UCLA Football Recruiting: ILB Jeremiah Trojan commits to the Bruins

The UCLA football team got their third commitment for the 2020 recruiting cycle as inside linebacker Jeremiah Trojan (Hamilton/Chandler, AZ) has committed to the Bruins.

The #8Clap8th recruiting campaign has so far proven to be successful as it has helped the UCLA football team claim their third recruit for 2020 with Jeremiah Trojan committing to the Bruins.

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UCLA had given out their monthly burst of scholarship offers this past Wednesday with Trojan being one of the May recipients. After deciding between a few academy’s such as Army, Navy and Air Force, Trojan announced on Saturday night via Twitter that he would take his talents to Westwood.

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The 6’3, 225 lbs. product from Arizona fills a very important need for the Bruins. With only a few linebackers signing with UCLA in the past few years and the with exit of up to five graduates after the 2019 season, the Bruins are in dire need of a few more LBs.

Trojan is the second linebacker to commit to UCLA after OLB Jay Max Jacobsen gave his pledge to the Bruins a few weeks ago. The third player committed is 4-star QB Parker McQuarrie.

So what does Trojan bring to the Bruins? Aside from a comedic conflict in names, as well as depth, Trojan is quite the aggressive defender, which is perfect for defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro’s system.

Trojan is a bit heavy-footed and needs to improve his side-to-side mobility, but if he has a ball carrier in his sights, he will track them down and get the tackle. He also has great vision which allows him to get into the gaps or around traffic and avoid blocks.

He is also pretty good off the line, so if the coaches decide they want to put him on the edge, they should have no problem developing him as a pass rusher. Either way, he has a broad skill set that the coaches can utilize anywhere in the linebacking corps.

Welcome to Westwood, Jeremiah!