Per ESPN:
Elite safety Tony Jefferson is headed to the Bruins
ESPNU 150 Watch List safety / outside linebacker Tony Jefferson of Eastlake (Chula Vista, Calif.), has given a Class of 2010 pledge to UCLA.
Jefferson, who once was committed to Stanford, chose the Bruins over Southern California, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan, Penn State, Oklahoma, Miami-Florida, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State and Arizona, among many others.
ESPN's Billy Tucker said of the news, "In a bit of a surprise, UCLA is getting one of the better in-state players in this 2010 class and overall athletes in the country. A guy who is very versatile with great skill-set on both sides of the ball, we feel Jefferson will likely head to Westwood as a strong safety and depending how his leaner, well-defined body continues to physically develop, grow into a disruptive outside linebacker."
"Jefferson is extremely explosive to the football and closes on ball carriers with striking burst and velocity. He simply swarms to the ball with great speed and intensity and what standout is the little wasted motion he shows on his pursuit. There is no doubt he is tough, explosiveness and physical enough at the point of attack to play linebacker at the next level but his range, breaking quickness and overall ball-hawking skills does make strong safety a position where we forecast a TON of production for the Bruins."
"UCLA beat out a lot of top national programs for Jefferson's services as Neuheisel continues to add some nice pieces in the Bruins' rebuilding process."
As a junior, the 6-foot-0 195-pound Jefferson registered 88 tackles and four sacks while also rushing for 1,328 yards and 28 touchdowns.
The Bruins now have four ESPNU 150 Watch List prospects among their seven pledges.
