The class is ranked No. 4 nationally by Scout.com, No. 9 by Rivals.com and No. 12 by ESPN. Each of these media outlets listed UCLA as having the top class among Pac-12 Conference schools.
"We are confident that we have recruited a class of young men that will represent UCLA well, both on and off the field," said Mora.
Seventeen of the high school recruits were listed among the Scout.com West 150 (DB Priest Willis-6, LB Isaac Savaiinaea-7, DB Tahaan Goodman-10, LB Myles Jack-11, DB Johnny Johnson-13, DB Tyler Foreman-18, DL Kylie Fitts-25, OL Poasi Moala-31, DL Kenneth Clark-34, OL Kenny Lacy-40, TE Thomas Duarte-44, LB Cameron Judge-47, OL Alex Redmond-52, OL Scott Quessenberry-62, OL John Lopez-78, RB Jalen Ortiz-101, LB Jayon Brown-142).
10 recruits listed in the ESPN.com 300 (P. Willis-59, K. Fitts-85, D. Hollins-103, T. Goodman-108, I. Savaiinaea-120, A. Woulard-143, E. Massington-172, J. Johnson-191, S. Quessenberry-274, J. Lopez-300)
2013 UCLA RECRUITING CLASS (as of 2/6/13 at 5 p.m.)
Darren Andrews - Wide Receiver, Bishop Amat HS in LaPuente, CA 5-10, 160
A three star-recruit by scout.com and rivals.com ... No. 111 wide receiver in the nation and No. 20-ranked receiver in the West according to scout.com ... Rated as the No. 82 overall prospect in the state of California ... ESPN.com's No. 188-ranked player in the state of California and the No. 190 receiver in the nation ... PrepStar All-West Region ... Saw action as a receiver, kick returner and defensive back in high school ... Also a standout on the track with bests of 10.71 in the 100m and 22.03 in the 200m events ... Coached by Steve Hagerty.
Caleb Benenoch - Offensive Line, Seven Lakes HS in Katy, TX 6-6, 317
A four-star recruit according to both scout.com and rivals.com ... Ranked as the No. 12 offensive guard in the nation and No. 2 guard in the Midlands Region by scout.com ... PrepStar's No. 188-ranked recruit in the nation and the No. 17 offensive guard in the country ... Rated by rivals.com as the nation's No. 18 offensive guard prospect and the No. 44 recruit in the state of Texas ... ESPN.com's No. 49-rated recruit in the state of Texas and the No. 22 offensive guard in the nation ... No. 262 player in the nation according to scout.com ... SuperPrep's No. 82-ranked prospect in the state of Texas ... Also a PrepStar All-Midlands Region selection ... Coached by Lydell Wilson.
Jayon Brown - Linebacker, Long Beach Poly HS in Long Beach, CA 6-0, 205
A three-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... Ranked as the No. 87 outside linebacker in the nation according to scout.com and the No. 17 OLB in the West ...Listed No. 142 on the Scout.com West 150 ... ESPN.com's No. 122-rated outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 156-rated recruit in the state of California ... PrepStar All-West Region selection ... Team went 12-4 in his senior season ... Credited with 112 tackles ... CIF Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year ... First-team All-CIF Pac-5 Division selection ... Coached by Raul Lara.
Kenneth Clark - Defensive Line, Carter HS in Rialto, CA 6-2, 285
A four-star recruit according to both scout.com and rivals.com ... Ranked No. 187 nationally by scout.com ... SuperPrep All-West Region selection and the No. 24-ranked defensive tackle in the country ... Ranked as the No. 20 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 34 overall prospect on the West 150 list, according to scout.com ... Regarded as the nation's No. 24 defensive tackle and the No. 39 overall prospect in the state of California by rivals.com ... ESPN.com's No. 56 recruit in California and the No. 41-ranked defensive tackle in the nation ... The No. 25-rated prospect in the CA/NV/HI region according to PrepStar ... CIF Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Year ... Also on the wrestling team ... Team went 12-1 in his senior season ... Credited with 71 tackles, 11.0 sacks for 64 yards lost, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery ... As a junior, had 31 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss ... Coached by Alex Pierce.
