University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Football
JR Moala
- Title:
- Executive Director, Recruiting
- Alma Mater:
- Oregon State, '19
- Year at UCLA:
- 1st in 2026
- Email:
- jmoala@athletics.ucla.edu
Talite โJRโ Moala enters his first season as executive director of recruiting for the UCLA football program in 2026.
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Moala joins head coach Bob Chesneyโs staff after serving as the director of recruiting for two seasons at his alma mater Oregon State from 2024-25. He spent the three previous years in the same role at Oregon from 2021-23.
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Moala was also with the Beaversโ program from 2015-17 as a defense quality control coach (2016-17) and defensive intern (2015).
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Moalaโs coaching experience also includes serving as a linebackers coach and assistant track and field coach for Hawthorne High School (Calif.) in 2001.
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Moala played linebacker at Portland State from 1999-2001 after a two-year LDS mission to Venezuela. He was an All-CIF linebacker at Hawthorne High School in California in 1999. Moala also played fullback at El Camino Junior College in 2004.
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A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Moala graduated from Oregon State with a bachelorโs degree in sociology. He and his wife, Robin, have a son named Joseph.
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Moalaโs Professional Experience
2015 โ Defensive Intern, Oregon State
2016, 2017 โ Defense Quality Control Coach, Oregon State
2021-23 โ Director of Recruiting, Oregon
2024, 2025 โ Director of Recruiting, Oregon State
2026 โ Executive Director of Recruiting, UCLA
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Moala joins head coach Bob Chesneyโs staff after serving as the director of recruiting for two seasons at his alma mater Oregon State from 2024-25. He spent the three previous years in the same role at Oregon from 2021-23.
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Moala was also with the Beaversโ program from 2015-17 as a defense quality control coach (2016-17) and defensive intern (2015).
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Moalaโs coaching experience also includes serving as a linebackers coach and assistant track and field coach for Hawthorne High School (Calif.) in 2001.
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Moala played linebacker at Portland State from 1999-2001 after a two-year LDS mission to Venezuela. He was an All-CIF linebacker at Hawthorne High School in California in 1999. Moala also played fullback at El Camino Junior College in 2004.
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A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Moala graduated from Oregon State with a bachelorโs degree in sociology. He and his wife, Robin, have a son named Joseph.
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Moalaโs Professional Experience
2015 โ Defensive Intern, Oregon State
2016, 2017 โ Defense Quality Control Coach, Oregon State
2021-23 โ Director of Recruiting, Oregon
2024, 2025 โ Director of Recruiting, Oregon State
2026 โ Executive Director of Recruiting, UCLA
Coach Chesney Signing Day Interview on Big Ten Network (Feb. 4, 2026)
Wednesday, February 04
UCLA Football Donor Dinner 2026
Thursday, January 29
The First 48 Hours - Head Coach Bob Chesney Welcomed at UCLA
Friday, December 12
Bruin Insider Show - Bob Chesney (Dec. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, December 10
