UCLA Football: Early Signing Period 2018 – Live Tracker and Blog

It is officially the Early Signing Period 2018 and Go Joe Bruin will keep you informed with up-to-the-minute UCLA Football recruiting information with our Live Tracker and Bloof

The Early Signing Period really makes it feels like Christmas as several recruits around the country are signing their national letters of intent to play at their school of choice for this mid-December event. For the UCLA football team, it is a chance to see what new talent will help Chip Kelly in 2019

Follow us all day as we track the NLIs and new players coming in with our live blog which we will be updating all day long.

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National Signing Day 2018 Live Blog

2:00 p.m. – UCLA  receipts from there fourth offense of lineman as OG Josh Carlin is heading to Westwood.

10:45 a.m. – Linebacker Hayden Harris, who’s committed two days ago, has signed his NLI.

10:20 a.m. – UCLA receives an NLI from Jahmon McClendon, their second running back in the 2019 class after Keegan Jones.

9:23 a.m. – The big recruit from Hawaii, 3-star OG Duke Clemens is officially a Bruins!

9:20 a.m. – UCLA is still waiting on four NLIs from previously committed players: 3-star TE Michael Martinez, 3-star OG Duke Clemens, 3-star RB Jahmon McClendon, and 2-star LB Hayden Harris.

9:05 a.m. – UCLA has signed 3-star wide receiver from Hutchinson C.C., Jaylen Erwin.

8:19 a.m. – Carl Jones, who has recently committed to UCLA, has signed his NLI.

8:13 a.m. –  One of the top offensive linemen in the country has officially signed with UCLA.

8:05 a.m. – As was reported last night, JUCO 3-star defensive end Datona Jackson has signed with UCLA after his offer was pulled from USC. He had stated that he cannot wait to play against the Trojans this year.

8:00 a.m. – The Early Signing Period is here and the UCLA football team already has several national letters of intent in their inbox. Here are the players that can now officially call themselves Bruins…

UCLA Football National Letters of Intent Received (13)

★★★★ OT Sean Rhyan

6’5, 302, (San Juan Hills/San Juan Capistrano, CA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ CB Sharmar Martin

5’11, 170, (Morse/San Diego, CA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ S William Nimmo

6’1, 190, (Mater Dei, Santa Ana, CA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ LB John Ward

6’3, 227, (Palmdale/Palmdale, CA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ DE Datona Jackson

6’4, 265, (College of the Desert/Palm Desert, CA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ OG Beau Taylor

6’5, 286, (Bishop Gorman/Las Vegas, NV) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ RB Jahmon McClendon

6’2, 210, (Monte Vista/Spring Valley, CA)

★★★ QB Chase Griffin

5’10, 186, (Hutto/Hutto, TX) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ ATH Carl Jones

6’1, 195, (Bakersfield/Bakersfield, CA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ WR Kain Medrano

6’4, 205, (East/Pueblo, CO) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

★★★ WR Jayden Erwin

6’0, 175, (Hutchinson CC/Charlotte, NC)

★★ LB Hayden Harris

6’5, 225, (Eastside Catholic/Sammamish, WA) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

RB Keegan Jones

5’9, 170, (Cleveland/Cleveland, TN) Go Joe Bruin Analysis

Commitments (13)

• Sean Rhyan, OT ★★★★ (San Juan Hills/San Juan Capistrano, CA) 6’5, 302
• Sharmar Martin, CB ★★★ (Morse/San Diego, CA) 5’11, 170
• Michael Martinez, TE ★★★ (Mater Dei/Santa Ana, CA) 6’6, 246
• William Nimmo, S ★★★ (Mater Dei, Santa Ana, CA) 6’1, 190
• Duke Clemens, OG ★★★ (Punahou/Honolulu, HI) 6’3, 268
• John Ward, LB ★★★ (Palmdale/Palmdale, CA) 6’3, 227
• Beau Taylor, OG ★★★ (Bishop Gorman/Las Vegas, NV) 6’5, 286
• Chase Griffin, QB ★★★ (Hutto/Hutto, TX) 5’10, 186
• Jahmon McClendon, RB ★★★ (Monte Vista/Spring Valley, CA) 6’2, 210
• Siale Liku, DT ★★★ (Oakland/Oakland, CA) 6’4, 330
• Carl Jones, ATH ★★★ (Bakersfield/Bakersfield, CA) 6’1, 195
• Kain Medrano, WR ★★★ (East/Pueblo, CO) 6’4, 205
• Hayden Harris, LB ★★ (Eastside Catholic/Sammamish, WA) 6’5, 225
• Josh Carlin, OG N/R (Sierra Canyon/Chatsworth, CA) 6’4, 292

NLIs By State

CA: 7 | CO: 1  | NC: 1 | NV: 1 | TN: 1 | TX: 1 | WA: 1

NLIs By Rankings

5-star: 0 | 4-star: 1 | 3-star: 9 | 2-star: 1 | NR: 1

NLIs By Position

Quarterbacks: 1

• ★★★ QB Chase Griffin

Running Backs: 2

• RB Keegan Jones
• ★★★ RB Jahmon McClendon

Receivers/Tight Ends: 2

• ★★★ WR Kain Medrano
• ★★★ WR Jayden Erwin

Offensive Line: 2

• ★★★★ OT Sean Rhyan
• ★★★ OG Beau Taylor

Defensive Line: 1

• ★★★ DE Datona Jackson

Linebackers: 1

• ★★★ LB John Ward
• ★★★ LB Hayden Harris

Defensive Backs: 3

• ★★★ CB Sharmar Martin
• ★★★ S William Nimmo
• ★★★ ATH Carl Jones

Recruiting Site Rankings

Rivals: 62nd

247Sports: 60th

Decommitments

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