Sean Covington - Punter, St. Petersburg HS in St. Petersburg, FL 6-2, 195
A three-star recruit according to scout.com and ESPN.com ... A rivals.com two-star recruit ... Listed as the No. 3-ranked punter in the nation by scout.com ... Ranked as the nation's No. 2 kicker by ESPN.com and the No. 113 recruit in the state of Florida ... Rated the nation's No. 12 kicker by rivals.com ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection and the No. 9 kicker in the nation ... Played in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando, FL and kicked three field goals (31, 30, 25) and punted eight times (40.8 yards average) ... Plays goalie on the soccer team ... Had a long field goal of 58 yards ... 2011 All-Pinellas County selection ... Averaged 46.5 yards per punt as a senior, with 12 kicks inside the twenty-yard line ... Connected on eight of 11 field goal attempts ... Booted 29 of his 34 kickoffs for touchbacks ... Coached by Joe Fabrizio.
Thomas Duarte - Tight End, Mater Dei HS in Santa Ana, CA 6-4, 225
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com, who played wide receiver in high school ... Named second-team USA Today All-America as a tight end ... Ranked as the nation's No. 8 tight end by scout.com and No. 2 in the West ... No. 229 recruit on the rivals.com 250 ...No. 44 recruit on the scout.com West 150 ... Rated by rivals.com as the No. 29 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 26 overall prospect in the state of California ... SuperPrep's No. 9 tight end prospect nationally and the No. 9-rated recruit in the CA/NV/HI region ... Rated as ESPN.com's No. 9 tight end in the nation and the No. 57 recruit in the state of California ... PrepStar's No. 147-ranked recruit and a member of the Dream Team ... Ranked as the No. 18 wide receiver in the nation by PrepStar ... As a senior, he caught 58 passes for 1,025 yards and 15 touchdowns (17.7 yards per catch average) ... On defense, he totaled 42 tackles, 10 sacks and three interceptions ... First-team All-CIF Pac-5 Division selection ... Coached by Bruce Rollinson.
Kylie Fitts - Defensive Line, Redlands East Valley HS in Redlands, CA 6-4, 260
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and scout.com ... Scout.com's No. 12-ranked defensive end in the nation and the No. 1 prospect at DE in the West ... No. 25 recruit on the scout.com West 150 ... Listed as the nation's No. 85 recruit by ESPN ... The No. 121 recruit on the rivals.com 250 and ranked No. 122 by scout.com ... ESPN.com's No. 8-rated defensive end and the No. 8-ranked recruit in the state of California ... Rated No. 12 recruit in California by rivals.com ... Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl all-star game ... SuperPrep's No. 31-ranked defensive lineman ... Listed No. 96 nationally on PrepStar's Dream Team and the No. 7-ranked defensive end in the nation ... No. 91-ranked recruit nationally according to Tom Lemming and the No. 11-ranked defensive end in the country ... Regarded as the No. 20 recruit in the CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... As a senior, he totaled 31 tackles and four sacks in six games of action ... First-team All-CIF Inland Division ... As a junior, he was credited with over 90 tackles and 10 sacks ... Coached by Kurt Bruich.
Tyler Foreman - Defensive Back, Crespi HS in Encino, CA 6-2, 190
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... No. 96 player in the nation according to scout.com and the No. 8 safety ... No. 18 recruit listed on the scout.com West 150 and the No. 12 overall prospect in the state of California ... The No. 24-ranked safety in the nation and the No. 29-ranked recruit in the state of California according to rivals.com ... Rated the No. 167 recruit nationally on PrepStar's All-America Team and the nation's No. 18 safety ... Ranked No. 28 defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep ... Ranked as the No. 32 safety in the country according to ESPN.com and the No. 71-rated recruit in the state of California ... Regarded as the No. 23 recruit in the CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... Made 39 tackles, five interceptions, two fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles as a senior ... As a junior, he registered 37 tackles, with one interception ... Coached by Jon Mack.
