UCLA Football: 2018 National Signing Day Live Tracker and Blog

It is National Signing Day and Go Joe Bruin will keep you informed with up-to-the-minute UCLA Football recruiting information with our NSD Live Tracker and Blog.

National Signing Day is here and it is going to be a big day for the UCLA Football team.  Keep this page bookmarked as we will be updating this piece all day long with the latest information on National Letter of Intents received, the newest commitments, the unfortunate recommitments and every thing regarding NSD 2018.

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National Signing Day 2018 Live Blog

7:00 p.m.: It was believed that UCLA would lose Murray, possibly to Stanford or USC, but fortunately the Bruins get to keep him which helps out with the offensive line.

3:45 p.m.: Its is official! Dorian Thompson-Robinson is a Bruin!

3:35 p.m.: Though it comes a few hours later than expected, UCLA has now received the NLI form 4-star defensive lineman Tyler Manoa.

2:12 p.m.: It is official as Michael Ezeike has sent in his NLI.

1:46 p.m.: UCLA got a surprise commitment and their third as 4-star Michael Ezeike has chosen the Bruins over USC and Oregon.

11:30 a.m.: Announcement times for the remaining commits and potential commits:

DL Tyler Manoa is set to sign at 12:30 p.m.

WR Geordon Porter‘s estimated announcement time is 1:30 p.m.

TE Michael Ezeike will give his commitment at 1:45 p.m.

QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson will have a ceremony at his high school at 2 p.m.

10:10 a.m.: Williams’ NLI is in! The Bruins also received letters from Irby, Wade and Ogbonnia.

9:25 a.m.: UCLA flipped a commitment from Vanderbilt as 3-star DB Rayshad Williams is heading to Westwood!

9:20 a.m.: UCLA has received two more NLIs. Delon Hurt and Steven Mason are in!

8:45 a.m.: UCLA received a commitment from 3* DT Otito Ogbonnia, bringing the Bruins’ defensive line commitments to six. Go Joe Bruin Analysis 

7:40 a.m.: Four more NLIs have been sent in as Je’Vari Anderson, Elisha Guidry, Baraka Bennett and Tyree Thompson are officially Bruins.

7:15 a.m.:  Potential offensive line commit 4* OT Jarrett Patterson has  committed to Notre Dame.

6:50 a.m.: With NSD officially beginning, UCLA has received National Letter of Intent from five players: Patrick Jolly, Matt Alaimo, David Priebe, Jon Gaines and Kenny Churchill. Welcome to Westwood, everyone!

12:00 a.m.: Before the National Letters of Intent start rolling in from the latest commits, take a quick review of UCLA football’s early signing period. The Bruins had 8 players sign back in December, starting an already impressive 2018 class. Today, we get to see the next batch of signees become a part of the Bruins and the Chip Kelly era.

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UCLA Football National Letters of Intent Received (26)

★★★★ QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson 

6’1″, 195 lbs., (Bishop Gorman HS/Las Vegas, NV) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ ATH Bryan Addison

6’5″, 180 lbs., (Junipero Serra/Gardena, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ WR Chase Cota

6’3″, 195 lbs., (South Medford/Medford, OR) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ LB Bo Calvert

6’3″, 218 lbs., (Oaks Christian/Westlake Village, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ S Stephan Blaylock 

5’10”, 185 lbs., (St. John Bosco/Bellflower, CA)- Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ OG Chris Murray

6’3″, 300 lbs. (Mater Dei/Santa Ana, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ TE Michael Ezeike

6’5″, 220 lbs., (Colony/Ontario, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ DE Elijah Wade

6’5″, 240 lbs., (Arbor View/Las Vegas, NV) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★★ WR Kyle Phillips

5’11”, 176 lbs., (San Marcos/San Marcos, CA)

★★★★ DT Tyler Manoa

6’5″, 260 lbs., St. Francis (Mountain View, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ TE Matt Alaimo

6’5″, 235 lbs., (St. Joseph Regional/Montvale, NJ) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ CB Rayshad Williams

6’4″, 183 lbs. (Whitehaven/Memphis, TN) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ DT Otito Ogbonnia

6’3″, 300 lbs. (Taylor/Katy, TX) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ S Kenny Churchwell

