Hofmeister officially signs with UCLA
From UCLA
Ryan Hofmeister, a 6-2, 220-pound linebacker from Riverside (CA) City College, has signed a letter of intent with UCLA.
Hofmeister, who will attend UCLA for the Winter Quarter (Jan. 3) will be a true sophomore and will have four years to complete his three seasons of eligibility.
"Ryan is a versatile athlete who can help us in several areas," said Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel. "He can play linebacker but can also play safety, giving us flexibility for different alignments. In addition, he is an outstanding special teams performer."
Hofmeister earned All-Conference honors at RCC, making 127 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss. He also recorded three pass breakups, forced one fumble and one blocked kick.
As a senior at Vista Murrieta High School in 2009, Hofmeister made 126 tackles, including nine sacks, and helped lead his school to the CIF-SS finals.
His head coach at Riverside CC this past season was Tom Craft, father of former Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft.
I'm not necessarily upset with this pick-up, but just cautious. Reading the short write-up by Scott Kennedy on his scout.com profile, he sounds a lot like Sean Westgate. He's a disciplined player who doesn't get caught out of position too often and has good vision, but is fairly small, can't shed blocks and is SOL if a lineman blocks him.
It's always nice to have new Bruins, so welcome aboard Ryan! But getting these kinds of players who just aren't blessed with insane athleticism or size is cause for concern, especially when this class is going to be so small to begin with. (And notice how I don't care about the star-rankings... they rarely mean much.)
Yes!!! I was getting tired of all the SC and Cal recruiting news.
Coach Rick says Ryan is a valuable Special Teams player and can be used at safety. The boy may be a diamond in the rough.
Hey Jon. Any word on Barry Sanders Jr? I know we were one of 4 schools he was considering. Are we still I the hunt for him and can you fill us in on how his recruitment is going? Thnx.
I thought JuCo transfers were signed to letters of Grant-in-Aid, not NLIs like HS seniors...