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The Wildcats received a commitment from offensive lineman Siale Uluave on Thursday. Uluave joined teammate and defensive lineman Ezra Funa, who committed to the Wildcats on Wednesday.

College of San Mateo has been a pipeline for the Wildcats under head coach Brent Brennan. Before Uluave and Funa, other former Bulldogs to play for the UA include slot receivers Jeremiah Patterson and Reymello Murphy, defensive end Cyrus Durham and cornerback Johno Price. Murphy and Durham both entered the transfer portal after the 2024 season.

The 6-5, 350-pound Uluave is the fifth player from the junior college ranks to join Arizona’s 2025 recruiting class, along with Funa, Cerritos College (California) defensive tackle Leroy Palu, El Camino College (California) cornerback Elijah Brown and Garden City Community College (Kansas) defensive lineman Zac Siulepa, a 6-7, 365-pounder from New Zealand.

Uluave prepped at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, the same program that produced UA starting left tackle Rhino Tapa’atoutai, who is one of two returning starters on Arizona’s offensive line along with third-year guard Alexander Doost.

With the addition of Uluave, the Wildcats have 10 scholarship newcomers on the offensive line. The high school additions are Northern California tackle Louis Akpa, Hawaii guard Javian Goo, Los Angeles-area guard Sione Tohi, Bay Area guard Losipini Tupou and in-state tackle Jaxon Griffin.

Arizona’s pickups in the transfer portal are tackle Tristan Bounds (Michigan), tackle Ty Buchanan (Texas Tech) and tackle-guard hybrids in Ka’ena Decambra (Hawaii) and Jordan Brown (Georgia Tech).

Arizona currently has 51 scholarship newcomers for 2025. National Signing Day is on Feb. 5.