Tahaan Goodman - Defensive Back, Rancho Cucamonga HS in Rancho Cucamonga, CA 6-2, 190
Four-star recruit according to rivals.com and scout.com ... Scout.com's No. 7-ranked safety in the nation ... No. 10 recruit on the scout.com West 150 ... Listed as the nation's No. 108 recruit according to ESPN ... The No. 80 recruit on the rivals.com 250 and ranked No. 63 overall prospect in the country by scout.com ... No. 4-ranked recruit in the state of California according to rivals.com ... Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl all-star game (five tackles) ... Listed as the No. 39 player in the nation on PrepStar's Dream Team and the No. 5 safety in the country ... SuperPrep's No. 4-ranked defensive back ... Regarded as the No. 3 recruit in the CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... ESPN.com's No. 9 safety in the country and the No. 11 recruit in California ... Ranked as the nation's No. 68 recruit according to Tom Lemming and the No. 6-ranked safety in the country ... As a senior, he was credited with 59 tackles, two interceptions and a sack ... Also rushed for nine touchdowns ... First-team All-CIF Inland Division ... As a junior, he made 45 tackles and four interceptions ... Coached by Nick Baiz.
Deon Hollins Jr. - Linebacker, Fort Bend Marshall HS in Missouri City, TX 6-2, 222
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... No. 206 recruit on the rivals.com 250 and ranked as the nation's No. 260 player by scout.com ... Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl (1.5 sacks) ... Rated as the nation's No. 103-ranked recruit, the No. 7 outside linebacker and the No. 12 recruit in the state of Texas by ESPN.com ... A PrepStar All-American and the No. 22 outside linebacker in the nation .... Ranked as the nation's No. 21 outside linebacker and the No. 2 OLB in the Midlands Region, by scout.com ... Rated as the No. 18 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 25 recruit in the state of Texas by rivals.com ... SuperPrep's No. 33-ranked linebacker nationally and the No. 30-rated recruit in the state of Texas ... Ranked as the nation's No. 10 outside linebacker by Tom Lemming ... Named Area Defensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Houston ... Had 23 sacks as a senior ... In 2011, he recorded 70 tackles, 15 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Coached by James Williams.
Myles Jack - Linebacker, Bellevue, WA HS 6-3, 230
A four-star recruit, according to both scout.com and rivals.com ... Ranked as the nation's No. 4 outside linebacker by scout.com and No. 1 in the West ... No. 11 recruit on the scout.com West 150 ... No. 199 recruit on the rivals.com 250 and No. 65 nationally according to scout.com ... Also played running back in high school for an offense which averaged over 46 points per game in his senior season ... Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game (five tackles) ... PrepStar All-American, the No. 159 recruit in the nation and the No. 16 outside linebacker in the country ... Rated by rivals.com as the No. 16 outside linebacker in the nation and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Washington ... ESPN.com's No. 65-rated "athlete" in the country and the No. 6-rated recruit in the state of Washington ... Ranked as the No. 8 big running back in the country by Tom Lemming ... SuperPrep's No. 16-ranked linebacker and No. 3-ranked recruit in the state of Washington ... His team went 14-0 as a senior ... Credited with 98 tackles and 24.0 sacks in his senior season ... Coached by Butch Goncharoff.
Johnny Johnson Jr. - Defensive Back, Central East HS in Fresno, CA 5-10, 180
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and scout.com ... Scout.com's No. 8-ranked cornerback in the country and No. 2 in the West region ... Rated as the No. 25 recruit in the state of California and No. 169 in the country by rivals.com ... No. 13 on the scout.com West 150 list ... Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl all-star game ... Listed as the nation's No. 191 recruit by ESPN ... Rated as the nation's No. 20 cornerback and the No. 19 prospect in the state of California by ESPN.com ... PrepStar All-American ... SuperPrep's No. 13-ranked defensive back ... Rivals.com's No. 13-ranked cornerback ... Regarded as the No. 2 recruit in the CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... Coached by Justin Garza.
