UCLA has been aggressive putting offers out over the last week. Offensive linemen
David Barajas (Ventura, Calif./St. Bonaventure) and
Isaiah Folasa (Corona, Calif./Santiago) and receiver
Demorea Stringfellow (Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde) all picked up offers from the Bruins in the last week."I was very excited to get my first offer from a big school like UCLA," Barajas said. "I camped with them two weeks ago and they offered me the following Monday. I felt like I had a real strong camp and the coaches were paying me a lot of attention so I knew that was a good thing."They said they want me as a guard or center and that's fine. I've played left and right tackle for my high school team but I know I'll be able to make the adjustment moving inside. Right now, I would say I have a high interest in UCLA but I want to wait before making a commitment anywhere. I know what a big decision this is for me and I want to make sure if I do commit anywhere, I don't have any regrets later on. I really want my commitment to mean something."Barajas said a couple of other Pac-12 schools are showing plenty of interest as well."USC and Oregon are both recruiting me pretty heavily," Barajas said. "I've been up to USC a number of times and I'm hoping to visit Oregon at the beginning of July to check them out as well."Barajas measured out at 6-foot-2, 300 pounds at the Nike camp at USC and has been starting for the Seraphs, one of the elite programs in the West, since the end of his freshman season.Folasa is similar to Barajas in that he plays tackle, but is being recruited to play as an interior offensive lineman. At 6-2, 341 pounds, he's a mauler and one of the most physical lineman in the state. When you watch just a handful of plays of his tape, it's surprising to see the offer from UCLA is his only one thus far."He's a great player, I'm shocked no one else has offered until now as well," Sharks coach Jeff Steinberg said. "He really has it all and should be a great college player. He's a tough kid, plays with a mean streak and has great quickness off the ball. He's strong as heck and really finishes his blocks. He doesn't stop until he puts his man on his back."He had a great camp at UCLA last week and then I got a call this past Saturday morning that they were offering a scholarship. Isaiah is thrilled because he really likes UCLA a lot. He's going to go up there for a visit with his parents in the next week or so and we'll discuss whether or not he should make an early commitment. I know a few more Pac-12 schools are close to offering so that's really the only holdup in making an early commitment but he's definitely high on UCLA right now so we'll see what happens."Although just a sophomore, Stringfellow was one of the standouts at the Nike camp at USC last April. At 6-2, 199 pounds, the receiver has a mature frame already and is next in line of national blue chip prospects out of Rancho Verde."He's a beast," Mustangs coach Pete Duffy said. "I didn't want to hype him up too much before the Nike camp but I wasn't surprised when I heard how well he did. He's a great football player and should be recruited at the same level as guys like Tyron Smith and Junior Pomee."We played in a 7 on 7 tournament at UCLA last weekend and actually went 8-0 and won the thing. Right before the finals, I talked to one of the UCLA coaches and they pulled the trigger. They had seen enough, I mean this kid is going to be a monster, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what kind of football player he's going to be."Unlike the two linemen, don't look for Stringfellow to make an early decision any time soon."He was fired up to get the offer but he's not close to committing anywhere," Duffy said. "It's still really early for him and I've told him he's going to have a lot of options so he's going to take his time. It's always great to get that first offer under your belt so he's excited about UCLA but he'll play out the process for sure."