RB Duece Jones-Drew continues family legacy with commitment to UCLA

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Concord (Calif. ) De La Salle running back Duece Jones-Drew announced his commitment to UCLA on Sunday. UCLA, of course, is where his father, former NFL All-Pro Maurice Jones-Drew , had an illustrious All-American career for the Bruins.

And the childhood favorite and dream school was ultimately the pick. “It feels good knowing that I have a spot at my dream school,” said Jones-Drew. The younger Jones-Drew, and his star Bruin father, were adamant that this was Duece’s recruitment, that his path could be different and by no preordained notion, was he certain to follow his father to Westwood.

Arizona had actually put up the biggest fight for UCLA, especially with running backs coach Alonzo Carter making him a priority. When DeShaun Foster was let go, the star running back who preceded his father by two years, it looked like he would certainly go elsewhere. But the Bruins retained running backs coach AJ Steward, and he and Bob Chesney continued to make Jones-Drew know that he still had a home at UCLA, and they wanted his own path to lead him the same way it led his dad 24 classes before.