UCLA misses on Texas recruits Malik Jefferson, DeAndre McNeal

UCLA currently has a top-15 class coming in next spring, but it missed a chance to vault even higher on Friday morning.

Linebacker Malik Jefferson and receiver DeAndre McNeal announced in a ceremony at Mesquite (Texas) Poteet High that they would both be attending Texas, choosing the Longhorns over the Bruins as well as Texas A&M. Jefferson is the consensus No. 1 outside linebacker in the country, while McNeal is rated a three-star athlete by Rivals and a four-star prospect by Scout and 247Sports.

The two teammates visited UCLA together last weekend. A few days before that, Jefferson hosted an in-home visit and got to place his high school Butkus Award next to Bruin linebacker Eric Kendricks’ version of the same trophy.