Most great college defenses seem to have a player who stands out as that unit’s “enforcer”- the guy who is going to physically punish offensive skill players for daring to cross into their area of the field.
On Friday morning, defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro and defensive backs coach Paul Rhoads picked up the player who projects to be their future enforcer for the Bruin defense, as Phoenix safety Kenny Churchwell announced his commitment to UCLA.
Listed at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, Churchwell is a devastatingly vicious hitter who should help provide the Bruin defense with the kind of physical edge it has sorely lacked since thumpers like Jordan Zumwalt, Myles Jack, and Tahaan Goodman donned the true blue and gold.