Maurice Jones-Drew calls for UCLA to hire Chris Horton as head coach

Maurice Jones-Drew wants Chris Horton as the next UCLA coach.

There are many opinions, thoughts, and predictions regarding the UCLA Bruins coaching search.

However, one interesting one that came up is from former UCLA RB Maurice Jones-Drew. Shortly after Chip Kelly left for Ohio State, Jones-Drew gave his choice to be the next UCLA head coach: Chris Norton from the Baltimore Ravens.

Here’s what Jones-Drew wrote on X:

UCLA needs to Hire Chris horton of the baltimore Ravens. He’s a bruin it’s that simple.

Horton played college football at UCLA and was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was only in the NFL for a few seasons between practice squads and active rosters.

After that, he spent two seasons as a Quality control assistant with UCLA in 2012 and 2013 and has been with the Baltimore Ravens ever since. He spent his first few years as an assistant special teams coach before taking over as special teams coordinator in Baltimore beginning in 2019.

Horton isn’t a name that has circulated much, but Jones-Drew advocating for him is certainly worth consideration.