Overview
- Toia, who committed Thursday, chose the Bruins over Texas, Michigan and Penn State.
- The pledge lifts UCLA’s 2027 class to No. 16 nationally per 247Sports, while Rivals lists Toia as the No. 8 defensive lineman in the 2027 cycle.
- Toia said he wanted to return to California and that he trusts Bob Chesney’s plan for a program he called “totally different” under the new staff.
- The decision came before planned June visits to Penn State and Texas after the junior spent three days at UCLA’s spring practices this week.
- The 6-foot-1, 300-pound tackle logged seven sacks, 39 tackles and 12 tackles for loss last fall, and he comes from an NFL family that includes former UCLA lineman Jay Toia and 2023 draft pick Siaki Ika.