2024 Football Roster
Roster
Gilmer, Kwazi

Jersey Number 3
Kwazi Gilmer
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Sierra Canyon School
Bio
2024
Appeared in all 12 games, starting seven, as a true freshman ... started UCLA's final five games of the year ... recorded 31 catches for 345 yards (11.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns ... averaged 28.8 receiving yards per game ... added one rush for eight yards ... made three catches for a season-high 88 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown catch, at Nebraska (Nov. 2) ... that 48-yard link-up with quarterback Ethan Garbers at Memorial Stadium marked Gilmer's first-career touchdown ... named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after his performance at Nebraska ... notched a season-high six receptions, for 54 yards, in the season finale vs. Fresno State (Nov. 30) ... reeled in a 1-yard touchdown catch at Washington (Nov. 15) ... had at least one reception in each of the final 10 games of the year; his 10-game streak with a reception was the longest among the team's wide receiver corps for the season ... made his first-career start vs. Oregon (Sept. 28), and led the squad with four receptions ... made the first two catches of his career at LSU (Sept. 21), both going for 25+ yards to set up scoring drives; his 32-yard, juggling catch late in the second half was a game-long for Bruin receivers, and helped set up a game-tying touchdown drive ... his 48-yard TD catch at Nebraska was the longest scoring play of any Bruin wideout in 2024 ... had six catches of 20+ yards on the season, ranking second-most on the squad ...ย enrolled at UCLA in January 2024 and participated in spring practices ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2024.ย
High School
Four-star recruit according to Rivals โฆ three-star recruit according to 247Sports and ESPN โฆ ranked No. 125 overall by Rivals โฆ No. 60 wide receiver by 247Sports โฆ No. 32 prospect in state of California by 247Sports โฆ No. 55 wide receiver by ESPN โฆ No. 64 prospect in West region by ESPN โฆ No. 37 prospect in state of California by ESPN โฆ No. 27 wide receiver by Rivals โฆ No. 17 prospect in state of California by Rivals โฆ tallied 35 catches for 663 yards and six touchdowns in 2023 โฆ earned spot on All-Mission League First Team in 2023 โฆ totaled 87 receptions for 1,63- yards and 18 touchdowns in varsity career โฆ Trailblazers beat Santa Margarita Catholic HS 37-20 to reach CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinal in 2023; SCS finished season 11-1 and semifinal-round appearance was first in school history โฆ also attended Chaminade College Preparatory (West Hills, Calif.), earning All-Mission League Second Team recognition in 2022, and Palisades Charter HS (Los Angeles).
Appeared in all 12 games, starting seven, as a true freshman ... started UCLA's final five games of the year ... recorded 31 catches for 345 yards (11.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns ... averaged 28.8 receiving yards per game ... added one rush for eight yards ... made three catches for a season-high 88 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown catch, at Nebraska (Nov. 2) ... that 48-yard link-up with quarterback Ethan Garbers at Memorial Stadium marked Gilmer's first-career touchdown ... named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after his performance at Nebraska ... notched a season-high six receptions, for 54 yards, in the season finale vs. Fresno State (Nov. 30) ... reeled in a 1-yard touchdown catch at Washington (Nov. 15) ... had at least one reception in each of the final 10 games of the year; his 10-game streak with a reception was the longest among the team's wide receiver corps for the season ... made his first-career start vs. Oregon (Sept. 28), and led the squad with four receptions ... made the first two catches of his career at LSU (Sept. 21), both going for 25+ yards to set up scoring drives; his 32-yard, juggling catch late in the second half was a game-long for Bruin receivers, and helped set up a game-tying touchdown drive ... his 48-yard TD catch at Nebraska was the longest scoring play of any Bruin wideout in 2024 ... had six catches of 20+ yards on the season, ranking second-most on the squad ...ย enrolled at UCLA in January 2024 and participated in spring practices ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2024.ย
High School
Four-star recruit according to Rivals โฆ three-star recruit according to 247Sports and ESPN โฆ ranked No. 125 overall by Rivals โฆ No. 60 wide receiver by 247Sports โฆ No. 32 prospect in state of California by 247Sports โฆ No. 55 wide receiver by ESPN โฆ No. 64 prospect in West region by ESPN โฆ No. 37 prospect in state of California by ESPN โฆ No. 27 wide receiver by Rivals โฆ No. 17 prospect in state of California by Rivals โฆ tallied 35 catches for 663 yards and six touchdowns in 2023 โฆ earned spot on All-Mission League First Team in 2023 โฆ totaled 87 receptions for 1,63- yards and 18 touchdowns in varsity career โฆ Trailblazers beat Santa Margarita Catholic HS 37-20 to reach CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinal in 2023; SCS finished season 11-1 and semifinal-round appearance was first in school history โฆ also attended Chaminade College Preparatory (West Hills, Calif.), earning All-Mission League Second Team recognition in 2022, and Palisades Charter HS (Los Angeles).
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