Jonah Smith

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Is Jonah Smith starting?

Jonah Smith is No. 5 on the UCLA Bruins depth chart at RES.

Jonah Smith is listed RES #5 for UCLA at 53 OVR.

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Depth at RES · UCLA Bruins

What's Next

Who do they play next?Zahir Mathis — at Maryland · Sat, Sep 26 Who's the backup?Mikey Matthews — No. 2 at RES for UCLA How do they compare?Pick an opponent for UCLA Bruins

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Santa Margarita Catholic, ranked #945 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #945 Natl

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Jersey: #24
Class: RS FR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175 lbs

Jonah Smith is currently behind Tao Johnson at RES on the UCLA depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 83 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8700
National Rank: #945
High School: Santa Margarita Catholic
Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 53 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 50% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

-5 for role; −20 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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