WATCH: Kenny Churchwell III Talks UCLA Replacing Quentin Lake, Bringing the Boom

The Bruins lost six of their top nine defensive backs from a year ago, with several looking to make it big in April's NFL Draft.

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UCLA football defensive back Kenny Churchwell III spoke with reporters after practice Tuesday morning. Churchwell talked about what the Bruins' defense will look like with Quentin Lake leaving the safeties group, bringing back his hard-hitting ways from high school and staying connected with the departing teammates looking to make it in the NFL.

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Published Apr 5, 2022

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.

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