If you ask any UCLA football fan, “what position group developed the fastest?”, there is a good chance they will say “the offensive line”.
Last season, first-year OL coach Justin Frye took on the Herculean task of turning a slapdash offensive line into something workable. What no one expected was that he would have them playing like seasoned veterans by the end of the year..
UCLA Football – Potential Offensive Line Depth Chart for 2019
- LT: Sean Rhyan (Fr), Alec Anderson (R-Fr), Stephen DeFranco (R-Fr)
- LG: Michael Alves (R-Jr), Beau Taylor (Fr), Sean Marrazzo (R-So)
- C: Boss Tagaloa (Sr), Duke Clemens (Fr), Mohamed Khalil (R-Fr)
- RG: Chris Murray (So), Baraka Beckett (R-Fr), Josh Carlin (Fr)
- RT: Jake Burton (R-Jr), Jon Gaines (R-Fr), Lucas Grammlick (R-So)
In the first four games of the season, when UCLA was adjusting to the new Chip Kelly offense, the Bruins averaged 17.