UCLA Loses 7 Commits in 24 Hours After DeShaun Foster Firing, Only One From 2026 Class Remains DeShaun Foster’s firing sparks a wave of decommitments at UCLA Bruins, thinning the roster and leaving a

Before the firing of Deshaun Foster, he and the staff in Westwood had compiled 22 total commits and a class that ranked No. 23 nationally. Now, what was once the Bruins’ best recruiting class in recent history has lost seven of its commits, leaving it nearly 30 spots lower on the ranking and just one 2026 SC Next 300 recruit committed.

The exodus started almost as soon as the news broke. On September 14, the same day athletic director Martin Jarmond fired DeShaun Foster, four-star offensive tackle Johnnie Jones, and interior lineman Cooper Javorsky both reopened their recruitment, citing the uncertainty around UCLA’s future staff. Within hours, three-star defensive tackle David Schwerzel, edge rusher Yahya Gaad, and linebacker Ramzak Fruean followed suit. By the next day, four-star defens