Inside UCLA footballs 2027 top 10 recruiting class

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It’s been over 13 years since the 2013 college football season, but UCLA has climbed into a top-10 recruiting class once again, with its 2027 class being loaded with talent thanks to new head coach Bob Chesney and his staff.

As the class currently sits, the Bruins have the No. 4 2027 recruiting class on 247 Sports with a total of 16 commits, and seven of them are 4-Stars. Six of their total commitments have come in the first few days of May. Their recruiting class to this point is made up of:

• 4-Star DL, George Toia
• 4-Star ATH, JuJu Johnson
• 4-Star Safety, Jerry Outhouse Jr. (Flipped from Georgia)
• 4-Star IOL, Jackson Ropper
• 4-Star S, Khalil Terry
• 4-Star S, Pole Moala
• 4-Star LB, Colton McKibben
• 3-Star RB, Jayshon Gibson
• 3-Star DL, Montana Toilolo
• 3-Star RB, Duece Jones-Drew
• 3-Star WR, Rob Larson
• 3-Star TE, Zac Fares
• 3-Star WR, Michael Farinas
• 3-Star LB, Cain Brackney
• 3-Star LB, Mike Davis Jr.
• 3-Star OT, Jackson Hill

Similarities with another proven champion

The positive situation unfolding for UCLA looks awfully similar to the path that Indiana took that gained their success. Indiana hired Kurt Cignetti out of JMU and took several coaches and players from the program with him to Bloomington. Ultimately, that led to two CFP appearances, a National Championship, and a Heisman winner.