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National Signing Day: UCLA Football’s Top 5 Signings in the Jim Mora Era

By Mike Regalado

Feb 4, 2015; Plano, TX, USA; SoSo Jamabo smiles after announcing he will be attending UCLA Bruins at Plano West High School. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 4, 2015; Plano, TX, USA; SoSo Jamabo smiles after announcing he will be attending UCLA Bruins at Plano West High School. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 3, 2016; Torrance, CA, USA; Mique Juarez selected UCLA as his choice for college football today at North High School. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2016; Torrance, CA, USA; Mique Juarez selected UCLA as his choice for college football today at North High School. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

The UCLA Football team has had some big signings in the Jim Mora era, but who was the biggest to commit to the Bruins on National Signing Day? We take a look at the Top 5.

5. Mique Juarez

2016, 5-star, OLB, #8 National Rank, #1 Position Rank

It has been a long arduous journey with Mique Juarez… and he hasn’t even played a single down for the UCLA football team.

When UCLA received the national letter of intent from Juarez, they knew they had something special. So special, that people compared his talents that a former Bruin linebacker Myles Jack.

Juarez is an exciting athlete many coaches wanted for their program. For the longest time, he was committed to USC and seem to be heading there in the fall of 2015.

Unfortunately for the Trojans, troubles with their coach Steve Sarkisian and his termination helped Juarez make a different decision. UCLA Football head coach Jim Mora and his staff never gave up on him, even when he was committed across town and it paid off as Juarez was headed to Westwood.

Unfortunately, personal issues have kept him off the field for what would have been his true freshman season. But luckily for all parties, he has re-joined the team and will look to be an impact player come this fall.