UCLA football coaches are hitting the recruiting trail hard without a bowl game to worry about this month. Several coaches paid in-home visits as well as hosted recruits for official visits in the past few days. Here are a few:
Martin Andrus Jr., Los Angeles High, DT
- Four-star recruit according to Scout, three-star according to 247 Sports and Rivals
- Has offers from several other Pac-12 schools, including Oregon and USC.
Ucla came out on the home visit. It was all jokes and laughter lol. Real good guys appreciate them for coming out. #8Clap #4sUp pic.twitter.com/5tpg0d0s9S
— Humble Beast (@Martin_A__) December 5, 2016
Tayler Katoa, Layton (Utah) High, Ath
- Four-star recruit according to Scout, three-star according to 247 Sports and Rivals
- One of the top recruits in Utah
- Plays both quarterback and linebacker/defensive end, but projects mostly on defense
- List of contenders includes Washington, USC, Boise State, Utah and BYU
UCLA official visit ✅ #4sUp pic.twitter.com/8OvqPchPeO
— TK (@TaylerKatoa) December 4, 2016
DeAndre McNeal, Fullerton College, WR
- A former Texas receiver, McNeal was suspended indefinitely by head coach Charlie Strong on Aug. 3, 2016 for an undisclosed violation of team rules
- McNeal was a three- to four-star recruit in the class of 2015 out of Poteet (Texas) High and played in 10 games as a true freshman, but didn’t record a catch
It was Great chilling with the head man of charge. #8clap #Bruins pic.twitter.com/CLhbH8WInI
— The DeAndre McNeal (@tbhmcNEal) December 2, 2016