
Newark
Hometown
Newark, Del.
Height
6-6
Weight
220
Position
Offensive Lineman
Bio
Transfer from the University of Miami (Fla.) … Will compete as a graduate student after graduating from Miami … Started games in three seasons for the Hurricanes … Enrolled at Miami in January of 2010 and then redshirted during the 2010 season … Saw action in eight games and made one start, against Virginia, in the 2011 campaign … Started all 12 games at left tackle in the 2012 season for the ACC’s fifth-best offense … Saw action in 11 games in 2013 and made one start at left tackle for an offense which averaged 447 yards and 36 points per game … Four-star recruit coming out of high school according to rivals.com … Ranked the No. 18 prep offensive guard in the nation by scout.com.
High School
Serra
Hometown
Gardena, Calif.
Height
6-1
Weight
212
Position
Linebacker
Bio
Three-star recruit according to rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 25-ranked outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 41-ranked recruit in the state of California … Scout.com’s No. 42 prospect in the state of California and No. 61 recruit in the West … Scout’s No. 36 outside linebacker prospect nationally … Listed as a four-star athlete and the No. 180 prospect in the nation by ESPN.com … PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team … First-team All-CIF Western Division … As a senior, he made 91 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, eight sacks and five interceptions … Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
High School
John Curtis
Hometown
River Ridge, La.
Height
6-2
Weight
225
Position
Linebacker
Bio
Four-star recruit according to scout.com and the nation’s No. 150-rated prospect … Four stars from rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 95 overall prospect, the No. 5-ranked outside linebacker prospect in the nation and the No. 8-ranked recruit in the state of Louisiana … Scout’s No. 7-rated middle linebacker prospect nationally … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl and led the West team with six tackles … Made 107 tackles, eight for loss, as a senior … Named New Orleans Small Schools Defensive Player of the Year … Class 3A Player of the Year.
High School
St. John Bosco
Hometown
Bellflower, Calif.
Height
5-11
Weight
175
Position
Defensive Back
Bio
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 80 recruit in the nation … Four-star recruit according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 97 recruit, the No. 10-rated prospect in the state of California and No. 19 prospect in the West … Scout’s No. 8-rated safety prospect nationally … Rivals’ No. 7-ranked cornerback prospect in the nation and the No. 8-rated recruit in the state of California … Four-star athlete and ESPN.com’s No. 288-rated recruit in the nation … First-team All-CIF Pac-5 Division and Defensive Player of the Year … Second-team MaxPreps All-America selection … PrepStar All-West Region … L.A. Times Player of the Year … Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team Player of the Year … Caught 78 passes for 1,293 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior … On defense, he recorded 144 tackles and picked off three passes … Helped team win the CIF-SS Pac-5 championship and the 2013 State Open Division title … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
High School
Roseville
Hometown
Roseville, Calif.
Height
6-8
Weight
305
Position
Offensive Lineman
Bio
Four-star recruit according to rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 31 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 35 prospect in the state of California … Four-stars from 247Sports … Three-stars according to scout.com, the No. 28-rated offensive tackle in the nation, No. 44 prospect in the state of California and No. 63 recruit in the West … PrepStar All-West Region.
High School
Cosumnes Oaks
Hometown
Elk Grove, Calif.
Height
6-4
Weight
205
Position
Wide Receiver
Bio
Four-star recruit according to rivals.com … A four-star recruit according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 203-rated recruit, No. 24 prospect in the state of California, No. 36 recruit in the West and No. 39-rated wide receiver nationally … Rivals’ No. 37-rated wide receiver in the nation and the No. 31 prospect in the state of California … PrepStar All-West Region … Named Sierra Valley Conference MVP as a senior … Caught 54 passes for 1,042 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior and was named first-team All-Northern California by MaxPreps.
High School
Crenshaw
Hometown
Los Angeles, Calif.
Height
6-0
Weight
180
Position
Defensive Back
Bio
A three-star recruit according to both scout.com and rivals.com in 2013 who enrolled at UCLA in January of 2014 … The No. 57-ranked cornerback in the nation according to scout.com … No. 13-ranked corner in the West … PrepStar All-West Region … Selected to play in the Offense-Defense Bowl in Houston … Listed No. 84 on the scout.com West 150 … Rated No. 91 prospect in the state of California by rivals.com … As a senior, he made 55 tackles, seven interceptions and scored 18 touchdowns … As a junior, he made 40 tackles … Had 10 punt returns for 231 yards and 10 kickoff returns for 179 yards … Rushed for 493 yards and six touchdowns and caught 15 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown … Coached by Robert Garret.
High School
Lompoc
Hometown
Lompoc, Calif.
Height
6-0
Weight
298
Position
Defensive Lineman
Bio
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 247 recruit in the nation … Four-stars according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 115 recruit, No. 12 prospect in the state of California and No. 22 recruit in the West … Rivals’ No. 18-rated defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 29 prospect in the state of California … Scout’s No. 9-rated defensive tackle nationally … Four-star prospect and No. 210 on ESPN.com’s national recruiting list … PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team … CalHiSports.com first-team All-State Medium Schools … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … L.A. Times All-Southland … Los Padres League MVP … Made 36 tackles, caused two fumbles and had seven sacks as a senior … Second-team Medium Schools MaxPreps All-America.
High School
Santiago
Hometown
Corona, Calif.
