Tight end Jordan Wilson talks about his new playing time and welcoming Alex Van Dyke into the tight end group.
Video: Jordan Wilson after practice Oct. 25
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Video: Jordan Wilson after practice Aug. 17
Tight end Jordan Wilson talks about how he’s improved since spring, how his redshirt year allowed him to progress and the competition at the tight end position.
Jordan Wilson, Breland Brandt after practice April 26
Tight end Jordan Wilson talks about who is on his team for the spring game, what he’s improved on the most, and who he goes to for help among the tight ends group.
Linebacker Breland Brandt talks about learning the strongside linebacker position and what he learned in the past year at UCLA.
By the numbers countdown to kickoff: 10 days
Tight end Nate Iese could be a big factor in how the Bruins plan to replace Thomas Duarte’s red zone production last year. (Photo by Micah Escamilla/The Sun, SCNG)
Countdown the days to UCLA’s season-opener against Texas A&M with key stats facing the Bruins this year.
10 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS SCORED BY THOMAS DUARTE LAST YEAR
Thomas Duarte was UCLA’s main red zone target last season as he led the team with 10 receiving touchdowns. The hybrid receiver gave up his final year of eligibility in favor of the NFL, which left a gaping 6-foot-3, 221-pound hole in the UCLA offense.
Other than Duarte, no Bruin caught more than five touchdown passes from quarterback Josh Rosen. Jordan Payton was second on the team with five, followed by three from Devin Fuller. Both are now in the NFL.
Of UCLA’s returning receivers, only Darren Andrews and Kenneth Walker III caught a touchdown pass, each hauling in one last year. Running back Nate Starks also caught one last year.
While the entire receiving corps focuses on finding a replacement for Payton, the UCLA leader in career receptions, the tight ends could also help fill Duarte’s production. Tight end Nate Iese emerged as a receiving threat for the Bruins during training camp and could be a good target for Rosen.
“He’s big, he’s athletic,” Rosen said of Iese. “If you were to create a football player in Madden, I’m pretty sure a lot of his physical attributes would be on there.”
Freshmen Caleb Wilson and Jordan Wilson also impressed during fall camp. At 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, Jordan Wilson provides a big target that UCLA hasn’t seen in recent years at tight end, head coach Jim Mora said.
Three-star tight end Jordan Wilson commits to UCLA
UCLA has pulled a tight end recruit from 2,000 miles across the country.
On Wednesday morning, three-star prospect Jordan Wilson committed to the Bruins, picking them over several schools closer to his Nashville home — including Louisville and Missouri. He was also being recruited by some schools, including Oregon State, as a defensive end.
At around 6-foot-5, 215 pounds, Wilson is easily the biggest pass-catcher verbally committed to UCLA’s 2016 class. He caught 21 passes for 317 yards and a touchdown as a junior, and was part of a Montgomery Bell Academy roster that won its first Division II-AA state title since 2007.