Local Class of 2024 OT Mark Schroller Commits to UCLA Football

The Bruins sent the Mission Viejo (CA) lineman an offer on April 15, and he cashed in on it eight days later.
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Just a few days after picking up an offer from the Bruins, one of California's top linemen is Westwood-bound.

Class of 2024 offensive tackle Mark Schroller has verbally committed to UCLA football, he announced Sunday afternoon on social media. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound lineman out of Mission Viejo (CA) is the third prospect to join the Bruins' upcoming recruiting class.

Schroller was also sitting on offers from San Diego State, Indiana, Dartmouth, UNLV, Arizona, UPenn, Boston College, Arizona State, San Jose State, SMU, Nevada, Rice, Princeton, Colorado State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Washington State, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Colorado and Arkansas.

Before getting his offer from UCLA, Schroller had been to USC, San Diego State, Oregon State, Stanford, Cal, Arizona, Arizona State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt on either unofficials, gameday visits, junior days and camps. His final visit was with the Bruins, though, and that appeared to seal the deal on his decision. 

Mark's father, Karl, was an offensive lineman at UCLA in the early 1990s.

Schroller made the All-League First Team Offense for the South Coast League this past fall, as well as Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Junior Team.

This spring, Schroller has gone to several high-level showcases, including the Under Armour Next Camp Series and the Rivals Camp Series – both in Los Angeles.

Schroller is a three-star recruit, according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, but On3 has him pegged as a four-star. According to the 247Sports Composite, Schroller is ranked as the No. 38 player in California, the No. 28 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 449 overall prospect in his class.

Among offensive tackles in California, Schroller ranks No. 3.

The Bruins' staff has sent out 46 offers overall to class of 2024 prospects, with 12 going to offensive linemen. Two of UCLA's three commits in next year's cycle are offensive tackles – Schroller and three-star Eastlake (CA) prospect Joshua Glanz.

Between Schroller, Glanz and four-star defensive back Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins, UCLA's three-man class of 2024 ranks No. 52 in the country and No. 4 in the Pac-12.

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Sam Connon
SAM CONNON

Sam Connon was the Publisher and Managing Editor at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s All Bruins from 2021 to 2023. He is now a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s Fastball. He previously covered UCLA football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's soccer, cross country and golf for The Daily Bruin from 2017 to 2021, serving as the paper's Sports Editor from 2019 to 2020. Connon has also been a contributor for 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' BruinBlitz, Dash Sports TV, SuperWestSports, Prime Time Sports Talk, The Sports Life Blog and Patriots Country, Sports Illustrated and FanNation’s New England Patriots site. His work as a sports columnist has been awarded by the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon graduated from UCLA in June 2021 and is originally from Winchester, Massachusetts.