February 1, 2017 is a long way away, but football recruiting has become a multi-year marathon and UCLA took its first big step in that race on Friday by reeling in its first commitment for the Class of 2017: 4-star linebacker Rahyme Johnson (Los Angeles, CA/Salesian).
Johnson, ranked No. 189 in the '17 Scout 300, is a versatile player who could end up at WR/TE or OLB in college but projects best on defense
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) July 24, 2015
Although it is very early in Johnson’s recruiting process, he already had offers from Washington and Washington State with many more likely to come once he inevitably increased his production on the field during the upcoming football season, but Johnson decided where UCLA was going to be his best option no matter what other school offered.