With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, the next time football fans will pay attention is for OTAs and minicamps. The UCLA Bruins saw two players selected, Laiatu Latu and Darius Muasau. They saw others ink UDFA deals as well.
Now, there are a total of 37 former UCLA players on NFL rosters, with some big names and some lesser-known names. A lot can change over the next few months leading up to the 2024 NFL season, but here is a look at all the former Bruins in the NFL, courtesy of Ourlads.com.
Barnes played in 43 games with the Bruins from 2016 until 2019 and was named Pac-12 Honorable Mention in his final season.
Gaines played with UCLA from 2018 until 2022 and blocked for Joshua Kelley and Zach Charbonnet. He was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.
Anderson played at UCLA from 2018 until 2021 and started 17 games. Now, he is blocking for Josh Allen.
Ankou played at UCLA until 2016. He went undrafted in the NFL Draft but was selected in the third round of the CFL Draft. He has spent time with 10 different NFL teams.
Jones was with UCLA from 2019 until 2023. Now he is teammates with former USC star Caleb Williams.
DTR was with UCLA from 2018 until 2022 and was selected by the Browns in the 5th round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He started three games this past season. He earned a pair of second-team All-Pac-12 honors.
Kendricks resume at UCLA was impressive. He won the Lott Award and Butkus Award in 2014 while being named First-Team All-American and Second-Team All-Pac-12. He spent his entire career with the Vikings until last season when he joined the Chargers.
Now, he is with the Cowboys.
Odighizuwa was with UCLA from 2016 until 2020 and was a third-round pick by the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft. He earned First-Team All-Pac-12 honors in his final season.
Dulcich was with UCLA from 2018 until 2021 and was a third-round selection by the Broncos in the 2022 NFL Draft. He earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 in 2020 and First-Team All-Pac-12 in 2021. Now, he will catch passes from former Oregon QB Bo Nix, who went to the Broncos in the first round.
Duke Clemens just signed a UDFA deal with the Detroit Lions and would look to earn a roster spot.
Clark was with UCLA from 2013 until 2015 when he was selected 27th overall by Green Bay in the 2016 NFL Draft. He earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 in 2014, first team in 2015, and was named Third-Team All-American in 2015.
Rhyan played at UCLA from 2019 until 2021 and was a third-round choice by the Packers in 2022.
Fairbairn was with UCLA from 2012 until 2015. He won the Lou Groza Award in 2015 while being named a Consensus All-American and Second-Team All-Pac-12.
Fernea finished his time with UCLA in 2021 and went undrafted in 2022 but landed with the Colts.
Dickerson is from California and played at UCLA from 2014 until 2017. He has spent time with six different teams in the NFL, including winning the Super Bowl with the Chiefs.
Carson Steele spent one year with UCLA after transferring from Ball State and recently signed a UDFA deal with the Chiefs.
Otito Ogbonnia was with UCLA until 2021 and was a fifth-round pick by the Chargers in the 2022 NFL Draft. He earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors.
Lake was with UCLA from 2017 until 2021 and was a sixth round pick by the Rams in 2022. He earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors.
Brown was with Duke from 2016 until 2019 before playing the final two years with UCLA. He shared a backfield with Zach Charbonnet.
James was with UCLA from 2015 until 2018 and went undrafted before landing with Las Vegas.
Miller was with UCLA from 2014 until 2017 and was the 15th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors in 2017.
Grayson Murphy went undrafted and signed with the Dolphins after a stellar UCLA run.
Gabriel Murphy was with North Texas from 2019 until 2021 before transferring to UCLA. He went undrafted but landed with the Vikings and has a shot to make the roster.
Hearn spent two seasons with each of Arizona and Wyoming before playing his final college season with UCLA in 2022.
Mafi was with UCLA from 2018 until 2022 and earned Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors. He was a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Holmes was with UCLA from 2017 until 2019 and was a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Johnson was with UCLA for a total of six seasons and earned a UDFA deal with the Giants.
Muasau began his college career at Hawaii from 2019 until 2021 before transferring to UCLA for the final two seasons. He earned First-Team All-Mountain West twice and then Second-Team All-Pac-12 this past season. The Giants selected him in the sixth round of the draft.
Meadors played four years at UCLA before going undrafted in 2019. He has spent time with seven different NFL teams and had a stint with the St. Louis BAttlehawks.
Jake Bobo played at Duke from 2018 until 2021 before playing his last college year at UCLA. He had 57 catches for 817 yards and seven touchdowns in his lone year in Westwood before going undrafted.
Charbonnet was with Michigan in 2019 and 2020 before transferring to UCLA. The move worked out as he earned First-Team All-American and First-Team All-Pac-12 in 2022 as well as Second-Team All-Pac-12 in 2022. The Seahawks selected him in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
O’Neal played at Rutgers from 2018 until 2021 before transferring to UCLA for the 2022 season.
Brendel played his entire college career at UCLA, finishing in 2015. He earned Second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2014 and 2015 before going undrafted, Recently, he played in the Super Bowl with the 49ers.
Philips played at UCLA from 2018 until 2021 and was a fifth-round pick by the Titans in the 2022 NFL Draft. He was First-Team All-Pac-12 in 2021.
Allen was with UCLA from 2018 until 2022 before going undrafted and being picked up by the Commanders.
Colson Yankoff went undrafted and was picked up by the Commanders and he is listed as a tight end.