Cameron Judge - Linebacker, Oaks Christian HS in Westlake Village, CA 6-2, 215
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and a three-star recruit according to rivals.com ... PrepStar All-American and the No. 26 recruit in the country at the outside linebacker position ... No. 47 on the scout.com West 150 list ... Ranked as the nation's No. 259 player, the No. 20 outside linebacker in the country and the No. 4 OLB in the West according to scout.com ... Rated by rivals.com as the No. 51 overall prospect in the state of California and the nation's No. 41 outside linebacker ... SuperPrep's No. 38-ranked linebacker prospect nationally and the No. 35-rated recruit in the CA/NV/HI region ... Ranked as the No. 12 outside linebacker in the nation by Tom Lemming ... No. 90-rated recruit in the state of California according to ESPN.com and the No. 79 outside linebacker in the country ... Registered 62 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal in his senior season ... Also played running back and had 17 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown ... He made four catches for 120 yards ... Credited with 113 tackles as a junior ... His dad, Doug, played football (defensive back) at the University of Oregon from 1982-85 ... Coached by Jeff Woodruff.
Kenny Lacy - Offensive Line, Mountain Pointe HS in Phoenix, AZ 6-5, 270
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... No. 40 prospect on the scout.com West 150 list ... No. 171 recruit in the nation, a PrepStar All-American and the No. 16 offensive tackle in the country ... Ranked No. 219 nationally according to scout.com ... Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl ... Ranked as the nation's No. 18 offensive tackle by scout.com and No. 4 in the West ... Rated by rivals.com as the No. 27 offensive tackle in the country and No. 4 prospect in Arizona ... ESPN.com's No. 9-rated player in the state of Arizona and the No. 38-ranked offensive tackle in the nation ... SuperPrep's No. 22-ranked offensive lineman and No. 6-rated prospect in the state of Arizona ... No. 16-ranked offensive tackle by Tom Lemming ... Helped lead his team to a 12-2 record and its first-ever appearance in a state title game as a senior ... Coached by Norris Vaughan.
John Lopez - Offensive Line, Orange Lutheran HS in Orange, CA 6-5, 305
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com ... Three-star recruit according to scout.com ... No. 78 recruit on the scout.com West 150 list ... No. 191 on the rivals.com 250 ... Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-America Bowl ... No. 106 recruit in the nation and named to the PrepStar Dream Team ... Ranked as the nation's No. 6 offensive tackle according to PrepStar ... Rated as the No. 12 offensive guard in the nation and the No. 24 prospect in the state of California according to rivals.com ... Rated as the nation's No. 300 recruit and No. 17 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN.com ... Listed as the No. 33 recruit in the state of California by ESPN.com ... Ranked as the nation's No. 29 offensive guard, No. 6 OG in the West, according to scout.com ... SuperPrep's No. 54-ranked recruit in the CA/NV/HI region ... Ranked No. 19 offensive guard in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Coached by Chuck Petersen.
Eldridge Massington - Wide Receiver, West Mesquite HS in Mesquite, TX 6-3, 205
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... Listed as the nation's No. 174 recruit on the ESPN 300 ... PrepStar All-American and the No. 34 wide receiver in the nation ... Ranked as the nation's No. 27 wide receiver by scout.com and No. 35 by rivals.com ... The No. 249 overall recruit in the nation according to rivals.com and the No. 33 prospect in the state of Texas ... Nation's No. 208 recruit according to scout.com ... Rated by ESPN.com as the nation's No. 172 recruit, No. 21 recruit in the state of Texas and the No. 21 wide receiver in the nation ... SuperPrep's No. 39-ranked wide receiver nationally and the No. 31-rated recruit in the state of Texas ... Sat out his senior season due to injury ... As a junior, caught 39 passes for 663 yards and six touchdowns ... Made eight catches for 210 yards and two touchdowns in a game against Corsicana High School ... Ranked No. 22 wide receiver in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Enrolled at UCLA in January of 2013 ... Coached by Mike Overton.
