Wide receiver is one of the deepest units UCLA possesses, but it’s also a little less deep this morning. Reportedly.
The Los Angeles Times reported overnight that Devin Lucien has decided to leave the Bruins football program and finish his collegiate playing career elsewhere. No reason was given for the decision to transfer.
Because he will be a graduate transfer, the wide receiver, unlike in the future potentially, will be eligible to play immediately in 2015 if he lands at an FBS program.
Last season, Lucien’s 29 receptions were second on the team, although he averaged just 7.8 yards per catch. During summer camp leading up to the 2014 season, Lucien sustained a head injury in practice serious enough that he was taken to a local hospital via ambulance. Released the following day, Lucien passed a concussion test and returned to practice less than a week later.
In 2013, Lucien overcame a back injury to start three of the 13 games in which he played, catching 10 passes for 208 yards. The year before, he was the team’s third-leading receiver (10-188) before a broken clavicle knocked him out for the remainder of the regular season.
As noted by the Times, and outside of Lucien, the Bruins will return their top seven receivers in receptions from a year ago.
UPDATED 2:19 p.m. ET: Head coach Jim Mora confirmed that Lucien is indeed transferring out of his Bruins football program.