6’2″, 180 lbs., (Mountain Pointe/Phoenix, AZ) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ RB Kazmeir Allen 

5’10”, 185 lbs., (Tulare Union/Tulare, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ WR Delon Hurt

6’0″, 190 lbs., (Servite/Anaheim, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ OT Alec Anderson 

6’5″, 283 lbs., (Etiwanda/Rancho Cucamonga, CA)- Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ ATH Patrick Jolly

6’1″, 177 lbs., (Newsome/Lithia, FL) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ DE Steven Mason

6’8″, 250 lbs., (Southwestern College/Chula Vista, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ CB Elisha Guidry

6’0″, 177 lbs., (Vista Murrieta/Murrieta, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ S Je’Vari Anderson

6’0″, 220 lbs., (Laney College/Oakland, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ TE David Priebe

6’6″, 212 lbs. (Midway/Waco, TX) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ OT Jon Gaines

6’5″, 270 lbs., (Marquette University/Milwaukee, WI) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ RB Martell Irby

5’8″, 204 lbs. (Morse/San Diego, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ DT Atonio Mafi 

6’3”, 360 lbs., (Junipero Serra/San Mateo, CA) – Go Joe Bruins Analysis

★★★ OG Baraka Beckett

6’4″, 280 lbs., (Palisades Pacific/Palisades, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ LB Tyree Thompson

6’3″, 235 lbs., (L.A. Valley College/Van Nuys, CA) – Go Joe Bruin Analysis

Commitments (3)

• 3* WR CJ Parks 5’11”, 186 lbs., (Mater Dei/Santa Ana, CA)

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Commits By State

AZ: 1 | CA: 18 | FL: 1 | NJ: 1 | NV: 2 | OR: 1 | TN: 1 | TX: 2 | WI: 1

Commits By Rankings

5-star: 0 | 4-star: 10 | 3-star: 18

Commits By Position

Quarterbacks: 1

★★★★ QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Running Backs: 2

★★★ RB Kazmeir Allen 

★★★ RB Martell Irby

Receivers/Tight Ends: 7

★★★★ ATH Bryan Addison

★★★★ WR Chase Cota

★★★★ TE Michael Ezeike

★★★★ WR Kyle Phillips

★★★ TE Matt Alaimo

★★★ WR Delon Hurt

★★★ TE David Priebe

Offensive Line: 4

★★★★ OG Chris Murray

★★★ OT Alec Anderson 

★★★ OT Jon Gaines

★★★ DT Baraka Beckett

Defensive Line: 5

★★★★ DE Elijah Wade

★★★★ DT Tyler Manoa

★★★ DT Otito Ogbonnia

★★★ DE Steven Mason

★★★ DT Atonio Mafi 

Linebackers: 2

★★★★ LB Bo Calvert

★★★ LB Tyree Thompson

Defensive Backs: 6

★★★★ S Stephan Blaylock 

★★★ CB Rayshad Williams

★★★ S Kenny Churchwell

★★★ ATH Patrick Jolly

★★★ CB Elisha Guidry

★★★ S Je’Vari Anderson

Recruiting Site Rankings

Rivals: 16th

247Sports: 18th

ESPN: 20th

Decommitments

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UCLA Football Top 2018 Uncommited Prospects

• 4*ILB Soloman Tuliaupupu 6’2″, 220 lbs. (Mater Dei/Santa Ana, CA) – COMMITTED TO USC
• 4* TE Michael Ezeike 6’5″, 220 lbs., (Colony/Ontario, CA) – COMMITTED TO UCLA
• 4* OT Jarret Patterson – COMMITTED TO NOTRE DAME
• 3* WR Geordon Porter 6’2″, 180 lbs. (Etiwanda/Rancho Cucamonga, CA) – COMMITTED TO ASU
• 3* DT Otito Ogbonnia 6’3″, 300 lbs. (Taylor/Katy, TX) – COMMITTED TO UCLA
• 3* RB Martell Irby 5’8″, 204 lbs. (Morse/San Diego, CA) – COMMITTED TO UCLA

To stay up to date with UCLA Football recruiting, bookmark Go Joe Bruin’s recruiting page as we will have a lot of information available to you in the days leading up to National Signing Day.