I’ve decomitted from UCLA. My recruitment is completely open.
— Blake McDonald (@BlakeMicky) November 6, 2017
UCLA’s recruiting class continues to shrink as offensive lineman Blake McDonald backed out of his pledge on Sunday.
The three-star offensive tackle committed on April 8 and was one of the first members of UCLA’s 2018 recruiting class. McDonald is now the second offensive lineman to decommit this week, following junior college prospect Jason Dickson, who backed out Oct. 30. UCLA has also lost a trio of three-star defensive backs: Dayven Coleman, Ken Montgomery and Kendrick Torain.
UCLA has 19 commits left for the 2018 class, and with the new early signing period, can sign them to National Letters of Intent as early as Dec. 20.
Four-star safety Cam’ron Jones, who committed to the Bruins on April 16, weighed in on the recent slew of decommits:
5 commits de-committed within two weeks whats going on…
— CAM JONES (@camgonework15) November 6, 2017
Current UCLA defensive lineman Jaelan Phillips tweeted the following on Saturday soon after Torain announced his decommitment:
It’s weak to de commit from a school based on their record. You committed for a reason. Records come and go, loyalty doesn’t
— Jaelan Phillips (@JJPhillips15) November 4, 2017