Poasi Moala - Offensive Line, Rancho Verde HS in Moreno Valley, CA 6-5, 265
Four-star recruit according to scout.com and the nation's No. 156 recruit ... Four-star ranking by rivals.com ... No. 31 recruit on the scout.com West 150 list ... SuperPrep All-West Region selection and the No. 62-ranked recruit in the CA/NV/HI region ... Ranked as the nation's No. 11 offensive tackle according to scout.com and No. 1 in the West ... ESPN.com's No. 86 recruit in the state of California and the nation's No. 63 offensive tackle ... PrepStar All-West Region selection and the No. 38-ranked offensive tackle in the nation ... Rated as the No. 70 overall prospect in the state of California and the No. 23 offensive tackle in the nation by rivals.com ... Team went 10-4 in his senior season ... First-team All-CIF Central Division ... Coached by Pete Duffy.
Christian Morris - Offensive Line, Memphis East HS in Memphis, TN 6-6, 285
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl all-star game ... No. 128 recruit on the rivals.com 250 ... Rated the No. 253 recruit nationally by scout.com ... PrepStar All-American, the nation's No. 152-ranked recruit and the No. 12 offensive tackle in the nation ... Also named All-Southeast Region by PrepStar ... Ranked as the nation's No. 20 offensive tackle and No. 4 OT in the South according to scout.com ... Rated as the nation's No. 10 offensive tackle and the No. 3 prospect in the state of Tennessee by rivals.com ... ESPN.com's No. 12-rated recruit in the state of Tennessee and the country's No. 43 offensive tackle ... SuperPrep's No. 6-rated prospect in the state of Tennessee ... Played left tackle in high school ... Coached by Marcus Wimberly.
Jalen Ortiz - Wide Receiver, Centennial HS in Peoria, AZ 5-9, 170
A three-star recruit according to both rivals.com and scout.com ... No. 101 prospect on the scout.com West 150 list ... PrepStar All-West Region selection, the No. 198-ranked recruit in the nation and the No. 23 running back in the country ... Ranked as the nation's No. 66 running back according to scout.com and the No. 1 RB prospect in Arizona ... SuperPrep's No. 8-rated prospect in the state of Arizona ... Rated as the nation's No. 27 "athlete" and the No. 8 prospect in the state of Arizona by rivals.com ... Rated the No. 3 recruit in the state of Arizona and the No. 31 cornerback in the country by ESPN.com ... As a senior, he totaled 1,401 yards rushing and scored 12 touchdowns ... Made 32 catches for 501 yards and five touchdowns ... On defense, he made 19 tackles and four interceptions ... Returned six kickoffs for a 25.8-yard average ... Ran for 1,187 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2011 ... Also caught 14 passes for 340 yards and six touchdowns ... Had seven kickoff returns for a 40.4-yard average, with two returns of over 80 yards for scores ... Made 20 tackles as a defensive back and added one interception, one fumble forced and one fumble recovered ... In 2010, he ran for 751 yards and 11 scores ... Coached by Richard Taylor.
Scott Quessenberry - Offensive Line, La Costa Canyon HS in Carlsbad, CA 6-3, 265
A three-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com ... Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando, FL ... Ranked as the nation's No. 7 center, No. 2 in the West region, according to scout.com ... Rated as the No. 5 center in the nation and the No. 45 prospect in the state of California by rivals.com ... No. 62 recruit on the scout.com West 150 list ... Ranked as the nation's No. 274 recruit, the No. 3 center in the country and the No. 30 prospect in the state of California by ESPN.com ... PrepStar All-West Region selection and the No. 18-ranked offensive guard in the country ... SuperPrep's No. 39-rated prospect in the CA/NV/HI region ... Has two brothers who play college football, one at the Naval Academy (Paul - OLB) and one at San Jose State (David - OT) ... Coached by Sean Sovacool.
