Staff Directory

JR Moala

Title:
Executive Director, Recruiting
Alma Mater:
Oregon State, '19
Year at UCLA:
1st in 2026
Email:

Talite “JR” Moala enters his first season as executive director of recruiting for the UCLA football program in 2026.

Moala joins head coach Bob Chesney’s staff after serving as the director of recruiting for two seasons at his alma mater Oregon State from 2024-25. He spent the three previous years in the same role at Oregon from 2021-23.

Moala was also with the Beavers’ program from 2015-17 as a defense quality control coach (2016-17) and defensive intern (2015).

Moala’s coaching experience also includes serving as a linebackers coach and assistant track and field coach for Hawthorne High School (Calif.) in 2001.

Moala played linebacker at Portland State from 1999-2001 after a two-year LDS mission to Venezuela. He was an All-CIF linebacker at Hawthorne High School in California in 1999. Moala also played fullback at El Camino Junior College in 2004.

A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Moala graduated from Oregon State with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He and his wife, Robin, have two sons, Joseph and Ocean, and one daughter, Mahina.

Moala’s Professional Experience
2015 – Defensive Intern, Oregon State
2016, 2017 – Defense Quality Control Coach, Oregon State
2021-23 – Director of Recruiting, Oregon
2024, 2025 – Director of Recruiting, Oregon State
2026 – Executive Director of Recruiting, UCLA