Bruins get verbal commitment from Arizona punter

Rivals.com posted a note that Mountain Ridge (Phoenix, Arizona) High School punter Jeff Locke, a three-star prospect, has made a verbal commitment to attend UCLA.

He’s the no. 3-rated kicker on the Rivals list and no. 17 on their list of Arizona prospects. He reportedly chose the Bruins over Arizona State, Washington State, Wisconsin, South Carolina and others.

If correct, it’s UCLA’s 23rd verbal commitment in a fine recruiting class currently ranked second in the nation by Rivals, with Notre Dame listed at no. 1.

UCLA’s incumbent punter, Aaron Perez, will be a junior this coming season.