Within the weeks since Dante Moore mentioned he was once coming to UCLA, giving the Bruins the highest quarterback prospect in class historical past, one query lingered: Who can be his number one goal?

One sturdy candidate emerged Friday when California’s J. Michael Sturdivant, probably the most country’s maximum dazzling younger receivers, introduced on social media that he’s going to switch to UCLA.

“new deal with,” Sturdivant tweeted along footage and a graphic of himself in a Bruins uniform, “identical targets.”

Sturdivant’s dedication offers the Bruins such a blazing deep danger they have got lacked in recent times. As a redshirt freshman remaining season, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound Sturdivant led the Golden Bears with 65 catches for 755 yards and 7 touchdowns, incomes first-team freshman All-American honors from The Athletic and School Soccer Information.

UCLA noticed Sturdivant’s big-play talent when he burned the Bruins for a 46-yard landing once they performed the Bears in overdue November. He additionally stuck 8 passes in video games towards USC and Washington, accumulating a season-high 104 yards and two touchdowns towards the Huskies.

Sturdivant’s arrival is a vital spice up to a receiving corps this is dropping its best two cross catchers in Jake Bobo and Kazmeir Allen, who’re headed for the NFL draft. The highest returners are anticipated to be Kam Brown, Titus Mokiao-Atimalala and Logan Loya, with expanded roles most probably for inexperienced persons Jadyn Marshall and Braden Pegan. Newbies Jeremiah McClure and Grant Grey may just additionally problem to turn out to be a part of the receivers rotation.

Sturdivant turns into the ten^th switch to decide to the Bruins, becoming a member of quarterback Collin Schlee (Kent State); operating backs Carson Steele (Ball State) and Anthony Adkins (Military); tight finish Moliki Matavao; guard Spencer Holstege (Purdue); edge rusher Jake Heimlicher (Penn); linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo (Cal); protection Jordan Anderson (Bowling Inexperienced); and kicker Blake Glessner (Montana State).

The Bruins are believed to be in the hunt for additional reinforcements at the offensive line and at defensive again, the place vital departures have thinned their intensity.