Tuesday, June 12, 2007

OL recruit Bradford is a Bruin

Dorrell and company landed their 3rd offensive line commit for the 2008 class, Connor Bradford of Palmdale. Apparently, he had a good showing at UCLA's 1-day camp and was offered a scholarship. The Bruins are showing no signs of slowing down this recruiting season . They have landed 4 commits in just the last week and 18 since February.

There doesn't seem to be much information out there about Connor. He wasn't on the radar of many of the recruiting services. He is a big kid, standing in at 6'5" but only 264 lbs. I'm sure he'll be looking to add some more bulk to that tall frame this year. His coach, Jeff Williams, relayed this information to UCLA beat writer, Brian Dohn, in a phone interview.

"He's got outstanding potential,'' Williams said. "He's probably one of the most mobile offensive linemen we've had here in a long time, and we've had some pretty good ones. And he can run real well. He pulls real well. He gets out on blocks. Just an outstanding young man.''

It sounds like Bradford would project to offensive guard, but could play tackle after he adds on more weight. At this pace, Dorrell may hand out all of his scholarships before the season kicks-off. I'm sure the coaches will leave a least a few open slots for some of the elite recruits still considering the blue and gold.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"At this pace, Dorrell may hand out all of his scholarships before the season kicks-off. I'm sure the coaches will leave a least a few open slots for some of the elite recruits still considering the blue and gold."

Smart move considering UCLA will probably be posting another 7-6 season and get blasted in another trip to the emerald nut bowl.

One difference from last years season though, there won't be a lucky catch to beat SC as the trojans will be hanging a 70 on the gutty little baby blues....