West Coast recruiting: UCLA awakens, Brigham Young flips a receiver and UNLV gets hot with Mullen in charge

The Hotline is delighted to provide college football fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for Sports He submitted the following record on May Here come the Bruins After hitting specific doldrums on the commitment trail UCLA went on a bit of a heater The Bruins hadn t received a pledge since November but in the span of five days added four commitments three on defense and one on offense to double their class The lone offensive commitment was a big one tight end Camden Jensen the No recruit in Colorado who canceled subsequent visits to Nebraska Florida and Missouri UCLA also landed an out-of-state defensive lineman in Tennessee edge rusher Yahya Gaad a former commit to SMU Locally the Bruins picked up linebacker Matthew Muasau the younger brother of former Bruin Darius Muasau he s now the starting middle linebacker for the New York Giants and edge Anthony Jones who picked UCLA over Tennessee and Washington Cougars keep rolling The commitment flips are starting to happen earlier and earlier which lines up with the number of early pledges we ve been seeing in this day and age Washington lost one this week as in-state receiver Terrance Saryon flipped from the Huskies to Brigham Young The Cougars already have a commitment from his -on- teammate Brock Harris and are honing in on another teammate LaMarcus Bell And BYU went back to St Francis High School in the Bay Area for the second consecutive year to land safety linebacker Sefanaia Alatini who follows his teammate Kingston Keaanaina a BYU pledge Say hey Rebs Which school is leading the Mountain West recruiting rankings in the early going That s right UNLV First-year coach Dan Mullen who was much maligned for his recruiting efforts at Florida is clapping back with the top-rated class to date in the Mountain West A top- wide receiver from Florida Jesse Harden and a flip of a top- quarterback from San Diego State Derek Garcia provided good offensive momentum This week the Rebels went to Hawaii to snag the No linebacker in a loaded class on the Islands in Trehsyn Fesili UNLV has been a visible presence in the th state this spring and it paid off in landing Fesili Gem State to the Palouse After taking over the head coaching role at Washington State Jimmy Rogers hit the road hard with his staff They have continued to do so and the effort paid off with two commits from neighboring Idaho The Cougars picked up a pair of pledges from Boise in receiver Hudson Lewis the No recruit in the Gem State and the state champion in the meters and tight end Drew Byrd the No recruit in the state For good measure the Cougars went to a place they have recruited for decades Arizona for their newest pledge defensive lineman Jake Jones The calm before the storm With the Memorial Day holiday this weekend campus visits will be sparse It will also be light for the camps Related Articles College Football Playoff changes format for after flex by SEC and Big Ten Arizona State AD Graham Rossini Progress in Year but major challenges remain USC-Notre Dame series in doubt as CFP selection process causes concern Big football Brigham Young Texas Tech lead our post-spring power rankings Pac- Mountain West begin mediation over legal beef But that s just the precursor for what could be the wildest and busiest June since the introduction of the early signing period spring official visits and NIL more on that next week Next weekend marks the start of the June college camp cycle with several major national showcases taking place throughout the West It will also see the majority of West Coast schools ramp up their official visit slate To date only Arizona State UCLA and Stanford have prioritized official visits in April and May Everyone is gearing up for a busy June of visits as more and more schools try to complete the heavy lifting before summer With the entire month of July being a dead period in addition to August the race to close June in strong fashion has never been more imperative Send suggestions comments and tips confidentiality guaranteed to wilnerhotline bayareanewsgroup com or call - - Follow Huffman on the social media platform X via BrandonHuffman and endorsement AveryStrongDIPG Follow Wilner on the social media platform X WilnerHotline