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Five-star DE Jaelan Phillips doubles down on UCLA commitment

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After several UCLA commits backed off their early pledges to the Bruins, five-star weakside defensive end Jaelan Phillips reaffirmed his commitment on Sunday.

One day after three-star defensive back Jeffrey Manning Jr. announced his decommitment, Phillips tweeted he is “1000 percent committed” to UCLA and “always will be.”

Manning was the fourth early commit to withdraw his pledge since May.

 

UCLA links: Bruin commit Jaelan Phillips’ star on the rise

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Redlands East Valley's Jaelin Phillips. (Terry Pierson/staff)

Redlands East Valley’s Jaelan Phillips. (Terry Pierson/staff)

UCLA commit Jaelan Phillips shined at The Opening earlier this month, earning recognition as one of the top five defensive linemen at the elite recruiting camp. Phillips, a weakside defensive end from Redlands East Valley, talked with our friends at the Press-Enterprise about his rise to recruiting stardom, choosing UCLA and his lofty college goals.

“It’s home to me; my dad went to UCLA, so I’m a legacy and I’ve been a huge Bruin fan all my life,” Phillips said. “Getting to know the coaches and the players, I just really felt like part of the family.

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UCLA commit Jaelan Phillips shines at The Opening

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UCLA commit Jaelan Philips emerged as one of the stars of The Opening this weekend in Beaverton, Ore. The five-star defensive end from Redlands East Valley was named to the Final 5, honoring him as one of the top five defensive linemen at the competition. Continue reading “UCLA commit Jaelan Phillips shines at The Opening” »

UCLA commits Jaelan Phillips, Hunter Echols at The Opening

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UCLA commits Jaelan Phillips (left) and Hunter Echols will participate in The Opening this weekend. (Photo from @hunter_tyb/Twitter)

UCLA commits Jaelan Phillips (left) and Hunter Echols will participate in The Opening this weekend. (Photo from @hunter_tyb/Twitter)

UCLA commits Jaelan Phillips and Hunter Echols are among the crop of top recruits at The Opening in Beaverton, Ore., this weekend.

The pair of L.A.-area weakside defensive ends will compete against the best prospects at the premier recruiting event in the country. Phillips is a five-star recruit ranked first in his position in California, according to Scout. Echols, a four-star recruit, is not far behind, taking Scout’s No. 2 ranking for weakside defensive ends in California.

There are a number of uncommitted UCLA targets at the event, including quarterback Jack Sears.

The Opening runs from July 8-10 with ESPNU providing TV coverage on Saturday and Sunday.

UCLA lands commitment from four-star DE Jaelan Phillips

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Four-star defensive end Jaelan Phillips out of Redlands East Valley announced his commitment to UCLA over Twitter on Thursday.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound junior was also considering Stanford, Notre Dame, Washington and USC. He spoke to 247sports.com about his commitment Thursday, highlighting UCLA’s academic appeal as well as his history growing up a Bruin. He told Rivals he will shut down his recruitment completely from now on.
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