Height
6-2
Weight
195
Position
Defensive Back
Bio
A three-star recruit according to rivals.com …. Three-star prospect according to scout.com, the No. 69 safety in the nation, the No. 100 prospect in the state of California and No. 142 recruit in the West … PrepStar All-West Region … As a senior, he made 53 tackles, a sack, an interception and four pass break ups … Named All-Big VIII second-team … Totaled 71 tackles as a junior with four tackles for loss and returned an interception for a score.
High School
North Shore
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Height
6-2
Weight
225
Position
Linebacker
Bio
Four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 88 recruit in the nation … Four-stars according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 54 recruit and the No. 9 prospect in the state of Texas … Rivals’ No. 7-ranked inside linebacker in the nation and the No. 11-ranked recruit in the state of Texas … Scout’s No. 6-rated middle linebacker prospect nationally … Four-star athlete and ESPN.com’s No. 192-rated recruit in the nation … Second-team MaxPreps All-America selection … Named to first-team Class 5A All-State team … Credited with 144 tackles, four forced fumbles and seven sacks as a senior … Touchdown Club of Houston’s Defensive Player of the Year … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
High School
Centennial
Hometown
Compton, Calif.
Height
6-2
Weight
175
Position
Defensive Back
Bio
Three-star recruit according to rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 39-rated cornerback in the nation and the No. 51-ranked prospect in the state of California … Scout.com’s No. 39 prospect in the state of California and No. 58 recruit in the West … Scout’s No. 39-rated cornerback in the nation … PrepStar All-West Region … CalHiSports.com 1st team All-State Medium Schools … Named to Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team first-team defense … First-team All-CIF Northwest Division … Accounted for 1,321 all-purpose yards on offense as a senior … Caught 35 passes for 440 yards … Had over 600 yards of kick returns … Credited with 105 tackles and four interceptions.
High School
El Cerrito
Hometown
El Cerrito, Calif.
Height
6-0
Weight
185
Position
Defensive Back
Bio
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 126 recruit in the nation … Four-star recruit according to scout.com, the nation’s No. 143 prospect, the No. 16 prospect in the state of California and No. 27 recruit in the West …. Rivals’ No. 8-rated cornerback in the nation and the No. 11 prospect in the state of California … Scout’s No. 15-rated cornerback nationally … Listed as the nation’s No. 184 recruit and a four-star athlete by ESPN.com … PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team … CalHiSports.com first team All-State Medium Schools … Named San Francisco Chronicle Metro Player of the Year … Rushed for 1,800 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior … Made nine interceptions and returned three for a touchdown … Named to Max Preps All-Northern California team and the Nor Cal Athlete of the Year … Second-team MaxPrep All-America selection.
High School
Villa Park Prep
Hometown
Los Angeles, Calif.
Height
6-3
Weight
215
Position
Linebacker
Bio
Three-star recruit according to rivals.com … Rivals’ No. 69-ranked prospect in the state of California … Three-stars from scout.com … Scout’s No. 33-rated middle linebacker nationally, the No. 68 overall prospect in the state of California and No. 95 recruit in the West … PrepStar All-West Region … CalHiSports.com 1st team All-State Small Schools … First-team CIF Los Angeles City Division III and Player of the Year … As a running back, he ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 City Section Division III championship game … Invited to participate in the Semper Fi Game.
High School
Serra
Hometown
San Mateo, Calif.
Height
6-5
Weight
280
Position
Defensive Lineman
Bio
Four-star recruit according to rivals.com … The No. 16 strong side defensive end in the nation and No. 33 prospect in the state of California according to rivals.com … Four-star recruit according to scout.com, the No. 189 prospect in the nation, the No. 22 defensive end in the country, No. 31 prospect in the West and No. 20 recruit in the state of California … As a junior, he had 53 tackles and four sacks.
High School
North Shore
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Height
6-3
Weight
275
Position
Center
Bio
Three-star recruit according to rivals.com and the nation’s No. 29 offensive guard prospect … Rivals’ No. 64-rated recruit in the state of Texas … Three-star athlete according to scout.com … Scout’s No. 18-ranked center in the nation … PrepStar All-Midlands Region … Helped lead team to a 12-1 record as a senior.
High School
Summer Creek
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Height
6-3
Weight
195
Position
Quarterback
Bio
Three-stars according to rivals.com and the No. 17-rated dual-threat quarterback in the nation … Rivals’ No. 65 prospect in the state of Texas … Three-stars according to scout.com and the No. 60 quarterback prospect nationally … Passed for 2,449 yards and 27 touchdowns with six interceptions as a senior … PrepStar All-Midlands Region … Team went 11-1 as a senior.
High School
Carmel
Hometown
Carmel, Ind.
Height
6-2
Weight
215
Position
Wide Receiver
Bio
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and the No. 100 recruit in the nation … Four-stars from scout.com and the nation’s No. 196 prospect … Four-star athlete and ESPN.com’s No. 177-rated recruit in the nation … Rivals’ No. 13 wide receiver nationally and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Indiana … Scout’s No. 36-rated wide receiver in the nation … Had 36 receptions for 471 yards and four touchdowns as a senior … Also returned seven kickoffs for 254 yards … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Caught 32 passes for 378 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … Son of former NFL player Alfredo Roberts who won two Super Bowl rings with the Dallas Cowboys and served as the tight ends coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 2013-14.