UCLA wide receiver coach Eric Yarber will leave the program to take the the wide receiver coaching position with the Los Angeles Rams, according to sources.

Yarber, 53, has been with UCLA since Jim Mora was hired as head coach in 2012.

He has experience in the NFL, previously coaching receivers with the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He played two seasons in the NFL himself, for the Washington Redskins, after being a standout receiver at Idaho.



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Yarber generally was a good receivers coach while at UCLA, thought of as solid technician and a coach that developed his talent well, preparing a number of UCLA receivers for the NFL, such as Jordan Payton, Thomas Duarte and others.

He has received criticism, however, for his recruiting results, missing on getting a commitment from a receiver recruit in the 2017 class.

UCLA will start its search for a new receivers coach, but don't expect a hire to be done quickly, since there's no deadline for a hire, with Signing Day past and spring practice not starting until April.