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UCLA Football: Jaleel Wadood poised to lead a young Bruin defense

The 2017 version of UCLA Football’s defense is loaded with talent at all levels, but the secondary has the potential to be one of the best in all of college football.

Considering UCLA plays in a conference filled with Sam Darnold, Luke Falk, and Jake Browning (just to name a few), the secondary may well be the most important part of this year’s defense.

Last season’s secondary quietly put together an incredible season. With veteran safety Jaleel Wadood patrolling the back end of the secondary, the Bruins had the third best pass defense in the Pac-12, allowing only 210.