The busy offseason for the UCLA Bruins continues, between recruiting and changes in the coaching staff. Now, the Bruins are hosting a potential defensive back for a visit.
Santa Margarita Catholic cornerback Jayden Crowder is set to visit the Bruins on Friday. Receiving offers from fellow BIG 10 programs, Washington and Michigan State, a good visit in Westwood for Crowder could help the Bruins rise on his list. Crowder, a California native, was invited to the Rivals Camp Series in Los Angeles last season.
Garnering the attention of high-end programs and clinics, Crowder, though a bit undersized, still has time to grow and develop into the player the programs hope he can be before graduating in 2026.
I will be at UCLA on Friday, March 8,
2024! 🐻@ArmondSr @brian_ohana5 @KodiWhitfield @_groundzer0 @adamgorney @BrandonHuffman @GregBiggins @ChadSimmons_ @On3sports pic.twitter.com/Af8cvtgVLi— Jayden A. Crowder (@JaydenCrowder_) March 6, 2024
Crowder’s visit marks the second visit for a prospective defensive back that the Bruins have brought in after Chase Coleman, indicating that planning their future in the secondary is a priority.
Bringing Crowder to the program, whose tape shows him to be a ball-hawking zone corner and willing tackler, could lay the foundation for a great Bruins defense down the road, shutting down fellow BIG 10 offenses.