Wide receiver Theo Howard (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake) took to Twitter announcing his verbal commit to UCLA.

Howard de-committed from Oregon August 16 and the Bruins immediately moved to the front for the local prospect.

Howard chose UCLA over USC and Texas A&M.

"I'm comfortable with the coaching staff and I can come in and get early playing time," Howard said.

Another perk will be catching balls from UCLA freshman sensation Josh Rosen, one of the country's most promising quarterbacks.

"Definitely," Howard said. "I won't have to worry who's going to be the QB. Everyone has seen he can get the ball there."

As a senior through nine games, Howard has caught 49 balls for 815 yards with eight touchdowns.

"UCLA is getting a polished route-runner," Howard said. "Someone who uses his hands and can go deep to vertically stretch the field."

Check out Howard's early senior film.

The four-star recruit is ranked as the nation's No. 15 wide receiver and the No. 16 prospect in California in the 2016 class by 247Sports.com Composite Rankings.

Howard is the 20th verbal commit in the 2016 class for UCLA.

"It's a great class," Howard said. "I know a couple of the guys committed already."