Walk-on Jayce Smalley boosts UCLA depth at outside linebacker

LOS ANGELES — Jayce Smalley saw the numbers in the outside linebackers group dwindling. The unit was once one of the few deep positions UCLA had this season. Now coaches don’t even need a full hand to count the players remaining.
But don’t forget to count Smalley in the group of contributors.
Amid a shrinking linebacker group, the redshirt freshman walk-on has seized a larger role on defense for the Bruins, earning three tackles in the past two games, including his first tackle