UCLA 2027 Recruiting Update: Brady Edmonds, Big Ten Flip Battles & Full Commit Board

UCLA’s 2027 recruiting class is on fire, and it’s time to reset the entire board for the Big Ten era. In this 32-minute deep dive, UCLA Football TV runs through every major storyline: four-star QB Brady Edmonds torn between Ohio State and his hometown Bruins, a recent linebacker decommit, and why this class is loaded everywhere except quarterback—for now. We start with Brady Edmonds (Huntington Beach, 6'6", 220), why he’s Bob Chesney’s clear No. 1 target, and how official visits to both UCLA and Ohio State plus that Troy Aikman message have turned this into a real Big Ten flip battle. Then we zoom into the commit list: five-star ATH/DB Juju Johnson, Texas RB Jayshon Gibson and legacy back Deuce Jones-Drew, four-star WR Matthew Gregory, wideouts Kingston Saliifi, Kiko Fernandez and Rob Larson, plus four-star TE Zach Faires. From there, we hit the trenches with four-star OL Jackson Roper, Weston Hicks, Thurman Lyles, and Big Ten-ready defensive linemen like George Toea, God’s Choice and Montana Toelolo—plus linebackers Colton McBibben and Mike Davis Jr. and a stacked DB room with Jerry Outhouse Jr., Po Omalu, Khalil Terry, Trey Hopkins and more. We also go name by name through the uncommitted visitors and flip targets who have already taken OVs to Westwood: five-star WR Xavier Sabb, WRs Eli Woodard, Blake Wong and Jonah Smith, OT Aidan Ray, DL Lucas Rhoa, LBs Isaiah Tokia and Rodney Colton Jr., safeties Jordan Deck and Myles Baker, and more. We talk honestly about the two big losses (Kain Brackney to Indiana, Jackson Hill to Notre Dame), what it means when UCLA is fighting the likes of Ohio State, Georgia, USC, Oregon, Alabama, Texas and Penn State for the same players, and how 34 official visits and 21 commits put UCLA in a very different Big Ten recruiting tier. The bottom line: this is Chesney’s first real high school class at UCLA. If the Bruins can land a 2027 quarterback and hold onto this core—especially in the trenches and secondary—this group could be the one that turns UCLA into a true Big Ten problem in 2–3 years. [MEMBERSHIP QUICK LINKS] 🔹 Support the channel & join The UCLA Den: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-X7... TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Intro: Why UCLA’s 2027 class is trending and why this recap matters 02:00 – Brady Edmonds profile: size, Ohio State commitment, UCLA push and flip odds 06:00 – Official visit recap: why UCLA has to keep recruiting its own commits 08:30 – Skill commits: Juju Johnson, Jayshon Gibson, Deuce Jones-Drew and Matthew Gregory 13:00 – WR/Tight end room: Kingston Saliifi, Kiko Fernandez, Rob Larson and Zach Faires 17:00 – Building Big Ten trenches: Jackson Roper, Weston Hicks, Thurman Lyles and DL monsters 21:00 – Linebackers and DBs: Colton McBibben, Mike Davis Jr., George Toea, God’s Choice, Montana Toelolo, Po Omalu, Khalil Terry, Trey Hopkins, Jerry Outhouse Jr. 25:00 – Uncommitted but visited: Xavier Sabb, Eli Woodard, Blake Wong, Aidan Ray, LB and safety targets 28:00 – Decommits and Big Ten battles: losing Kain Brackney and Jackson Hill, what it really means 30:00 – Big picture: 34 OVs, 21 commits, no QB yet and how this class positions UCLA in the Big Ten [THE GEAR STATION – MERCH BLOCK] 🐻 Grab your exclusive UCLA Football TV channel gear here: ➡️    / @uclafootballtv   [UCLA FOOTBALL LINKS] 🔹 X (Twitter): https://x.com/uclafootballtv 🔹 Instagram:   / uclafootballtv   🔹 TikTok:   / uclafootballtv   🔹 Join The UCLA Den: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-X7... 🔹 Channel Merch:    / @uclafootballtv