Here is a look at how national publications rank UCLA's 2026 football recruiting class.
Rivals has UCLA ranked 16th nationally. Rivals ranks the Bruins higher than Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, Oregon, Florida, Oklahoma, and numerous other teams. Rivals has six incoming 2026 recruits coming to Westwood as four stars.
On3 has UCLA's 2026 incoming recruiting class ranked 17th nationally. On3 has the Bruins ranked 6th in the Big Ten.
247 Sports has UCLA's incoming recruiting class ranked 14th in the country. They have 15 verbal commits listed for the Bruins' 2026 recruiting class.
ESPN has UCLA's 2026 recruiting class ranked 20th nationally. In the ESPN 300 ranking, they have two offensive linemen out of Florida, Micah Smith and Johnnie Jones, ranked as four stars.
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