Eli Lederman May 3, 2026, 07:50 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Class of 2027 running back Duece Jones-Drew , the son of former NFL All-Pro Maurice Jones-Drew, has committed to UCLA , he told ESPN on Sunday. Jones-Drew, a 5-foot-8, 175-pound rusher from California's De La Salle High School, is a three-star prospect in the 2027 cycle. He committed to the Bruins and first-year UCLA coach Bob Chesney over Arizona and Cal following a weekend visit for the program's spring game. The commitment positions Jones-Drew to follow in his father's footsteps with the Bruins football program, where the elder Jones-Drew emerged as a record-setting punt returner and unanimous All-American at UCLA from 2003 to 2005.…