UCLA Football Top 30 Players: No. 11

UCLA’s top-30 positional review continues with Safety Cole Martin entering as No. 11 heading into next season, described as one of the best safeties in the Big Ten. The article details Martin’s high school path from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he produced 38 tackles as a freshman and improved to 39 as a sophomore, adding 12 pass deflections and two interceptions across that period. It notes he transferred within the division after a coach used a racial slur. With Basha High School, Martin amassed 67 tackles and helped lead the Bears to a regional championship, then posted 84 tackles in his senior year, including one tackle for loss, an interception, two forced fumbles, and 14 pass deflections. He earned All-America recognition and was ranked a four-star recruit, later committing to Oregon and then arriving at UCLA.