De La Salle defensive tackle Boss Tagaloa picked UCLA on Wednesday during his Signing Day announcement on ESPN, choosing the Bruins over USC, Cal, Washington and Michigan.
The Trojans had hoped to entice Tagaloa and teammate Devin Asiasi to come to USC, but missed the boat on the late recruitment.
Tagaloa already has the look of a college-level defensive tackle at 6-foot-3, 295 pounds. That size makes him a prized recruit, especially since he has room to fill out even more. Of course, size isn’t everything but Tagaloa has the technique to pair with it. Perhaps even more importantly, he is not one to take plays off and displays the kind of effort that can make a good player become great.