Alex Redmond - Offensive Line, Los Alamitos HS in Los Alamitos, CA 6-5, 295
A four-star recruit according to rivals.com and scout.com ... Ranked No. 284 recruit in the nation according to scout.com ... SuperPrep All-West Region selection and the No. 41-ranked recruit in the CA/NV/HI region ... No. 52 recruit on the scout.com West 150 list ... Ranked as the nation's No. 14 offensive guard and No. 2 OG in the West according to scout.com ... PrepStar All-West Region selection and the No. 27-rated offensive guard in the country ... The nation's No. 17 offensive guard and the No. 31 overall prospect in the state of California by rivals.com ... Ranked as the No. 66 recruit in the state of California by ESPN.com and the No. 46 offensive tackle in the country ... Coached by John Barnes.
Isaac Savaiinaea - Linebacker, Punahou HS in Honolulu, HI 6-3, 230
A four-star recruit according to scout.com and a three-star selection by rivals.com ... No. 7 recruit on the scout.com West 150 list ... ESPN.com's No. 120 recruit in the nation, the No. 4 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 1 recruit in the state of Hawai'i ... The No. 53 player in the nation according to scout.com and No. 3 middle linebacker ... Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game ... Listed as the No. 44 inside linebacker in the country by rivals.com and the No. 3 prospect in Hawai'i ... PrepStar Top 300 All-American and the No. 8-ranked inside linebacker in the nation ... SuperPrep's No. 5-ranked linebacker nationally ... Regarded as the No. 7 recruit in the CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... Coached by Kale Ane.
Priest Willis - Defensive Back, Marcos De Niza HS in Tempe, AZ 6-2, 185
A five-star recruit according to scout.com ...Four-star prospect according to rivals.com... Scout.com's No. 4-ranked cornerback in the nation ... Listed No. 56 on the rivals.com 250 and No. 41 in the nation by scout.com ... No. 6 recruit on the scout.com West 150 ... Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game ... Listed as the No. 59 recruit in the nation, the top-ranked prospect in the state of Arizona and the No. 5 safety in the country according to ESPN.com ... Rivals.com's No. 6 safety in the country and No. 2 recruit in Arizona ... Ranked No. 115 in the nation on PrepStar's Dream Team and the No. 12 safety in the nation ... SuperPrep's No. 6-rated defensive back ... Regarded as the No. 1 recruit in the state of Arizona by SuperPrep ... No. 69 recruit in the nation and the No. 7 safety nationally according to Tom Lemming ... Credited with 55 tackles as a senior, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and one fumble recovery ... Had a high of 18 tackles vs. Perry HS ... Named all-section and all-state as a junior when he collected 62 tackles and two interceptions ... Coached by Roy Lopez.
Asiantii Woulard - Quarterback, Winter Park HS in Winter Park, FL 6-3, 205
A four-star recruit according to both rivals.com and scout.com ... No. 141 on the rivals.com 250 ... Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl all-star game ... Listed as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the No. 143 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN.com ... The No. 29-rated recruit in the state of Florida according to ESPN.com ... Scout.com's No. 34-ranked quarterback in the nation and the No. 2-ranked prospect at quarterback in from the state of Florida ... Rivals.com's No. 5-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation and No. 22-ranked recruit in the state of Florida ... Rated as the No. 131 player in the nation according to PrepStar and the No. 12 quarterback in the country ... Ranked as the nation's No. 23 combo quarterback by Tom Lemming ... As a junior, he passed for 1,334 yards with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... Ran for 600 yards and nine touchdowns ... Coached by Larry Gergley.
