Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand around coach Adam Wright on the side of the pool. The Bruins’ 2025 season came to a close after a loss in the NCAA semifinal to the Trojans. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 22 at 11:11 p.m.
With just softball and baseball remaining in the postseason hunt, UCLA’s first year in the Big Ten is nearly in the books.
Ikaika Malloe obviously did not hear his name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. But he sure had his imprint all over the event.
After his first season manufacturing UCLA football’s defense, the Bruins’ defensive coordinator watched four of his defensemen earn homes in the NFL.
Oluwafemi Oladejo, the hard-hitting linebacker out of UCLA football, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night.
The 6-foot-3 Bruins’ call-up follows in quick succession after linebacker colleague Carson Schwesinger was snapped up by the Cleveland Browns with the 33rd overall pick and first pick of the second round earlier Friday evening, marking a banner night for the Bruins’ defensive core.
[Related: Cleveland Browns select UCLA football’s Carson Schwesinger with 33rd overall pick]
Together, Oladejo and Schwesinger patrolled one of the most punishing linebacker units in college football last season, holding opponents to just 96.2 rushing yards per game for the sixth-stingiest mark in the nation.
This post was updated April 28 at 1:24 p.m.
Former UCLA football linebacker Carson Schwesinger was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday evening.
This post was updated April 24 at 10:49 p.m.
Nico Iamaleava had his worst performance on the biggest stage last season.
In his first College Football Playoff appearance, Iamaleava completed just 14-of-31 passes for 104 yards, costing his team a trip to the Rose Bowl as eventual national champion Ohio State trampled Iamaleava and Tennessee 42-17.
While spring practice is in full swing and UCLA football’s future seems to be taking center stage on social media, a group of former Bruins are preparing to begin their journeys at the next level.
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