UCLA linebacker Jaelan Phillips has left the team and is unlikely to return, according to a report from BruinReportOnline.
Phillips, a Redlands, Calif., native, was the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2017, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He enrolled in January of that year but has yet to make an impact one would expect of the top overall player in his class. He started his first game as a Bruin as well as three more in 2017 and finished the year with 21 tackles, seven TFLs and 3.5 sacks.
He appeared in just four games as a sophomore, posting 20 tackles with one sack, while battling a number of injuries.
According to the report, Phillips is considering quitting football altogether, but if he does transfer and play elsewhere -- he would have two years of eligibility remaining -- it would be at a school that offers a music production/technology degree, which UCLA does not.