There are few bigger winners in the 2026 recruiting class than UCLA .

The Bruins through early August have landed 23 total commits and have the No. 23 recruiting class in the nation, according to 247Sports. What has fueled this Westwood recruiting surge?

Head coach DeShaun Foster admitted he didn't know his staff would be as competitive when it came to recruiting. And defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe during Wednesday's fall camp media availability in Costa Mesa echoed his surprise in the ultra-competitive recruiters in house.

"It's been awesome," Malloe said of the staff's competitive recruiting edge. "It's like, who wants to win the knife set? Who's going to get that prize? I think our coaching staff is so competitive that, as a byproduct of it, we're starting to bring in guys t

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